Africa

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  1 October 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Laying of the first stone of the City of Peace: "the first visible sign of the financial autonomy of the Church", says the Bishop of Grand-Bassam Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The City of Peace is the first visible sign of the financial autonomy of the Church", said His Exc. Mgr. Raymond Ahoua, Bishop of Grand-Bassam on 29 September, at the blessing and official open ...
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  1 October 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "60 years after Nigeria's independence we must rebuild the Country on a fairer foundation" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "Nigerians from almost all geographic regions seem to agree that we must start working to rebuild the Country. It is somewhat regrettable that the federal government of Nigeria has not kept its el ...
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  1 October 2020
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Candidacy of Coptic Orthodox priest in the elections reopens the debate on the participation of the clergy in politics Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The candidacy of Coptic Orthodox priest Paula Fouad (photo) in the next parliamentary elections reopens the debate on the direct involvement of the clergy in politics. The priest, parish priest of ...
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  30 September 2020
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - In Saint Laurent parish of Yopougon Kouté, a committee on social cohesion, for peaceful elections Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "After the unfortunate experiences of the past in 2010 and especially the recent events after the speech of the President of the Republic on August 6th, the Catholic parish has decided to set up ...
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  30 September 2020
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A priest kidnapped and then released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Yet another kidnapping of a priest in Nigeria. Fr Jude Onyebadi, who works in the parish at Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Issele-Azagba , about 10 miles southeast of Issele-Uku, was kidna ...
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  29 September 2020
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Towards Mission Sunday - The National Director of the PMS: "The proclamation of the Gospel is a gift to be shared" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "As Christians, followers of Jesus, our lifestyle must reflect our faith, it questions us deeply about who we are and what we live for. We are not alone: Christ is the silent listener of every c ...
• 29 September 2020
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Gambella Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B., titular of Ambia, and until now vicar apostolic of Awasa, as vicar apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29 ...
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  29 September 2020
  AFRICA/SUDAN - A missionary: "With the separation between State and religion, the Country gives space to plurality" Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "The agreement on the separation between State and religion, signed by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the leadership of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) is certainly goo ...
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  28 September 2020
  AFRICA/ESWATINI - The solidarity of Catholic women towards the refugees welcomed in the camp of Malindza Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - Your Excellency, Most Reverend Jose Ponce de Leon, Bishop of Manzini; Fr. Mabuza under whose jurisdiction this refugee camp falls, we thank you for guiding us in this difficult time in history, ...
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  28 September 2020
  AFRICA/DRC - Episcopal ordination of Bishop Félicien Ntambue, Bishop of Kabinda Kabinda (Agenzia Fides) - "The Episcopate is in fact the name of a service and not of an honor, because it is up to the Bishop to serve and not dominate, according to the command of the Master:" let the greatest among yo ...
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  26 September 2020
  AFRICA/KENYA - Being a missionary in Kibera, one of the poorest suburbs in the world; the story of the National Director of the PMS to Fides Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - Priests in one of the poorest suburbs in the world: the slum in Kibera in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, where Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Ke ...
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  26 September 2020
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Towards Mission Sunday - The Bishop of Bossangoa: "Keep the lamp of hope burning" Bossangoa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church is fully inserted in the general context of the socio-political life in the Central African Republic. To date, it suffers from prevailing insecurity and has paid a heavy p ...
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  25 September 2020
  AFRICA/CHAD - Towards Mission Day - "Here we are, send us": the testimonies of religious and lay missionaries N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - "Here I am, send me (Is 6,8)" is the theme of World Mission Sunday, which is to be celebrated on 18 October. But what does this invitation mean in concrete terms in the life of those who have ...
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  25 September 2020
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "Corruption is equal to betrayal and socio-economic terrorism" says the President of "Justice and Peace" Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The coronavirus seems to have reinforced the greed that has conquered our Country in the last ten years", says His Exc. Mgr. Victor Hlolo Phalana, Bishop of Klerksdorp, and President of th ...
• 25 September 2020
  AFRICA/CHAD - Resignation of the Bishop of Pala Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Pala, Chad, presented by Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, O.M.I. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 25/9/2020) ...