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| Mario Mazzali e Marco al lavoro Mario Mazzali au travail avec Marco |
With
the civil war that broke out in 2013, it forced hundreds of thousands
of people to flee. Many have left their homes and villages for other
areas in Central Africa (internal refugees) and many have fled the
country.
As
of today, out of a population of about 5 million inhabitants, there are
632,000 internal refugees, and 738,000 abroad: a total of 1,370,000
people (more than 27.4% of the population).
In
this period of Lent, among other things, there is the celebration of
the Via Crucis: a prayer that follows in the footsteps of the passion of
Jesus. In Central Africa it is a very heartfelt prayer said among the people.
But there are many people who experience suffering on their skin, and every day carry their own Via Crucis.
Cardinal
Nzapalainga, the archbishop of Bangui, arrived in Baoro on Monday,
March 28th. A strong personality, who clearly stands out in the country.
He came to meet the various refugees, inside and outside Central
Africa.
In
the afternoon we went to meet the Muslim community who, after having
lived for 5 or 6 years in the refugee camps in Cameroon, returned to the
country and chose to live in Baoro. There are over 2,000 people, with
many children. It was a nice meeting, which allowed the people to be
able to express their concerns and their desires.
On
Wednesday I went down to Bangui, for the arrival of Giovanni Grossi
Bianchi, the architect who designed the new Carmel Convent. We are
working hard these days, to take stock of the situation and evaluate the
progress of the work.
And because of this work and the meetings with the construction company… I'm a bit late with delivering the blog this week!
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| Via Crucis |
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| Incontro del Cardinal Nzapalainga con la comunità musulmana dei rifugiati ritornati Rencontre du Cardinal Nzapalainga avec la communauté musulmane des refugiés retournés |
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| Bangui - il nuovo convento Bangui - le nouveau couvent |
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