January 11
Mozambique: Cholera Misinformation Fuels Deadly Violence in Mozambique
A wave of violence has shaken northern Mozambique, where angry citizens, accusing local authorities of spreading the cholera epidemic, set fire to several homes. In a dramatic turn… Read more »
December 19, 2022
Mozambique: Parliament Approves Local Militias in Fight Against Cabo Delgado Insurgents
The Mozambique parliament has approved a bill that legalizes the involvement of local militias in the fight against jihadists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado. Defense… Read more »
December 13, 2022
Mozambique: Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Beira
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.J., until now provincial superior of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Mozambique: Believers Should Feel That the Church Belongs to Them - Bishop of Gurue
Many residents and representatives of the Mozambican Church are wondering about the reasons behind the violent attacks and arson attack on the Church in Chipene, given the… Read more »
October 08, 2022
Mozambique: Bishop of Nacala: 'Terrorists Want Us to Believe That This is a Religious War, But it is Not'
"Terrorists want us to believe that this is a religious issue, but it is not", says Msgr. Alberto Vera Aréjula, Bishop of Nacala, in northern Mozambique, where since 2017… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Mozambique: The Forgotten Conflict in the North Is Increasingly At the Centre of the Interests of African and Non-African Powers
Northern Mozambique where the Comboni missionary Sister Maria De Coppi, among others, was killed on September 6 during the attack on the Chipene mission (see Fides, 7/9/2022), is… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Mozambique: We Must Give Young People a Future - Bishop of Pemba
"There cannot be first class and second class victims". "The response to jihadists cannot be solely military but it is necessary to give hope to young people who would otherwise be… Read more »
September 10, 2022
Mozambique: The Attack On the Chipene Mission Is Part of a Larger Offensive
The attack on the Chipene mission in which Sister Maria De Coppi was killed (see Fides, 7/9/2022) is not an isolated event, but is part of a progression of attacks by insurgents… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Mozambique: Population Is Disoriented - Archbishop of Nampula
"She is a martyr of the Faith", says His Exc. Msgr. Inacio Saure, Archbishop of Nampula, upon hearing the message of vindication of the self-styled Islamic State (ISIS) about the… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Mozambique: Italian Comboni Nun Killed in Attack on a Mission in the City of Chipene
A Comboni nun was killed in the attack in a mission in the city of Chipene in the province of Nampula in northern Mozambique, which took place on the night between September 6 and… Read more »
August 05, 2022
Mozambique: More Than 600 Hostages of the Islamic State Freed but Attacks Continue
More than 600 hostages have been freed by the Rwandan military contingent together with their Mozambican counterparts and the forces of the Southern African Development Community… Read more »