Attacks and kidnappings of Catholic clergy are on the rise in the West African nation of Nigeria.
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(OSV News) — A “silent genocide” — mimicking the Rwandan one of 1994 — is occurring eastern Congo, said some Catholic Church sources, as shock greeted the killing of 70 …
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — As the United States paused foreign assistance to countries across the world, confusion, panic and desperation has gripped many organizations that benefit from the funds, including …
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(OSV News) — As an uneasy calm returned to the Congolese city of Goma, following a unilateral ceasefire declared by the rebels, people began burying the dead, and agencies rushed …
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(OSV News) — Amid tragic escalation of violence in Congo, Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma has assured the people of the church’s closeness and compassion, as rebels entered the …
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(OSV News) — Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of Juba, South Sudan, called for restraint and compassion, as the alleged killings of South Sudanese refugees in the war-torn Sudan sparked …
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(OSV News) — Amid what a Catholic charity called “unimaginable” suffering of civilians trapped in civil war brutality in Sudan, the United States declared that one of the fighting factions is …
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — Leaders of the Catholic Church in Nigeria expressed deep sorrow at the death of several people at one of the church’s Christmas charity events, as …
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — From Nigeria to Mozambique, Sudan and Congo to Burkina Faso, Christians across Africa were victims of horrific persecution in 2024, mainly because of their faith. …
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NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — A disagreement between the Catholic bishops in Kenya and the government has taken a new twist, with the church rejecting a $40,000 donation from President …
