Africa

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  16 September 2019
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Xenophobia in South Africa; the Congolese Catholic laity: "No to temptation of revenge" Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - "We follow with great attention, emotion and dismay, the xenophobic and barbaric acts", says an open letter from the Council of the Apostolate of the Catholic Laity of the Congo (CALCC) addres ...
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  16 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGER - Release Fr. Maccalli: a man of peace, a great man of God at the service of Niger for more than 10 years Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - "When even at night he heard a knock at the door of the mission, Fr. Gigi opened the door without fear. The person was generally an inhabitant of the village of Bomoanga, headquarters of the missi ...
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  14 September 2019
  AFRICA/ERITREA - Bishops' alarm: The government seize schools Asmara (Agenzia Fides) - After having seized hospitals and dispensaries, the Eritrean State is starting to seize schools run by Catholic, but also Islamic and Protestant religious bodies. In the last two years, 29 clinic ...
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  14 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Guanellian missionaries' commitment towards the disabled: "To promote the dignity and integral development of the person" Owerri (Agenzia Fides) - "Being a person with disabilities in Africa, almost always, means meeting a future of marginalization and poverty: here adequate health facilities are lacking and often socio-cultural barriers tr ...
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  13 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Xenophobia: stance taken by the Bishops of Southern Africa Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "The deplorable actions that we have witnessed cannot be condoned in any way nor can they be hidden behind words that hide the real terror of xenophobia", says a statement of the Standing ...
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  13 September 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The trip promoted by Opera Romana Pilgrimage that crosses the "Way of the Holy Family" has been confirmed Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The next visit of pilgrim groups to Egypt by Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi (ORP) will take place from 4 to 11 October. The program of the visit also includes some stages along the so-called "Way of th ...
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  12 September 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The challenges of young Nigerians, are the challenges confronting young people all over the world Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The challenges of young Nigerians, are the challenges confronting young people all over the world. However, these challenges come in various ways and degrees in different parts of the world", sai ...
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  11 September 2019
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Protection for women in Darfur from abuse, sexual violence, harassment and killings Karthoum (Agenzia Fides) - Women in Darfur continue to be abused, sexually harassed and killed. As Fides learns, social researcher Ibtihal Ishag denounced the condition of women in Darfur, during a conference on violence ...
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  11 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishops and African leaders take a stand against xenophobic violence Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - The voices of the Bishops of African countries against xenophobic violence in South Africa are being raised. "South Africans must not forget that other Africans have played a leading role i ...
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  10 September 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Feminicides: "May God free men from the belief that we possess women", says His Exc. Mgr. Phalana Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - While the wave of violence against Nigerian migrants does not stop (see Fides, 5/9/2019), South African society is confronted with another form of widespread violence: that against women. L ...
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  10 September 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "Remain in the heart of Jesus": the Church thanks Pope Francis who "has traced a path" Moramanga (Agenzia Fides) - "The journey of Pope Francis was extraordinary, full of encounters and emotions. Francis reminded the Bishops that a Pastor must be close to God, to his priests, close to the people. Madagasca ...
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  9 September 2019
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - "A population abandoned to itself. Pope Francis is right in denouncing corruption", says a missionary Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) - "Most of the population of Madagascar lives in extreme poverty caused largely by the lack of distribution of the resources of which the country is rich", says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Cosimo Al ...
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  7 September 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - Carmelites: "Education and development are our mission in the young heart of Africa" Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - Creating jobs in Africa, giving birth to small entrepreneurial experiences, giving opportunities to men and women who live in a country at the top of the poverty ladder: is the commitment of the ...
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  7 September 2019
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - A song, poetry and theater competition in view of the Extraordinary Missionary Month Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "We wanted to let our creativity speak, we discovered that these are initiatives that arouse interest and that allow to spread the event of the Extraordinary Missionary Month better in pastoral ...
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  7 September 2019
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Women's participation in politics: interreligious symposium ahead of the elections Dodoma (Agenzia Fides) - "The Constitution of Tanzania states that authority and control belong to the people, and all women have the right to participate in the promotion of the economy of the country. This is an expect ...