Africa
2 March 2007
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA -Passionist missionary who volunteered in 2003 to test AIDS vaccine, seriously wounded in robbery at his home yesterday
Pretoria (Agenzia Fides)- Passionist Father Kieran Creagh, for years involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS was seriously wounded yesterday at his home in Pretoria in South Africa. “The conditions of Fr. Kieran Creagh ...
2 March 2007
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Abdoulaye Wade wins presidential elections in first round
Dakar (Agenzia Fides)- It is official, outgoing President Abdoulaye Wade was re-elected in the first round of presidential elections in Senegal on 25 February (see Fides 23 and 28 February 2007).
Yesterday aftern ...
1 March 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - “Stop arguing and work for the good of the nation”: Catholic Bishops tells statesmen calling for free and transparent elections
Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- The Catholic Church in Nigeria appealed to President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice president Atiku Abubakar to stop their public dispute, come to an agreement and work for the common good. In a press ...
28 February 2007
AFRICA/UGANDA - “I am confident that peace talks between the government and the rebels will continue” says Catholic Archbishop of Odama of Gulu diocese in northern Uganda
Gulu (Agenzia Fides)- “I am confident that the parties will continue peace talks” said the Catholic Archbishop of Gulu diocese in northern Uganda Archbishop John Baptist Odama who is working with Acholi religious lea ...
27 February 2007
AFRICA/KENYA - The Don Orione mission in Kenya marks tenth anniversary with the ordination of a new deacon, sign of hope for the growing local Orionini community
Kandisi (Agenzia Fides) - Don Orione missionaries have been present in Kenya since the arrival in 1997 of the first Italian priest Fr Giuseppe Vallauri, who had been resident in England for many years. Fr Vallauri settle ...
27 February 2007
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The local Church commemorates Pope John Paul II’s first visit 25 years ago. Cardinal Dias urges Catholics to cherish and use the treasures of the Catholic faith: the Most Holy Eucharist and the Rosary Prayer”
Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - To mark the 25 anniversary of Pope John Paul II first visit to the country in February 1982, the Archdiocese of Onitsha oragnised a Symposium at the Bishop Shanahan Hall, Holy Trinity Compound.
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27 February 2007
AFRICA/GUINEA - Great joy in Conakry for appointment of new Premier
Conakry (Agenzia Fides)-“The appointment of a new Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate was received with jubilation with people dancing in the streets until 6 in the morning” said Fr. Come Traoré, Communications officer f ...
24 February 2007
AFRICA/GUINEA - Parliament refuses President’s request to extend martial law
Conakry (Fides Service)- The Guinean parliament refused a request from President Lansana Conté to extend martial law imposed on 12 February after the Unions announced a general strike following the appointment of Eugèn ...
23 February 2007
AFRICA/SENEGAL - “Sunday’s elections will be an important test for the life of Senegal once a beacon of democracy for all Africa” says a local Church source
Dakar (Fides Service)- “The elections will reveal the vitality of the country’s democratic system” said local Church sources in Dakar capital of Senegal, where a first round of presidential elections will be held ...
20 February 2007
AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Radio Sanwi 15 years at the service of the local Stigmatine Mission for mainly non Christian listeners
Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Radio Paix Sanwi, a Catholic radio station promoted by the Stigmatine missionaries in Aboisso in the south of Cote d’Ivoire is celebrating 15 years of broadcasting, to mainly non Christian list ...
19 February 2007
AFRICA/GUINEA - Thank you Holy Father for your comforting words, a source of encouragement for the whole Christian community: communications officer of Conakry archdiocese
Conakry (Fides Service)- “The Pope’s words brought comfort to the whole Christian community in Guinea” said Fr Come Traoré Communications Officer for Conakry archdiocese in Guinea. In Rome yesterday 18 February, a ...
17 February 2007
AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic Bishops ask government to reconsider decision not to host the Uganda peace talks that collapsed in Juba
Kampala (Fides Service)- “The cessation of hostilities between the two groups expires on February 28 and war could break out if the peace talks would not have resumed” Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu northern U ...
16 February 2007
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Understanding the Phenomenon of Child Soldiers: Jesuit Refugee Service study
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- In the Democratic Republic of Congo as many as 30,000 boys and girls are caught up in civil war. This emerged from a JRS study, ‘Understanding the Phenomenon of Child Soldiers’ published on ...
15 February 2007
AFRICA/SENEGAL - As the date of presidential elections approaches Catholic and Muslim leaders call for calm and respect for the rules of democracy
Dakar (Agenzia Fides)- Tension grows as the 25 February, the date of presidential and political elections, approaches and Muslim and Catholic religious leaders are calling for calm and respect for the rules of democracy. ...
14 February 2007
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Brazilian Orionini missionaries in Maputo: poor suburban Catholics proudly support parish and priests
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - Almost four years since the arrival of the first Orionini missionaries in Mozambique, director general of the Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza, Rev. Flavio Peloso, made a pastoral visit to ...
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