Africa

• 1 September 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Rector of "Saint Augustin" Major Seminary in Maroua Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed, rev. Alin Djeckabe, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Garoua as Rector ...
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  31 August 2017
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - The tomb of Mgr. Bala desecrated in the cathedral of Bafia Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "There was a clear act of desecration in the cathedral of Bafia in the night between Sunday 27 and Monday 28 August. Traces of blood were found in the cathedral", said His Exc. Mgr. Sosthène L ...
• 31 August 2017
  AFRICA/CIAD - Appointment of the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" Major Seminary in Sarh Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 22, 2017 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the Rector of "San Mbaga Tuzindé" interdiocesan Major Seminary in the di ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/KENYA - Mgr. Korir's appeal: "The sick die in hospitals without assistance, stop the nurses strike" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time you talked to each other to end this nurses strike in our country. Kenyans are dying in hospitals because there is no one to attend to them", urged His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Kipng'eno ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Patriarch Tawadros II: Let us pray also for the evil who attack churches Kyoto (Agenzia Fides) - Following the attacks on churches and the massacres of Christians that have bloodied Egypt in recent months, "the Coptic Church has prayed for all", even for "the evil people" who have attacked ch ...
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  30 August 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Religious coexistence in danger in Bria due to fighting for the control of mines Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "Despite the numerous awareness campaigns and appeals of religious community leaders in Bria for the return of peace, the resumption of fighting among the various armed groups for city control an ...
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  29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Mudslide in Regent: mobilization of the West African Church Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - Mobilization of the Catholic Church in West Africa to help the population of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, affected by the tragedy that occurred in the night between 13 and 14 August, ...
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  29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The 2nd Meeting of the Bishops' of Africa on Caritas in mid-September in Dakar Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "Organizing charity service in Africa: the role of Bishops" is the theme of the 2nd Meeting of the Bishops' of Africa on Caritas to be held from 17 to 21 September 2017 in Dakar, capital of Senega ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Resignation of Bishop of Gaborone and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 9, 2017, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Gaborone, Botswana, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Valentine Tsamma Seane. He appointed His ...
• 29 August 2017
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Resignation of the Bishop of Tambacounda and appointment of the Apostolic Administrator Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On August 5, 2017 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tambacounda, Senegal, presented by His Exc. Mgr. Jean-Noel Diouf, and has appointed His E ...
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  28 August 2017
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The coordinator of "Justice and Peace" of the diocese of Wau arrested Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A coordinator for "justice and peace" commission at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wau, in South Sudan has been arrested. According to Radio Tamazuj, Natalina Andrea Mabu, was under investigations o ...
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  28 August 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The main suspect of the murder of Fr. Vincent Machozi arrested in Uganda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Turning point in the investigations regarding the murder of Fr. Vincent Machozi, an Assumptionist priest killed on the night of March 20, 2016 in the village of Vitungwe-Isale, 15km from Bute ...
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  26 August 2017
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - New allegations regarding the behavior of UN peacekeepers Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The UN forces in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) are still being accused of not defending civilians from militia attacks in villages in the southeast. Some Catholic priests whose villages ...
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  26 August 2017
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "There are attempts to destabilize the Country in order to take power by force", denounces CEPADHO Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the security situation in the cities and territories of the eastern provinces (North and South Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika) and in the city and Province of Kinshas ...
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  25 August 2017
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Owerri Ecclesiastical Province Bishops urge Ahiara faithful to be submissive to the Holy Father Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - In a Pastoral Statement issued at the end of their second Plenary meeting, the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Owerri have called on the priests, religious and lay faithful of Ahiara Dio ...