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Mercy Maina

Servant of God Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa, SJ, murdered in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on 29 October 1996.

Beatification Cause of Murdered Congolese Jesuit Prelate “progressing normally”: Official

The Beatification Cause of the Congolese Jesuit Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa is progressing as per the given guidelines, an official familiar with the...

The 2nd Presidential debate in 2016. The first Presidential debate in Uganda under the auspices of religious leaders is expected to be held December 12.

Plans Underway for Presidential Debate in Uganda Under Religious Leaders’ Auspices

Plans are underway for the first Presidential debate in Uganda under the auspices of religious leaders ahead of the general...

The Single Ballot ticket for the October 31 presidential election in Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast’s “pre-election situation worrying,” Cleric Says, Highlights Peace Initiatives

Ahead of Ivory Coast’s Presidential election scheduled for Saturday, October 31, a Cleric ministering in the West African nation says...

Pope Francis during the general audience Wednesday, October 28, 2020. / Vatican News

Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity with Families of Murdered Children in Cameroon

Pope Francis has expressed solidarity with the families of seven schoolchildren who were “barbarically killed” as a result of the...

COVID-19 prevention materials offered to families in Togo. / Salesian Missions.

Hundreds in Togo’s Lomé Archdiocese Get COVID-19 Relief Items from Salesians’ Charity

Close to 500 residents of Togo’s Archdiocese of Lomé have received COVID-19 prevention materials and food kits whose purchase was...

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Impunity, “public insecurity, social injustices” in Malawi Disturbing: Bishops’ Commission

Incidents of impunity, public insecurity affecting deprived members of society as well as failure to address historical injustices in Malawi...

Sr. Augustina (center) with students of Mazenod High School in Maseru, Lesotho. / African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC).

Skills from Leadership Program Behind African Nun’s Effective Administration: Testimony

With the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) indicating that the landlocked Southern African Kingdom faces challenges in enrollment and retention in secondary...

A demonstrator sits on a barricade blocking a road near the Lagos State House, despite a round-the-clock curfew imposed by the authorities on the Nigerian state of Lagos in response to protests against alleged police brutality, Nigeria. / Reuters

Protests amid “uncivilized conduct of looting, arson” Saddening: Nigerian Archbishop

Reports of looting and destruction of property amid nationwide protests in Nigeria have “saddened” the Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese who has...

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Catholic Aid Agency Highlights Comboni Missionary Sisters’ Apostolate in Ethiopia

The apostolate of the members of the Religious Institute of Comboni Missionary Sisters among the indigenous in Ethiopia has been highlighted in...

Sr. Esther Wambui Gitee and Sr. Kiden Christine Janet, the two sisters selected for ASEC's pilot Ph.D. program. / African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC).

Two African Sisters Selected for Catholic Nuns’ Pilot Doctoral Scholarship Program

Two African Sisters, one from Kenya and the other from South Sudan, have been selected to pilot a doctoral scholarship...

St. Peter’s Low-Level Parish in Nigeria’s Makurdi Diocese. / Makurdi Diocese/Facebook Page.

Attempt to Desecrate Recently Reconsecrated Church in Nigeria’s Makurdi Diocese Thwarted

A fresh attempt to desecrate St. Peter’s Low-Level Parish in Nigeria’s Makurdi Diocese was thwarted Wednesday, October 21 by security...

Bishop Emeritus of Uganda's Masaka Diocese, John Baptist Kaggwa with a delegation of the Uganda Police Force who paid him a visit to apologise. / Uganda Police Force/ Facebook

Police Boss in Uganda Sends Delegation to Apologize to Bishop Following Teargas Episode

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) in Uganda has reached out to Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa, expressing his apologies after...

Bishop Frank Nubuasah with some nuns serving in Botswana’s Gaborone Diocese.

“You don’t have to leave home to a distant country to be a missionary”: Bishop in Botswana

As Catholics globally marked World Mission Sunday on October 18, a Bishop in Botswana has reminded all the baptized in...

Fr. Jean Maurice Labour appointed “delegate with full powers” to administer the Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues in Mauritius. / Website Port Louis Diocese

Vicar General of Mauritius’ Port Louis Diocese to Administer Rodrigues Vicariate

The Vicar General of Mauritius’ Port Louis Diocese has been appointed as a “delegate with full powers” to administer the...

Relatives of 18 fishermen detained in Libya and Marco Marrone the owner of one of the boats seized, are seen during a protest demanding the release of the sailors, in front of parliament, in Rome, Italy. / Reuters.

Pope Francis Expresses Solidarity, “encouragement, support” for Fishermen Held in Libya

Pope Francis on Sunday, October 18 expressed his solidarity with the 18 fishermen who, for over one and a half...

The incoming RSCK Chairman, Fr. Robert Karanja Ireri  (R) and the Vice Chairman, Br. Placid Kaburu (L) taking oath of office soon after their October 14 election during RSCK's annual general meeting in Nairobi. / Courtesy

Fostering Collaboration among Plans for New Kenya’s Male Religious Superiors Chair

Fostering collaboration with other Church entities in Kenya in view of promoting evangelization in the East African nation is one...

Chairman of Dialogue Reference Group (DRG), Catholic Archbishop Martin Kivuva of the Archdiocese of Mombasa addresses the media during a Friday, October 16 press conference in Nairobi.

Kenya’s Religious Leaders Call for National Dialogue to “defuse tension in the country"

Religious leaders in Kenya have called for an inclusive national dialogue that would involve “all Kenyans” in view of defusing...

“Let us exorcise demon of gender-based violence from our midst”: Bishop in Botswana

As residents of Botswana mark the month of October that is dedicated to creating awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) in...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo with ope Francis in Rome.

Congolese Prelate Appointed to Vatican’s Council of Cardinals

The Archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo has been appointed to the Vatican’s...

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, a member of the Society of African Missions (SMA) who was recently freed after two years in Niger. / Society of African Missions (SMA).

Recently Freed Religious Missionary Hailed as “man of faith, forgiveness, fraternity”

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, a member of Society of African Missions (SMA) who was recently freed after two years of...