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Mercy Maina

Mercy Maina

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) with President Nana Akufo-Addo.

Missionaries’ Residence Permit Among 7 Issues Bishops in Ghana Want President to Address

Reviewing the amount foreign missionaries in Ghana pay for their residence permits is one of the seven issues Catholic Bishops...

The house built and furnished for Adaoma Aniwetalu, a physically challenged girl by Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha Archdiocese.

Nigerian Archbishop Builds House for Physically Challenged Girl, Offers Her Scholarship

The Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Onitsha Archdiocese, Archbishop Valerian Okeke on Tuesday, September 8 blessed and handed over a house...

Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval. / Diocese of Port-Louis

On Memorial of “Apostle of Mauritius”, Blessed Laval, Cardinal Urges Closeness to the Poor

On the occasion of the 179th anniversary of the arrival of renowned French Spiritan Priest, Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval in Mauritius...

Map showing Salesian Missionary presence across the globe.

Salesians’ Development Entity Highlights its COVID-19 Interventions in Africa

The leadership of Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)...

Bishop Jose Luis Gerardo Ponce de León offers a radio set to a beneficiary of the COVID-19 response initiatives undertaken in the one-diocese country. / Manzini Diocese

Church in Swaziland Distributes Hundreds of Radio Sets as “special gift” amid COVID-19

The leadership of the Catholic Church in Swaziland is facilitating the distribution of radio sets to deprived persons as one...

Logo of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies marked Monday, September 7. / World Health Organisation (WHO)

The Irony of COVID-19 and Cleaner Air, Clearer Skies: An African Jesuit Cleric

On the maiden International Day of Clean Air for blue skies marked Monday, September 7 under the theme “Clean Air for All,”...

Following Desecration of Convent Chapel in Malawi, Bishop Announces Novena Prayer

Following the desecration of chapel at the convent of Poverelle Sisters (PS) in Malawi’s Mangochi Diocese just over a week...

Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese.

Study Demonstrates Plight of Child-Headed Families in South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese

The leadership of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese has, in a research report, highlighted...

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Tombura-Yambio Diocese.

Why COVID-19 Crisis is an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth: South Sudanese Bishop

A South Sudanese Bishop has, in an editorial message published on his Diocese’s website Thursday, September 3 explained why COVID-19 restrictions offer...

Nigeria's Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Solomon Ita Enang (third left) and members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) during the September 1 meeting in Abuja. / Solomon Ita Enang/ Facebook

Nigeria’s Government and Christian Leaders Yet to Reach Consensus on Controversial Law

The government of Nigeria and Christian leaders are yet to reach an agreement on the controversial Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA)...

Archbishop Paolo Rudelli with Pope Francis in Rome.

Nuncio in Zimbabwe on Pope Francis’ Main Engagements amid COVID-19 Pandemic

The representative of the Holy Father in Zimbabwe has highlighted prayer, charity, and call for a just world order as...

A clean-up crew confronting the oil spill in Riviere des Creoles in Mauritius. Thick muck has inundated Mauritius' unspoiled lagoons, marine habitats and beaches.

“It will take 45 years for the land to regenerate”:Mauritian Cardinal on Ecological Crisis

The head of the Catholic Church in Mauritius has highlighted the impact of the recent ecological crisis occasioned by an oil spill...

Charles Kanjema, Chairman Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) during Friday's press conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Majority of Kenyans Opposed to Legalization of Abortion, Homosexuality, Study Shows

A study commissioned by the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) to assess citizens’ perception of abortion has established that majority of people...

A copy of the Kenyan constitution promulgated on August 27, 2010.

Kenya’s Religious Leaders Identify Implementation Gaps in 10-year-old Constitution

On the tenth anniversary of the promulgation of the Kenyan Constitution marked August 27, religious leaders in the East African country have...

New solar water pump for clean water access at the Don Bosco Center in Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso. / Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB)

Salesians Facilitate Water Access in Burkina Faso, Food Relief in Southern Africa

The leadership of Salesian Missions, the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB),...

Members of the Dialogue Reference Group (DRG) in Kenya.

COVID-19 Funds: Kenya’s Religious Leaders Say “uncontrolled corruption witnessed immoral”

Religious leaders in Kenya have condemned the reported misappropriation of COVID-19 funds describing the practice as “the madness of uncontrolled corruption”...

The Bishop of Port Louis Diocese, Maurice Cardinal Piat.

On St. Louis Memorial, Mauritian Cardinal Calls for Prayers amid Ecological, Health Crisis

On the annual memorial of St. Louis marked August 25, the head of the Catholic Church in Mauritius has called...

Members of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU).

Uganda’s Religious Leaders Decry Unequal Media Access, Police Brutality Ahead of 2021 Poll

Religious leaders in Uganda have expressed their concerns about unequal access to the media and police brutality as the country...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) with Pope Francis during Apostolic visit in September 2019.

In Latest Pastoral Letter, Bishops in Mozambique Recall Pope Francis' Visit Last Year

Catholic Bishops in the Southern African nation of Mozambique have, in their latest Pastoral Letter circulated August 23, recalled the pastoral...

Fr. John Anthony Kaiser / Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) of Kenya

“Where is justice?”: Kenyan Bishop at Anniversary of Assassinated American Cleric

Two decades after the reported assassination of the U.S.-born Mill Hill Missionary, Fr. John Anthony Kaiser, a Kenyan Bishop has decried...