Africa

• 18 November 2005
  AFRICA - Don Orione family celebrates ordination of first local born priests in Kenya and Madagascar Rome (Fides Service)- Saturday and Sunday, 19 and 20 November, the Orinini Family founded by Saint Luigi Orione will rejoice for the ordination of two of its members deacon Peter Wambulwa Wakoba, and deacon Désiré Rand ...
• 18 November 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Political transition in Democratic Congo has become a headache for everyone” says Archbishop Monsengwo Pasinya president of the Catholic Bishops Conference who reaffirms the importance of a process of electoral education Kinshasa (Fides Service)- The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Democratic Congo said political transition in his country has become a headache for everyone. Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisan ...
• 17 November 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Union of Superiors Major of women religious in Democratic Congo end their 14th plenary assembly Kinshasa (Fides Service) - The week long 14th plenary assembly of the Union of Superiors Major of women religious in Democratic Congo ended on 13 November. A total 140 general and provincial superiors of congregations ...
• 16 November 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - First Sunday of Advent special prayers for peace in the Great Lakes region Kinshasa (Fides Service) - Catholics all over the world have been asked by Archbishop Laurent Pasinya Monsengwo of Kisangani president of the Bishops’ Conference and vice-president of Pax Christi International to offer ...
• 16 November 2005
  AFRICA - “The African world is no longer limited by geographical boundaries and we are ready for apostolic commitments outside Africa, at the service of the African world and we want to be present where important decisions are made for Africa" says new Superior General of the White Sisters Rome (Fides Service) - Spanish born Sr Maria Pilar Benavente Serrano was elected in July the new Superior General of the Missionaries of Our Lady of Africa, known also as the White Sisters engaged in evangelisation on t ...
• 16 November 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “Listen to the people who want a constituent assembly”: Zambia’s Bishops tell government Harare (Agenzia Fides)- “We call on the government to immediately start the process of enacting legislation to set up this constituent assembly”. This appeal was launched by the Catholic Bishops of Zambia in a pastor ...
• 15 November 2005
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Women played a decisive part in Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf’s electoral campaign Monrovia (Fides Service) - “Women played a determinant part in the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf” says Fr. Mauro Armanino, missionary of the Society of Africa Missions in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, where peopl ...
• 15 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “Corruption puts the brakes on development” says Archbishop of Lubango during celebrations for 30 years of Angola’s independence Luanda (Fides Service)- “Development is another name for peace” said Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho of Lubango quoting Pope Paul VI’s famous words. The Archbishop said this in his homily during a Mass of thanksgiving ...
• 14 November 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - National directors of Pontifical Mission Societies in English speaking Africa meet in Lusaka: “providential moment because it enabled the participants to know each other and various pastoral situations, share experiences in mission, and plan missionary animation and cooperation” Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- The Regional meeting of the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies for the English Speaking Africa for 2005, took place in Lusaka, Zambia from the 24th October to 2nd November. The ...
• 14 November 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - The Catholic Bishops of Kenya encourage people to take part in the referendum on the Constitution and launch an appeal for non violence Nairobi (Fides Service)- In a pastoral Letter addressed to “Dear brothers and sisters in Christ and all people of good will”, the Catholic Bishops of Kenya have urged people to take part in the referendum on the Cons ...
• 14 November 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - UNHCR starts operation to repatriate Sudanese refugees from Central African Republic Khartoum (Fides Service)- In view of the start of organised repatriation - at the end of November, of the first of hundreds of thousands of refugees originally from southern Sudan at present sheltering in neighbouring co ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Catholic Bishops of Angola “celebrate with joy the 30th anniversary of independence” Luanda (Fides Service) -“Gathered in Luanda for our second plenary assembly this year, on 11 November National Independence Day we too celebrate with joy the 30th anniversary of the independence of Angola” the countr ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - Relics of Saint Therese of Lisieux will cross Côte d'Ivoire divided by civil war Abidjan ( Fides Service) - Early next year, 15 February to 30 April 2006, under the banner of peace and harmony the relics of the Saint Therese of Lisieux will cross Côte d'Ivoire torn in two by civil war. The news was ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - 30 years of independence 27 marred by civil war Rome (Fides Service) - 27 years of civil war in Angola between the government and UNITA rebels left deep scars on the country. The war which exploded in 1975 and ended in 2002 left over 600,000 people dead and over four ...
• 11 November 2005
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Liberia is the first African country to elect a women President Monrovia (Fides Service) - Liberia is the first African country to elect a women head of state. The new President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf won 59.1 % of the votes in a second round of presidential elections, (see Fides 8 ...