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UK/NIGERIA: Friend of murdered priest pays heartfelt tribute
A UK-based priest has paid tribute to “an extraordinary soul” from Nigeria who was gunned down barely…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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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ETHIOPIA: Give peace a chance
A bishop in Ethiopia has issued an impassioned plea for the resumption of talks between the government…
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NIGERIA: Archbishop of notoriously dangerous diocese shares a glimpse into his life
The archbishop of one of the world’s most perilous dioceses has described how he has five guard…
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SUDAN: As fighting erupts priests stay with their flocks
Priests in war-torn Sudan are remaining to tend to their flocks despite conflict escalating across Sudan’s capital…
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MALI: Missing – presumed kidnapped
Fears are growing that a priest who disappeared in Mali has been abducted by Islamist militants. German-born…
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SOUTH SUDAN: ‘Being shot helped me suffer with the people’
A bishop in South Sudan has opened up about his ordeal of being shot last year, saying…