Africa

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  21 December 2019
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - White Fathers' appeal:"hunger emergency" after the cyclone Beira (Agenzia Fides) - The population is on the verge of famine and the humanitarian emergency does not cease: this is the alarm launched by the White Fathers, nine months after cyclone Idai hit Mozambique causing serio ...
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  20 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Threats against Christians in the area of Bomoanga and targeted killings for others", reports a missionary Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - How are things in Bomoanga? "Bad. Things get worse". "As Christmas approaches, the question is obvious, but the response of the community animator is not", reports to Agenzia Fides Fr. Mauro Arma ...
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  19 December 2019
  AFRICA/CAMERUN - “Non cadiamo nella trappola del tribalismo” avvertono i Vescovi AFRICA/CAMEROON - "Let us not fall into the trap of tribalism" warn the Bishops Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "It is worth noting that, during and after the last presidential elections, we witnessed a growing and highly w ...
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  18 December 2019
  AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - An ecumenical and inter-religious prayer for peace unites Christians and Muslims Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - "We are all Guineans and we are one people; who has one God the Creator of all". This was the focus of the ecumenical and inter-religious prayer for peace and for the good progress of the elector ...
• 18 December 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of the Bishop of Ngozi Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 17th the Holy Father appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Ngozi (Burundi), His Exc. Mgr. Georges Bizimana, currently Coadjutor Bishop of Bubanza. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 18/12/2019) ...
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  17 December 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Two important ecclesial meetings in Malawi Blantyre (Agenzia Fides) - "The meeting helped us to better plan and prepare for the year of the Bible", said the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Vincent Mwakwawa, at the end of the planning meeting of the biblical yea ...
• 16 December 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of Bishop of Kericho, Kenya, and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Kericho, Kenya, presented by Bishop Emmanuel Okombo Wandera, at the same time appointing Bishop Alfred ...
• 16 December 2019
  AFRICA/CHAD - Appointment of the Bishop of Laï Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 December the Holy Father appointed as bishop of the diocese of Laï, Chad, the Reverend Nicolas Nadju Bab, of the clergy of Laï, currently diocesan administrator of the same diocese. ...
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  16 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Let us pray and fast for peace in Niger" urges the Archbishop of Niamey after the massacre of 70 soldiers Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "After the massacre of over 70 Nigerian soldiers in Inatés on 10 December, near the border with Mali, the government ordered three days of national mourning. On Friday 13 December, the day of pr ...
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  14 December 2019
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - A missionary: "Seventy years of mission in Sierra Leone are our hard work, but also our joy" Makeni (Agenzia Fides) - This year marks the 70th anniversary of the presence of the Xaverian Missionaries in Sierra Leone (see Fides, 10/12/2019). For the occasion Fr. Gerardo Caglioni, a Xaverian missionary with a long ...
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  13 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - The Catholic community celebrates the appointment of the Archbishop of Juba, apostle of peace Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of South Sudan is celebrating the appointment of the new Archbishop of Juba, Mgr. Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla, a man who spent his life for the work of reconciliation and peace. ...
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  13 December 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - 60 years of the Pedagogical Research Center (CRP) of the CICM Missionaries Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Pedagogical Research Center (CRP) was founded with the mission of contributing to the development of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by taking an active part in promoting education an ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Appointment of the Bishop of Kafanchan Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria, the Reverend Julius Yakubu Kundi, of the clergy of Zaria, formerly parish priest of Saint John in Muchia. The ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/CONGO - Resignation of Bishop of Impfondo and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Impfondo, Republic of the Congo, presented by Bishop Jean Gardin, C.S.Sp. The Pope has appointed the R ...
• 12 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Resignation of Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba and appointment of new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan, presented by Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.J., at the same time appointi ...