Africa

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  18 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishop Kimbeni, newly elected in Kisantu: "The population is united and close to the Holy Father" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "I never imagined leaving Kinshasa so soon, I have missed this archdiocese for so many years. Coming back here in September 2020 was a great joy, to work there even more". These are the words o ...
• 17 June 2022
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Appointment of the Bishop of Manga Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 16, 2022 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Msgr. Léopold Médard Ouédraogo asBishop of the Diocese of Manga (Burkina Faso), transferring him from the titular See of Sutunurca and ...
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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Serving the Somali people and the entire country: among the first objectives of the newly appointed Prime Minister Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "We have a lot of hope, a large part of Somalia welcomed the news. The choice of the President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud fell on one of his personal friends, Hamza Abdi Barre." This is ...
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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Archbishop Nkea's mission: to bring peace and reconciliation to the country Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - "The core of the inaugural speech of my appointment as President of the Episcopal Conference of Cameroon reflects what I have hoped and dreamed for a long time: to dedicate my mission to restori ...
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  17 June 2022
  AFRICA/BENIN - Archbishop Houngbedji: "Look at Blessed Pauline Jaricot as a model to imitate" Porto Novo (Agenzia Fides) - Missionary conversion, prayer and charity: these are the elements that have contributed in the history of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) to the spread of the Gospel. This was underlin ...
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  15 June 2022
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - A White Father from Malawi killed Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "Fr. Samson was killed but we do not know by whom and under what circumstances" says to Fides His Exc. Mgr. Gervas John Mwasikwabhila Nyaisonga, Archbishop of Mbeya, the Tanzanian archdioc ...
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  15 June 2022
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Professional training for girls and boys in the tailoring, hairdressing, catering and fishing sectors Musoli (Agenzia Fides) - One year after the post-COVID project to support young people in Musoli, Uganda, the intervention is bearing fruit. Launched by Camillian Disaster Service International (Cadis), the project "Live ...
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  14 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - Female schooling is the way to give girls their rightful place in society Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "The school is an effective means to eliminate early and forced marriages, and to spread family planning, freely chosen by the couple, and not imposed by tradition", reads a note sent to the Fide ...
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  14 June 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - The Bishops invite the faithful to serenity and patience for the postponement of the papal visit Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask everyone to remain hopeful, despite the inconvenience caused by the postponement of the papal visit, and to remain patient and persevere in prayer (Rom 12, 12), because nothing is impos ...
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  13 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Bishop of Ondo: "Climate change has nothing to do with the massacre in the church of Owo" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "To suggest or make a connection between victims of terror and consequences of climate change is not only misleading but also exactly rubbing salt in the injuries of all who have suffered terroris ...
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  13 June 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Conflict of cultures, drought emergency and insecurity among the main challenges of the new government Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "In general, Somalis today are very optimistic. After all, these elections were not without difficulties", said Prof. Ali Abdullahi Warsame, former Health and Environment Minister of the Somal ...
• 13 June 2022
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Tshumba Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2022 the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tshumba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Nicolas Djomo Lola. ...
• 13 June 2022
  AFRICA/D.R.CONGO - Appointment of Bishop of Kisantu Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 11, 2022 the Holy Father appointed Bishop Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda, until now titular of Dragonara and auxiliary of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, as bishop of the d ...
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  11 June 2022
  AFRICA/ANGOLA and SAO TOME - Jubilee celebrations of the Pontifical Mission Societies Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - Many participated with enthusiasm in the different initiatives organized in May by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) on the occa ...
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  11 June 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Insecurity jeopardizes the future of the country Lagos (Agenzia Fides) - The massacre at the Catholic Church in Owo (Ondo State, south-west Nigeria) on Pentecost Sunday marks a new dramatic stage in terms of the deterioration of the security situation in Nigeria and th ...