Africa

• 5 March 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - The Bishops: "the respect for the constitutional order must be observed by all" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Congolese Bishops say they are opposed to the revision of Article 220 of the Constitution which prohibits changes in the shape of the State. In a Memorandum to the President of the Republic ...
• 4 March 2013
  AFRICA/LIBYA - Catholic priest attacked in Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest in Tripoli was attacked by armed militia men. This was reported by local sources Fides Agency according to which the fact happened on Saturday, March 2. "The situation is not g ...
• 4 March 2013
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR – Deep emotion for the killing of a nun Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of a French nun caused deep emotion in Mandritsara in the north-east of Madagascar. Sister Marie Emmanuel Helesbeux was killed on 1 March in a village in Madagascar. "The nun was ...
• 4 March 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Catholic Bishop Fahim Hanna: U.S. politicians do not understand what is happening in Egypt Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The invitation to find an agreement to ensure the success of the Egyptians elections by the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit to the North African country "cannot be regarded as ...
• 1 March 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Catholic Cardinal Naguib will attend the Conclave Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Antonios Naguib, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria of the Catholic Copts, confirms to Fides Agency his participation in the Conclave, so far uncertain for health reasons. Hemorrhagic cereb ...
• 1 March 2013
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "The defense of human dignity is an obligation of faith," say the Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The defense of human dignity is an obligation of faith and every action committed against it is an act against God. This is what the Bishops of Nigeria said in a statement issued at the end of the ...
• 1 March 2013
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Violent clashes between factions of the M23 Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - Violent clashes between rival factions of the M23 are underway in the region of Rutshuru, 30 km from Goma, capital of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). In the aftermath of the ...
• 28 February 2013
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Christian leaders: "We are extremely disturbed and greatly saddened by the electoral violence" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "We are extremely disturbed and greatly saddened by the violence and the loss of precious life in the heat of the recent campaigns for the Livingstone parliamentary by-election," said a statement ...
• 28 February 2013
  AFRICA/KENYA - Elections: Archbishop Lele’s appeal "avoid violence and ethnic discrimination" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Choose peace for our beloved Kenya, before, during and after the general election. We can only do that by transcending our ethnic affiliations, voting good leaders capable of serving people wit ...
• 27 February 2013
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - From the Nuba Mountains to Uganda to receive new limbs thanks to the Catholic Church Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church is sponsoring 20 amputees, all war victims, who suffered amputations in the war in the Nuba Mountains (Sudan) to reach a hospital in Uganda where they can get new implants. Thes ...
• 26 February 2013
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Music to promote tolerance, but Christians feel under fire Zanzibar City (Agenzia Fides) - Rediscovering music as an instrument of unity, dialogue, tolerance and harmony: Swahili music festival, "Sounds of Wisdom", just ended in Zanzibar, sent a message of brotherhood, inviting ...
• 25 February 2013
  AFRICA/ RD CONGO - “Integrate Framework Agreement for Congo” say NGOs Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The appointment of a special high profile UN envoy with power to mediate at the domestic and regional level; the inclusion civil society and Kinshasa ‘s principal donors partners in the propo ...
• 25 February 2013
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Rich 20% of population silent to plight of 80% poor Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Bishops of Malawi have expressed gratitude for the solution to a serious two week tug of war between the government and civil servants demanding a 67% pay rise. Protests caused ...
• 23 February 2013
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Elections at Easter: Copts protest, possible postponement Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The decision taken by President Morsi to hold parliamentary elections in Egypt on a date which would coincide with Coptic Easter celebrations may be reconsidered, following a protest by Egyptian ...
• 21 February 2013
  AMERICA/PANAMA - No to text changes in Electoral Ethics Pact Panama (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Panama, which proposed an “Electoral Ethics Pact " (see Fides 31/01/2013) to prevent fraud, aggression and bad use of resources in electoral campaigns, is firmly agai ...