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Where children are hungry: famine hot spots and Catholic groups that are helping
Approximately 350 million people are in dire need of food globally, including vast numbers of children. Catholic groups are on... Read more
Kenyan pilgrims begin more than 200-mile walk to mark Ugandan Martyrs Day
Millions are expected to arrive at the Namugongo Shrine, the site where St. Charles Lwanga and his companions were burned... Read more
Nigeria diocese orders immediate closure of Catholic school after attack
The Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has ordered the immediate closure of Father Angus Frazer Memorial High School after an... Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo bishops: Amid growth of Church ‘the Congolese state is dead’
Catholic bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo have denounced the insecurity and violence... Read more
Christian leaders in Africa mark 30 years since Rwandan genocide
Members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum expressed their solidarity with the people of Rwanda as they remember the 800,000... Read more
Catholic bishops in Kenya urge government to address doctors strike
“Witnessing the misery of the sick,” Kenya’s bishops urge the government there to address an ongoing strike of doctors and... Read more
More than 700 baptized on Easter in Nigeria despite rise in attacks on Christians
More than 700 Christians were baptized on Easter Sunday in Nigeria’s Diocese of Katsina, where there is a rise in... Read more
South Sudan bishop: Our people ‘on brink of destitution, slowly perishing’
In a March 8 letter, Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala described the desperate situation of his people in South Sudan. Read more
Pope Francis erects new diocese, names bishop in West African country of Guinea
Pope Francis on Thursday erected the new Diocese of Boké in the West African country of Guinea. Read more
Nigeria fast becoming a hostile killing field, Catholic bishops in Ibadan province say
Following a recent two-day meeting, Catholic Church leaders said in a statement that “all is not well and positive change... Read more
British Catholic politician demands justice for Christians killed in Nigeria at Christmas
Lord Alton of Liverpool called on the U.K. government to urgently address persecution in Nigeria, starting with last year’s Christmas... Read more
African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’
Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, wrote the bishops’ statement issued Jan.... Read more
Black Pentecostal leader urges pope to withdraw same-sex blessing document
A prominent black Pentecostal leader is voicing his “solidarity” with African Catholics and urging Pope Francis to withdraw the new... Read more
Cardinal Sarah addresses First African Congress on liturgy
Cardinal Robert Sarah recently cautioned against the overuse of cultural elements over Christian ones during liturgical celebrations. Read more
Human Life International says pro-life training has reached 10,000 African seminarians
The U.S.-based pro-life Catholic group says it has trained thousands of African seminarians in its anti-abortion programs over the last... Read more
Nigerian bishop: Tens of thousands spent to rescue kidnapped priests, seminarians
Most of the money has been spent rescuing priests, seminarians, and other pastoral caregivers who were kidnapped by various militia... Read more
‘He hid under the altar’: Tanzanian bishop describes effects of violent storm on church
St. John Paul II Rwamishenye Church in the Diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania and the parish’s rectory have been destroyed... Read more
Religious congregation grateful after release of abducted nuns, seminarian in Nigeria
Three Catholic nuns, a seminarian, and their driver were abducted from Nigeria’s Abakaliki Diocese on Oct. 5 and released Oct.... Read more
Oceania, Africa delegates say Synod on Synodality is their turn to speak
Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, said at an Oct. 12 briefing that the Synod on Synodality is “a... Read more
Abducted priest in Nigeria released, diocese ‘grateful’
Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide, a parish priest at St. Mary Amofia-Agu Affa Parish in the Enugu Diocese, was set free... Read more
