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Pope Benedict appoints new Bishops in the Central African Republic
On Monday May 14th, 2012, Pope Benedict nominated Fr. Dieudonne Nzapalainga, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, to be the archbishop of Bangui in the Central African Republic. Fr. Nzapalainga, is a national of the Central African  
Conference of the Religious in Mozambique condemns Violence in the Country
The conference of the religious in Mozambique has written an open letter to protest against the frequent violent attacks in the country that have claimed innocent lives of hundreds of people including religious and priests. The most recent victim  
Conference on Moslem-Christain relations in Egypt to take place in Cairo next Month
The Al Azhar School of Islamic Theology in Egypt has announced it will hold a conference from 25th to 30th June in Cairo to discuss Moslem-Christian relations in light of the political changes that took place in the country in 2011. Egypt has the  
Catholic Bishops in Liberia warn they may have to close Educational institutions and Health facilities due to Financial Constraints
The Catholic Bishops of Liberia have expressed concern that the current economic crisis may force them to close some catholic schools and health facilities in the country. The bishops met the country’s president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, last week to  
UN condemns bombing in South Sudan
The U.N.'s top human rights official on Friday said she was outraged by Sudan's "indiscriminate" aerial bombing of South Sudan and warned that attacks that hurt civilians could be considered international crimes. Navi Pillay, the U.N. High  
Egypt: Voting underway for next President
Egyptians living throughout the world are submitting their absentee ballots today less than two weeks before Egypt’s in-country elections.

Egyptian expatriates in more than 150 countries began voting Friday in the first round of the country’s first  
Month of prayer for Christians in Egypt
Christians in the Middle East and North Africa are facing increasing insecurity as their countries undergo huge changes in their political structures.

It's a time of great opportunity for all those nations caught up in the Arab Spring, and as Andrew Boyd, press  
Nigerian Bishop of Sokoto explains 'Boko Haram' ....
During the dry season the harmattan wind blows here from the Sahara desert bringing dust and disease into the ocre coloured savanna, coating over the occasional baobab tree.

Until the rainy season sweeps all the dust and disease away and the fertile  
S. Africa court: investigate Zimbabwe torture allegations
A South African judge has ordered prosecutors to investigate whether Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's government committed human rights abuses, saying it would benefit Zimbabweans tortured in their homeland and South Africans determined to see  
Archbishop Kaigama of Jos in Nigeria condemns the killing last Sunday of Christian Worshippers
The President of the Nigeria catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, who is also the archbishop of Jos, has condemned the killing of 21 people by gunmen on Sunday at two separate Christian religious services. In the first attack  
War in Eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo displaces Thousands
Xaverian Missionaries in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo have reported that thousands of civilians in north Kivu province have been forced to flee their homes by fighting between government troops and rebels commanded by General  
South Sudan: A nation’s struggle
“The people have suffered so long but they also want to be treated with dignity as a new nation” says Sr. Patricia Murray executive director of the Solidarity with South Sudan organization. In the midst of the current flair-up in tensions between  

The challenges surrounding the cooperation between the Catholic Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Europe

A symposium of the bishops of Africa and Europe was held in Rome from the 13th to the 17th February this year. The participants discussed the theme: Evangelization today: Communion and cooperation between Africa and Europe. The meeting, as outlined in the final message, was rooted in the idea that  

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