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Cardinal Pietro Parolin speaks at an EWTN dinner in Frascati, Italy, Oct. 19, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

"Dangerous sign": Vatican Secretary of State on Deadly Attack on Church in Democratic Republic of Congo

Jul 28, 2025

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin expressed his concern over the July 27 attack on a Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Worshippers attend a Mass at Ouagadougou's Catholic cathedral on June 12, 2022, in Burkina Faso. The country has been grappling with Islamist terrorism since 2015 and Christian communities live in fear of furhter attacks. / Credit: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images

Many Christians among Over 150 Killed in Burkina Faso’s “beyond horrible” Terrorist Attack

Oct 19, 2024

More than 150 people, including many Christians, were massacred by Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso, sources told Aid to the Church in Need.

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Late Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC)

South African Catholic Bishop Known for Liturgical Reform at Conference Dies at 76

Credit: Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Mozambique’s National Youth Celebrations Open with Call for Young People to Lead Healing, Renewal of the Country

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“A nation cannot build new roads on old wounds”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

Bishop Anselm Umoren, the Auxiliary Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Neglecting Education is Creating a “dysfunctional future” for Nigeria: Catholic Bishop

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

Today, December 4, We Celebrate St. John of Damascus

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Fr. John Berinyuy Tatah. Credit: Bamenda Archdiocese

Last of Six Abducted Catholic Priests in Cameroon’s Bamenda Archdiocese Regains Freedom

Credit: DiaCENCO

DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Launch Construction of National Shrine Honoring Blessed Anuarite

Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: CUEA

African Centre of Theology and Canon Law Conference in Kenya Lauded as “truly an important moment”

Mons. François Halyday Mbouangui. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville

New Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi Diocese in Congo Brazzaville Acknowledges Fears, Appeals for Prayers

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Powerful Moments from Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Credit: Christin Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Christian Entity Calls for Justice for Employee Assaulted by Police in UK while Protesting Atrocities in Sudan

Fr. Emmanuel Ezema. Credit: Zaria Diocese

Appeal for Prayers as Catholic Priest Kidnapped from Residence in Nigeria Remains Missing

Credit: Mitume Radio

“Bring laughter back into our homes,” Kenyan Archbishop Urges Women to Restore Joy in Families

A photo display of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Nigeria can be seen at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., until Feb. 8, 2026. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA

Nigerian, Iraqi Priests Tell of Aiding Persecuted Christians Seen in Photo Exhibit

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

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