Africa
4 May 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bangasu Christians in the footsteps of the Patron Saint George for a church that is supportive and evangelized
Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The Parishioners of St. George, Bangasu in the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio on Friday, 23rd April 2021 celebrated their Parish’s Patron Saint Day for the first time since the crea ...
3 May 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Building peace in the Amhara region of the country: the commitment of Catholics
Debre Berhan (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation led by the Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE), Abba Teshome
Fikre, was recently visited the North Shoa conflict area, one of the administrative ar ...
3 May 2021
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Labor Day: "Create jobs for young people to avoid the phenomenon of illegal immigration"
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Today we must think about creating family businesses, private companies, this will give jobs to young people who will not think about crossing the Mediterranean", says Fr. Emmanuel Wohi Nin, Se ...
3 May 2021
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of bishop of Tsiroanomandidy
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On April, 30 the Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar, the Reverend Gabriel Randrianantenaina of the clergy of Moramanga, until now secretary ...
30 April 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Border mission and the Pope's blessing
Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "In the tribulations of this very strange time, the Lord has reserved for us one of those consolations that rarely happen in life. In March, here in Gode, we unexpectedly received a visit from the ...
29 April 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Forgiveness, unity, and reconciliation: the message of the wounded Bishop
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Prayer, unity, forgiveness and reconciliation: this is the message sent, from a hospital bed, by the Comboni Msgr. Christian Carlassare, bishop-elect of Rumbek, in South Sudan, victim of an atta ...
29 April 2021
AFRICA/SOMALIA - Bishop Bertin: "Hidden life of the faithful and humanitarian work of Caritas"
Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - For thirty years Somalia has been a divided country, without stable institutions, crossed by fundamentalist turmoil. In this complex context, a very small Christian community continues to live ...
28 April 2021
AFRICA - The African Church in aid of migrants: a work of integration, development and formation
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The number of internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, refugees, internal and international migrants and victims of human trafficking who in 2019, on African territory, were assisted by Cathol ...
28 April 2021
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mpika, Edwin Mulandu
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April, 24 the Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Edwin Mulandu of the clergy of Ndola, until now national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Zambia, as bishop of the dio ...
27 April 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Attack on the Bishop, those behind the attack are being sought: Carlassare was welcomed with great celebration of the people
Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - The perpetrators and reasons behind the serious episode of the attack on the bishop-elect of Rumbek, Cristian Carlassare, are still obscure. According to some observers, at the root of the ambush ...
27 April 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Bishop Carlassare in hospital: "I forgive my attackers"; the first arrests take place
Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - "The attack on Bishop-elect Carlassare greatly affected the South Sudanese community, both Catholics and non-Catholics. We expect those responsible to be captured. Despite the violence we have ex ...
26 April 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Fr. Carlassare, new bishop of the diocese of Rumbek wounded by gunshots
Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) - "During the night we learned of the attack against the newly elected bishop of the diocese of Rumbek, Fr. Cristian Carlassare. The Comboni missionary was immediately transported to the hospital i ...
26 April 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The storm of war and the challenge of the missionary sisters of Shire
Shire (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a Sister of Charity, my name is Monica and my community and mission have been in Shire, in Tigray for almost three years". Thus begins the story sent to Agenzia Fides in which the missionary ...
24 April 2021
AFRICA - Day of Vocations: for the Comboni Missionaries "good witness is contagious"
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa is a continent of hope as regards to vocations to the consecrated Comboni missionary life. It is a moment of blessing as it was for Europe after the Second World War", said Fr. Elias Essogn ...
22 April 2021
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - After thirty years of war, the Church leads the arduous path of reconciliation
Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church played a key role in consolidating peace and democracy, even during the war. Christians, along with leaders of other religions, were at the forefront, including through the Interrel ...
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