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Mercy Maina

Nigerians protesting against the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the country's capital Abuja.

Nigeria’s Christian Leaders Welcome Disbandment of Contentious Force, Protest Redeployment

Christian leaders in Nigeria have welcomed the decision of the country’s government to disband the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS),...

Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya and South Sudan, Archbishop Bert van Megen with officials of the Religious Superiors Conference of Kenya (RSCK) on October 13.

Pray to “become signs of hope, Spirit-filled evangelizers,” Nuncio in Kenya to Consecrated

Consecrated persons in Kenya have been encouraged to cultivate and nurture hope, seeking God’s grace to realize their mission of...

Logo International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

Catholic Leaders in Africa Join Global Calls to Cancel Developing Countries’ Debts

Catholic leaders in Africa have joined the more than 140 other Christian groups’ representatives from across the world who are...

Pope Francis at the “Protection of Minors in the Church” Meeting, that took place from February 21 to 24 2019 in the Vatican / Vatican News

Rome Meeting on Protection of Minors Inspired Tanzania’s Children Radio Program: Official

An ongoing radio program in Tanzania hosted by children aimed at making children in the East African nation aware of...

The headquarters of the  International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, Netherlands. / website International Criminal Court (ICC).

Report Outlines Purpose of Project Set for Violence Survivors in Central African Republic

Details of what a project established to restore the dignity of those who have survived acts of violence in the...

The Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda.

Site of Africa’s Only Vatican-Approved Marian Apparition Hosts International Rosary Event

Rwanda’s Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, which is Africa’s only Vatican-approved site of a Marian apparition, played host...

Lorette College of Curepipe in Mauritius. / Lorette College of Curepipe/Facebook Page

Loreto Sisters in Mauritius Hailed for Overseeing 150 Years of Quality, Holistic Education

Members of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), commonly known as Loreto Sisters, in Mauritius have been hailed...

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary Wednesday, October 7, 2020.

Why Praying the Rosary is “so special, so powerful,” South African Prelate Explains

On the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary celebrated on Wednesday, October 7, the Archbishop of South Africa’s Cape...

Logo for the 2020 Global Handwashing Day.

Salesians Highlight Programs Promoting Hand Washing in Africa Ahead of Global Event

Ahead of the Global Handwashing Day (GHD) set to be marked in the context of COVID-19 on October 15, Salesian Missions, the...

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza with Catholic lawyers after Mass to mark the end of the legal year in Adamawa State. / Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza/Facebook Page.

Nigerian Bishop Urges Catholic Lawyers to Defend Less Privileged, Reduce Backlog of Cases

A Catholic Bishop in Nigeria has urged Catholic lawyers in the West African nation to consider offering their legal services...

A Poster for World Teachers’ Day 2020. / UNESCO

On World Teachers’ Day, Jesuit Refugee Service Highlights Teachers’ Role amid COVID-19

On the annual World Teachers’ Day marked October 5, the leadership of the international refugee organization of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits),...

Bishop Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa of Zimbabwe’s Chinhoyi Diocese.

Move to Enlist Doctors into Army in Zimbabwe Causing “distress, unconstitutional”: Prelate

A Catholic Bishop in Zimbabwe has termed as “unconstitutional” the move by President Emerson Mnangagwa-led Government to enroll “junior (medical)...

Bishop Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia of CAR’s Bossangoa Diocese.

Insecurity in Central African Republic Behind “evangelical fragility, poverty”: Prelate

A Bishop in the Central African Republic (CAR) has, in a recent news report, highlighted the impact of insecurity in the...

Voter Education Outreach Program in Uganda. / Electoral Commission of Uganda

Interreligious Body in Uganda among Dozens of Entities Accredited for Voter Education

The Inter Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) is among 46 civil society organizations (CSOs) accredited by the country’s electoral body to carry...

Some members of the African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC). / African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC).

Scholars Highlight Limitations, Challenges in Studies Examining Catholic Sisters

Researchers participating in the just-concluded ten-day virtual International Consultative Research (ICR) conference have highlighted gaps and challenges in conducting studies that seek...

Church Leaders in Uganda to Engage Media in Marking World Mission Sunday

Ahead of this year’s World Mission Sunday on October 18, an official of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) has explained...

Archbishop Stephen Brislin of South African’s Cape Town Archdiocese. / Archbishop Stephen Brislin/Facebook Page

Allow Gospel Challenge “preconceived ideas, who we think God is”: South African Prelate

The Archbishop of South African’s Cape Town Archdiocese has, in a video reflection, underscored the need to interact with the...

US-based Charitable Foundation Facilitating Data Centers in Africa for Catholic Sisters

The US-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is facilitating the setting up of data centers in Africa that will be used to collect,...

A pie chart presentation of how skilled Catholic nuns in Central and Eastern Africa are in guiding young people in entrepreneurship. / Sr. Hellen Bandiho

Five Gaps Catholic Sisters Ministering among Youth in Eastern, Central Africa Face

A study in Eastern and Central Africa has established some five limitations, which Catholic Sisters ministering among young people face,...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama during the celebration of Holy Eucharist at the Chaplaincy of Our Lady Queen of Good Health, Federal Medical Centre in Abuja. / Archdiocese of Abuja/Facebook Page

“Our religious piety should not only be visible and felt on Sundays”: Nigerian Archbishop

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has, in his Sunday, September 27 homily, urged the people of God to always...