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World

Catholic priest burned to death in Nigeria; other Christians in Congo killed

OSV News|Jan 16, 2023|3 Min Read

Nigeria

World

U.S. calls for investigation into Nigerian forced abortions, according to report

Peter Pinedo|Dec 16, 2022|2 Min Read

Congo

World

Congolese Catholics take to the streets to protest increasing violence

Ngala Killian Chimtom|Dec 5, 2022|4 Min Read

South Sudan

Pope to travel to Congo, make ecumenical peace pilgrimage to South Sudan

Cindy Wooden|Dec 1, 2022|4 Min Read

A woman feeds her goat outside her house amid the the lack of grazing lands in the drought-stricken town of Wajir, Kenya, Dec. 2, 2021. African bishops said as discussions on climate crisis intensify, land and climate justice must go hand in hand. (CNS photo/World Food Program handout via Reuters)

World

African bishops: No climate justice without land justice

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 9, 2022|3 Min Read

The COP27 sign is displayed along a road leading to the conference area in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh as the city prepares to host the COP27 summit Nov. 6-18. (CNS photo/Sayed Sheasha, Reuters)

World

As COP27 begins, religious leaders, civil groups have a wish list

Doreen Ajiambo|Nov 6, 2022|4 Min Read

Ethiopian Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel of Addis Ababa is pictured at the headquarters of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington Oct. 24, 2019. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

World

Ethiopian cardinal says he hopes peace agreement will end war

Fredrick Nzwili|Nov 4, 2022|2 Min Read

This is a screenshot from video showing some of people who were abducted by separatists in Cameroon, all of whom have since been freed. All nine, including clergy, were seized Sept. 16, 2022, when 60 attackers destroyed St. Mary's Catholic Church in the southwestern village of Nchang, close to the Nigerian border. (CNS screenshot Cameroon News Agency)

World

Religious workers in Cameroon freed after more than a month

Killian Chimtom|Oct 24, 2022|2 Min Read

A woman stands in line to receive food donations at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in Shire, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, in this March 15, 2021, file photo. During his Oct. 23, 2022, Angelus at the Vatican, Pope Francis appealed to leaders in Ethiopia and its Tigray region to "end the suffering" of the people by negotiating a peace deal; the next day leaders said they are returning to peace talks. (CNS photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters)

Pope appeals for end to fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Catholic News Service|Oct 24, 2022|2 Min Read

Five priests, a nun, and three lay people were abducted Sept. 16, 2022, after gunmen attacked their parish in Mamfe Diocese, Cameroon. (Mamfe Diocese via CNA)

World

Priests abducted in Cameroon last month plead for release in new video

Jude Atemanke|Oct 19, 2022|3 Min Read

Passengers are processed at the immigration section after arriving at Asmara International Airport in Asmara, Eritrea, July 18, 2018. Eritrean authorities are continuing to detain Catholic Bishop Fikremariam Hagos Tsalim of Segheneity, who was arrested at the airport Oct. 15, 2022. (CNS photo/Tiksa Negeri, Reuters)

World

Eritrean authorities detain Catholic bishop, but won't say why

Fredrick Nzwili|Oct 18, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo, Sri Lanka, during an audience with pilgrims from Sri Lanka after a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in 2014. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

While an African pope is possible, an Asian may be a better bet

John L. Allen Jr.|Oct 7, 2022|5 Min Read

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