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Three Marianite Sisters: Suellen Tennyson, Pascaline Tougma and Pauline Dourin, are pictured in an undated photo near the clinic where they serve in Yago, Burkina Faso. Sister Tennyson, 83, an American, was kidnapped late April 4 or early April 5 after armed attackers broke into the convent on the parish compound. (CNS photo/courtesy Marianites of the Holy Cross)

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U.S. nun, 83, kidnapped in Burkina Faso

Peter Finney Jr.|Apr 6, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis kneels at the feet of South Sudanese President Salva Kiir at the conclusion of a two-day retreat at the Vatican for African nation's political leaders, in this April 11, 2019, file photo. The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will visit Congo and South Sudan in early July. (CNS photo/Vatican Media via Reuters)

Pope to make long-promised trip to South Sudan in July, going also to Congo

Cindy Wooden|Mar 3, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, gestures during an April 29 interview in Washington. On Jan. 14, 2021, the Christian Association of Nigeria told those threatening Bishop Kukah to stop and said security agencies must ensure his safety. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

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Outspoken Nigerian bishop says he is 'fine', amid reports he was called in for questioning by state police

Jonah McKeown|Jan 11, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. (Aid to the Church in Need/James Nicholls via CNA)

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Nigerian bishop who criticized government over Christian persecution called in for questioning: report

Jonah McKeown|Jan 8, 2022|4 Min Read

Anglican Archbishop Desmond is pictured in a Sept. 21, 2011, photo. Archbishop Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose good humor, inspiring message and conscientious work for civil and human rights made him a revered leader during the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa, died at age 90 Dec. 26, 2021. (CNS photo/Allison Joyce, Reuters)

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Desmond Tutu, known for commitment to justice, peace, dies at age 90

Bronwen Dachs|Dec 26, 2021|5 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

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

People displaced by interethnic violence in Tombura, South Sudan, are pictured in Yambio, South Sudan, Sept. 11, 2021. They took refuge in the home of relatives, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese. (CNS photo/Sean Hawkey)

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South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won't listen

Paul Jeffrey|Sep 28, 2021|5 Min Read

Freed: Msgr. Julius Agbortoko Abbor, vicar general of Cameroon’s Mamfe diocese. (Diocese of Mamfe)

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Catholic priest in Cameroon freed after three days in captivity

Catholic News Agency|Sep 2, 2021|3 Min Read

A young woman in distress is pictured after dropping out of school in Mbale, Uganda, Nov. 17, 2018. Girls and women in Uganda and other African countries are facing gender-based violence caused by poverty, cultural norms and practices, poor infrastructure, violence and fragility. (CNS photo/Tonny Onyulo)

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Ugandan Catholic leaders work to reduce violence against women, girls

Tonny Onyulo|Aug 10, 2021|5 Min Read

Soldiers from Chad drive in the retaken town of Damasak, Nigeria, March 18, 2015. Armies from Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger launched an offensive to end Boko Haram's six-year campaign, which has killed thousands in northern Nigeria and spilled over into Cameroon and Niger. (CNS photo/Emmanuel Braun, Reuters)

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New report says anti-Christian violence in Nigeria highest level for years

Inés San Martín|Jul 29, 2021|3 Min Read

Ingwenyama Mswati III has been king of Eswatini since 1986. Pro-democracy activists in the country previously known as Swaziland, have vowed Tuesday June 29, 2021, to intensify demonstrations against the monarchy until it makes democratic reforms and unbans all opposition parties. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Small African nation of Eswatini is facing major crisis, bishop says

Carol Glatz|Jul 19, 2021|3 Min Read

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