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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
“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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