Africa
3 December 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - "War is to be avoided: we need small signs that nourish peace in the world"
Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "War should be avoided, because then the consequences are always deleterious for everyone. Angelo Antolini, Apostolic Prefect of Robe, writes to Agenzia Fides from his mission in Gode, in the Somal ...
2 December 2021
AFRICA/BENIN - "It is a serious mistake to think that the missionary work of the Church is over": 160 years of evangelization celebrated
Ouidah (Agenzia Fides) - "Our Church today commemorates a double event: the Church that welcomed the missionaries of the Society of African Missions (SMA) one hundred and sixty years ago and the memory, which dates back ...
2 December 2021
AFRICA/SUDAN - The commitment of Comboni missionaries: helping refugee minors from South Sudan to return to school
Kosti (Agenzia Fides) - "Political instability and social insecurity in South Sudan have caused a massive movement of people to cities and villages on the border with Sudan: our goal is to help boys and girls who come fr ...
1 December 2021
AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Oil company on trial for "complicity in war crimes"
Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "It is encouraging to know that the Swedish authorities have decided to hold the oil company Lundin Energy to account for its role during the civil war", say the leaders of the various Christian de ...
1 December 2021
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "Love and truth will meet, justice and peace will kiss": seminarians in Ebimpé focus on study, prayer and work
Ebimpé (Agenzia Fides) - "School, study, prayer, sport and work. These are some of the points on which the days in our Ebimpé Seminary revolve", said Fr. Leopoldo Molena, priest of the Society for African Missions in a ...
30 November 2021
AFRICA/NIGER - "The difficult road to the border": growing threats against Christian communities
Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "This is the first time that an explosive device has been placed on the road leading from Niamey to the border with Burkina Faso. The explosion left at least three dead and several injured, some ...
29 November 2021
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appointment of the Rector of the “St. Dominic” Theological Seminary of Lusaka
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On September 24, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Jones Chitalu Mwale, of the diocesan clergy of Kasama a ...
29 November 2021
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Catechesis is at the center of the life of the Church: 63 new catechists in the district of Ndola
Ndola (Agenzia Fides) - "Catechesis is at the center of the life of the Church. As catechists, you are sent to give correct instructions to the people of God, in the light of the Gospel", said Mgr. Benjamin Phiri, Bishop ...
27 November 2021
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Appointment of the Bishop of Bafoussam, Mgr Paul Lontsié-Keuné
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné of Yokadouma as bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 27/11/2021)
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27 November 2021
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The mission of the Dehonians: help and hope, "Gospel" for the poorest
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "In Madagascar, the mission of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, (also known as Dehonian missionaries) represents an important point of reference for the local population, which is ...
26 November 2021
AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishop of Oyo at the end of the Year of Saint Joseph: "You become good parents through prayer, family and society"
Oyo (Agenzia Fides) - "To be good parents, one must educate oneself through prayer, knowledge of the word of God, information and counseling", said Mgr. Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo, Bishop of the diocese of Oyo, in refere ...
25 November 2021
AFRICA/SUDAN - The President of the Bishops' Conference: "We hope for a new beginning"
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - "We hope that it is truly a new beginning. We must thank the international community for the support given to the civilian government, the Sudanese demonstrators and all those people who worked ...
25 November 2021
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Catholic Diocese of Adigrat warns of current impact of war in Tigray
Adigrat (Agenzia Fides) - "Like all Tigrayans, the Catholic Church has been seriously affected by this genocidal war waged against us by the local army and by foreign armies. Physical, psychological and spiritual attacks ...
24 November 2021
AFRICA/SUDAN - A new phase of "government experts": hope for a return to democracy
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) - The coup in Sudan, which forcibly overturned the transition council established in August 2019 in the wake of the so-called "Sudanese Spring", ended less than a month later. On Sunday, November ...
24 November 2021
AFRICA/KENYA - Arson attacks in schools: bishops want to better accompany students
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to review ways of maintaining discipline in our schools through deliberate coordinated efforts of correction, mentorship, counselling and effective chaplaincy ministry", said the bishop ...
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