Africa

• 7 October 2021
  AFRICA/MALI - Appointment of the Bishop of San Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Hassa Florent Koné, of the clergy of San, currently Rector of the Major Seminary of Saint Augustin in Bamako. His Exc. Mgr. Hassa Florent Koné ...
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  7 October 2021
  AFRICA/TOGO - The pandemic does not stop the celebration of the Missionary Month Lomé (Agenzia Fides) - The health situation in Togo due to the pandemic is still complex. Churches are closed and there are still restrictions due to the Covid-19 virus. Despite all this, the Missionary Month is being c ...
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  7 October 2021
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - The country's bishops promote the protection of minors and a safe ministry for priests and religious Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - The people called to offer service to the Church, each in their own ministry, have a great responsibility to contribute to making society better and safer for all children and vulnerable people. ...
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  6 October 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Children's education is an irreplaceable component for the development of a society Nakuru (Agenzia Fides) - "Education is an irreplaceable component in the development of a society and to a large extent should define the mission of the Church in the formation of the person for the realization of the we ...
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  6 October 2021
  AFRICA/ MALAWI - Missionary October, an opportunity to rediscover the vocation of every baptized person to evangelization Malawi (Lilongwe) - A strong call to evangelization, the primary task of the ecclesial community and of every baptized, comes from the diocese of Zomba, Malawi, at the opening of the Missionary Month, in view of the cele ...
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  5 October 2021
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Cabo Delgado: Military actions are beginning to bear fruit, but there are fears that the jihadists will move to other areas Cabo Delgado (Agenzia Fides) - The efforts of the Mozambican government, in collaboration with Rwandan soldiers and soldiers stationed in the country by the countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), ...
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  5 October 2021
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Starting from scratch: a new mission, a new beginning as an associate missionary Monassao (Agenzia Fides) - "Should I have a new missionary experience or enter a missionary institute? This inner question of mine materialized with the choice to leave for a new missionary experience, linked to the Soci ...
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  4 October 2021
  AFRICA/TOGO - Churches closed until mid-October, but missionaries do not stop solidarity Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - The episcopal conference of Togo has asked in this month of the Rosary to light a candle on October 7, the day of Our Lady of the Rosary, in front of the closed doors of all parish churches. D ...
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  2 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The vaccination campaign against Covid-19 takes shape and life Yirol (Agenzia Fides) - At last, tents for vaccination against Covid have been set up adjacent to the Yirol and Rumbek hospitals with all the equipment in operation, vans, scooters and bicycles ready to leave and reach t ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - World Mission Sunday: evangelization and missionary charity Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Evangelization and charity are an integral part of mission and the Church exists to evangelize and proclaim the love of Christ to people. This is what Father Pontian Kaweesa, National Director o ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Archbishop Antoniazzi: the appointment of a woman as prime minister is not just an "image campaign" Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - An "image campaign"? Well, it depends on how you look at it ... ", said Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi, at the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tunis, referring to comments and analysis of the we ...
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  1 October 2021
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Mission is what unites the different expressions of the Church: the bishop of Tombura-Yambio urges the protection of priests and religious Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - In recent months, the county of Tombura has been the victim of violent clashes between the two rival forces which has led to the mass displacement of hundreds of families (see Fides, 22/9 ...
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  30 September 2021
  AFRICA/KENYA - Synod 2021-2023: "Do Not Be Bystander": says Bishop Muhatia Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Synod on Synodality, "Is an ecclesial journey that has a soul that is the Holy Spirit", which the Pope will inaugurate next October, 9 and 10, 2021, explains the vice president of the Bishop ...
• 29 September 2021
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Appointment of the Archbishop of Malanje Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed His Exc. Mgr.Luzizila Kiala, currently Bishop of the Diocese of Sumbe, as Metropolitan Archbishop of Malanje (Angola). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 29/9/2021) ...
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  29 September 2021
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Churches remain closed: "We must also pay attention to the spiritual economy" Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "May our desire for an earthly economy not come at the expense of the spiritual economy", said James Kakura James, Ugandan seminarian, referring to the reopening of public spaces and the permane ...