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A poster announcing the June 23 Webinar organized by All African Conference of Churches (AACC) to mark the International Widows Day. Credit: All African Conference of Churches (AACC)

Protect African Widows from Dehumanizing Traditions, Panelists Demand on Widows' Day

Jun 24, 2021

The need for widows in Africa to be protected against retrogressive and dehumanizing cultural practices that rip them off their dignity has been underscored at a virtual seminar organized by All African Conference of Churches (AACC) to mark the International Widows' Day.

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From Right to left: Fr. Joyzy Egunjobi, Director, Nairobi Centre of PSI; Prof. Gabriel Egbe, Dean Faculty of Humanities, Veritas University Abuja, Rev Fr (Prof) Hyacinth Ichoku, VC Veritas University Abuja; and Fr George Ehusani, Executive Director, Lux Terra Leadership Foundation during a visit to PSI campus in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

New Campus at Nigeria-based Catholic University to Churn Out “healed healers” as Trauma Spreads

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Pope Francis smiles at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

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Centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Nigeria's Enugu Diocese conclude with the ordination of 40 Deacons. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Nigerian Major Seminary Centenary Celebrations Conclude, 40 New Deacons Called to “a more radical holiness of life”

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Rise in Kenya’s Femicide Cases “warrants urgent attention”, Let’s “act as our sister’s keeper”: Nairobi Archdiocese

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From Right to left: Fr. Joyzy Egunjobi, Director, Nairobi Centre of PSI; Prof. Gabriel Egbe, Dean Faculty of Humanities, Veritas University Abuja, Rev Fr (Prof) Hyacinth Ichoku, VC Veritas University Abuja; and Fr George Ehusani, Executive Director, Lux Terra Leadership Foundation during a visit to PSI campus in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

New Campus at Nigeria-based Catholic University to Churn Out “healed healers” as Trauma Spreads

Centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Nigeria's Enugu Diocese conclude with the ordination of 40 Deacons. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Nigerian Major Seminary Centenary Celebrations Conclude, 40 New Deacons Called to “a more radical holiness of life”

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 20, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls for Study of Church History Free from Ideologies

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Rise in Kenya’s Femicide Cases “warrants urgent attention”, Let’s “act as our sister’s keeper”: Nairobi Archdiocese

Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Pope Francis Hails Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary for “invaluable service to the Church, society”

The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation awards the Ratzinger Prize to Notre Dame theologian Cyril O’Regan and Japanese sculptor Etsurō Sotoo at in a ceremony at the Vatican on Nov. 22, 204. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Prestigious Ratzinger Prize Awarded to Notre Dame Theologian, Japanese Sculptor at Vatican

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Churches Around the World Lit up Red in Honor of Persecuted Christians

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Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea presiding over Mass for the launch of the 2024/2025 academic year in his Episcopal See. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Buea

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