Africa
15 July 2021
AFRICA/EGYPT - Pope Tawadros: money, the media and the marketing of big companies are today the true "masters of the world"
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The current state of the world is dominated by three "global powers" that do not identify with governments and political apparatuses, but rather fuel wars and violent conflicts according to their ...
15 July 2021
AFRICA/ESWATINI - In a worrying social and economic situation, the Churches strive to dialogue with everyone
Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - Violence continues in the small Southern African state of eSwatini. The murder of Thabani Nkomonye, a young law student, at the hands of the police last May, sparked protests from thousands of c ...
15 July 2021
AFRICA/MALI - The priest who was kidnapped on June 21 has been released
Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Léon Dougnon, the priest who was kidnapped on June 21 along with four lay people from Ségué, was released on the afternoon of July 13, in Bandiagara, where he is still recovering from th ...
13 July 2021
AFRICA/EGYPT - 22 Christian publishing houses participate in the Cairo International Book Fair
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - At least 22 publishing houses affiliated to Churches and ecclesial institutions present in Egypt are exhibiting books and editorial products at the 52nd edition of the Cairo International Book Fai ...
13 July 2021
AFRICA/DR CONGO - The death of Cardinal Monsengwo: the Apostle of pastoral care in the political world
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We mourn Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, who was and will forever remain a prophetic force for the Church in Africa, especially in the political commitment for the triumph of justice, trut ...
12 July 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Forgiveness and unity with those we meet: the diocese of Rumbek in prayer for the recovery of bishop Carlassare
Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - Laity, men and women religious and the entire clergy of the diocese of Rumbek were invited on July 3, to gather in prayer for the total healing and physical recovery of the Bishop-elect Mgr. Chri ...
10 July 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - 10 years of independence marked by civil war: the appeals for peace by Pope Francis and Christian leaders
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "As we mark ten years of our independence today, with pains in our hearts, there is little to celebrate. It is truly a difficult time and experience for us, the people of South Sudan. Our hearts co ...
10 July 2021
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - A Consolata missionary: "For a hundred years at the service of the people, bringing the proclamation of the Gospel"
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "One can take stock almost after a century of the presence of the Consolata Missionaries in Mozambique: the choice, made from the beginning, to concentrate efforts on schools and the formation of ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/EGYPT - Labour-emergency, Pope Tawadros promotes an agreement with the government to fight together the "scourge of unemployment"
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Unemployment is the hidden scourge that takes away breath and existential energy from the young generations of many countries struggling with the opportunities and contradictions of economic globa ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/GHANA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Isaac Ebo-Blay
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 4, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Isaac Ebo-Blay, of the clergy of the archdiocese of Cape Coast, ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - "The peripheral areas are victims of violence by armed groups" say the Bishops who denounce the use of mines
Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - "With the liberation of the major urban centers, armed groups concentrate their presence in the suburbs and in some places where they commit violence", denounces the Episcopal Conference of the C ...
9 July 2021
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The extraordinary Congress of the Ivorian clergy addresses the economic question of priests
Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - The priesthood lived yesterday is not the same today. Times have changed a lot and the demands are increasing. The serious economic crises experienced by African countries make the financia ...
8 July 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - New appeal from the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio: it is urgent to help the victims of recent violence
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Thousands of people have lost their lives, others have been displaced and live in a very bad situation of lack of shelter, food, water and many others", denounces His Exc. Mgr. Barani Eduardo Hiib ...
8 July 2021
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Appointment of auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On July 7, 2021, the Holy Father appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania: the Reverend Fr. Stephano Musomba, O.S.A., until ...
7 July 2021
AFRICA/ESWANTINI - Appeals for dialogue to overcome the crisis are multiplying
Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - The alarms of international organizations are multiplying over the situation in the small southern African state of Eswantini (formerly Swaziland). After the appeal for reconciliation launched a ...
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