Africa
15 September 2020
AFRICA/NIGER - Two years after the kidnapping of Fr. Gigi Maccalli: "There is always, somewhere, someone who betrays friends"
Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "It was night when they took you away and since then two years of darkness have passed, only interrupted by a short video message on 24 March, the first and for now the only sign of life. There h ...
14 September 2020
AFRICA/ERITREA - The Italian School of Asmara, a precious educational center, closes
Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - The Italian school of Asmara has closed its doors. Born in 1903, it survived the period of colonialism, the British protectorate, the period of the Negus, that of the communist dictatorship and c ...
14 September 2020
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Towards Mission Sunday - "Here I am send me": the poor and simple in Foya understand
Foya (Agenzia Fides) - "Our small presence, with Fr. Walter Maccalli (Fr. Pierluigi’s brother, kidnapped in Niger two years ago) in the parish of Foya, is important in order to accompany the whole Lofa county in faith" ...
11 September 2020
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the Bishop of Gweru
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Rudolf Nyandoro, currently Bishop of Gokwe, as Bishop of the Diocese of Gweru (Zimbabwe). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 11/9/2020)
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11 September 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Thirtieth anniversary of the basilica of Notre Dame de la Paix in Yamoussoukro: "it is a challenge to promote peace in the Country" according to the Apostolic Administrator
Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - 10 September 1990 - 10 September 2020, 30 years ago, the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Paix in Yamoussoukro (in the center of the Country) was consecrated by Pope John Paul II in the presenc ...
11 September 2020
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - "Nothing is too little": appeal by the Country's bishops to fight Covid and hunger
Monze (Agenzia Fides) - "Brothers and sisters, nothing is too little", declared the bishop of Monze, Mgr. Moses Hamungole in reference to the precariousness of resources that plunges the country in the grip of the Covid1 ...
11 September 2020
AFRICA/MALAWI - "Excellent results with online teaching; now the challenge is to reopen face-to-face courses", says the Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - The Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University of Malawi Rev Dr. George Buleya during a seminar for academic staff, praised the faculty for their commitment to continue teaching, despite the cl ...
10 September 2020
AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - Resignation of the Bishop of Port Victoria and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Port Victoria or Seychelles, (Seychelles), presented by Bishop Denis Wiehe, C.S.Sp.
The Pope has appoi ...
10 September 2020
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appeal by the Archdiocese of Abuja to the government: "Enough violence, we need to help the poor caused by Covid-19"
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We ask the Nigerian government to guarantee adequate security for people and their property. Where there is no peace, development cannot arise", said Fr. Benedict Ahamojie, in presenting the fina ...
10 September 2020
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The odyssey of Eritrean refugees, forced to starve, rejected, victims of traffickers
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia run the risk of being repatriated. The government of Addis Ababa no longer considers them in need of humanitarian protection. At the same time, Ethiopia no long ...
10 September 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - First religious profession in the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM)
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the nativity of the Virgin Mary on 8 September, the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) welcomed 14 new members in Kinshasa. After a year of novitiate, these ...
9 September 2020
AFRICA - "No to violence and yes to peace": appeal by African Bishops a year after Pope Francis' visit
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Peace, Hope and Reconciliation. These are the key words of the visit made by Pope Francis a year ago in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius, from 4 to 10 September 2019 (see Fides, 4/9/2019), reca ...
9 September 2020
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Pandemic and violence in Cape Delgado: the solidarity of the Bishops of southern Africa
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - "The violence, loss of life and the reality of displaced persons currently unfolding in the Province of Cabo Delgado in the North of Mozambique concerns us deeply", say the Members of the Standin ...
8 September 2020
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The National Director of the PMS: "The recognition of the legal personality of the Church is a step forward for a fruitful collaboration"
Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very happy because the Church has seen its legal personality recognized", says to Agenzia Fides Don Isidore Sola Nombrè, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Burki ...
8 September 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - One month of the presidential elections, a conference on "prevention and peaceful management of conflicts"
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Prevention and peaceful management of conflicts", is the theme of the conference held on 6 September at Notre Dame de la Tendresse de la Riviera Golf parish in the archdiocese of Abidjan, orga ...
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