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April 29, 2021 Statue erected in honor of Fr. Francisco Borghero in Ouidah This year Benin is celebrating the one hundred and sixtieth anniversary of the lasting establishment of the Church in its land, then Kingdom of Dahomey. In 2021, it is the challenge of syncretism and sects that the Church has to face in the country. “April 18, Thursday. In the morning, we move up a little to the North to discover the land. … Around noon, we arrive in front of the Whydah (Ouidah) trading post. […] We receive hospitality there until we can find a facility to establish the mission there.” It is with these few lines, hastily recorded in his diary, Fr. Francesco Borghero, religious of the Society of African Missions (SMA), describes the establishment of the Church in Dahomey. ....
Priest's book documents history of Christianity in Bangladesh ucanews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ucanews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Bangladesh's Chittagong Archdiocese gets new archbishop ucanews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ucanews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
: Islam 89.5%, Hinduism 8.5%, Buddhism 0.6% and Christianity 0.4% European missioners began to arrive on the east coast of India in the 16th century. They were accompanied by Portuguese traders and mercenaries, who mostly hailed from the southwestern coast of India, a Portuguese stronghold at that time. The first Portuguese expedition to Bengal landed in Chittagong in 1517. With the permission from Mughal Emperor Humayun, the Portuguese settled in Satgaon and later in Hooghly, which is now part of West Bengal provincial state in India. They also settled in the Arakan kingdom, currently the Rakhine state in Myanmar, and Diang and Chittagong in Bangladesh. The missionaries followed them later. ....