Africa
21 April 2006
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Also in Burkina Faso the Lord is Risen! During the Easter Vigil 470 catechumens receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation
Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - Yes the Lord is truly risen also for the patients at Camillian Homes which care for the poor, the abandoned, the terminally ill and even people abandoned by their own family.
The Lord is r ...
20 April 2006
AFRICA/CHAD - Tension in Chad still high: fear for presidential elections in May
N’Djamena (Fides Service)- “Despite the present situation of calm, civilians fear fighting may start again at any time” say local Church sources in N’Djamena capital of Chad. On 13 April in N'Djamena and in Adré ...
20 April 2006
AFRICA/TOGO - Great Celebrations for diocesan World Youth Day in Lome archdiocese
Lome (Fides Service)- Over 8,000 priests, religious and lay people took part in celebrations for diocesan World Youth Day in the archdiocese of Lome capital of Togo, held for the first time at Tsévié, 8 and 9 April. ...
20 April 2006
AFRICA - First meeting of directors of Catholic cultural centres in Africa
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The first meeting for directors of Catholic Cultural centres in Africa is taking place in Lusaka, Zambia 18- 22 April. Thirty four directors from different parts of Africa are reflecting on ...
12 April 2006
AFRICA - Africa’s Catholics start Holy Week Services with Palm Sunday
Rome (Fides Service) - Millions of African Catholics prepare to take part in Holy Week services. On Palm Sunday Catholics all over Africa went to Mass with the traditional palm for blessing .
In Gabon the mass in the c ...
12 April 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - The Church in Kenya recalls “peace builders” killed in Marsabit air crash
Nairobi (Fides Service)- “At this time of deep grief we wish to express our sympathy with the families of those killed, to the chairman and members of the national assembly, the Anglican Church of Kenya, the head of st ...
11 April 2006
AFRICA - January 2007 Congress will assess evangelisation in the past ten years
Rome (Fides Service)- The Catholic Bishops of Africa have decided to hold an all African Congress to assess evangelisation efforts in the past ten years. The Symposium of Bishops’ Conferences of Africa and Madagascar S ...
7 April 2006
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Radio AVEC fundamental channel for evangelisation in one of the most isolated areas of Madagascar
Antananarivo (Fides Service) - Radio AVEC of the diocese of Ihosy in Madagascar, broadcasts 14 hours a day, soon 16, for a 270km radius. The Radio started in 1999 is affiliated with Don Bosco Radio in Antananarivo, the c ...
6 April 2006
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Seminar highlights urgency of Interreligious Dialogue between Catholics and followers of Traditional African Religions for a society at peace and in solidarity
Lagos (Fides Service)- Dialogue between people of different faiths for building a society of peace and solidarity was the central theme of a Seminar on Relations between Christianity and Traditional African Religion held ...
6 April 2006
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Provisional list of presidency candidates: 32 out of 73 candidatures accepted as valid
Kinshasa (Fides Service) - A provisional list has been announced of candidates in presidential elections in Democratic Congo in June: 73 people presented their candidature and the Independent Electoral Commission accepte ...
6 April 2006
AFRICA/SUDAN - After 20 years of exile first 500 refugees return to Southern Sudan from Ethiopia
Khartoum (Fides Service) - About 500 Sudanese refugees have returned home as part of repatriation operations from Ethiopia to Blue Nile State in Southern Sudan promoted by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees ...
5 April 2006
AFRICA/CÔTE D' IVOIRE - “Rebuilding trust among Ivorians to restore peace in the country”: a priority in the present situation for the Archbishop of Gagnoa
Rome (Fides Service)- “Prospects for evangelisation in Côte d'Ivoire are good as we can see from many signs of vitality in the local Church” says Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire presently in R ...
4 April 2006
AFRICA/KENYA - Augustinians in Kenya: a constantly growing young reality
Nairobi (Fides Service)- 11 students in 1997, 20 in 2000, 30 in 2005. This is the progression of Augustinian vocations in Kenya where Augustinians have been only been present for about a decade. In 1995 the then vice pro ...
3 April 2006
AFRICA/BENIN - Elections: a test for a democracy which the Church helped build enlightening consciences
Cotonou (Fides Service)- “Contrary to all forecasts the election was proof the good health of Benin’s democracy compared to situations in other countries of Africa” says Fr Jean-Raphaël Marie Tonoudji of the congr ...
3 April 2006
AFRICA/TUNISIA - “Charity is still the most beautiful language” says former Bishop of Tunis with regard to Christian/Muslim relations
Tunis (Fides Service)- “We are all foreigners from no less than 44 different countries but prayer builds us into one family” says Bishop Fouad Twal, for 13 years Bishop of Tunis and now Coadjutor of the Latin Patriar ...
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