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Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, retired archbishop of Kinshasa, died July 11, 2021, at the age of 81. He is pictured in a Feb. 9, 2018, photo. (CNS photo/Robert Carrubba, Reuters)

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Cardinal who spearheaded democratic process in DR Congo dies at age 81

Catholic News Agency|Jul 12, 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

Flag of Mali. (Image via CNA)

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Kidnappers free Catholic priest and four others in Mali

Catholic News Agency|Jun 24, 2021|3 Min Read

Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Nigeria’s Kaduna Archdiocese. (Courtesy Photo via CNA)

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Nigerian archbishop prays for killers’ conversion at burial of murdered Catholic priest

Catholic News Agency|Jun 3, 2021|3 Min Read

A biomedical engineer confirms the consignment of the COVID-19 vaccine at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, March 5, 2021. (Monicah Mwangi/Reuters via CNS, image via Crux)

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U.S. coronavirus package also offers aid to developing world

Ngala Killian Chimtom|Mar 22, 2021|3 Min Read

Men plant seeds on a farm on the grounds of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Machakos, Kenya, March 26, 2017. The farm is where they grow food for the parish and teach the local community about farming. (CNS photo/Fredrick Nzwili)

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Faiths institute asks Gates Foundation to change tactics in Africa

Fredrick Nzwili|Feb 22, 2021|4 Min Read

A first responder attempts to put out a fire in Kinshasa, Congo, Feb. 17, 2021. A bishop in eastern Congo is urging Catholics to step up humanitarian gestures during Lent, after rebel forces stormed a church in Ituri province during Mass Feb. 14, killing and injuring dozens. (CNS photo/Kenny Katombe, Reuters)

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For Lent, Congolese bishop urges helping people displaced by violence

Jonathan Luxmoore|Feb 18, 2021|3 Min Read

Fr. Rodrigue Sanon. (Courtesy photo via CNA)

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Missing priest in Burkina Faso found dead

Catholic News Agency|Jan 21, 2021|2 Min Read

Fr. John Gbakaan, a priest of the diocese of Minna, Nigeria. (Public domain via CNA)

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Catholic priest in Nigeria found dead after abduction

Catholic News Agency|Jan 18, 2021|3 Min Read

A women wearing a protective masks pray during Mass in late July at the Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Family in Nairobi, Kenya, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS Photo/Thomas Mukoya, Reuters)

Demography has saved Africa from Covid. Will it save the Church?

John L. Allen Jr.|Nov 25, 2020|4 Min Read

Women sit under a tree outside their home in Mbale, Uganda, Nov. 17, 2018. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, some non-Catholic religious leaders urged women to use contraceptives, but the Catholic Church remains against it. (CNS photo/Tonny Onyulo)

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During pandemic, some Ugandan Catholic women consider using birth control

Tonny Onyulo|Nov 18, 2020|4 Min Read

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