![The new Cathedral in Maroua.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0706Cameroon-e1688635684975.jpg)
CAMEROON: New cathedral to be consecrated in diocese shaken by terror
Nine years of hard work and struggle against a backdrop of terrorism and extremism will climax on…
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IRAQ: Christian youth festival provides hope for future of Church
More than 1,800 young Iraqi Christians from more than 60 parishes across seven archdioceses took part in…
![The aftermath of an attack by a Boko Haram suicide bomber on a church in Kaduna.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/0704UK_Nigeria-e1688466968569.jpg)
UK/NIGERIA: Killings of Christians on the rise
The number of Nigerian Christians killed or abducted because of their faith has drastically increased since 2020,…
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PAKISTAN: Interfaith dialogue bearing fruit, bishop says
A Christian leader in Pakistan has praised interfaith dialogue meetings for lifting tensions in the region –…
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DRC: Church helping to end the exploitation of miners in war zone
The Church is supporting initiatives assisting miners dying of hunger in areas rich in natural resources in…
![The aftermath of an arson attack on St Paul’s Parish and Pastoral Training Centre in Manipur.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/0621India-1-e1687361601932.jpg)
INDIA: Hindutva nationalism to blame for violent clashes, bishop says
The ongoing violence in India’s Manipur state is part of a larger plan “to destabilise interreligious harmony”…
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DRC/UGANDA: School massacre follows bishops’ dire warning
Just weeks after bishops warned that militant attacks in central Africa were spiralling out of control, an…
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UKRAINE: Charity’s record levels of aid for suffering Ukrainian people
A Catholic charity has revealed that its support for the Church in Ukraine – which has come…
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NIGERIA: Catholic priests condemn sectarian comments by ex-Kano Governor
Nigerian priests have condemned a speech in which the former governor of Kaduna said his party was…
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MOZAMBIQUE: Church promoting interfaith dialogue in conflict zone
The Church is set to launch an interreligious dialogue and peace initiative which aims to end armed…
![Submitting the petition at No. 10 (from left to right): Father Dominic Robinson, Father Matthew Madewa, Fiona Bruce MP, Baroness Caroline Cox, Caroline Hull, John Pontifex and Mike Watts.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/0606UK_Nigeria_a-scaled-e1686060181438.jpg)
UK/NIGERIA: Call for justice presented at 10 Downing Street
A year to the day following the Pentecost Sunday church massacre in Nigeria, a petition calling for…
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NIGERIA: Bishop reflects on evils of terrorism and lack of justice a year after church massacre
On the first anniversary of the Pentecost Sunday 2022 church attack in Nigeria, the bishop of the…