Africa

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  12 December 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST- The celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Congregation of the Children of Charity have concluded Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday 8 December 2019 the celebrations for the first centenary of the Congregation of the Sons of Charity and the 57 years of their presence in the Ivory Coast ended with a mass in the par ...
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  12 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests kidnapped on December 6 released Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two Nigerian priests who had been kidnapped on December 6 while on their way to a wedding have been released. Fr. Joseph Nweke and Fr. Felix Efobi, of the Diocese of Awka, were on their way from t ...
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  11 December 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Archbishop Kaigama to politicians: "Be close to the people to understand their needs" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "You are avoiding contact with the people whose needs or sufferings you do not understand", denounced His Exc. Mgr. Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, during the ceremony as he takes over the Archdiocese of A ...
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  11 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - Prayer and service for peace: priestly ordination in the diocese of Tombura-Yambio Tombura-Yambio (Agenzia Fides) - "My dear deacons, you have been chosen to spread love and holiness, to save God's people and forgive sins. From this moment on, your commitment is to bring others closer to God", said Mgr ...
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  10 December 2019
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Launch of the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the Xaverian presence in Sierra Leone Freetown (Agenzia Fides) - From December 2 to 4, all the Xaverians of the Sierra Leone district gathered in the house of Makeni for their annual Assembly. "The central theme dealt with during the meeting was the COSUMA A ...
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  10 December 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A 3-day sit-in organized by lay Catholics against corruption and violence in the eastern part of the Country Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We are determined to continue the crusade for the consolidation of the rule of law", says a message sent to Fides by the Committee of Lay Coordination (CLC), an organization of lay Catholics, ...
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  9 December 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - New massacres in North Kivu bring the number of victims, since October 30, to 141. Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - More dead and wounded due in the assaults of the ADF/NALU militiamen in the territory of Beni, in North Kivu (in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo). According to the NGO of CEPADHO civil ...
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  7 December 2019
  AFRICA/KENYA - Religious leaders. "Let us not quarrel over the report of the Building Bridges Initiative commission" Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "Having taken time to review and understand the report by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) taskforce, we have recognized that there are many recommendations that have potential to transform ...
• 7 December 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Resignation of the Archbishop of Koupéla and appointment of new Archbishop Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of of the Archdiocese of Koupéla (Burkina Faso), presented by his Exc. Mgr. Séraphin François Rouamba. At the same tim ...
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  6 December 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "We are a family of God's people": first diocesan Synod in the history of the Country Nzara (Agenzia Fides) - "We are a family of God’s people, in participatory service to the Church". This is the theme of the first Diocesan Synod organised by the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan, from November ...
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  6 December 2019
  AFRICA/GHANA - A campaign to call for support for the Catholic Auditor General of the Republic of Ghana Accra (Agenzia Fides) - A campaign to call for support for the Catholic Auditor General of the Republic of Ghana Mr. Daniel Yaw Domelevo is underway, who is the subject of a series of investigations by the Economic and O ...
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  5 December 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - The Catholic Church's condolences for the Sunday massacre Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply saddened by this evil act, the Church joins the pain of the Federation of Churches and Evangelical Missions in Burkina Faso. We send our sincere condolences and we are in comm ...
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  5 December 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Caritas adopts a South African method to assist orphans due to AIDS Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2012, the diocesan Caritas of Man has been involved in raising awareness and psychosocial support of over 500 orphan children due to AIDS, according to the "Memory Box" method develop ...
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  4 December 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Bishops call for a week of reconciliation ahead of the 2020 elections Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the 2020 elections, there is a climate of widespread fear among the population in the Ivory Coast; fear linked to the recurrence of conflicts between communities or land occupation, t ...
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  4 December 2019
  AFRICA/DR Congo - Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary celebrate 100 years of mission in the DRC Kinshasa (Agence Fides) - "Remembering, celebrating, starting with Christ" is the theme around which the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (ICM) celebrate the centenary of their presence in the Democrati ...