Africa

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  26 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Let us overcome the situation of precariousness in which we live" exhort the Bishops Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We need to strengthen the sense of national belonging", write the Bishops of Nigeria in the final document published at the end of their second Plenary Assembly held from 10 to 20 September in Ag ...
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  25 September 2019
  AFRICA/ESWATINI - The Extraordinary Missionary Month gives life to an extraordinary year of mission in the diocese of Manzini Mbabane (Agenzia Fides) - "Welcoming Pope Francis' call to revive our missionary commitment, I am calling our diocese to deepen on this missionary awareness and commitment by celebrating an “extraordinary mission year� ...
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  25 September 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - The sacredness of Creation celebrated by young people for the Extraordinary Missionary Month Kara (Agenzia Fides) - Debates, conferences, days of formation and prayer, protection of the environment, are some of the activities that the youth of the Mary Queen of the World parish in Saoude, in the diocese of Kara, ...
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  24 September 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The number of churches "legalized" by the Egyptian government rises to 1171 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - In Egypt the process of "legalization" of Christian places of worship built in the past without the necessary permits is proceeding at a rapid pace. In recent days, the governmental committee in c ...
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  24 September 2019
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Religious leaders will participate in the great national debate focused on the crisis in the English-speaking regions Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - "We were invited to the meeting of the great national debate and we agreed to participate", declared the religious leaders who had organized in August the Anglophone general conference aimed at ...
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  23 September 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - "The vote, the only way to get an alternation in power" write the Bishops Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides) - "We appreciate the fact that many of our fellow citizens have understood that the elections are the only way to obtain an alternation in power", say the Bishops of Burundi in the message read ...
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  23 September 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Ebola: "As religious communities we must encourage the population to trust health professionals", says the Bishop of Goma Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - " We are jubilant at the marvels of medical science in finding a vaccine to cure this deadly disease, but a cure brings no hope if fearful people have no trust in the health teams administering ...
• 20 September 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Simplisio Manyika, O.Carm. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July 16, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Simplisio Manyika, of the Carmelite Order as National Director of the ...
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  20 September 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro begin Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) - "We will dedicate an entire year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the basilica", said on Sunday 15 September 2019 Fr. Franck Sylvestre Allatin, rector of The Basilica of Our Lady of Pea ...
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  20 September 2019
  AFRICA/TOGO - Father Luigi Maccalli: authentic missionary, hero of faith Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no missionary activity without sacrifice and the ultimate gift of oneself. A missionary who does not give a free gift of his life for the fundamental cause of the Gospel cannot be called ...
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  19 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - African religious leaders: "Immediately implement the peace agreement otherwise South Sudan will collapse back into war" Juba (Agenzia Fides) - Members of the African Council of Religious Leaders have called for quick implementation of the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement on South Sudan. "We are further troubled by the increasin ...
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  18 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "The leaders of a country should guarantee the peace and security of their people" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - New stance taken by the Bishops of Nigeria on the lack of security in different areas of the Federation. "Every government that fails to protect the constitutional rights of her citizens has fai ...
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  17 September 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Small Christian communities, model of evangelization Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Africa will grow if the "Small Christian Communities" have a priority role and will be strengthened: says Fr. Emmanuel Chimombo, pastoral coordinator for the Association of Member E ...
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  17 September 2019
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Bishops denounce violence and beatings against the opposition Harare (Agenzia Fides) - "We are deeply concerned about the reported nocturnal visits by unknown masked men, beatings, torture, sexual assaults, abductions, harassment of dissenting voices and violent repression of demon ...
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  16 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - The whole community awaits Fr. Maccalli in prayer Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - There has been no news regarding Father Gigi Maccalli, the priest of the Society for African Missions kidnapped by the diocese of Bomoanga (see Fides, 18/9/2018) since September 17, 2018. Despite ...