Africa

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  1 July 2019
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Appeal by Caritas for areas hit by famine: "It is necessary to act immediately to prevent people from dying of hunger" Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "To understand the hunger situation in the Country, the Catholic Church through Caritas Zambia working with Diocesan partners gathered information from the affected households", said His Exc. Mgr ...
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  1 July 2019
  AFRICA - Extraordinary Missionary Month and Jubilee of SECAM: Africans the task to evangelize the continent Kara (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month, which will be celebrated in October 2019, will be preceded by the celebration of the Jubilee of the Bishops' Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), born i ...
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  28 June 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - A Jesuit: "The country is fertile ground for jihadist groups" Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - Burkina Faso was considered an open and tolerant country, where different faiths and ethnic groups coexisted peacefully; today it has become fertile ground for jihadist groups able to carry ...
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  28 June 2019
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - "I am confident: Tunisians will be able to react with strength and courage" says the Archbishop of Tunis Tunis (Agenzia Fides) - "We distinctly heard the explosion that took place 200 meters from the Cathedral", says to Agenzia Fides His Exc. Mgr. Ilario Antoniazzi, Archbishop of, where a suicide bomber detonated explosives ...
• 28 June 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Appointment of the Bishop of Bondoukou Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Rev. Bruno Essoh Yedoh, of the clergy of Yopougon, currently Vicar General, as Bishop of the Diocese of Bondoukou (Ivory Coast). The rev. Bruno Essoh ...
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  27 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Insecurity threatens our Countries" denounce the Bishops of Burundi, DRC and Rwanda Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Once again we are concerned about the activism of armed groups and the insecurity in the border areas between our three Countries", say the Bishops of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DR ...
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  27 June 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar scholars and exponents of the Churches united to face the new fragility of the family Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian House of the Family (an interreligious liaison body established for several years to prevent and mitigate sectarian conflicts) promoted a training course on the urgent needs of Christ ...
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  26 June 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Major Seminarians in Malawi ready to celebrate the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Seminarians at Kachebere Philosophical Major Seminary in Mchinji have proposed activities to be done in preparation for and during the month of October 2019 to mark the Extraordinary Missionary ...
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  25 June 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Pilgrims in the Holy Land in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "To reflect on mission work for the propagation of evangelization and strengthening of Christian values" and "go to the Holy Land to draw on the sources of faith and draw strength for the missi ...
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  25 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Hope of change in the Country is good, but now an ethical change is needed", the Bishops say Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "The elections of December 30, 2018 gave rise to a hope of change in the country", say the Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo in their message published at the end of their 56th Plenar ...
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  24 June 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The Extraordinary Missionary Month at the center of the 78th PMS National Council Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - The Extraordinary Missionary Month was one of the central themes of the 78th National Council of PMS (Pontifical Mission Societies) of the Ivory Coast, which was held from 11 to 14 June at ...
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  24 June 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “Avoid us another war!”: The Bishops' cry of alarm as the tension rises in view of the 2020 vote Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "Among the population there is a widespread climate of fear" denounce the Bishops of Ivory Coast in their message published at the end of their 113th Plenary Assembly in Agboville. "In fac ...
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  21 June 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Formation and animation for Missionary Childhood educators Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, June 21st, the third formation session for the diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), the animators and educators of the PMS of the ecclesiastical province of Kin ...
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  21 June 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - The President of the Bishops’ Conference to politicians: "Preserve social peace; no to hate speeches" Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "The Ivorian political class, in particular all those who hold authority, have to work to preserve the socio-political environment, safeguard peace by respecting the rules of democracy", said Hi ...
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  19 June 2019
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - "For years we have been in the grip of terrorism", denounce the Bishops of Burkina Faso and Niger Ouagadougou (Agenzia Fides) - "The Countries of our Bishops' Conference, Burkina Faso and Niger, are prey to terrorist attacks", denounce the Bishops of the two West African States, in the final message of their Plenary ...