Africa

• 28 October 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Missionary Bishop harassed by immigration authorities: Zambian Bishops’ Conference protests Lusaka (Fides Service)- “We have noted with dismay the continued harassment and embarrassment of Rt. Rev. Paul Duffy OMI, the Bishop of Mongu by the Zambian immigration officials” the Catholic Bishops of Zambia said ...
• 27 October 2005
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - More involvement of laity: focus of missionary animation project presented by national director of Pontifical Mission Societies Nigeria Abuja (Fides Service)- To mark the celebration of World Mission Sunday, the Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu, south east Nigeria, organised its 4th Pastoral and Mission Weekend 22-23 October. The theme of the event was ...
• 27 October 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Appeal to national authorities to guarantee security for people in south Kivu; Great Lakes Region parliamentarians unite for peace Bukavu (Fides Service) - A dramatic appeal to the national authorities to guarantee security for the people of south Kivu in the east of Democratic Congo has been launched in an open letter by Prof. Idesbald Byabuze Kata ...
• 25 October 2005
  AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Franciscan Missionaries of Mary celebrate 30 years of evangelisation and service to the poor Port Louis (Fides Service)- This year the community of Franciscan Missionaries of Mary at St Anne’s parish in Stanley, Mauritius in the Indian Ocean is marking thirty years of service. Spiritual daughters of St Fra ...
• 25 October 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Students “silent” victims of three years of lacerating conflict Abidjan (Fides Service)- In the past three years the silent victims of conflict in north of Côte d'Ivoire controlled by rebel groups, have been school pupils. And it would seem that once again they will be denied the op ...
• 25 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Fontilles anti-leprosy association “Act for Africa” collection in aid of healthcare programmes for Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana and Rwanda Madrid (Fides Service) - With the motto “Act for Africa, a future of health and development”, Fontilles anti-leprosy association has launched a campaign to improve the health of people so they can play an active par ...
• 25 October 2005
  AFRICA - Growing concern for avian flu in Africa: the Republic of Congo bans poultry imports from countries at risk but the real threat is migrant birds from Eurasia which spend Winter in Africa Rome (Fides Service)- Fear of bird flu is spreading in central Africa. In the Republic of Congo the authorities have banned imports of poultry from affected countries. The country imports poultry from Asia, Europe and So ...
• 24 October 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Muslims and Christians work together to help children from Cairo's refuse collectors village Cairo (Fides Service) - ‘Refuse collectors village’ children in Cairo look forward to a healthier, cleaner and brighter future thanks to an Italian Comboni missionary. “When I began gathering the children my idea w ...
• 24 October 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Politicians offer words instead of food …in famine stricken Malawi Mission Sunday Mass collection offers four plates of mango Lilongwe (Fides Service)- “Yesterday 23 October we celebrated World Mission Sunday and collections in every parish will be sent directly to the Pope to help the universal Church ” said a Catholic missionary in famine ...
• 24 October 2005
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Serabu marks centenary of evangelisation. Many couples chose to get married on this important date Freetown (Fides Service) - Recently crowds of Catholics gathered at Sacred Heart parish church for the conclusion of celebrations to mark the centenary of evangelisation in Serabu, in town in the central southern part of ...
• 20 October 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Mission: Bread Broken for the Life of the World Nairobi (Fides Service)- In preparation for Mission Sunday celebrations in Kenya the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in that country, Italian Consolata missionary Fr. Eugenio Ferrari, addressed a s ...
• 20 October 2005
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Mission Week 16-23 October 2005: “We are close to all the travellers on all the roads of the world because mission is movement towards others” Paris (Fides Service) - Presenting activities for Mission Week 2005, 16-23 October Bishop Daniel Labille, president of the French Bishops’ Missions Commission and Rev. Jean-Marie Aubert, national director of the Pontif ...
• 20 October 2005
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Mission Month of October: holiness of life “fundamental presupposition and an irreplaceable condition” for any missionary animation. Lagos (Fides Service)- The Pontifical Mission Societies (Missio Nigeria) has just concluded its mission animation programme October 4 - 15, 2005. The programme started with a five-day Reflection/Workshop for all the PMS ...
• 19 October 2005
  AFRICA/REPUBLIC OF CONGO - Movement of Catholic Spouses: a lively reality in Congo Brazzaville (Fides Service)- “The Movement of Catholic Spouses is a form of apostolate which has attracted me since I was a novice” said Sr Rolande Milandou, a young Franciscan Missionary of Mary an animator of this ...
• 19 October 2005
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - Catholic Archbishop of Algiers presents new pastoral year priroties Algiers (Fides Service)- The Catholic Archbishop of Algiers Henri Teissier has described pastoral work in Algeria as a common mission with Muslims. Presenting pastoral activity for the coming year in the local Church bul ...