New Dawn or Missed Opportunity? Africa’s Place in the Church After Pope Francis
As the Catholic world reflects on the passing of Pope Francis, it is Africa that perhaps feels the weight of his absence most profoundly. While […]
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Kenya Police Clash with Protesters Over Church Donation from President Ruto
Kenyan Police have used tear gas to disperse protesters attempting to occupy a church in Nairobi’s Roysambu suburb, following a controversial donation by President William […]
Different religions march for peace in Guinea Bissau
Different religious denominations, namely Catholic, Muslim, Evangelical and representatives of Traditional Power, in collaboration with civil society organizations, organized on Saturday, 14, in the city […]
Mozambique: Pope recalls murdered nun
Pope Francis in his Angelus address on Sunday honored the Italian missionary sister who was killed by Islamist terrorists in Mozambique. Speaking from the window […]
Four nuns kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns in Imo state, in southeastern Nigeria, where kidnappings for ransom are rife, police said on Monday. “Four Catholic sisters were […]
Kidnapped priest killed by abductors in northwest Nigeria
A Catholic priest abducted last week in northwestern Nigeria was killed by his captors while another priest kidnapped the same day managed to escape, the […]
DRC: Religious representatives fail to agree on the future president of the CENI
End of the ultimatum given by the president of the National Assembly to the religious denominations to designate their delegates to the bureau and the […]
The US blacklisted Nigeria for being “of particular concern” in terms of religious freedom
The United States on Monday (December 7) added Nigeria to its blacklist of countries “of particular concern” in terms of religious freedom, considered “the first […]
Cameroon: Bishops call for dialogue to “avert senseless civil war”
Catholic Bishops in Cameroon have reiterated their call for dialogue as a way out of the security crisis in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions. The clergy, in […]
Pope apologizes for Catholics’ role in Rwandan genocide
Pope Francis on Monday apologized and begged forgiveness for the “sins and failings of the church and its members” during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. […]