Senegal: Eleven new deacons called to excel in the service of the Church.

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(DMNC) Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Dakar recently ordained eleven deacons at the Marian shrine of Poponguine, 70 kilometres south of Dakar, the Senegalese capital. Françoise Niamien and Clément Ahouandjinou – Vatican City Five of the deacons are from the Congregation of the Holy Spirit Fathers and six from the Archdiocese of Dakar. They were ordained…

Guinea Bissau: Death of the Imam of Mansoa is a blow to Muslims and Christians.

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(DMNC) The death of Imam Ustas AladjiI Bubacar Djaló of Mansoa is a great loss for Islam in Guinea-Bissau, but also for the Catholic Church, because throughout his life he was a man of peace and dialogue. Agenzia Fides – Bissau. The Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Bissau, Bishop José Lampra Cà, and the…

Mexican Bishops express solidarity with hospital flood victims

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(DMNC) Catholic Bishops in the Mexican state of Hidalgo have expressed their solidarity with flood victims in the city of Tula, where recent torrential rains killed 16 patients in a hospital. By Devin Watkins Heavy rains hit parts of central Mexico early Tuesday morning, with the worst-affected area centered on the city of Tula, which…