Africa

• 20 June 2006
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Islamic Courts are a constitutive element of Somali society. Their power has still to be deciphered Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides)- “It is difficult to say whether interests connected with international fundamentalism are behind the Islamic Courts which have taken power in a greater part of Somalia” say local Church so ...
• 19 June 2006
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO- Congo votes: commitment of Catholic Church in Butembo, east Democratic Republic of Congo Butembo (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the first free elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo one of the principal actions of diocesan co-ordination in Butembo (east Democratic Congo) on the part of CARTEC (Catholic ...
• 19 June 2006
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “A partial agreement is better than no agreement” say local Church sources in Burundi after the settlement reached by government and rebels Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- “A partial agreement is better than no agreement” say local Catholic sources in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi, where there is some disappointment after the government and FNL rebels signed ...
• 17 June 2006
  AFRICA/BENIN - Pontifical Mission Societies ever better known in dioceses of Benin: annual meeting of PMS diocesan directors Dassa (Agenzia Fides) - From 30 May to June 2 diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Benin gathered near the Shrine of Our Lady of Peace at Arigbo of Dassa, for their annual meeting presided by the Nat ...
• 16 June 2006
  AFRICA/TOGO - “May the Youth Cross be a sign of peace and hope for all the people of Togo” says Archbishop Lome, as he welcomes the World Youth Day Cross on its pilgrimage across Africa Lome (Agenzia Fides)- “We welcome with open hearts and arms the World Youth Day Cross Christ, may it take root in our cultures, traditions and society so the people of Togo realise they are brothers and sisters who can ...
• 14 June 2006
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - In July an International Convention of Priests, promoted by the Southern African Council of Priests Durban (Agenzia Fides)- An International Convention of Priests, promoted by the Southern African Council of Priests (SACOP) will take place at the Edgewood Campus of the University of Kwa Zulu Natal from 10-14 July 2006. ...
• 14 June 2006
  AFRICA - Nigeria and Cameroon end dispute over control of Bakassi peninsula rich in gas and oil Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Nigeria and Cameroon has reached an agreement which ends a long dispute over control of Bakassi peninsula in the Gulf of Guinea rich in reserves of oil and gas. With the agreement, reached with the ...
• 13 June 2006
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Nine new members of the Sisters of Notre Dame du Lac Bam make perpetual profession Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 10 June the Community of the Sisters of Notre Dame du Lac Bam welcomed 9 new members who made their perpetual vows. The Mass was celebrated at the parish of Bam in the diocese Ou ...
• 13 June 2006
  AFRICA/SUDAN - We must help the Church and the people of southern Sudan at this crucial moment in their history: appeal from Major Superiors Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)-. At the request of the local Bishops and to see for themselves the situation of the people and the church and assess needs in view of concrete assistance and in the month of March a delegation o ...
• 12 June 2006
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Social and pastoral zeal in the young Catholic diocese of Emdeber where people suffer from prolonged food crisis Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides)- “The food crisis is ever more serious and we have to rely on aid from other countries” Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis of the diocese of Emdeber in Ethiopia, told a delegation of ‘Aid to t ...
• 9 June 2006
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Blessed Marcoantonio Durando Orphanage in Fianarantsoa, run by the Nazarene Sisters is the only point of reference for 382 children victims of urbanisation Fianarantsoa (Agenzia Fides) - There is growing urbanisation in Madagascar as more and more individuals and whole families move from rural areas to towns and cities in search of a better life and future. However these ex ...
• 31 May 2006
  AFRICA/TOGO - In Lome a Parish Social Forum, the first of its kind, tackles problems of work and development Lome (Agenzia Fides) - The parish of Notre Dame de la Rédemption at Bè-Klikamé in the archdiocese of Lome has just held a Parish Social Forum for young Catholics. The theme of the Forum, the first of its kind, was � ...
• 31 May 2006
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - New NGO offers children in difficulty hope for a better life Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- “Hope for Children” is a new non profit organisation in aid of children in Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire is one of Africa’s richer countries but because of instability and civil war the ...
• 23 May 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - Following the birth of the first Kenyan ‘test tube’ babies by means of IVF Catholic Bishops clarify the position of the Church: “the procedure is morally unacceptable” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Kenya say Intra Vitra Fertilization (IVF) is a “morally unacceptable procedure”. A recent press release signed by Bishop John Njue, president of the Bishops’ Confer ...
• 20 May 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - Eighteen deacons and a priest from six different countries not only African ordained in Makuyu Makuyu (Fides Service) - Great celebrations on 13 May at the Salesian mission in Makuyu for the ordination of 18 deacons and one priest. The solemn Mass with the rite of ordination was presided by Bishop Peter Kihara of ...