Africa
28 April 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Orthodox sources: the Pope and the Patriarch could sign a joint declaration with reference to the practice of re-baptism
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Copt Orthodox Bishop Raphael, Secretary of the Holy Synod of the Copt Orthodox Church, denied and rejected as misleading, certain rumours circulated on Egyptian media on the eve of Pope Francis ...
28 April 2017
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Wolisso Hospital Auditorium named in memory of Fr Luigi Mazzucato
Wolisso (Agenzia Fides) – A ceremony has just ended to name the Aula Magna/Auditorium at Wolisso Hospital after Fr Luigi Mazzucato, Italian director for many years of CUAMM Medici with Africa. “He loved this ho ...
27 April 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT- Bishop Kyrillos: al Azhar Conference is preparing a statement on "a renewal of the religious approach"
Assiut (Agenzia Fides) – The International Conference for Peace hosted by al Azhar Sunni University, in Cairo which will have its climax in the afternoon of Friday 28 April with a speech by Pope Francis, “will issu ...
27 April 2017
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Bishops criticise brutal arrest of the country’s main Opposition leader
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- The Police Service may not be used “to settle political scores”. This warning was issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Zambia (ZCCB) following the brutal arrest of Opposition leader ...
27 April 2017
AFRICA/SUDAN - Serious scarcity of clean water in Port Sudan aggravates plight of displaced persons
Port Sudan (Agenzia Fides) – Displaced persons in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, have very little water to drink because of faulty wells and pumps. The tanks that supply Port Sudan do not have enough water for the ...
26 April 2017
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Capuchin father killed in attack on friary, deacon wounded
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - Malagasy Capuchin Friar, aged 46, Fr. Lucien Njiva, was killed during the night of 22 April at the Friary in Ambendrana Antsohihy.
Fides was told by Rev. Eric Franck Randriamiandrinirinari ...
26 April 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Church concerned about activity of sects with Western roots
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The doctrinal department of the Copt Orthodox Bishops’ Commission responsible for pastoral care has issued a warning to the faithful concerning the activity of Jehovha Witnesses in Egypt. ...
26 April 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT - Copt Catholic Bishop Antonios Mina says: Copt Orthodox Christians will be present at the Mass celebrated by the Pope, as well as many Muslims
AFRICA/EGYPT – Copt Catholic Bishop Antonios Mina says: Copt Orthodox Christians will be present at the Mass celebrated by the Pope, as well as many Muslims
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations for Pope Francis ...
26 April 2017
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Yokadouma resigns, successor appointed
AFRICA/CAMEROON – Bishop of Yokadouma resigns, successor appointed
Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis, on 25 April 2017, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the dioce ...
25 April 2017
AFRICA/EGYPT - Pope Francis tells the Egyptian people: I am honoured to visit the land visited by the Holy Family
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Francis is happy to visit “as a friend, as a messenger of peace, and a pilgrim to the country that, over two thousand years ago, gave refuge and hospitality to the Holy Family as they fle ...
25 April 2017
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Corrupt politics and tribalism undermine national unity
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides)- Tribalism, regionalism and degeneration of political activity threaten Zambia’s national unity. This is denounced by Rev. Cleophas Lungu, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conferen ...
25 April 2017
AFRICA/NIGERIA - Jesuit abducted on 18 April, released
Abuja (Agenzia Fides)- The Jesuit priest, Fr. Samuel Okwuidegbe, aged 50, abducted by unidentified persons on 18 April on the road from Benin City to Onitsha, was released on Saturday 22 April. The details of his releas ...
24 April 2017
AFRICA/DR CONGO - “Empathise more with the sufferings of the people”: local Bishops say political impasse must be overcome
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- The appointment of Bruno Tshibala as Premier of the Democratic Republic of Congo “is a distortion of the New Year’s Eve Agreements” the Catholic Bishops of DR Congo declare in a statem ...
24 April 2017
AFRICA/KENYA - Resignation of the Archbishop of Nyeri, successor appointed
Città del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Francis on 23 April 2017 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Nyeri (Kenya), presented by Archbishop Peter J. Kairo. The Po ...
22 April 2017
AFRICA/TANZANIA - The Bishop of Moshi: "The loss of moral values threatens our common existence"
Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "The population lives in constant fear of kidnapping or sexual harassment, especially women who are afraid of being raped. Eight policemen were killed recently while they were returning fr ...
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