AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Appointment of the Bishop of Gaborone
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Franklyn Atese Nubuasah, S.D., currently Bishop of Francistown, as Bishop of the diocese of Gaborone (Botswana). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 6/6/2019)
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6 June 2019
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Appointment of the Auxiliary of Cape Town
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Fr. Sylvester David, O.M.I., currently Vicar General of the archdiocese of Durban, as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Cape Town (South Africa), 1
Fr. S ...
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Seminar to block female genital mutilation
Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "Female genital mutilation is not punished and still continues to be practiced", says Benjamim da Silva Sanca, at thehead of the National Committee for the Abandonment of Harmful Traditional Prac ...
5 June 2019
AFRICA/KENYA - Priest killed
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - A Catholic priest was killed in Kenya. Fr. Eutycas Murangiri Muthur, of the parish of Limbine, diocese of Meru, county of Tigania, was stabbed to death by one or more individuals at about 1.30 ...
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the Vicar Apostolic of Reyes
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 1 June 2019, the Holy Father Francis appointed as vicar apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia, H.E. Msgr. Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.SS.R., currently apostolic administrator of the same ...
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Week of prayer for Christian unity dedicated to justice
Saint Paul (Agenzia Fides) - In the days preceding the solemnity of Pentecost, this year on Sunday, June 9, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (SOUC) is celebrated in the southern hemisphere. The theme is inspired by ...