Africa

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  7 August 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Financial autonomy and economic development: great challenge for the Church in Africa Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Financial autonomy of the churches in Africa and economic development of the African populations are the two complementary realities widely discussed in the XVIII Plenary Assembly of the Symposi ...
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  6 August 2019
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Extraordinary Missionary Month: the women of the diocese of Mzuzu in the forefront Mzuzu (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebrations for the Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019 and World Mission Day, the Catholic Women Association (CWO) of the diocese of Mzuzu, Malawi, are committed to the ev ...
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  6 August 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - The Egyptian government "legalizes" another 88 churches built without permits. The total number rises to 1109 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 fast pace. In recent days, the ad hoc governmental committe ...
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  5 August 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A liturgy to invoke "peace and security" in Enugu after the murder of Fr. Paul Offu Enugu (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 4 August, after the violence that continues to upset the lives of the local population and which on 1 August also registered the murder of Catholic priest Paul Offu (in the photo), the l ...
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  3 August 2019
  AFRICA/CENTRAL AFRICA - The commitment for the peace of Central African religious organizations at the center of the next World Peace Assembly Bangui (Agenzia Fides) - The religious organizations that support the political agreement for peace and reconciliation in the Central African Republic and the Finn Church Aid met from 30 to 1 August to prepare for the ne ...
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  1 August 2019
  AFRICA/EGYPT - A year after the murder of Anba Epiphanios, the Coptic Church revokes the stop to monastic vocations Cairo (Agenzia fides) - Coptic monasteries reopen the doors to welcome young people who ask to become monks again, after the admission of novices to monastic communities was suspended a year ago by the Committee for the ...
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  1 August 2019
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - "We must commit ourselves to ending the violence", says the President of SACBC Johannesburg (Agenzia Fides) - "One of the major problems we face in South Africa are violent protests. Part of this violence is due I think to our absence as Church leaders", said His Exc. Mgr. Sithembele Anton Sipuka, ...
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  31 July 2019
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - "Stop inciting hatred against the Fulani, that could lead to a civil war and genocide" warns Mgr. Kukah Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "The blanket and continued hate speeches against the Fulani herdsmen as being currently done on the social media, constitute a threat to the unity and peace of Nigeria", warns His Exc. Mgr. Matthe ...
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  30 July 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Cardinal Ouédraogo elected President of SECAM Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - At the close of the SECAM Golden Jubilee Celebrations and Plenary Assembly, the Bishops of Africa elected the Archbishop of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo ...
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  29 July 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Bishops call for the protection of minors against child trafficking, child labor and child soldiers Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - Child trafficking, child labour and the issue of child soldier continue to persist in many parts of the world, despite laws against it. "The protection of minors is an integral part of the Gosp ...
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  27 July 2019
  AFRICA/CHAD - A cereal bank against exploitation and poverty N’Djamena (Agenzia Fides) - A bank to defeat drought, hunger and exploitation. In its coffers there are no gold bars or even precious currency, but cereals. This is what, Father Franco Martellozzo, an Italian Jesuit fo ...
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  27 July 2019
  AFRICA/BENIN - Salesian commitment to children, victims of exploitation: "to rekindle the light of hope in their lives" Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "In Benin, children living on the streets count for nothing, although important documents have been approved to protect children. Their lives are at risk every day: we try to offer them protecti ...
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  24 July 2019
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - When fraternity in Christ is more important than an ethnic group: the testimony of the Burundian martyrs Bururi (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church that is in Burundi through us, Bishops, wants to celebrate a group of people who, in the name of Jesus, offered their lives to show that our fraternity in Christ is more important tha ...
• 23 July 2019
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Nicolas Lhernould Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 25, 2019 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Nicolas Lhernould, of the Archdiocese of Tunis as National Dire ...
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  22 July 2019
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Archbishop Rugambwa in Kampala: "Joy and Hope" for the 50 years of SECAM Kampala (Agenzia Fides) - "This Jubilee is cause for joy and hope. Joy for the gifts of grace received over the past 50 years and hope for the work that will be accomplished in the years to come, with the grace of God". ...