Africa

• 15 September 2005
  AFRICA - Three quarters of Africans surveyed in different countries place more trust in religious leaders. Experienced missionary in Sierra Leone says “this means we must be faithful to our mission” Rome (Fides Service)- “This is good news. It means we religious and Africans understand one another” said Italian Xaverian missionary Fr Giuseppe Berton, with years of experience in Sierra Leone, commenting the findi ...
• 15 September 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga denounces forgotten tragedy of south Katanga: please help us!” Kinshasa ( Fides Service)- “A human catastrophe” this is how Bishop Fulgence Muteba of Kilwa-Kasenga diocese describes the situation in the south east region of Democratic Congo southern Katanga in a recent press sta ...
• 14 September 2005
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Rising political tension as elections approach; Catholic bishops call on nation to unite to build peace and harmony Dar Es Salaam (Fides Service)- “As our Bishops said in a recent Pastoral Letter Tanzanians must work together to build harmony in view of elections on 30 October” said local sources in Dar Es Salaam, capital of Tanz ...
• 14 September 2005
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Maputo meeting photographs the Church in Portuguese speaking Africa Maputo (Fides Service)- “Portuguese is spoken by about 250 million people in many different countries and is one of the languages most used in the Catholic world. Common language enabled Bishops at the meeting to discu ...
• 13 September 2005
  AFRICA/CONGO - Profound grief for tragic deaths of Italian missionary Fr Angelo Redaelli and the little villlage girl killed hit by the vehicle he was driving Rome (Fides Service)- “Fr. Angelo had been on mission in Congo only two years but was already part of the community. His death was due to the tragic circumstances: in no way can his murder be taken for an act of hostil ...
• 13 September 2005
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - Vitality in the Church, need for more in-depth formation, education to peace and promotion of respect for human rights in final statement issued by Meeting of Portuguese speaking Bishops’ Conferences Maputo (Fides Service)- Signs of vitality and hope in the local Churches but also a need to improve formation for clergy and laity. This emerged from a meeting of Portuguese speaking Bishops’ Conferences in Maputo, cap ...
• 12 September 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Alarm for massive return of Congolese refugees from Tanzania and Zambia. Caritas Uvira offers help Uvira (Fides Service )- A return en masse of refugees from Tanzania and Zambia to Uvira in eastern Democratic Congo is causing serious problems. Local Caritas said the people started arriving in July. Transit centres in ...
• 12 September 2005
  AFRICA/NIGER - At least 3 million people in Niger still suffering from serious food shortage. Local Catholic community and Caritas in front line to provide aid and rebuild farming system Niamey (Fides Service)- In Niger 2.7 million people are in danger of dying of hunger in an ongoing serious food crisis due to prolonged drought. In a detailed report Caritas Niger says that despite recent rainfall at lea ...
• 10 September 2005
  AFRICA/GHANA - Local Catholics organise collections in aid of Hurricane Katrina vcitims in America Accra (Fides Service)- The Bishops of Ghana have asked Catholics to give generously in aid of people in the United States of America suffering the tragic consequences of Hurricane Katrina. “The Catholic Bishops’ C ...
• 10 September 2005
  AFRICA/ CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Flood alarm exaggerated, real problem is extreme poverty of most people in this country Bangui (Fides Service)- “The alarm is somewhat exaggerated although havy rains have caused serious damage” said local sources in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, with regard to appeals from internatio ...
• 9 September 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Catholics make priceless contribution to national peace, reconciliation and education Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “Catholics have always worked hard to promote peace and reconciliation in Burundi and will continue to do so” say local Church sources in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi where newly elected P ...
• 9 September 2005
  AFRICA/COTE D’ IVOIRE - Postponement of October 30 elections must not mean hope for peace is lost Abidjan (Fides Service)- “The fact that there will be no election on 30 October does not mean that there will be no election at all” say local sources in Abidjan where yesterday 8 September UN representative for Cote ...
• 8 September 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Promote Bible Centres throughout Africa”: intervention by president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Democratic Congo at Meeting of Catholic Exegetes in Kinshasa Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Promote national and diocesan Bible Centres in view of organising Bible apostolate. This proposal was launched by Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisangani who is President of the Cathol ...
• 8 September 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Religious, civil and military leaders of northern Uganda and southern Sudan meet to promote peace in both countries Gulu (Fides Service)- To consolidate peace in southern Sudan and increase the chances of reaching an agreement to end the civil war in northern Uganda religious leaders, traditional chiefs and high ranking military offic ...
• 8 September 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - United Nations warns that 10 million people in southern Africa face serious food shortage. Governments take action. But will it suffice? Lusaka (Fides Service)- “This is not yet an emergency but the situation must be kept under control” say local sources in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, one of the countries considered at risk of food shortage according t ...