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Edwin Oduor Obare, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Emmanuel Ngona, Provincial Superior of the Central Africa Province,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Edwin Oduor Obare

on Wednesday 9th June 2021 in Murayi (Gitega – Burundi)
at the age of 37 years, of which 2 years of missionary life
in Burundi.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Gérard Grimonpont, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Emmanuel Lengaigne, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Gérard Grimonpont

on Thursday 3rd June 2021 in St Maur-des-Fossés (France)
at the age of 97 years, of which 71 years of missionary life
in Malawi and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Glimpses of hope in Katoy

Baptist Mapunda, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Aloysius Ssekamatte, Provincial Superior of East Africa,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Baptist Mapunda

on Thursday 3rd June 2021 in Mwanza (Tanzania)
at the age of 61 years, of which 30 years of missionary life
in Zambia, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Call for solidarity with the population of Goma

Call for solidarity with the population of Goma

The General Council appeals to all confreres to come to the aid of the people of Goma who have been severely affected by the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in recent days. In particular, it invites us to express our moral, spiritual and material support to the confreres of the parish of Notre Dame d’Afrique in Katoy who have remained on the spot and who are taking care of the displaced people who are flocking there.  On Monday morning, what is missing is food. You can send your donations to the General Bursar’s Office here in Rome, CASA GENERALIZIA DELLA SOCIETA DEI MISSIONARI D’AFRICA PADRI BIANCHI, via Aurelia 269, 00165 Roma.

IBAN: IT60S0200805061000002937861

BIC UNCRITM1030

adding SOS Goma.

The confreres in Notre-Dame d’Afrique Katoy are :

      • Evans Chama : pac.gom.econ@mafr.org and WhatsApp +32 465 26 92 95
      • Kanto Hembram : WhatsApp +243 991 559 236
      • Robert Ouedraogo : WhatsApp +243 812 854 261

Edward Ndahinda, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Bonaventure Bwanakweri, Superior Delegate of the section of Ethiopia,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

Edward Ndahinda

on Tuesday 1st June 2021 in Abyi Addi (Tigray Region – Ethiopia)
at the age of 56 years, of which 23 years of missionary life
in Ethiopia and in Great Britain.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon at the Generalate

On 25th May 2021 Fr. Stanley Lubungo, Superior General, hosted at the Generalate in Rome a meeting presided by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the Prime Minister’s Envoy for Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict and Minister for Human Rights  who was accompanied by the British Ambassador to the Holy See, Sally Axworthy. Were also present Sr. Sheila Kinsey, FCJM, Executive Co-Secretary JPIC Commission, John Dardis, SJ, and a few other people. Lord Ahmed gave an overview and update on the Declaration of Humanity by Leaders of Faiths and Leaders of Beliefs and the UK priorities in terms of the effort to end sexual violence in conflict. Our confrere Bernard Ugeux has been actively involved in the campaign Preventing sexual violence in conflict and contributed to the drafting of the above mentioned declaration.

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André Douillard, R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa

Father Emmanuel Lengaigne, Provincial Delegate of the sector of France,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

André Douillard

on Wednesday 26th May 2021 in Pontault-Combault (France)
at the age of 86 years, of which 58 years of missionary life
in Italia, Rwanda, Tchad, Burkina Faso, Niger and France.

Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.

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