The Vatican flag flies at half-mast at the Nunciature in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of Kinshasa cancels his visit to Cameroon’s war-torn Northwest region, where he was supposed to preside over the ordination […]
Concerns over the safety of Mgr. Wilfred Anagbe, the Bishop of Makurdi in Nigeria, and Fr. Remigius Ihyula are growing after the two men testified about the persecution of Christians in Africa’s most populous nation. […]
A British Mill Hill missionary who was kidnapped in Cameroon’s war-torn Northwest region on Tuesday, April 1, has been released. Huub Welters, 83, and assistant Henry Kang were released Friday, April 4, according to a […]
Francisca Awah carefully scours her 25-acre Cassava plantation in Cameroon’s East region, removing unwanted weeds and parasitic plants. “Our country has all this fertile land,” says the committed Catholic with a broad smile. “Why did […]
As Cameroon prepares for a Presidential election later this year, Catholic Bishops in the Central African country are warning against apathy, stating that October’s presidential election could be the most consequential in the country. In […]
Christians in Nigeria’s Auchi diocese have engaged in mass protests against the kidnapping and killing of priests, farmers, and market women in Edo state. The protests started on March 25 with an online protest. On […]
Two more priests were kidnapped recently in Nigeria by jihadists, as Christian persecution continues in a country that, paradoxically, is experiencing exponential growth in Catholicism. Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, the parish priest of Holy Family […]
Catholic bishops in Central Africa have called on regional leaders to take swift action in the implementation of the peace resolutions to end the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Death […]
A leading Nigerian Catholic researcher and criminologist says insecurity, chronic over-borrowing, climate change, inflation, and corruption have pushed millions of people into hunger. And that, in turn, is making it harder for them to receive […]
Holy Masses, prayers, meetings with community leaders and elders, as well as awareness campaigns to educate the public about the challenges of human trafficking took place on February 8th in over 30 African countries. It’s […]
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