Africa

• 8 June 2011
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Better quality of education to contrast the spread of Islamic culture Konigstein (Agenzia Fides) - In order to contrast the growing influence of Islamic culture a more aimed education is needed. This is the appeal launched by the Bishop of Lugazi, central Uganda, His Exc Mgr. Matthias Sse ...
• 7 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Clashes in South Kordofan, the phones in the area are isolated, lost contact with the Bishop of El Obeid Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The mobile phone network does not work in South Kordofan, the area is completely isolated. We cannot get in touch with Mgr. Gassis " sources of His Exc Mgr Macram Max Gassis`s secretary, Bishop of ...
• 7 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"The bombings are becoming more aggressive ", said Mgr.Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning, around 11, I was in the middle of a meeting with about ten journalists when 4-5 bombs exploded at close range, " says His Exc Mgr. Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli , Apostolic Vicar ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-The Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, "the Italian cemetery should be respected as a sacred place" Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "This morning I called the Islamic Call Society to report the desecration of the Italian cemetery " His Exc Mgr.Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli says to Fides. On June 3 ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-After the kidnapping the Bishop of Bambari returns home escorted by the military Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr.Eduard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic, has returned to his Episcopate under military escort. This is what local Church sources told Fides that for security reasons do n ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA-The stigma of HIV continues to claim victims thirty years after the discovery of the first case Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - After 30 years since the discovery of the first case of HIV, 30 million people have died, other 34 million are HIV positive and every day there are 7000 new infections. However, according to the ...
• 6 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-There is less tension in Bangui after recent violence Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "The Chadian and Central African religious communities living in Bangui reaffirmed their will to live together in peaceful coexistence and to overcome the violent episode in recent days," local C ...
• 4 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"Do not divide Libya, we risk creating a breeding ground for terrorism," warns the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "Around midnight, one o'clock, we heard the explosion of several bombs in the distance. They must have hit the barracks in Bab-Al Ziziya (Gaddafi's residence). They always hit there, but I do no ...
• 4 June 2011
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC- The Bishop of Bambari was kidnapped for several hours Bangui (Agenzia Fides) – His. Exc Mgr.Eduard Mathos, Bishop of Bambari, in Central African Republic, fell in an ambush by a group of rebels: he was kidnapped and then released after a short period. Local Church sources ...
• 3 June 2011
  AFRICA/TUNISIA-"The Eritreans welcomed in Chouca are tired of waiting, " says the Archbishop of Tunis to Fides Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "The refugees welcomed in the reception camp of Chouca are starting to get tired of the long wait to get refugee status and therefore able to leave this precarious situation, " says His Exc Mgr. M ...
• 3 June 2011
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The first hospital in Kamanyola has been inaugurated, a gift from the missionary`s family who had planned it Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Diocese of Uvira, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, inaugurated on May 30, in joy, in cheerfulness and thanksgiving to the Lord, its first hospital": don Etienne Esube tells Fides ...
• 1 June 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA - "We are anxiously waiting for a possible and reasonable solution, " says Mgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - " We are anxiously waiting for a possible and reasonable solution, even if it is not easy. But I trust in the good will of men, in spite of everything, " says Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinel ...
• 1 June 2011
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Refugees from Abyei: "Children are dying from malnutrition while cases of cholera are increasing, " says the Apostolic Administrator of Malakal Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "Some displaced children from Abyei have died from malnutrition and alarm regarding cholera increases, " said Mgr.Roko Taban Mousa to Fides, Apostolic Administrator of Malakal in southern Sudan ...
• 31 May 2011
  AFRICA/LIBYA-"The Holy Father expressed his closeness to the Church and the Libyan people, " says Mgr. Martinelli Tripoli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Holy Father expressed his need to tell me: 'Do not feel alone, the Church supports you especially through prayer'. The Pope was very fatherly and understood the suffering that both the Chur ...
• 31 May 2011
  AFRICA/COTE D'IVOIRE-"It is urgent to find accommodation for 27,000 displaced persons welcomed in the parish of Duékoué": the concern of the Bishop of Man Duékoué (Agenzia Fides) – The plague of the displaced persons welcomed in the parish of Duékoué, in western Côte d'Ivoire continues. In late March, following the conquest of the city by the Republican Forces in C� ...