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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 […]

Features

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 […]

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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 […]

Essay

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 […]

Features

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 […]

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