Africa
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3 July 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The challenge of the Covid-19 pandemic: National Catholic Radio stops broadcasting
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - The institutions of the Catholic Church in Ivory Coast are not immune to the economic consequences caused by the coronavirus pandemic, as in the case of the Catholic Radio, defined as "The Voice ...
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2 July 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - "The government coalition has lost its raison d'etre": harsh stance by Cardinal Ambongo
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "A quick glance at the past sixty years shows that this dream of redeeming the Congolese from colonialism has been progressively destroyed by a series of events", said His Eminence Cardinal Fri ...
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2 July 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Peace, reconciliation and social cohesion: challenges ahead of the presidential election
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - Four months before the presidential elections, scheduled for October 31, 2020, while politicians carry out their election campaigns, many observers are attentive to the role of the Church in par ...
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1 July 2020
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "What will the post-Covid-19 world look like?": A priest organizes a series of radio conferences
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "What will the world be like after Covid-19? Will it be the same as before or will it be different? How can the global health crisis be an opportunity to profoundly change our habits and make us ...
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1 July 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood help the needy families of the suburbs
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We decided to dedicate a day to the distribution of foodstuffs and other basic necessities that we had purchased to help the most needy families during the Covid-19 pandemic", said Sister Grace ...
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1 July 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Justice and CENI reform: "You reap what you sow" warn the Bishops
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are convinced that the rule of law is based on democratic principles that are inspired not only by the power of the majority, but also by the recognition of fundamental moral values respect ...
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30 June 2020
AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishops: "Congratulations to the new President; we hope he will keep his election promises"
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "We wish to extend our hearty congratulations to His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President-Elect of the Republic of Malawi and Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President-Elect of th ...
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30 June 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Wars, violence, famines, ebola and now coronavirus: Congolese children increasingly at risk; the testimony of a missionary
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The ruthless picture that portrays the condition of Congolese children, making it emerge as one of the most worrying in the world, comes from UNICEF. The decades of war and political instabilit ...
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30 June 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Appointment of auxiliaries of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father appointed as auxiliaries of the metropolitan archdiocese of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
The Reverend Msgr. Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda, o ...
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30 June 2020
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Resignation of bishop of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and appointment of successor
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 June 2020, the Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Louis Nzala Kianza.
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27 June 2020
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Initiative of a religious order to help families in difficulty due to Covid-19
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Since there is lockdown and limited movements, most people are staying at home and are not able to do casual jobs for their economic sustainability. So, we have people coming to our Convent ...
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27 June 2020
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The PMS National Director: "Tracing new paths in the wake of the mission"
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "Although the emergency of Covid-19 this year prevented us from meeting the Holy Father in person in the annual General Assembly dedicated to the Pontifical Mission Societies, it was equally very ...
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26 June 2020
AFRICA/KENYA - Bishops: "Let families take care of the emotional education of children"
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Parents have the God-given privilege and obligation to bring forth life and to nurture every life they bring forth, especially in matters of virtues, values, and character-building, including a ...
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26 June 2020
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "We must fight sexual violence as we are fighting COVID-19" say the Bishops
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) Justice and Peace Commission said it "strongly and unreservedly condemns the recent surge of gender based violence and femicide that ...
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25 June 2020
AFRICA - The appeal to ceasefire for the Covid-19 crisis has not been received in Africa
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The clarion call for a ceasefire amid COVID-19 crisis in areas of armed conflicts by world leaders including the Holy Father and the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, have been di ...
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