Madagascar: Appointment of Coadjutor Archbishop of Fianarantsoa

The Holy Father has appointed Bishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona, until now auxiliary of Morondava, as coadjutor archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, at the same time liberating… Read more »

Madagascar: 'A Civil War Was Imminent' in Madagascar

"On Saturday, October 11, a civil war was imminent," sources within the Church of Madagascar told Fides. Yesterday, October 15, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, head of the CAPSAT… Read more »

Madagascar: Military Seizes Power - Parties Seek a Way Out of the Institutional Stalemate

"With the military's takeover of power and President Andry Rajoelina's refusal to resign, an institutional stalemate has emerged," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with extensive… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar In State of Uncertainty

"Madagascar is experiencing a state of uncertainty awaiting President Andry Rajoelina's statements," Father Cosimo Alvati, a Salesian with vast missionary experience in the… Read more »

Madagascar: Protests Continue Despite Government Resignation

Anti-government protests in Madagascar continue. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets yesterday (October 2) in various cities to demand the resignation of President Andry… Read more »