Africa

• 17 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - On the eve of the referendum President Kabila says he is moving his office to Bukavu in eastern Congo to promote stability in that part of the country where war is still a threat Bukavu (Fides Service)- “This is a positive signal and it will give the people in the east of the country new hope although prudence is necessary” say local sources in Bukavu the main town in the south Kivu region of ...
• 17 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Kenya to South Sudan starts today Khartoum (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR announced that the voluntary repatriation to South Sudan of refugees from Kakuma camp in north west Kenya starts today Saturday 17 Decembe ...
• 16 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Spreading the word” method chosen by Missionary Sisters of Jesus Christ to explain the importance of the constitutional referendum 18 December Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Initiatives organised by the local Church in DR Congo to spread awareness with regard to the referendum on a draft Constitution on Sunday 18 December include a ‘Spreading the Word’ mission s ...
• 16 December 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Holy Childhood Children in Kampala on solidarity mission to northern Ugandan children victims of violence and war Gulu (Fides Service )- Catholic children members of Holy Childhood Mission Society from the archdiocese of Kampala, capital of Uganda, recently visited children living in relief camps in northern Uganda displaced and suf ...
• 15 December 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “2005 will not go down in history as a year of glory” says Catholic missionary in Malawi where millions are faced with famine Lilongwe (Fides Service) - From famine stricken Malawi a missionary with decades of experience writes a letter: “To continue in a few lines the history of a country anxious to see the end of a year which will not go do ...
• 15 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Constitutional Referendum: “voting is a moral and civic duty” say Catholic Bishops but the Church does not tell people how to vote Kinshasa (Fides Service) - The Bishops’ Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged citizens to take part in the constitutional referendum on 18 December, but gave no indication as to whether people should ...
• 14 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “It doesn’t take much to make children in refugee camps happy: a bar of soap and a few sweets” says Secretary General of the Sisters of Charity who have worked in Sudan for many years among poorest of the poor Rome (Fides Service)- ““It doesn’t take much to make children in refugee camps in Sudan happy: a bar of soap and a few sweets” says dice Sr Vera, Secretary General of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Giovanna Ant ...
• 14 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - At last Rumbek diocese celebrates a peace-time anniversary Rumbek (Fides Service)- “With very short notice I was invited by my old friend Bishop Cesare Mazzolari, to take part in 25th anniversary celebrations in his diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan” says Jesuit Father Angelo ...
• 14 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Over 250,000 children trapped in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Darfur receive assistance from Caritas Internationalis and ACT International Khartoum (Fides Service) - When Amona Adam Osman was brought to South Darfur Feeding Centre she was all skin and bones. Her mother had very little milk because she herself had nothing to eat. The staff saw the baby was s ...
• 13 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Little girl orphans are the most tragically affected in Sudan’s drama” says Sr Fulgida Gasparini, Comboni provincial for Southern Sudan Rome (Fides Service)- “Little girl orphans are the most tragically affected in Sudan’s drama” says Sr Fulgida Gasparini, Comboni provincial for Southern Sudan. “In the local culture little girls are raised to ser ...
• 13 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Five year olds set example of solidarity which secures peace” say Comboni missionaries underlining that peace demands development guaranteed Rome (Fides Service) - “I saw refugee children setting an example of solidarity which secures peace” says Italian Comboni missionary Fr Piero Ferrari who just returned from Darfur. “In refugee camps I saw five year ...
• 12 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Children are a major concern for the Catholic Church in Sudan” says Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako Archbishop of Khartoum Rome (Fides Service)- “Children who have lost one or both parents are a major concern for the Catholic Church in Sudan” says Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, archbishop of Khartoum and President of the Catholic Bishops� ...
• 12 December 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Info: Rome ( Fides Service) - Sudan is the largest country in Africa with an area of 2 million 505,000 810 sq. km., and a population of 32,559,000 (density 0.07%). It borders to the north with Egypt, to the west with Libya, C ...
• 10 December 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic Bishops of Uganda call for Truth and Reconciliation Commission to solve conflicts in the country expressing concern for proliferation of armed groups Kampala (Fides Service) - In a pastoral letter addressed to Catholics and all Ugandans of good will the Bishops of Uganda have urged the government to establish a “Truth and Reconciliation Commission” to solve the bl ...
• 9 December 2005
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholics spread awareness of importance of December 18 constitutional referendum Kinshasa (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not intend to give instructions with regard to voting in the referendum on the Constitution on 18 December. However Church structur ...