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AFRICA: As persecution grows in Africa, ACN meets the need
With attacks on Christians rising across Africa, a leading Catholic charity has announced that the continent was…
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BURKINA FASO: Terrorists are driving us out
Escalating jihadist activity in Burkina Faso is turning dozens of populated areas into ghost towns – according…
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BURKINA FASO: Offering mercy amid the madness
RELIGIOUS Sisters in Burkina Faso have told how they are risking their lives to provide food and…
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NIGER: The brother of a priest abducted a year ago still hopes for his return
ONE year after the abduction of Italian priest Father Pierluigi Macalli in Niger, his brother Father Walter…
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BURKINA FASO: Stop support for jihadists – says bishop
A bishop in Burkina Faso has called on the international community to stop the flow of weapons…
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BURKINA FASO: Fear of jihadists grows after priest murdered
Father Antonio Cesar Fernández (© Aid to the Church in Need) The murder of a…