Africa
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11 May 2009
AFRICA - “The Pope's visit has enkindled our hope in Christ,” African Bishops say, in expressing their support for the Holy Father
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa (SECAM) wishes to add its voice to numerous ones that have declared their support on the position of Pope Benedict XVI regarding the use of condo ...
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11 May 2009
AFRICA - “The Pope's visit has enkindled our hope in Christ,” African Bishops say, in expressing their support for the Holy Father
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa (SECAM) wishes to add its voice to numerous ones that have declared their support on the position of Pope Benedict XVI regarding the use of condo ...
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8 May 2009
AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - “Let us build a society built upon the civilization of love,” Mozambican Bishops write at the close of their Plenary Assembly
Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - “During his first visit to Africa, in Cameroon and Angola, the Holy Father left us a profound message. He came to us to pray for us, [to pray] that we would have the strength and courage to fac ...
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8 May 2009
AFRICA/MALAWI - Study Seminar on Sorcery in Africa at the Intercongregational Philosophical Seminary of Balaka
Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, May 8, the Intercongregational Philosophical Seminary located on the outskirts of Balaka (Malawi) ended its study seminar on sorcery and its impact on pastoral activity.
The openi ...
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7 May 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - The forgotten crisis in eastern Congo: Caritas working on the frontline in the distribution of aid to thousands of families in difficulty
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“Caritas-Développement Congo”) is working in the frontline to help thousands of refugees from the two crisis that are now afflicting the east ...
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7 May 2009
AFRICA/CHAD - Rebel attacks force humanitarian aid organizations to limit services to thousands of refugees
N'Djamena (Agenzia Fides) – Rebels continue their attacks in east Chad, where on May 4 they launched an offensive from the border with Sudan (see Fides 6/5/2009). A spokesman from the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) d ...
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6 May 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “Let us help those who are tricked into being brought to our city to be exploited...”: Letter from the Archbishop of Cape Town against human trafficking
Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) - “As the local Church of Cape Town we have a duty to take action.” This was the exhortation made by Archbishop Lawrence Henry of Cape Town (South Africa) to faithful, in asking them to awak ...
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5 May 2009
AFRICA/SUDAN - High tension between Sudan and Chad, the day after the signing of an accord to begin normalization process between the two countries
Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – At just two days from the signing at Doha (Qatar), tensions are rising between Sudan and Chad, thanks to an accord that was meant to help normalize relations between the two countries.
The g ...
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4 May 2009
AFRICA/MOROCCO - Archdiocese of Rabat holds a Congress in honor of the 800th anniversary of the Franciscan Rule
Rabat (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Rabat, Morocco, celebrated the 800th anniversary of the Franciscan Rule with a two-day Congress that opened on May 2.
The Congress was presented by Archbishop Vincent Landel ...
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4 May 2009
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Climate changes provoke an increase in cholera in Zambia, Spanish study says
Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – Climate changes are causing a rise in infections in Africa. This is what a study published by researchers at the Spanish Carlos III Health Institute say. According to the study, the increase of ...
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29 April 2009
AFRICA/CONGO DR - “Thank you, Holy Father, for bringing hope for the future back to our continent” - A Message from the Bishops of Congo
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo thank His Holiness Benedict XVI for “having visited our land of Africa, for having confirmed our faith in Jesus Christ, the Light of the Worl ...
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29 April 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - A missionary's testimony from Korogocho, the fourth largest Nairobi slum that is home to 120,000 people
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “Calling to mind the shantytowns of Korogocho – Nairobi (Kenya), its people, and reinterpreting the experience I have had over the course of the many years in which I have lived here, always ...
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28 April 2009
AFRICA/KENYA - “Politicians are insensitive to the people's suffering,” Bishops say in calling for food price control to overcome hunger
Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - “The vast majority of our leaders show a blatant insensitivity to the needs of our people. They pursue their own selfish interest, thus nurturing greed and corruption. Goods and wealth which r ...
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28 April 2009
AFRICA/ALGERIA - Condolences for death of Brother Xavier Habig of the Fraternité des Petits Frères del Evangile, in car accident
Alger (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa in Algeria is deeply saddened by the death of Brother Xavier Habig of the Fraternité des Petits Frères del Evangile (Fraternity of the Little Brothers of the ...
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27 April 2009
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “In the 2009 election, the real victory belongs to all the South Africans...We call on the new government to show an even greater commitment to service towards the marginalized,” Bishops of South Africa write, following elections
Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) – Jacob Zuma, leader of the African National Congress (ANC), is the new President of South Africa. Zuma won the elections on April 22 (see Fides 22/4/2009). The ANC obtained 65.9% of the vo ...
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