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After two drown in Tanzania, Christians re-examine safety of river baptisms
- Global Church, Religion News Service
- July 21, 2017
In Africa, river baptism is popular, particularly among Pentecostal and charismatic churches. Drowning during baptism is not uncommon in Africa, and Tanzanian police detained a pastor in connection with the deaths of two people who drowned while being baptized. Officials have warned against using the rivers for such activities unless safety is confirmed.
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Central Africa: Catholic bishops call for interreligious dialogue as intolerance rises
- Global Church
- July 20, 2017
Participants at a meeting of central African bishops this week recommended inter-religious dialogue as the way forward for the sub-region. They also reiterated claims that the death of Cameroonian Bishop Jean-Marie Benoît Balla was not a suicide, but that he was “brutally assassinated.”
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African calls West’s imposition of abortion ‘cultural supremacy’
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- July 12, 2017
The British government co-hosted an international Family Planning Summit in London with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.N. Population Fund. The U.K. Department for International Development said the July 11 summit aimed to boost global commitment to “ensuring women and girls have access to family planning services.” Many Africans accuse the conference of behaving like “old colonial masters” by trying to impose abortion on the continent.
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Pope, Merkel find ‘harmony’ on Africa, climate change and poverty
- Vatican
- June 17, 2017
German Chancellor Merkel told the press that she and Pope Francis had talked about Africa during their 40-minute encounter, especially the role of the European Union in trying to promote economic development. She said the two leaders had also discussed the importance of “tearing down walls,” protecting the environment, and promoting a multilateral approach to solving global problems.
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Pope Francis won’t go to South Sudan; proposed trip too dangerous
- Vatican
- May 30, 2017
Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke confirmed a trip to South Sudan by Pope Francis would not happen in 2017. The pontiff would have travelled with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to the war-torn country. The security situation in South Sudan has been deteriorating, and it was determined the proposed trip would be too dangerous.
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Christians in Africa – Pope Francis’s May prayer intention
- Catholic News Agency, Global Church
- May 5, 2017
“Let us join with our brothers and sisters of this great continent, and pray together that Christians in Africa, in imitation of the merciful Jesus, may give prophetic witness to reconciliation, justice, and peace,” Pope Francis said in the May video addressing the wars and conflicts in many African nations.
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