For some years now the province of Cabo Delgado, in the far north of Mozambique, has been suffering greatly from a wave of terrorist violence that has created a climate of war and uprooted over 700,000 people from their homes. And, sadly, news of burned-out villages and barbarous beheadings of individuals has become commonplace in […]
ACN supports the refugee work of the Church with $240,000 in emergency aid as Northern Mozambique is hit with one crisis after another: terror, COVID and cholera
Bishop Luiz Lisboa looks back on his time in the diocese of Pemba The last few years spent in the diocese of Pemba, in northern Mozambique—years marked by war and bloodshed and by constant terrorist attacks in the province of Cabo Delgado—will never be forgotten by Bishop Luiz Fernando Lisboa. In an interview with the […]
“We are living here in a time of war that has already lasted three years. It began with an attack on the police station, then on the distant villages, passing through the larger villages until it reached the centre of the cities. Four cities have already been almost completely emptied. By now, this war has […]
New massacres by jihadists, with the number of refugees climbing daily. Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, has been a theatre of violence and a living hell for its people since October 2017. In a series of over 600 brutal attacks across nine separate districts of this northern region by armed insurgents who claim […]
Two religious sisters belonging to the congregation of Saint Joseph of Chambéry have been returned to safety in northern Mozambique after missing for 24 days, as stated in a press release by the Bishop of Pemba, Msgr Luiz Fernando Lisboa. Sixty individuals remain missing. According to Father Kwiriwi Fonseca, of the diocese of Pemba in […]
Unfolding Violence Goes Unseen by the World “The international community is nowhere to be seen in regard to the problem” in Cabo Delgado, says European deputy Paulo Rangel ACN News, 23.07.2020 by Paulo Aido for ACN International Adapted by Amanda Briget Griffin, ACN Canada “The world does not see, or does not wish to see, […]
Mozambique: The hidden war “It is important to know what is happening – 52 young people were massacred on April 7 for refusing to join the insurgents.” An interview with Mgr. Luiz Fernando Lisboa, Mozambique 27.04.2020 by Maria Lozano Published on the web April 28, 2020 Pope Francis has been one of the few international […]
COVID-19 in Africa Catholic radio stations broadcast hope! More than 14,500 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Africa. The virus has cost the lives of almost 800 people there. Public institutions such as churches and schools are closed in numerous countries on the continent. Many Africans do not have access to the Internet […]
ACN News – Mozambique Awaiting the Holy Father in September On Wednesday March 27, the Holy See press office announced Pope Francis is to visit Mozambique from September 4 to 10, 2019. In addition to visiting the country, which was savagely struck by Cyclone Idai recently, the Holy Father will also visit the neighbouring countries […]
