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The challenge of being Catholic in the world’s largest Muslim country

September 19, 2025 R. Cavanaugh 6

Indonesia stays somewhat under the international radar, considering it has the world’s fourth-largest population and the largest of any Muslim-majority nation. About 87% of its people adhere to Islam (over 240 million), but one-tenth of […]

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Conversions and Receptions into the Church: A Look at the Numbers

September 12, 2025 J. J. Ziegler 14

In 1937, Fr. Edward Betowski, a professor at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York, published Spurs to Conversion, a compilation of weekly reflections encouraging priests to cultivate a missionary spirit in themselves and in their parishioners. Lamenting […]

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Report states an average of 30 Christians murdered each day in Nigeria in 2025

August 12, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 42

A new report by the Catholic-inspired International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, Intersociety, asserts that at least 7,087 Christians were massacred across Nigeria in the first 220 days of 2025—a daily […]

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The unstable situation in the Congo is even more volatile after mass killings

July 29, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 1

The diplomatic fanfare surrounding the signing of a peace agreement between the Congolese government and the M23 stands in stark contrast to the harsh reality unfolding on the ground in the east of the country, […]

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“What is happening to Christianity in Nigeria is incomprehensible.”

July 18, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 31

A prominent Nigerian Catholic researcher and criminologist has issued a stark warning: Christianity could disappear from Nigeria within the next 50 years if the persecution of Christians continues and an agenda of Islamization succeeds. Emeka […]

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Mozambique insurgents decried as ‘devils’ preying on children

July 1, 2025 Ngala Killian Chimtom 0

Johan Viljoen, Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute of the South African Bishops’ Conference, has issued a stark condemnation of the armed groups operating in Mozambique, labeling them as “devils.” In comments to CWR, […]

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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 […]

Features

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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