Africa

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  12 January 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Jihadists pressured by the military; Christian and Muslim leaders: "no to the exploitation of religion" Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - About 30 people, mostly women and children, have managed to escape in recent days from the hands of Islamist militias that they had captured in the Cabo Delgado region in the far north of Mozambi ...
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  12 January 2022
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - “There's not much here other than knowing that God's love gives meaning to everything” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - "The meaning of life is to love others at all ages and in every place. We Christians proclaim and testify first of all that someone else gives our life meaning because he loves us: he loves every ...
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  11 January 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Law on the personal status of Egyptian Christians is about to be passed Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The new law on the personal status of Egyptian Christians, which also contains provisions on sensitive family law issues and which the Coptic Orthodox Church and other churches and ecclesial commu ...
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  11 January 2022
  AFRICA - Instability in the Sahel causes a sharp rise in military spending Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Military spending in Africa is on the rise. According to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in 2020, spending on weapons in Africa exceeded 43,000 mil ...
• 11 January 2022
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Kolwezi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Nestor Ngoy Katahwa. The Holy Father has ...
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  11 January 2022
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The smile on the face of many orphaned children and the fatigue of women: the poor, always at the center Abobo (Agenzia Fides) - "I belong to the Congregation of the Holy Family of Spoleto. At the age of 17 I wanted to consecrate myself to God and after my religious profession I went to Guatemala", so begins the story of Si ...
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  10 January 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Patriarch Tawadros: “Exclusive priesthood for men is based on the desire of Christ” Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The priesthood in the Church is reserved for men only, according to the will of Christ himself, who, during his public life, as highlighted in the Gospels, chose his apostles from among men, while ...
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  10 January 2022
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - The celebrations for the 175 years of mission in Senegal of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Castres have started Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "Towards the horizon of 175 years of missionary presence in Senegal, we rejoice in our rich mosaic of yesterday and today". This is the theme of the celebrations for the 175th anniversary of the p ...
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  10 January 2022
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - Election year 2023: On the sidelines of the election campaign, missionaries work in silence Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "In the new year, politicians expect to win the next elections, but the poor of Foya are waiting for better living conditions", writes to Fides Fr. Lorenzo Snider, a missionary in the small town in ...
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  7 January 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Tomorrow the light": a blind girl from a Catholic school in Gaya in the story of a missionary Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - "I had to leave the city of Gaya and now I am in Dosso, about 140 km, from where I cannot move, for safety reasons", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Rafael Marco Casamayor, religious of the Society of ...
• 7 January 2022
  AFRICA/GABON - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Makokou and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 6, 2022, the Holy Father, accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Makokou (Gabon), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Koerber, C.S.Sp .. The ...
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  5 January 2022
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Religious representatives in Cabo Delgado warn of a humanitarian crisis Cabo Delgado (Agenzia Fides) - "Our province is in a deep humanitarian crisis caused by terrorist violence, while indicators of holistic development are declining, which is made worse by the consequences of restrictive p ...
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  5 January 2022
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - “Who sings, prays twice”: Carmelites are releasing a CD for the 50th anniversary Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Christian preaching also happens through music. And "whoever sings, prays twice", St. Augustine already knew. Based on this conviction, the Mission of the Discalced Carmelites in Central Africa h ...
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  4 January 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Uncertainty and widespread violence spread while still waiting for the Pope's visit Juba (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in the world's youngest country, which was established in 2011 after independence from Sudan, remains highly uncertain. To the challenges opened by the “Revitalized Agreement for th ...
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  4 January 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A time of "spiritual awakening" in memory of the Coptic Martyrs of Libya, who died whispering the name of Jesus Samalut (Agenzia Fides) - Fifteen days of "spiritual awakening" to live in grateful memory of those who died seven years ago whispering the name of Jesus while being killed by a group of jihadists. This is the proposal a ...