Return to Bangassou
15 August 2026
After my brief visit to Nigeria, I returned to Bangassou on Thursday 6 June.
On my way to the airport, I passed the house where Sister Yolande and the children from the ‘Maman Tongolo’ orphanage were waiting for me: they had come to Bangui for a few days’ holiday, and for them it was their first time seeing a big city!
Once I arrived in Bangassou, a few days later my computer went blind: the screen had died, and I couldn’t connect it to any external monitors via the various ports. But, thanks to some friends and a great deal of divine providence, I at least managed to recover the data.
On Sunday 9 August, I went to Laanome, where I celebrated Mass in the old chapel. It’s small, with a very low tin roof, and it’s almost as hot as… in Europe at this time of year!
Construction work on the new church is progressing well, and we hope to inaugurate it in a few weeks’ time.
At the moment, I’m trying to tidy up a bit in the various offices, where I’m coming across some very interesting documents that provide a detailed account of life in this diocese.
Today, the Feast of the Assumption, I celebrated Mass in the small shrine at Pande, 12 km away. A few hundred faithful from the parish of Tokoyo (Bangassou) and the neighbouring villages came on pilgrimage on Thursday, and will stay until tomorrow, Sunday.
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| I bambini in vacanza Les enfants en vacance Los niños durante las vacaciones |
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| Lanome, la vecchia cappella Lanome, la vieille chapelle Lanome, la antigua capilla |
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| Lanome, la nuova chiesa Lanome, la nouvelle eglise Lanome, la nueva iglesia |
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| Pande |
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