Africa
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21 June 2021
AFRICA/ERITREA - "No to the closure or nationalization of the remaining Catholic schools" denounce the Bishops
Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply saddened and hurt by the measures that the government is adopting by force, or has already done so, taking away from us the educational and health institutions that legitimately be ...
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19 June 2021
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - After almost twenty years, the Catechetical Formation Center for families-catechists from the rural world reopens
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - On June 15, after years of closure, the “Blessed Isidoro Bakanja” Catechetical Formation Center finally reopened its doors, with a ceremony presided over by Bishop José Lampra Cá, Apostolic ...
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19 June 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - An important moment for the country in an attempt at democratic, free and fair elections
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - On June 21, Ethiopia will hold parliamentary and regional elections and a referendum for the creation of an eleventh regional state. The vote was originally supposed to take place on June 5 ...
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18 June 2021
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The return of former President Gbagbo arouses the enthusiasm of his supporters; tensions with the police
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The return of former President Laurent Gbagbo to Ivory Coast after ten years has aroused emotion among his supporters. For several days, in the headquarters of the FIP, the Front Populaire Ivoir ...
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18 June 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Catastrophic humanitarian situation in Tigray: appeal to missionaries from the European coordinator for Eritrean Catholics
Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - "Continue to gather information on what is happening in Tigray, inform public opinion with your means of communication. Urge the Holy See to put pressure on the international community thanks to ...
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17 June 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Safe delivery for mothers and well-assisted children in the new maternal wing of St. Theresa hospital, in Nzara
Nzara (Agenzia Fides) - "A relief for expectant mothers who can now be assured of safe delivery in a hospital where both the child and the mother will be well taken care of", these are the words of the bishop of Tombura ...
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17 June 2021
AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Do not repress the demands of young people for justice and democracy", says the Archbishop of Abuja
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not repress young people with their reasonable requests". This is the appeal launched by His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja, in his homily on Sunday, June 13, in which he ...
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16 June 2021
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The 80th National Council of the PMS has opened: clergy and laity called to the responsibility of instilling the missionary spirit
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "It is impossible for us to remain silent about what we have seen and heard": the 80th National Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies of the Coast opened yesterday, June 15, around the the ...
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16 June 2021
AFRICA/EGYPT - Luxor hospital asks Egyptian Christians to give their 'tithe'
Luxor (Agenzia Fides) - "Donate your tithe to help cancer patients, and remember that tithing is a sacred duty for every Christian": the fundraising campaign promoted by al Shefaa Orman Hospital in Luxor, a non-state hos ...
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16 June 2021
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - "Aid to the displaced should also go to the local population to avoid tensions" asks the Apostolic Administrator of Pemba
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The interventions must integrate aspects of good coexistence between the displaced and the local population. The aid should not go only to the displaced, totally ignoring the local population", ...
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15 June 2021
AFRICA/KENYA - The alleged murderer of Fr. Michael Maingi Kyengo, killed in 2019, has been arrested
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The alleged murderer of a Catholic priest who was killed in 2019 and who fled after his release was arrested. He had been on the run for a year. Michael Muthini Mutunga was released on bail of 3 ...
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15 June 2021
AFRICA/ERITREA - A nun is the new General Secretary of the Bishops' Conference: "I ask for wisdom and insight"
Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - "When Solomon became king, he did not ask the Lord for wealth and power, but for wisdom and insight to guide the people of God", said Sister Tsegereda Yonanne of the Comboni Missionary Sisters (C ...
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14 June 2021
AFRICA - Terrorism and violence: unsustainable situation in West African countries
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The West African sub-region is unfortunately becoming the bastion of terrorism in Africa. A situation that is becoming increasingly worrying", writes to Agenzia Fides Fr. Donald Zagore, Ivorian ...
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14 June 2021
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "What are foreign military bases in the Sahel for?" ask the Bishops after the Solhan massacre
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Burkina Faso is in shock due to the massacre in Solhan, the village in the north-east of the country attacked in the night between 4 and 5 June, in which at least 160 people were killed (see ...
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12 June 2021
AFRICA/MALAWI - World day against child labor, the Bishop of Zomba: "Protecting children, in the light of the Gospel"
Zomba (Agenzia Fides) - "In the current health emergency situation, many children and young people are forced to go to work to help their families in conditions of extreme poverty. In many cases it is a question of forms ...
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