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Catholic Activists in Africa Rally for Signatures to Halt "radical" Pro-Choice Agenda

Apr 24, 2022

The African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo Africa, has launched a petition against Walt Disney Company for seeking to groom children to adopt radical pro-choice agenda.

Streets flooded in South Africa's Southeastern Province of KwaZulu-Natal. Credit: Caritas KwaZulu-Natal

Infrastructural Damage Hampering Relief Support in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: Caritas

Apr 23, 2022

A Caritas official in South Africa has said the damage to infrastructure is hindering efforts to reach out to those affected by the floods in the Southeastern Province of KwaZulu-Natal.

Mass burial for victims of persecution in Nigeria. Credit: Intersociety

Alarm as Over 6,000 Christians “hacked to death” in Nigeria in Fifteen Months: Report

Apr 23, 2022

A total of 6,006 Christians in Nigeria were hacked to death from January 2021 to March 2022, a recent investigation has established, noting that the number has doubled in recent years.

Archbishop Paul Yemboaro Ouédraogo (Center) addressing journalists Thursday, April 2 in Burkina Faso. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Church in Burkina Faso Set to Resume Pilgrimages Abroad amid Revised COVID-19 Protocol

Apr 23, 2022

The leadership of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Pilgrimages and Eucharistic Congresses (CEPCE) in Burkina Faso has announced the resumption of international pilgrimages after the West African nation revised COVID-19 protocol.

Theresa Patience Sanyatwe,  Child Safeguarding Officer at the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC). Credit: IMBISA

Many Catholics Lack Sufficient Knowledge to Safeguard Minors: Baseline Report in Zimbabwe

Apr 23, 2022

The report of a baseline pilot study in Zimbabwe’s Catholic Archdiocese of Harare indicates that many people in the Metropolitan See do not have enough knowledge to protect minors and other vulnerable people from abuses.

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On Earth Day 2022, Faith Leaders in Africa Call for Increased Investment in Agroecology

Apr 22, 2022

On the annual International Mother Earth Day observed April 22, representatives of various Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and Civil Societies Organizations (CSOs) in Africa have called for increased investment in agroecology to guarantee sustainable food systems on the continent.

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Let’s Conquer Hatred with Love, Cardinal Says in Message for Good Friday in Ethiopia

Apr 22, 2022

The Cardinal in Ethiopia has challenged the people of God in the Horn of Africa nation to allow love to conquer hatred and to embrace dialogue amid the ravaging humanitarian situation in the country.

Bishop Neil Frank of South Africa’s Mariannhill Diocese. Credit: SACBC

“We can't go back to building houses on sand”: Bishop in South Africa after Deadly Floods

Apr 22, 2022

A Catholic Bishop in South Africa has challenged citizens of the African nation to respond to the aftermath of the deadly floods in parts of KwaZulu Natal Province “in a new way” and that they should not “go back to building houses on sand”.

Bishop John Oballa Owaa during the Holy Mass to mark his 10th Episcopal anniversary. Credit: Ngong Diocese/Facebook

Let’s Be Family “regardless of political choices, party affiliations”, Urges Kenyan Bishop

Apr 22, 2022

The Bishop of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Ngong has urged the people of God in the East African country to look at each other as “one family” even with their varied “political choices and party affiliations”.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria's Sokoto Diocese. Credit: Sokoto Diocese

Nigerian Bishop’s "controversial" Easter Message Was Prophetic, Catholic Priest Says

Apr 22, 2022

A U.S-based Catholic Priest has come to the defense of a Nigerian Bishop whose Easter 2022 Message has triggered controversy, with a State official accusing the Catholic Church leader of being extremely critical of the government and getting too involved in politics.

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka, First Vice President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: Bishop Sithembele Sipuka

Catholic Bishops in Africa Urge IMF, World Bank to Help Address Africa’s COVID-19 Recovery

Apr 21, 2022

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are calling on delegates attending the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring meetings “to put in place viable plans for” African nations to recover from COVID-19 challenges. 

Late Ambrose Sule laid to rest 21 April 2022 in Owerri Archdiocese. Credit: Br. Ferdinand Mary Nguaan

Seminarian’s Last Words on Good Friday Will Live on in Nigeria: Catholic Priest at Burial

Apr 21, 2022

Many will remember Ambrose Sule, the Nigerian Seminarian who died on Good Friday, as a dedicated, “silently brilliant” and well-articulated young man. 

Cover-page of the new book titled “Collaborative Mission in South Sudan: Towards a New Paradigm. Credit: Solidarity with South Sudan (SSS)

Newly Launched Book Offers “window to life, reality of real people” of South Sudan: Nun

Apr 21, 2022

Readers of the 280-page newly launched book are expected to gain deeper insight into the identity, life, and real situations of the people of God in South Sudan, a Catholic Nun has told participants during the virtual event that took place Thursday, April 21. 

Marienberg in Cameroon's Edea Diocese, venue for the national pilgrimage and prayer for peace scheduled to take place from April 23-24. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pilgrimage for Peace in Cameroon “expression of solidarity” with Troubled Regions: Bishop

Apr 21, 2022

The national pilgrimage and prayer for peace scheduled to take place in Cameroon’s Edea Diocese is an expression of solidarity with the people of God in the troubled regions of the country, a Catholic Bishop has told journalists.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Says He Speaks “to invoke conversation”, Not to Attract Support

Apr 20, 2022

The Bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese known for speaking boldly against failures in good governance has said that he does not speak to gain followers but “to invoke conversation”.

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Cardinal in Ethiopia Says Humanitarian Situation in Tigray Worsening, Suffering Increasing

Apr 20, 2022

The Archbishop of Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa Archdiocese has said that the humanitarian situation in the embattled Tigray region is getting worse and that the violent conflict has resulted in the protracted suffering of the population.

Protesting of the students at the entrance of the University of Swaziland. Credit: DHPI

Catholic Peace Entity Says Arson Across Eswatini signals “very worse times lying ahead”

Apr 20, 2022

If unaddressed, various acts of violence in Eswatini, including the torching of private and public property, signals “very worse times lying ahead”, locals have told Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI).

Jean Cardinal Zerbo, Archbishop of Mali's Bamako Archdiocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Mali’s Cardinal Asks Government to Negotiate with Regional Economic Bloc to lift Sanctions

Apr 20, 2022

The Cardinal in Mali has, in his Easter 2022 Message, called upon the country’s transitional government to negotiate with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in view of lifting sanctions on the West African nation.

The controversial Easter advert comparing the resurrection of Christ with the rising of Agege Bread. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nigerian Christian Leaders Call for Dismissal of Bank CEO amid Controversial Easter Advert

Apr 20, 2022

Christian leaders in Nigeria are calling for the termination of the Chief Executive Officer of the country’s Sterling Bank after the finance institution aired a controversial Easter advertisement.

Mass burial for victims of persecution in Nigeria. Credit: Intersociety

Why Jihadists are Killing Muslims in Nigeria in Alarming Numbers: Study Report

Apr 20, 2022

A recent study by the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has revealed that jihadists in Nigeria are killing their fellow Muslims in alarming numbers as extremism rages in various States of the West African country.