Africa

• 22 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Cardinal Wako's would-be assailant released from prison on grounds of mental instability Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – Hamdan Mohamed Abdurrahman, the man who tried to kill Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako, Archbishop of Khartoum (Sudan), has been released, being deemed incapable of understanding or free will. Th ...
• 19 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Are authorities using force against coup leaders? - Eyewitness Testimony Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – Malagasy authorities have called on civilians who are near the barracks on the outskirts of Antananarivo, where the military coup is barricaded (see Fides 18/11/2010), to leave the area. ...
• 18 November 2010
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Military coup members surround barracks Antananarivo (Agenzia Fides) – "We saw a number of truckloads of armed soldiers head toward the base where the coup leaders are holed up," Fides was told by an editor of Radio Don Bosco, whose head office is located 15 ...
• 18 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “May the will of the people be respected” says Archbishop of Juba on referendum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The outcome from the South Sudan vote on self-determination is a clear manifestation of God’s will and has to be respected as such. This was the position Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro shar ...
• 17 November 2010
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Bishop of Luxor: “Attempts are made to force Christian girls to convert to Islam” Luxor (Agenzia Fides) – "What occurred was an incident between two young people that was overplayed to make Christians look bad,” Fides was told by Bishop Joannes Zakaria, Bishop of the Catholic Copts of Luxor, Egypt ...
• 16 November 2010
  AFRICA/GUINEA - Guinea experiencing tensions and hopes following Alpha Conde victory Conakry (Agenzia Fides) - “Despite the tensions of the last hours and the loss of one life, we can say that the situation in society has not degraded and there is hope for the nascent democracy of Guinea," Fides has be ...
• 16 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops say “peace is possible” in January referendum Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – “Peace is possible,” said the bishops of Sudan in a statement published at the end of their Plenary Assembly which was held in Rumbek, November 8 to 15. The document stresses that the tw ...
• 15 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “The Church in Africa still needs missionaries and should be missionary to herself”: Final Message from the SCEAM/CCEE Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “We are therefore grateful to God today that Africa, thanks to the many centuries of selfless sacrifice by hundreds of thousands of missionaries from Europe and elsewhere, has a vibrant Church ...
• 15 November 2010
  AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archbishop of Kisangani tells Fides about city's role in peace efforts Kisangani (Agenzia Fides) – "I'm ready to take up the pilgrim's stick as defender and herald of peace," Archbishop Marcel Utempi Tapa, Archbishop of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said in an interview wi ...
• 13 November 2010
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenyan Bishops say “Let's work to improve the Constitution” Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Kenya have reaffirmed their opposition to the part of the new Constitution that “poses a threat to life, family, marriage, equality or traditional Christian values,” but dec ...
• 13 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Bishops appeal for respect for Sudanese rights Khartoum (Agenzia Fides) – The bishops of Sudan have called on members of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar ( ...
• 13 November 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Xaverian Missionaries spread the Good News in schools, at all levels (2) Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – We publish below the second and final part of the contribution from Fr. Gerardo Caglioni on the activity of the Xaverian Missionaries in Sierra Leone (see Fides 12/11/2010) and the 60 years s ...
• 12 November 2010
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Xaverian Missionaries spread the Good News in schools, at all levels Freetown (Agenzia Fides) – On July 8, 2010, the Xaverian Missionaries celebrated the 60th anniversary of their arrival in Sierra Leone (see Fides 07/07/2010, 21/07/2010). In this reflection sent to Fides, Fr. Gerardo C ...
• 11 November 2010
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “Necessary and urgent” need for commitment to ad gentes mission in younger Churches, e.g. Africa: SECAM/CCEE Seminar begins Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - "Not only ourselves as bishops, but also priests, religious, and laity are all disciples that the Lord sends out today to go beyond their world to bring Jesus Christ to all people. Everyone has ...
• 11 November 2010
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudanese Bishops and the rest of Africa say: keep the peace Rumbek (Agenzia Fides) – The bishops of Africa are calling on the people of Sudan to persevere in their commitment to peace in light of the upcoming referendum on independence for the southern part of the country, in J ...