Africa

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  6 July 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Evil acts are contrary to any religious teaching Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Chaos and violence continue to affect the Ethiopian population. Currently, there are strong social tensions in addition to the crisis in the country caused by university students who began t ...
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  5 July 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - There, where everything is concentrated in the mystical presence of the risen Jesus Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "The Ascension in Gode, Pentecost in Adaba, the Trinity with the Sisters of Mother Teresa in Goba, the Body and Blood of the Lord in the two communities of Robe and Goba", writes to Fides Fr. Angel ...
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  5 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Italian missionary freed in a police operation Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Nigerian police released an Italian missionary kidnapped on Sunday, July 3. Father Luigi Brena, a 64-year-old Somascan missionary (regular Somasca clergy), had been abducted from Ogunwenyi, So ...
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  4 July 2022
  AFRICA/GHANA - Education, health and care for the environment among the priorities of the missionaries in Keniago Keniago (Agenzia Fides) - "We are doing everything possible to help our people in the midst of many daily challenges, God gives us strength and courage to move forward", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Auracio Eyram Tegbui, ...
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  4 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two other Catholic priests kidnapped Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two other priests have been kidnapped in Nigeria. They are Fr. Peter Udo, from St. Patrick's Parish, Uromi, and Fr. Philemon Oboh, from St. Joseph's Retreat Center, Ugboha, Esan Local Government A ...
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  1 July 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Coptic Church donates church of great Mar Mina to Russian orthodox Church for free use Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The church dedicated to Mar Mina, located in the Egyptian city of Giza which belongs to the Coptic Orthodox Church, will henceforth become the first church in Egypt offered for free use to the Ort ...
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  1 July 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "We are not terrorists!": More than 700 Nigerian priests peacefully protest at the funeral of the priest killed in Kaduna Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We are priests, not terrorists!" "the government should protect Nigerians", "justice must be served", "do we still have a government?". These are some of the slogans on the placards in the hand ...
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  30 June 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Heads of Churches pay tribute to the "June 30 Revolution" that brought President al Sisi to power Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the so-called "June 30 Revolution", which in 2013 led to the overthrow of the Egyptian government led by the Muslim Brotherhood, the main representatives ...
• 30 June 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appointment of the Bishop of Odienné, Alain Clément Amiezi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Alain Clément Amiezi of the clergy of Bondoukou, until now parish priest of the Cathédrale Sainte-Odile, as bishop of the diocese of Odienné, C ...
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  30 June 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The Bishops: "The food crisis is just round the corner" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Food crisis is threatening the Central African Republic, says the local Episcopal Conference in the message published at the end of the Plenary Assembly. "In some cities, a food crisis is to be ...
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  30 June 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Cardinal Kutwa: "The Diocese of Grand-Bassam, the gateway to faith" Grand-Bassam (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Grand-Bassam (east of Abidjan) has celebrated its 40th anniversary and the significant date has been the reason to launch a year of celebrations that ended this month and mar ...
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  28 June 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Buea: "The people live in fear, the Church inspires hope" Buea (Agenzia Fides) - "The greatest challenge the Church faces in our lands is to lead a pastoral life among a people who live in fear. The life of our people has no semblance of normality, many families are forced to f ...
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  28 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Archbishop of Bukavu denounces "A wind of war and insecurity is blowing again in eastern DRC" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is serious. A wind of war and insecurity is blowing again in this eastern part of our country", writes His Excellency Msgr. François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo, Archbishop of Bukavu, ...
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  27 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The murderers of one of the two priests killed captured in Auchi Auchi (Agenzia Fides) - The murderers of Father Christopher Odia Ogedegbe, from Auchi, have been captured. The Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Minna, Msgr. Luka Sylvester Gopep recently gave the news to Fides. "The ...
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  27 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Vatican Secretary of State will soon travel to Kinshasa Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "To show the great consideration he has for our country, the Holy Father has decided to send His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of Vatican City, to Kinshasa to pray with u ...