Africa

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  27 September 2018
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - The solidarity of Pope Francis and the Tanzanian Bishops following the ferry accident on Lake Victoria Dar es Salaam (Agenzia Fides) - "We pray for the deceased to rest in peace and wish the injured a quick recovery. We empathize with the injured and survivors of the accident. We pray that God grants them a quick recovery ...
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  27 September 2018
  AFRICA - Extraordinary missionary month: between professed faith and lived faith, Africa remains "mission land" Kara (Agenzia Fides) - "Africa is often represented, in an approximate way, as a land of mission at this stage rooted, ready to export its dynamism of faith to the ancient churches and missionary entities such as the wea ...
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  26 September 2018
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Massacres and uprisings in the Northeast: appeal of the Bishop of Butembo-Beni Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - In a raid of alleged Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) against the Congolese city of Beni and in the municipality of Rwenzori and Beu, northeast of the Democratic Republic of ...
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  25 September 2018
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - "Let us evangelize the Sixth continent, virtual networks together with young people": the commitment of the Senegalese priests Dakar (Agenzia Fides) - "We share with many young people their concerns: the lack of adequate formation, unemployment that affects most of them, the fragility of the school system, the desperation that leads them to ille ...
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  25 September 2018
  AFRICA/TOGO - The first health-dental mission in Kolowaré thanks to a Catholic doctor Kolowaré (Agenzia Fides) - "After several months of preparation and prayer, working on the draft 'A smile for Africa', and after constant daily attention to what the Lord wants from us, finally at the end of July 2018 w ...
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  24 September 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - A Nigerian Catholic priest died four days after he escaped from his abductors’ den Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - A Nigerian Catholic priest died four days after he escaped from his abductors’ den. Louis Odudu, died in a hospital in Warri, in the State of Delta (southern Nigeria), on September 19. The imme ...
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  24 September 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - "Release Fr. Maccalli": appeal by the Muslim leaders of Niger Genoa (Agenzia Fides) - The Muslim leaders of Niger express firm condemnation over the abduction of Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli and ask for his immediate release, as stated by an appeal relaunched by the Interreligious Commit ...
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  24 September 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Insecurity and confusion over the fate of Father Maccalli Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "At the moment we do not know anything about the condition or about the possible release of Father Pierluigi Maccalli who was kidnapped on september 17. No request has been made", says a source o ...
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  24 September 2018
  AFRICA/NIGER - Fr. Armanino: "Fr. Maccalli, a missionary in his church of the poor" Niamey (Agenzia Fides) - "After all, mission is nothing more than becoming hostages of the poor and the Gospel. Just like God who took Fr. Pierluigi 'hostage'": says to Agenzia Fides Fr. Mauro Armanino, missionary of the ...
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  22 September 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Christian and Muslim religious leaders: dialogue and peace must prevail in the English-speaking regions Yaoundé (Agenzia Fides) - In Cameroon, Christians and Muslims join forces to demand that peace prevails in the English-speaking provinces. In a joint statement, the Council of Protestant Churches, the Supreme Islamic Co ...
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  21 September 2018
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - "Peace bearers": students apostles of the Gospel in a society marked by civil conflict Yamoussoukro (Agenzia Fides) – To educate for peace in a context marked profoundly by the civil war. This is the project that is taking place in Côte d'Ivoire "Porteurs de Paix" ("Peace Bearers"), an association led b ...
• 21 September 2018
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Appointment of the Rector of "Saint Charles Lwanga" Theological Seminary in Kiryama Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 21 June 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Giscard Hakizimana, of the archdiocesan clergy of Gitega as R ...
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  21 September 2018
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Bishops: "Release Leah Sharibu", the girl in the hands of Boko Haram who refused to denounce her Christian faith Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - "We see with great dismay that the violence we denounced in the past continues unabated", the Nigerian Bishops denounce in a statement published at the end of their Second Plenary Assembly held in ...
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  20 September 2018
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Continuous clashes in the English-speaking provinces: it is urgent to open a political confrontation Bamenda (Agenzia Fides) - In the English-speaking provinces of Cameroon, tension continues to rise. The clashes between separatist groups and the army are more and more frequent and the civil population suffer the conseq ...
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  20 September 2018
  AFRICA/SOUTH SUDAN - "The document of agreement for Peace coincides with our meeting with Pope Francis. This is a miracle!", says Mgr. Hiiboro Kussala Juba (Agenzia Fides) - "The Ad Limina Visit to Pope Francis begets miracle of Signed Peace in South Sudan", writes His Exc. Mgr. Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, Bishop of Tombura-Yambio and President of Sudan and South C ...