(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…
(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…
(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…
(DMNC) Pope Francis on Saturday met members of the 92nd General Chapter of Discalced Carmelites. He spoke to them about how to renew themselves, keeping faithful to their contemplative vocation of friendship with God. By Robin Gomes Pope Francis on Saturday urged Discalced Carmelites to maintain harmony between friendship with God, fraternal life and mission…
