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Two sisters of the Daughters of Charity in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, gather for morning prayer in their convent chapel in this 2015 file photo. Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have warned that insecurity is shutting down churches and forcing more priests and nuns to flee their monasteries, as consequences of the war in the northern province of Tigray are felt across the country. (CNS photo/Petterik Wiggers, courtesy CNEWA)

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Nuns and priests flee, more churches shut in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 8, 2022|3 Min Read

A Kenyan farmer uproots a field where he was growing corn that failed because of a drought in Kilifi Feb. 16, 2022. Kenyan bishops have launched an appeal to aid the drought-hit regions, and priests say the situation is dire across much of the country. (CNS photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters)

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Priests describe danger of famine in Kenya as bishops launch aid appeal

Fredrick Nzwili|May 31, 2022|4 Min Read

An 8-year-old girl receives treatment at Ethiopia's Dubti Referral Hospital Feb. 24, 2022. The girl lost her left hand from explosives left near her house in the aftermath of fighting between the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Tigray People's Liberation Front. (CNS photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters)

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New rights report documents atrocities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray

Fredrick Nzwili|Apr 6, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok of Malakal, South Sudan, and Msgr. Ionut Paul Strejac, chargé d'affaires at the Vatican Embassy in South Sudan, stand in Bentiu, where ongoing flooding has submerged buildings, homes and markets. Bishop Majwok has called for support, as floods continued to devastate his diocese, creating a complex web of challenges. (CNS photo/courtesy Bishop Majwok)

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Water a meter high: South Sudan bishop seeks help as floods continue

Fredrick Nzwili|Dec 8, 2021|3 Min Read

Ethiopian Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of Adigrat is pictured in a Feb. 15, 2017, photo. Bishop Medhin has called for an immediate end to aerial bombardment in Tigray, the Ethiopian region where a deadly conflict has unfolded since November 2020. (CNS photo/Petterik Wiggers, courtesy CNEWA)

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Bishop calls for an immediate end to bombings in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 29, 2021|2 Min Read

The carcass of a donkey lies on the dried-up ground near the town of Kargi, Kenya, Oct. 9, 2021. Kenyan bishops are expressing concern about the drought and are calling for government-faiths partnership to help conservation. (CNS photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters)

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Kenyan bishops urge decisive action on climate change-induced drought

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 11, 2021|2 Min Read

A man holds the Ethiopian national flag during a pro-government rally in Addis Ababa Nov. 7, 2021. People were denouncing what rally organizers say is interference by the Tigray People's Liberation Front and Western countries in internal affairs of the country. (CNS photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters)

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Government forces arrest Salesians in Ethiopian capital

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 9, 2021|2 Min Read

The body of a soldier from the Ethiopian military lies covered on the main road of the village of Sheweate Hugum in Ethiopia's Tigray region July 10, 2021. The U.N. High Commission for Human Rights and Ethiopian Human Rights Commission said both sides in the wat had committed abuses that amounted to war crimes (CNS photo/Giulia Paravicini, Reuters)

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Church leaders call attention to Ethiopia as troops approach capital

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 4, 2021|3 Min Read

Aerial of Juba, the capital of South Sudan. Shutterstock)

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Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambushed along highway

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 18, 2021|2 Min Read

Internally displaced South Sudanese families sit outside a classroom in Jonglei, South Sudan, Sept. 24, 2020. As South Sudan marks 10 years of independence, there is little to celebrate, church leaders say. (CNS photo/Denis Dumo, Reuters)

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Archbishop: Decade after independence, South Sudan 'is bleeding slowly'

Fredrick Nzwili|Jul 8, 2021|3 Min Read

Smoke rises as residents walk near homes destroyed by lava deposited by the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in Goma, Congo, June 6, 2021. The Congolese bishops have sharpened their focus on protecting the Congo Basin. (CNS photo/Djaffar Al Katanty, Reuters)

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Congolese bishops sharpen focus on protecting Congo Basin

Fredrick Nzwili|Jun 29, 2021|3 Min Read

A general view shows smoke and flames at the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, Congo, May 22, 2021. (CNS photo/Olivia Acland, Reuters)

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Priest warns of crisis as agencies respond to Congo volcano aftermath

Fredrick Nzwili|May 25, 2021|3 Min Read

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