Africa

• 16 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops say “peace is possible” in January referendum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – “Peace is possible,” said the bishops of Sudan in a statement published at the end of their Plenary Assembly which was held in Rumbek, November 8 to 15. The document stresses that the tw ...
• 15 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “The Church in Africa still needs missionaries and should be missionary to herself”: Final Message from the SCEAM/CCEE Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We are therefore grateful to God today that Africa, thanks to the many centuries of selfless sacrifice by hundreds of thousands of missionaries from Europe and elsewhere, has a vibrant Church ...
• 15 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archbishop of Kisangani tells Fides about city's role in peace efforts Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – "I'm ready to take up the pilgrim's stick as defender and herald of peace," Archbishop Marcel Utempi Tapa, Archbishop of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said in an interview wi ...
• 13 November 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenyan Bishops say “Let's work to improve the Constitution” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Kenya have reaffirmed their opposition to the part of the new Constitution that “poses a threat to life, family, marriage, equality or traditional Christian values,” but dec ...
• 13 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops appeal for respect for Sudanese rights Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The bishops of Sudan have called on members of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar ( ...
• 13 November 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Xaverian Missionaries spread the Good News in schools, at all levels (2) Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – We publish below the second and final part of the contribution from Fr. Gerardo Caglioni on the activity of the Xaverian Missionaries in Sierra Leone (see Fides 12/11/2010) and the 60 years s ...
• 12 November 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Xaverian Missionaries spread the Good News in schools, at all levels Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – On July 8, 2010, the Xaverian Missionaries celebrated the 60th anniversary of their arrival in Sierra Leone (see Fides 07/07/2010, 21/07/2010). In this reflection sent to Fides, Fr. Gerardo C ...
• 11 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “Necessary and urgent” need for commitment to ad gentes mission in younger Churches, e.g. Africa: SECAM/CCEE Seminar begins Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Not only ourselves as bishops, but also priests, religious, and laity are all disciples that the Lord sends out today to go beyond their world to bring Jesus Christ to all people. Everyone has ...
• 11 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudanese Bishops and the rest of Africa say: keep the peace Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) – The bishops of Africa are calling on the people of Sudan to persevere in their commitment to peace in light of the upcoming referendum on independence for the southern part of the country, in J ...
• 11 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - North and South Kivu experiencing instability caused by man and nature Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – "Instability in North and South Kivu continues and the signs we are seeing are not reassuring," Fides was recently told by a missionary from Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu (eastern Democrati ...
• 10 November 2010
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Bishops' note on 35th anniversary of independence: “We recognize the progress made, however more needs to be done.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, November 11, Angola will celebrate its 35th anniversary of national independence. "Of these 35 years, 27 have been spent in a climate of war and 8 in a climate of peace. In time of wa ...
• 10 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Fr. Christian Mbusa Bakulene victim of a targeted killing Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – New details are emerging about the killing of Fr. Christian Mbusa Bakulene, pastor of Saint Jean-Baptiste de Kanyabayonga, south of Butembo, in the territory of Lubero, in North Kivu, eastern ...
• 10 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO - Polio cases continue after 15 years without vaccination campaigns Brazzaville (Agenzia Fides) - At least 94 people have died, with 201 cases of acute flaccid paralysis reported in the Republic of Congo (ROC), since 5 November (see Fides 6/11/2010). Four cases have been confirmed as wil ...
• 9 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Parish pastor in Kanyabayonga, eastern DRC, killed Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Christian Bakulene, Pastor of the Parish of Saint Jean-Baptiste in Kanyabayonga, south of Butembo, in the territory of Lubero (North Kivu), eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was murde ...
• 9 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Is Darfur in dispute between north and south Sudan? Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The crisis in Darfur, in western Sudan, risks leading to new tensions between the central government in Khartoum and the autonomous administration of South Sudan (whose capital is Juba). The ...