Africa

• 14 December 2009
  AFRICA - “Due to climate changes, our seminarians can no longer grow anything they need to live on.” African priest expresses his concern. Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Until the early 90s, our seminarians were able to meet most of the food needs of their communities by cultivating the fields. In recent years, due to climate change, they cannot produce anything, ...
• 14 December 2009
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Inauguration of Saint Maximilian Kolbe Hospital at the Franciscan Friar's mission in Sabou Sabou (Agenzia Fides) – This year, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, marked another great event for the mission and the people of Sabou, a town in central-western Burkina Faso. In a testimony sent to Fides, F ...
• 12 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - Irish missionary killed in Kenya; an active promoter of several development projects who had recently completed the construction of a new church Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "The death of Father Jeremiah Roche has aroused strong emotions in his community and in his homeland, Ireland, where the newspapers have given prominence to his killing," Fr. Cooney, of the Gene ...
• 12 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - More victims of cholera in the northern part of the country Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - In the last two weeks, an outbreak of cholera has killed 24 people in northwest Kenya. Between November 23 and December 3, about 193 cases were recorded. The districts most affected are Kaped, L ...
• 11 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Another crisis in northwest Congo threatens country's stability Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Has a new war front opened in the Democratic Republic of Congo? This is what the media Congolese and international observers are wondering, while there continue to be uncertain and contradict ...
• 11 December 2009
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Pontifical Mission Societies of Zambia remember Archbishop Sheen, 30 years after his passing Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “We offered special mass remembering his great contribution to the Church in Zambia, and many other mission territories,” Fr. Bernard Makadani Zulu, National Director of the Pontifical Missio ...
• 11 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - A deadly epidemic meningitis is hitting the poorest area and people of Kisangani Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – A meningitis outbreak has killed more than a dozen students from the same school is spreading throughout the city of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo. The viral form of meningitis C, ...
• 10 December 2009
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Ordination of three deacons of the Opera Don Orione inaugurates inauguration of new “Madonna della Guardia” Shrine Bonoua (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishop of the Diocese of Grand-Bassam, Bishop Paul Dakoury, in the presence of the Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast, Archbishop Ambrose Madtha, and Bishop Anthony Swamy of Chikmagalur (India ...
• 9 December 2009
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - December 12th funeral services for White Fathers missionary killed in South Africa, active in promoting needy of the country; fourth Catholic priest killed in South Africa this year Pretoria (Agenzia Fides) - The funeral of Fr. Louis Blondel, of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), will be held Saturday, December 12th. Fr. Blondel was killed the night of Sunday, December 6th and Monday 7th in ...
• 9 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - A priest and religious sister killed just hours apart in Bukavu, East Congo. Is the Church becoming the scapegoat? Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - A priest and a nun have been killed just hours apart from one other in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fr. Daniel Cizimya Nak ...
• 9 December 2009
  AFRICA/KENYA - National Council of Churches calls for new constitution that guarantees respect and protection of human life Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - According to the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), the new constitution being drafted should ensure full compliance and protection of human life. The NCCK also asked the Committee of ...
• 7 December 2009
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Tensions on the rise in Sudan following arrest of several opposition leaders Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Several leaders of the former Southern Sudan rebellion and dozens of demonstrators were arrested today, December 7, in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and in Omdurman (the twin city where Pa ...
• 7 December 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Narcotics behind attack on Guinea's strong man? Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - "The circumstances that led Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité to shoot Dadis Moussa Camara, are not clear. Why did the aide of the head of the military junta try to kill him? In Guinea there is a possib ...
• 5 December 2009
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - “The erection of the hierarchy in our countries is an important event in salvation history," Archbishop of Kinshasa says Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – "An important event in salvation history" is how Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo, Archbishop of Kinshasa, described the establishment of the Catholic hierarchy in Burundi, Democratic Republic of ...
• 5 December 2009
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Camara recovers in Morocco; situation in Guinea remains calm, although future uncertain Conakry (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the military junta in Guinea, Moussa Camara Dadis, was hospitalized in a Moroccan hospital to treat his injuries in from an attack on December 3 (see Fides December 4). His co ...