April 26
Burkina Faso: Catechist Murdered in the East of the Country
The catechist Edouard Zoetyenga Yougbare was kidnapped and killed near Saatenga, in the diocese of Fada N'Gourma, in eastern Burkina Faso. According to a diocesan priest quoted by… Read more »
April 04
Tunisia: Resignation and Appointment of Archbishop of Tunis
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the archdiocese of Tunis, Tunisia, presented by Archbishop Ilario Antoniazzi. Read more »
February 05
Senegal: 'Like Many of Our Fellow Citizens, I Am Disturbed By What Is Happening' - Archbishop of Dakar
"Like many of our fellow citizens I am disturbed by what is happening", Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye, Archbishop of Dakar, the capital of Senegal, told the press after President… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: President of the Bishops' Conference - 'Here Too, Families Are in Crisis and Children Are Left to Their Fate As 'Street Children''
"2/023 was a very intense year for the Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo," says the President of the Congolese Episcopal Conference and Archbishop of Kisangan, Marcel… Read more »
August 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Clashes in the Amhara Region - Bishops - 'Stop the Fighting and Start a Dialogue'
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia has made a plea to the combatants, asking them to immediately cease the ongoing war between the Amhara militia (Fano) and the Ethiopian… Read more »
June 02, 2023
Sudan: Resumption of Clashes - Missionaries Remain On Site
The fighting in Khartoum has intensified and 18 people have died and 106 civilians have been wounded in clashes between air raids and heavy artillery in the middle of residential… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Kenya: Investigation Into Shakahola Forest Massacre Widens as Calls for Greater Control of Sects Continue
Another "telepreacher" has also been put under investigation for the massacre of more than 100 followers of the Kenyan sect "Good News International Church", found dead in the… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Ghana: Mission Kumasi - Meeting Point of Religion, Royalty and Diplomacy
In 1880 Father Auguste Moreau, of the Society of African Missions (SMA), together with Father Eugene Murat, arrived in Elmina, the oldest European settlement in West Africa. Read more »
January 27, 2023
South Sudan: Pope's Visit - 'Ecumenical Journey' to Pave the Way for Peace
As part of an ecumenical visit, Pope Francis will visit South Sudan together with the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Primate of the Anglican Communion, and Pastor… Read more »
January 04, 2023
Africa: Pope Benedict XVI - African Bishops Remember 'A Great Theologian of Profound Humanity'
The Catholic Church in different parts of Africa remembers Benedict XVI with masses and suffrage prayers. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Resignation of the Archbishop of Kananga
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kananga (Democratic Republic of Congo) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Marcel Madila… Read more »
Nigeria: Missionary Community Inaugurated in Ikorodu
A pastry school, sewing courses, computer science for young people, accompaniment of youth group movements, catechesis, are some of the areas in which the missionary Daughters of… Read more »
Nigeria: Another Priest Kidnapped in Nigeria.
Another priest kidnapped in Nigeria. Fr Sylvester Okechukwu, of the diocese of Kafanchan, in the state of Kaduna, in the central north of the country, was kidnapped yesterday,… Read more »
December 20, 2022
Nigeria: Diocese of Umuahia - Catholic Priest Kidnapped
Another Catholic priest has been kidnapped in Nigeria, Father Christopher Ogide, associate Pastor at Maria Assumpta Parish of Umuopara, diocese of Umuahia, in the state of Abia, in… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Nigeria: Six Months After the Massacre of the Saint-François-Xavier Church in Owo, Questions Are Being Asked About Who Committed It
More than six months after the June 5 massacre at St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Ondo State (see Fides, 6/6/2022), Nigerians are waiting for the holding a trial against those… Read more »
Nigeria: Establishment of the Diocese of Wukari and Appointment of the First Bishop
The Holy Father Francis has established the new diocese of Wukari (Nigeria), with territory separated from the diocese of Jalingo, making it a suffragan of the Metropolitan See of… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Dead, Wounded and Missing, Serious Damage to Buildings
Twenty-four neighborhoods of Kinshasa, where some 12 million people live out of a total population of more than 17 million, have suffered serious damage due to the movements of… 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 »
December 12, 2022
Zambia: Appointment of Auxiliary Bishop of Chipata
On December 10, 2022, the Holy Father appointed rev. Gabriel Msipu Phiri, of the clergy of Chipata, currently in charge of raising funds for diocesan activities, as Auxiliary… Read more »
South Africa: Resignation of the Bishop of Kroonstad
The Holy Father Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Kroonstad (South Africa) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Peter John Holiday. Read more »
December 10, 2022
Uganda: Story of Paolino, the Cook of the Nuns of Kanawat
"Paolino was the cook of our community in the last ten years. He was a good man, and he also had some village-level responsibilities". Sister Laura Gemignani, a Comboni missionary,… Read more »
December 07, 2022
Egypt: Cooking School for the Children of the 'Oasis of Mercy' Home
A cooking school inspired by a well-known Chef, and intended to offer qualified professional training and employment opportunities to young guests of the Oasis of Mercy in Cairo, a… Read more »
South Sudan: Pope to Visit South Sudan
"The announcement of the Holy Father's visit is an answer to our prayer. The entire population of Sudan and South Sudan awaits the the Successor of Peter to come and step on the… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Mali: Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Jacques Damobe
On September 22, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle appointed Rev. Jacques Damobe, of the archdiocesan clergy of Bamako as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Uganda: Catholic Journalists Must Only Give the Truth - Secretary General
Communicators have a powerful and mysterious mission, and Catholic journalists are called to report the facts and try to act as "evangelists of our times", said the Secretary… Read more »