Africa

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  17 March 2016
  AFRICA / MALAWI - The Bishops' letter is the last warning: for a missionary "there is risk of social explosion" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a very deep letter and to be taken seriously", said Fr. Piergiorgio Gamba, Monfort missionary, commenting on the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Malawi on the state of the Country (see ...
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  17 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - A community radio circuit for peace in the country torn by civil war Juba (Agenzia Fides) - A radio network to promote peace has been created by 12 community radio stations in South Sudan. Under this initiative, 45 "citizen journalists" will be trained to gather information to be provided ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Outbreaks of cholera for the drought in Oromia, in the Somali region and of the Peoples of the South Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - The precarious situation that Ethiopia is living due to water shortage (see Fides 09/03/2016) continues to affect the battered population even at a health level. In an appeal launched by the ...
• 16 March 2016
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of the Rector of the "Paul VI" Theological Seminary in Antsiranana Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On October 30, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Sylvain Bevazaha, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Amtsiranana ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - A seminar being held on the translation of the Bible in African languages Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Africa has to meet the challenges of today by cooperating with other Christian faiths in translating the Bible for all language groups on our continent", said His Exc. Mgr. S ...
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  16 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Catholic Bishop of Guizeh: the murder of Regeni used to ruin relations between Cairo and Rome Guizeh (Agenzia Fides) - The murder of Giulio Regeni was carried out by "professional torturers" perhaps also aimed at "ruining the relations of the present Egyptian and Italian governments". This is how Anba Antonios Az ...
• 16 March 2016
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - At least 22 dead in an attack against a mosque in the northeast Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - At least 22 people were killed in a double suicide bombing in a mosque in the village of Molai-Umarari, about 10 km from Maiduguri, capital of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria. A suicide bomber ...
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  15 March 2016
  AFRICA/MALAWI - The Bishops denounce the evils of the Country: Hunger, poverty, lack of public services Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "As your Pastors, we cannot sit back and watch in the face of shrinking standards or lack of public service delivery, increasing gap between the rich and the poor, lack of fiscal discipline and ...
• 15 March 2016
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Erection of the Diocese of Kumba and appointment of the first Bishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 15, 2016, the Holy Father erected the new Diocese of Kumba, Cameroon, with territory taken from the Diocese of Buéa, making it a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Bamenda. The ...
• 15 March 2016
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Bishop of Ngaoundere Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 March 2016 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Mgr. Emmanuel Abbo as Bishop of the Diocese of Ngaoundere (Cameroon). Rev. Mgr. Emmanuel Abbo was born on July 17, 1969 in Mbe, in the dioce ...
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  15 March 2016
  AFRICA/BENIN - The Bishops deny their support to one of the two candidates in the presidential ballot Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "Surprised and dismayed". This is what the Bishops of Benin say after the news published by a local newspaper, about their alleged invitation to the faithful to vote for Lionel Zinsou regarding ...
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  15 March 2016
  AFRICA/EGYPT - In Ismailia also Muslims vote for the construction of the church: 49 in favor, 4 against Ismailia (Agenzia Fides) - The "reconciliation committee" of the Egyptian village of Ismailia, in the governorate of Minya, in the framework of the initiatives undertaken to overcome sectarian conflict, convened a meetin ...
• 14 March 2016
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Appointment of the Rector of the "St. Pius X" theological Seminary in Maputo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 25, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples appointed Rev. Marcos Campos Amelia Musango, of the clergy of the Archdiocese o ...
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  14 March 2016
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Assault in Grand Bassam: a hundred people take refuge in the cathedral, the testimony of the pastor Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Sacred Heart of Jesus protected us, and the hundreds of people who took refuge at our parish" says Fr. Armand Zanou, parish priest of the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Grand-Bassam, where yeste ...
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  11 March 2016
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The United Nations: war crimes in South Sudan, including rapes and mass killings" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Rape is definitely used systematically as a weapon to humiliate the rival populations, but to allow soldiers to rape women as part of their salary, is pretty puzzling. Local Church sources from So ...