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19 October 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - 13 years after the death of Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa of Bukavu: reflections from a missionary
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – October 29 marks the 13th anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa, then Archbishop of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
15 October 2009
AFRICA/SEYCHELLES - “Awaken Catholics to the Church's mission”: the objective of World Mission Sunday
Port Victoria (Agenzia Fides) - “Thanks to Fr. Leon des Avanchers and the first missionaries, we received the Good News of the Gospel. This Good News is what we must make known around us,” writes Fr. Edwin Mathiot, D ...
15 October 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Missionaries in defense of the people troubled by war in eastern Congo, where nickel is among resources powering the war
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – As the participants of the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops discuss Peace and Reconciliation in Africa, from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recent testimoni ...
15 October 2009
AFRICA/UGANDA - East Africa Community tries to create peacekeeping force for the region and surrounding area
Kampala (Agenzia Fides) – The member countries of the East Africa Community (EAC) have decided to create a standby brigade to end conflicts in the area and fight against the piracy in the Indian Ocean. The decision cam ...
14 October 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Fr. O'Leary, Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute of the South African Bishops, reminds Synod of the need to create a group of “Peace Elders” to intervene in situations of conflict
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – The proposal: to form a group of key people (Bishops, Clergy, Religious and Lay-People) who would be trained to intervene in peace negotiations, operations of verification of accords and ...
14 October 2009
AFRICA/EGYPT - Catholic school directors attend conference; Jubilee Year announced for celebration of 350th anniversary of the death of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louisa De Mariac
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The Central Committee for Catholic Schools held its annual meeting in Cairo, to study the common themes and problems of the various Catholic scholastic institutes in Egypt. According to informat ...
13 October 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - “The wounds of hatred are still fresh and in order to heal the Church has to affirm that reconciliation is an essential instrument to accomplish justice and peace”: Archbishop of Kisumu's Synod address
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Due to post 2007 election violence our church witnessed the death of over 1300 Kenyas and the internal displacement of over 350,000 Kenyans. The wounds of hatred are still fresh and in order to ...
13 October 2009
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Appointment of Prime Minister from among list of protagonists of the political crisis, but incumbent appeals to Constitutional Court to block decision
Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – The new Prime Minister “of consensus” of Madagascar, Eugene Mangalaza, was appointed in a decree signed by the President of the High Authority of Transition, Andry Rajoelina. Mangala ...
12 October 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Pontifical Mission Societies prepares for World Mission Sunday: PMS National Director in Zambia speaks with Fides
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - “The Pontifical Mission Society of the Holy Childhood is very young in Zambia. 10 years ago dioceses started a serious program of organizing the Society as part of the overall life of the local ...
12 October 2009
AFRICA/GUINEA - “The crisis in Guinea risks turning into an ethnic conflict,” local sources tell Fides.
Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “We have no confirmation that among those who were suppressed in the protest on September 28 were former Liberian rebels of Ulimo and the NPFL,” Agenzia Fides was told by sources from the Ch ...
12 October 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - Death of Bishop Francis Baldacchino, First Bishop of the Diocese of Malindi
Malindi (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Francis Baldacchino, OFMCap, of Malindi (Kenya) passed away on October 10, 2009. Born in Malta, on July 6, 1936, the Capuchin Friar and missionary worked in Africa for over 40 years (La ...
9 October 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - “Four weeks of prayer for the missions” - PMS of Zambia proposes prayer intentions: II Synod of Africa, General Chapter of Combonian Missionaries, and Priests
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – Zambia has also been celebrating this October dedicated to the missions with prayer and missionary activities. As a statement sent to Agenzia Fides from the National Director of the Pontifical ...
9 October 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Important initiative from South African Bishops presented to the Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops: Catholic Parliamentarian Liaison Office
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Auxiliary Bishop Barry Alexander Anthony Wood of Durban, South Africa, in his address to the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, presented an initiative from the Southern Africa Catholic Bi ...
9 October 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “Are they trying to send a warning sign to the Church?” a missionary in eastern Congo asks following attacks on churches
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - “Are they trying to send a warning sign to the Church?” is the question presented to Agenzia Fides in an interview with a missionary from South Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic R ...
8 October 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Troubling situation in East Congo: Archbishop of Bukavu forced to leave Synod to return to Archdiocese; message from Combonian Chapter members says “millions of Congolese suffer from a conflict aimed at exploiting natural resources”
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The serious situation in South Kivu, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has led Archbishop Francois Xavier Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu to have to leave the Special Assembly ...
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