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Where infants are baptized: A look at the numbers

June 3, 2025 J. J. Ziegler 14

According to data published in the most recent (2024) edition of The Official Catholic Directory, 480,905 infant baptisms took place in the previous year in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States. In the Code […]

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Jihadist violence has reshaped society and the Catholic Church in Nigeria

May 15, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 18

A new report by the International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, says jihadist violence has reshaped Nigeria’s Catholic landscape, leaving many parishes in ruins. The May 10th report states that […]

Features

African Catholics react with joy to the election of Pope Leo XIV

May 9, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 10

What’s in a name? That question is often pondered when a newborn needs a name or when a newly elected Pope selects his title. Today, this question holds particular significance for Africa, following the decision […]

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Bishop Nfon says faith continues to grow in Cameroon amid a separatist crisis

May 6, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 0

The Catholic bishop of the Kumba Diocese, a region in northwestern Cameroon deeply affected by separatist violence, has reaffirmed that faith continues to thrive despite the ongoing crisis. Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon made these remarks […]

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Pope Francis, 1936-2025

April 21, 2025 Christopher R. Altieri 74

Pope Francis, who said he never wanted to be earthly head of the Catholic Church and frequently governed as though he were a simple parish priest, is dead. The 265th successor to St. Peter the […]

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Catechumens in Canada enter Church drawn to truth, beauty, goodness

April 18, 2025 Anna Farrow 15

On April 14, noted public Catholic intellectual Robert George posted on X, “Something’s happening. It’s happening in France. It’s happening in England. It’s happening in the U.S. I only began noticing it a few weeks […]

Features

Bishop Anagbe, in DC testimony, warns of “Islamic agenda to homogenize” Nigerians

April 15, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 6

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. […]

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From victim to champion: Francisca Awah’s fight against human trafficking

April 6, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 1

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 […]

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The situation in Syria “is worse now than under ISIS”

March 21, 2025 Antonio Graceffo 26

“A knife must be put to their throats… This is their medicine.” These chilling words echoed through a mosque in Idlib, a province in northwestern Syria, were spoken by a jihadist cleric inciting his followers […]

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God, beer, and evangelization by the pint: The story of Tridentine Brewing

March 19, 2025 Julian Kwasniewski 6

Father and sons team Jeff, Trevor, and Cameron Alcorn have been brewing beer in their basement for fun for over a decade. But in late 2024 year, three of their brews appeared on grocery store […]

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