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Late Moses Sense Simukonde. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Authorities in Burkina Faso Apologize after Shooting Zambian Catholic Missionary

Apr 3, 2023

Police in Burkina Faso have sent an apology to the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) after a shooting incident that claimed a member of the Society of Apostolic Life. 

Sr. Marren Rose Awiti, a member of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Loretto Sisters) and a Canon Lawyer lecturing at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). / Sr. Marren Rose Awiti.

Why Religious Who Depart from Their Institutes in Africa Struggle to Fit in Secular World

Dec 29, 2020

Starting a new life after departing from a Religious Order or Society of Apostolic Life is an arduous task in Africa, according to a Catholic nun who has suggested different ways to assist Religious who embark on such transitions as they seek to fit in the secular world.  

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Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

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The Holy Door of the Jubilee “represents Jesus, the door of salvation open to all,” Pope Francis noted. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

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Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer and delivers an address from a window in the Apostolic Palace on Dec. 26, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

On Feast of St. Stephen, Pope Francis Prays for Persecuted Christians

Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica before Mass on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2024, officially launching the Jubilee Year 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

U.S.-based Jubilee Network Partners with Caritas International in Debt Relief Campaign for Needy, Including in Africa

Pope Francis walks through the Holy Door at Rome’s Rebibbia Prison Complex on the feast of St. Stephen, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Inside the Prison as Pope Francis Opens the Jubilee Holy Door: Special Report

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

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Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

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When Does Christmas Actually End? Here Are the Different Views

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“Vote categorically against that bill”: Catholic Bishop to Sierra Leone’s Legislators on Bill to Legalize Abortion

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