Africa

• 27 May 2026
  AFRICA/KENYA - Appointment of bishop of Kitui, Kenya Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend John Mbua Mwandi, until now parish priest of Mulutu, as bishop of the diocese of Kitui, Kenya. Msgr. John Mbua Mwandi was born on 24 Septembe ...
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  27 May 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Ebola: The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio raises surveillance and emergency preparedness Juba (Fides News Agency) - The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan is under heightened epidemic surveillance following the spread of the Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. “Although no c ...
• 26 May 2026
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On August 1, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Msgr. Nicola ...
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  26 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Nine dead and 25 kidnapped in three months in attacks against parish communities in Kaduna State Abuja (Fides News Agency) – At least nine people have been killed and another 25 kidnapped in the last three months in various attacks against parish communities in Kurmin Dangana, Kaduna State, in north-central Nigeri ...
• 25 May 2026
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the new Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) – On April 27, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed Father Alf ...
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  22 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Plenary Council of the Society of African Missions: Inclusion and a sense of belonging for a renewed mission Lagos (Fides News Agency) – “Let us commit ourselves to including everyone,” urged Father François du Penhoat, Superior General of the Society of African Missions (SMA), at the opening of the 2026 Plenary Council, ...
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  21 May 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Catholic bishops denounce the increase in violence against migrants Cape Town (Fides News Agency) – In light of the “escalating violence and tensions” against foreign migrants in various regions of South Africa, the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) issued a strong ...
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  20 May 2026
  Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Laghouat after the Pope's visit: Christians in Algeria, a "grain of incense" in the "school of the desert" Laghouat (Fides News Agency) – A month ago, Pope Leo XIV made a historic visit to Algerian soil. He encountered a people of deep faith and celebrated Mass in the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba. Prior to this, he h ...
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  20 May 2026
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Concern for the abduction of teachers, students, and children in schools in in Oyo State Abuja (Fides News Agency) – “Let us pray for the release of the hostages kidnapped from the schools in Ogbomoso,” appealed Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, bordering Benin, to ...
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  19 May 2026
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ebola: Uganda's Day of the Martyrs postponed Kampala (Fides News Agency) – Uganda has postponed the annual Martyrs' Day commemorations, set for 3 June, due to Ebola concerns in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which has also spread to neighboring Uganda. Pr ...
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  18 May 2026
  Cardinal Tagle in Burundi: a homily on communion and prayer for the 75th anniversary of the St. Peter Claver Seminary Bujumbura (Fides News Agency) – Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches, visited Burundi on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The ...
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  18 May 2026
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Bishop of Tombura Yambio: "May leaders, churches, young people, women, intellectuals, civil society, and families become bridges of healing and peace" Tombura Yambio (Fides News Agency) – "Western Equatoria was not only known as the Bread Basket of South Sudan, but also as a Basket of Peaceful Coexistence, the green heart of South Sudan, the garden of hospitality, th ...
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  18 May 2026
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops reiterate opposition to proposed Constitutional amendment Harare (Fides News Agency) – The bishops of Zimbabwe have declared themselves “deeply concerned” that the proposed constitutional revision “undermines foundational constitutional principles, weaken institutional ...
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  15 May 2026
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Bishops: Poverty and violence plague the Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa Kinshasa (Fides News Agency) – “Poverty, widespread insecurity, targeted attacks against the Catholic Church, its representatives and its institutions, as well as an alarming rise in physical and verbal violence”. ...
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  15 May 2026
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference: solidarity with the people and a call on the Government to put a stop to incidents of religious intolerance Beira (Fides News Agency) – “We are following with deep concern the situation of terrorism raging our country, with its epicenter in Cabo Delgado since 5 October 2017, which, according to published statistics, has al ...