Where is the Intranet ?

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You have been used to have an INTRANET on the website of the Missionaries of Africa. Some of you are wondering today where is the Intranet on the new website.

What is an INTRANET ? Continue reading “Where is the Intranet ?”

Sr Marie-Hélène CREPIN ( St Winoc), R.I.P.

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The Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa
invite you to share in their hope and to pray for

Sister Marie-Hélène CREPIN ( St Winoc)

from the Diocese of Lille,
the Community of LILLE Porte de Gand,
who has entered into Eternal LIFE at LILLE Porte de Gand
on the 19th of March 2017
at the age of 89 years, of which 65 of Religious Missionary Life.
Her missionary life was in Algeria, Burundi, Rwanda and in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Some articles are in French

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Some of you are wondering why on earth are some articles appearing in French while they have chosen English as their language of choice!

Idealy, all the articles should appear in the two languages of the Society. And, true enough, all the official articles are in both languages. However, some articles are only written in one of the two languages of the Society. For example Continue reading “Some articles are in French”

How to register ?

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I haven’t received my credentials or I forgot or lost them. I would like to register, what must I do?

On the home page of the website https://www.mafrome.org , on the top right there are three links : Français – Login – Register.

There could be two different situations : Continue reading “How to register ?”

The Burundi weekly 20170318

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Press review by Luc de l’Arbre

Le 11 mars : Le Secrétaire Général de l’ONU en appelle à la solidarité des Etats de l’EAC pour résoudre la crise au Burundi. Après la réunion du conseil de sécurité des Nations-Unies sur le Burundi tenue à New-York jeudi dernier, Antonio Guterres s’est entretenu avec Augustine Mahiga Ministre tanzanien des affaires étrangères et de la coopération Est-africaine sur la question du Burundi. Dans cet entretien, …

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New Provincial EAP

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After consultation of the confreres appointed to and coming from the Section of the Province of Eastern Africa (EAP), after a deliberative vote of the General Council and after having obtained his agreement, the Superior General, Fr. Stanley Lubungo, has appointed Fr. Aloysius SSEKAMATTE as Provincial Superior of EAP for a first mandate from 01st July 2017 till 30th June 2020.

André Schaminée, M.Afr.
Secretary General

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A vote of thanks to our Bishops

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Thank you to our Bishops!

As we congratulate our confrere John MacWilliam, newly appointed Bishop of Laghouat-Ghardaïa, we equally bless the Lord for the guidance He provided to his predecessor Bishop Claude Rault, M.Afr.

Claude Rault becomes the second confrere bishop whose retirement has been accepted by Pope Francis this year after that of Bishop Francisco J. Silota, M.Afr, Bishop of Chimoio in Mozambique till 2nd January.

Our gratitude to both of them for their many years of committed service to Mission in Africa. God bless them!

Stanley Lubungo, m.afr
Superior General

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What is the meaning of F.A.Q. ?

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F.A.Q., in English, is the acronym of Frequently Asked Questions, a compilation of the questions many people ask. Those questions could be, in our present situation, about problems linked to the use of this website or on the Missionaries of Africa.

British soldier turned priest… – The Tablet

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A British soldier turned priest who risked his life to rebuild the Church’s presence in Algeria following a spate of attacks against Christians has been appointed by Pope Francis as a bishop in the overwhelmingly Muslim country. Fr John MacWilliam, a 68-year-old “White Father” missionary – technically a Missionary of Africa – was on Thursday named the next leader of the diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa, a recognition of the courageous peace building work he has carried out in the region. At the height of violence against Christians by armed Islamic groups in the mid-1990s, on 27 December 1994, four of his confreres running the White Father mission in Tizi-Ouzou were assassinated in their own home, …

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Flash Swiss Sector (in French)

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« Malgré le lourd déclin des vocations, nous gardons l’espoir. Non que les choses redeviennent comme avant. Mais une renaissance est possible en adoptant l’esprit de l’apôtre Paul : se laisser saisir, accrocher par l’Evangile du Christ et prêcher cet évangile sans relâche. A l’issue du dernier Chapitre Général chargé de discerner ce qu’est notre mission aujourd’hui …

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