Africa

• 6 September 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Christians, but also Muslims, flee from Boko Haram” say local Church sources AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Christians but also Muslims flee from Boko Haram” say local Church sources Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “Several churches are in ruins and tens of thousands, mainly Christians, are running to escape ...
• 5 September 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA – New Rector of St. Mary inter-diocesan Major Seminary in the diocese of Nakuru, appointed. Vatican City(Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 12 March 2014 appointed Rector of St Mary inter-diocesan Major Seminary in Molo, in the dioces ...
• 5 September 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA – New Rector for St. Matthias Mulumba Major seminary in the diocese of Eldoret Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 12 March 2014 appointed Rector of St. Matthias Mulumba national major seminary, in the diocese ...
• 5 September 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN – Appeal for embargo on arms entering South Sudan, grave humanitarian crisis impending Juba (Agenzia Fides) - “As long as arms are imported into South Sudan, they will most probably be used to commit more atrocities” say the signees of an appeal for an embargo on arms sales to South Sudan, a country d ...
• 5 September 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Enough violence in northern Kenya!” cry Catholic Bishops Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation of contining insecurity and violence is unacceptable. How many lives must still be lost before we Kenyans say enough is enough?” . This was said by the Kenyan Catholic Bishop ...
• 4 September 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA – Rector for St. Thomas Aquinas major seminary in Nairobi appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 12 March 2014, appointed as Rector of St. Thomas Aquinas major seminary in the Archdiocese of N ...
• 4 September 2014
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “What is happening in the north of Nigeria is similar to what happened in Iraq” says a priest in Abuja Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - “What is happening in north-east Nigeria is very similar to recent events in the north of Iraq” Fides was told by Fr. Patrick Tor Alumuku, Communications Director of the Archdiocese of Abuja ...
• 3 September 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Ebola: local Catholic church commitment AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Ebola: Catholic church commitment Makeni (Agenzia Fides) – “We use our pulpits to explain to people how to avoid becoming infected with the disease. A special task force, headed by the diocesan ...
• 3 September 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - “Let us work together for peace”: Christian leaders urge traditional chiefs Juba (Agenzia Fides) - “Traditional chiefs are inspired by God to work for peace in our communities. They settle disputes between individuals and groups ” said Pentecostal Bishop Michael Taban, President of South Sud ...
• 3 September 2014
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Humanitarian emergency for more than 30.000 people fleeing Boko Haram Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) – More than 30.000 people represent a serious humanitarian emergency on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon. Most are Nigerians fleeing the advancing front of Boko Haram, the Islamist s ...
• 2 September 2014
  AFRICA/CONGO RD - Dismay for the death, only months apart, of the two army officers who defeated M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “We are orphans since the death of General Lucien Bahuma Ambamba who raised the banner for Congo’s armed forces” says a report sent to Fides by the civil society in North Kivu in the east ...
• 2 September 2014
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA – New National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, on 13 June 2014 appointed as National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) in So ...
• 2 September 2014
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE – new step forward to restoring peace in the country Maputo (Agenzia Fides)- A new step in the process of Mozambique’s national reconciliation following the agreement reached on 24 August (see Fides 25/8/2014) which put an end to hostilities between former rebels of Ren ...
• 1 September 2014
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE – Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Nampula Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 6 August 2014, appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nampula, in Mozambique, Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, formerly Bishop of Pemba. He has be ...
• 1 September 2014
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - Ebola: “Keep watch, do not panic” says the local Church Dakar (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Senegal has joined national efforts to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus since the 29 August official announcement confirmed a first case of infection in that country. ...