Africa
30 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angolan Bishops express their gratitude to the Holy Father for his recent visit and congratulate local media on their coverage of the event
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Angola and Sao Tome and Principe (CEAST) thanks Pope Benedict XVI for his visit to Angola on March 20-23 and congratulate local media on their coverage of the event.
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30 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Tensions continue in Madagascar as the Southern African Development Community calls the change of power “unacceptable”
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Tensions continue in Madagascar, where today, March 30, protests were held against the “legal movement” that is calling for the resignation of ad interim President Rajoelina, who was ...
27 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - “The Pope was a missionary of the Gospel and wanted to be nothing else. This ought to be the first thing to think about.” Reflections on Benedict XVI's visit.
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pope was a missionary of the Gospel and wanted to be nothing else. This ought to be the first thing to think about,” said Fr. Filiberto Rodríguez, Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province ...
27 March 2009
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “William Massaia” Ethiopian Museum testifies to the great missionary Bishop's deep appreciation of African culture, art, and language
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Located in the cell of the Capuchin Convent in Frascati (Rome) in which Cardinal William Massaia spent the last years of his life (1880-1889), the Ethiopian Museum holds many artifacts and docume ...
26 March 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Catholic politicians working to fight corruption that leads to poverty
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Corruption can paralyze the efforts for political, economic, social, moral, and spiritual recuperation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese Bishops said during a national seminar he ...
26 March 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - President Bashir challenges arrest warrant from International Crime Court; heightened concern for humanitarian crisis in Darfur
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Sudan is at the heart of a complex diplomatic maneuver, as humanitarian aid groups from the United Nations launch alerts as to the gravity of the humanitarian situation in Darfur, the western ...
25 March 2009
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishops of Cameroon regret that the media ignored the essential aspects of the Holy Father's message for Africa on poverty, reconciliation, justice, and peace
Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Cameroon are “profoundly dismayed” for the press' partial presentation of the response given by Pope Benedict XVI to a journalist on the Church's commitment to fighting the ...
25 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - From Swaziland, former President Ravalomanana launches appeal to citizens to “save the country”
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The political crisis in Madagascar has once again taken another turn. Former President Marc Ravalomanana has launched an appeal to the people of Madagascar, asking that they “save the c ...
24 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - “An assessment that has surpassed our highest expectations,” Nuncio in Angola tells Fides, following the visit of Benedict XVI
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “We give thanks to God and to the Holy Father for his visit to Angola,” Fides was told by Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Apostolic Nuncio in Angola, where on March 23, Pope Benedict XVI concluded ...
24 March 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Peace accord signed in North Kivu
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – A peace agreement has been signed between the government and the rebels from the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) in North Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Co ...
23 March 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “A book for missionary activities with children, offering the public experiences from places all over the world,” PMS Director from Zambia says
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “The book was written, thinking of the animators and their valuable service to children. The general objective is to help the animators to assimilate the main principles and take on the right s ...
23 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Rajoelina swears in as President of the transitional government, while international community considers the change of power unconstitutional
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Andry Rajoelina swore in as President of the transitional government in Madagascar, however the international community has not recognized the process that has led to the coming into powe ...
20 March 2009
AFRICA/ANGOLA - With the hope that the Pope's visit will help strengthen the family and overcome the consequences of the war
Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “Pope Benedict XVI's visit, the second time a Pope is on Angolan soil (the first was Pope John Paul II in 1992). This visit happens at a time when the Angolan authorities take measures to tackl ...
20 March 2009
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The word of God should be the light for our path to nationhood,” say Nigerian Bishops
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) – Building a nation, overcoming divisions and evils that impede the people of Nigeria from realizing their potentials was the focus of the Message from the Bishops of Nigeria, published at the clo ...
20 March 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - “The situation is calm. We are waiting to see how many ambassadors attend the ceremony for the presentation of the President ad interim,” Fides sources say
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - “We have returned to normal life. The situation is calm and there are no demonstrations in favor or against the new government,” Fides was told by a source from Radio Don Bosco, the lar ...
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