Africa

• 15 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Al Azhar: those who commit terrorist acts in the name of Islam cannot be labelled "infidel" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Terrorists yes, infidels no. The University of Al Azhar - universally recognized as the most authoritative theological center of Sunni Islam - in recent days issued a statement to explicitly reaff ...
• 13 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Coptic Orthodox Church: "Employment Day" for young job seekers Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - More than ten national and multinational companies have joined "Employment Day", the convention organized in Cairo on Saturday, December 13 at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral by the Economic Co ...
• 12 December 2014
  AFRICA/KENYA - Christian leaders ask Muslims "for a deliberate and concerted effort" to stop the violence of the Shabaab Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to see a deliberate and concerted effort by our Muslim brothers and sisters. They (Muslim leaders) must move merely beyond condemning the spate of attacks targeting non-Muslims to initi ...
• 12 December 2014
  AFRICA - The anti-terrorism laws cause concern for the respect of human rights and democracy Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Acts of terrorism committed by organizations such as Boko Haram (in Nigeria and Cameroon) and Al Shabaab (in Somalia, Kenya and Uganda) are pushing some African states to adopt specific anti-terror ...
• 11 December 2014
  AFRICA/ETIOPIA- "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes" says a Fidei Donum priest Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "I saw the urgency of the first evangelization with my own eyes and it is so true what John Paul II said in Redemptoris Missio: after 2000 years of Christianity the evangelizing mission is just be ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "Elections are an opportunity for the Country and not a step back" warn the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the fact that the Burundians are getting used to renewing the institutions through elections, but there are signs that raise serious concerns on the fair and peaceful conduct of ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Appeal of "Justice and Peace" to international donors: "Do not abandon us in time of need" Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not abandon Malawi at the time of such a serious situation of need". This is the appeal launched by the Episcopal Commission "Justice and Peace" of Malawi to the Country's international par ...
• 10 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The government is studying the draft electoral law, 24 seats reserved for Christians Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The Egyptian government has begun the study of the rules with which parliament will be elected in the coming months. According to statements attributed by the Egyptian press to Ibrahim Henaidi, Mi ...
• 9 December 2014
  AFRICA/ANGOLA – Archbishop of Luanda appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, on 8 December 2014 appointed as Archbishop of Luanda in Angola, Bishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias, until now Bishop of Cabinda. (SL) (Agenzia Fides ...
• 9 December 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - On the feast day of Our Lady of Caacupé bishop denounces corruption and drug trafficking Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) – Diffused corruption and its connections with drug trafficking was denounced by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay, Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, Bishop ...
• 9 December 2014
  AFRICA/EGYPT – In Minya Governatorate in 4 years some 120 million Egyptian pounds paid in ransom for kidnapped Christians Minya (Agenzia Fides) – In Upper Egypt, systematic kidnapping of persons belonging to the Copt Christian community has become a criminal business: according to information given to the local media by Copt Christian Mi ...
• 9 December 2014
  AFRICA/DR CONGO – More massacres in Beni area; civil society starts dialogue Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “We wish to draw the attention of the international community towards the deadly war and terrorism which is ever more intense in this eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose ...
• 9 December 2014
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - “Where are you, perpetrator of violence in Central Africa?” demands the Archbishop of Bangui Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - “Where are you?”. The question posed by God after the disobedience of Adam and Eve, addressed to all humanity, is referred to the situation in the Central African Republic by Archbishop Dieud ...
• 6 December 2014
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE – Indian Camillians ready for “mission Ebola” in Sierra Leone New Dehli (Agenzia Fides) – While the Ebola virus continues to spread fear and death, numerous volunteers are putting their lives at risk and will continue to do so. Among them Camillian religious with the Camillian Ta ...
• 6 December 2014
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “Corruption scandal consequences ever more serious” missionary says Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - “In a poor country the consequences of bad government and corruption are terrible” Italian Monfort missionary p. Piergiorgio Gamba informs Fides about the consequences of the so-called Cas ...