Africa

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  27 May 2022
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - "Joining forces in Christ": Catholics of the diocese of Goma prepare to welcome the Pope Goma (Agenzia Fides) - "We must commit ourselves to be merciful and not dwell on the shortcomings we have observed, but to be motivated by the desire to overcome them in order to prepare for the meeting with the Successo ...
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  25 May 2022
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Unity and solidarity are needed for the development of local Churches Ndola (Agenzia Fides) - "It is important to have unity of purpose and unity of vision to build the local Church with a common motivation", underlined Msgr. Benjamin Phiri, bishop of the Diocese of Ndola. The prelate, acc ...
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  25 May 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Two priests kidnapped in the diocese led by Msgr. Kukah, subject to heavy threats Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - Two priests have been kidnapped in northern Nigeria. This is reported by Fr. Christopher Omotosho, Director of Social Communications of the Diocese of Sokoto in a statement: "At midnight today, M ...
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  24 May 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Association of Middle Eastern theological faculties renews its leadership Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The delegated members of the Association of Faculties and Institutes of Theology of the Middle East, gathered in assembly on May 22 and 23 in Egypt, at the Coptic Catholic Seminary in the Cairo di ...
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  24 May 2022
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Christian Association of Nigeria: "The State must protect the Bishop of Sokoto" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "When we learnt that a Catholic church was attacked in Sokoto, it became clear that that attack was on Bishop Matthew Kukah because he is the one who is like a voice to the voiceless in this count ...
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  24 May 2022
  AFRICA/NIGER - The Church of Niger needs effective support: the missionaries are present despite the current insecurity Dosso (Agenzia Fides) - - "To bear witness to our missionary charism in the diocese of Niamey through the study of local languages and cultures, to facilitate Islamic-Christian dialogue, to take care of the poorest and t ...
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  23 May 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Theological faculties in the Middle East relaunch their mission: to announce the Gospel by listening to the "signs of the times" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - The common reflection of Christian theologians who live and work in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa can nourish the communion between the Churches and ecclesial communities of th ...
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  23 May 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "Allow me to visit the people who live in the bushes" asks the new Bishop of Yei Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "Allow me to visit the people who live in the bushes", said the new consecrated Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Yei on May 15, 2022, Msgr. Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo. "I would like to appeal to the ...
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  23 May 2022
  AFRICA - Food emergency in the Horn of Africa: the worst drought in the last forty years Gode (Agenzia Fides) - "We are running out of time, we need funds to save lives". The undersecretary for humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths, returning from a very recent visit to Kenya, has raised a very strong alarm ...
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  21 May 2022
  AFRICA/KENYA - Service to others, promotion of human rights, justice and peace: inauguration of the new house of the Lay Comboni Missionaries AFRICA/KENYA - Kitale (Agenzia Fides) - The ethnic Pokot population of Kitelakapel in Kenya has a new home for the Lay Comboni Missionaries (LMC). The Bishop of Kitale Diocese, Msgr. Maurice Anthony Crowley officially in ...
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  20 May 2022
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The World Council of Churches in the Middle East: the storms of history will not extinguish the presence of Christians in the lands of Jesus Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Within the framework of history, the Christian narrative cannot be separated from the lands where Christ was born, lived, died and rose again. Christians have also made an important contribution t ...
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  20 May 2022
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - The drama of Durban, hit by floods in April, has consequences for all of southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The exceptional rains that hit the province of KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa in April claimed more than 400 lives across the country, causing landslides and floods. The city of Durb ...
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  20 May 2022
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - With the new President, peace and cooperation for the Horn of Africa Mogadishu (Agenzia Fides) - "The election of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, which took place on Monday, May 16, 2022, opens up new possibilities for peace and cooperation in the Horn of Africa and in particular ...
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  19 May 2022
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Dramatic situation: suffering continues among the poorest, not even the middle class is spared Addis Abeba (Agenzia Fides) - "First we had the revolutionary uprisings against the government, then the hope with the election of Prime Minister Aby, but then came Covid. As if that was not enough, there is also the esc ...
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  19 May 2022
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Pontifical Mission Societies accompany the formation of the faith and community life in the local church Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Formation in seminars, the training of catechists working in rural areas, the construction of children's wards in hospitals, educational materials for children in rural parishes and the ongoing ...