After the U.S. State Department released a list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) – a designation reserved for countries whose governments either engage in or tolerate violations to freedom of religion – in mid-November, […]
Religious extremism is taking a toll on the Catholic community in Mozambique. Churches have been razed and there are communities where parishioners live displaced and deserted as a result of the ongoing armed conflict in […]
The killing of priests and other Christians in Nigeria continues at an alarming rate. A recent shooting in a church in Benue State yesterday adds to the thousands of others killed in the nation in […]
Nigerian sisters and their communities are raising awareness on gender-based violence, rape, and child abuse across the country, as part of ongoing activities marking International Women’s Day [IWD], March 8. The day celebrates the social, […]
Religious and ethnic tensions in Nigeria have often threatened the peaceful co-existence of Christians and Muslims. Over the years, lives have been lost and families displaced following bloody religious violence and conflicts across the country. […]
With the Christmas season and celebrations in view, Catholics around the world are re-adjusting their spiritual lives to the changing times and prevailing circumstances in attending masses and other liturgical functions of the Advent Season. […]
Zilandile Xulu was seven-months pregnant when she went missing from her home in Hlobane, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on June 27. Three days after her disappearance, her body was found on a cliff with a […]
Reactions are growing in Nigeria over recent plans by the government to regulate social media. The government has previously taken strong action to regulate social media. For instance, in November 2019, two Nigerian senators at […]
At around 11:30 am on October 24, unidentified gunmen stormed Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy – a school in Kumba, a city in Cameroon’s southern region and killed seven children inside their classroom in an […]
For the past two weeks, thousands of peaceful demonstrators across Nigeria have taken to the streets to demand for an end to police brutality that has been going on for decades. Major cities and towns […]
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