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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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Almost all Christians have fled southern Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah bombing

December 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Olive harvest season in the southern border town of Rmeish, Lebanon, in the midst of a crisis situation. / Credit: Rmeish’s Facebook page

CNA Staff, Dec 21, 2023 / 17:45 pm (CNA).
About 90% of those living in southern Lebanon’s Christian villag… […]

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At least three killed in explosion during Mass on Philippine campus

December 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Military personnel stand guard at the entrance of a gymnasium while police investigators look for evidence after a bomb attack at a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Lanao del sur province in the southern Philippines on Dec. … […]

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5-year-old beheaded, 33 killed in Nigeria; Christian foundation calls for action

April 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

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Kaduna, Nigeria, Apr 20, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
A 5-year-old boy was reportedly beheaded when Islamists attacked a village in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead.In the April 15 attack, the killers desc… […]

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‘My parishioners shot dead in cold blood’: Priests, lay faithful describe attacks in Nigeria

March 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 13

Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing her father and kidnapping her. / Aid to the Church in Need

Washington D.C., Mar 8, 2023 / 08:20 am (CNA).
“Oh, what sorrow… […]

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Islamic State bombs church service in Congo

January 16, 2023 Catholic News Agency 11

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Rome Newsroom, Jan 16, 2023 / 03:00 am (CNA).
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a Protestant church service on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo…. […]

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Dozens still in captivity after Christmas Day attack in Nigeria, Catholic priest says

January 11, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, Jan 11, 2023 / 16:45 pm (CNA).
Dozens of abductees are still being held in captivity following the Christmas Day attack on Angwan Aku Village in Kaduna, a state located in the north of Nigeria, a Catholic pries… […]

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Nigerian musician files lawsuit with Supreme Court challenging blasphemy conviction

December 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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St. Louis, Mo., Dec 16, 2022 / 14:15 pm (CNA).
A Nigerian musician is taking a case to the country’s Supreme Court challenging a death sentence he was given in 2020 for “blasphemy,” a case his lawyers hope will ov… […]

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Pope Francis meets Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege ahead of Congo trip

December 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Denis Mukwege and Pope Francis at the general audience, May 22, 2019. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Dec 9, 2022 / 04:18 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met Friday with Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, a Congolese physician known for his work tre… […]

The Dispatch

Jihadists seeking to build ‘transcontinental caliphate,’ says report

December 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Islamist terrorist groups are unleashing a new wave of violence and persecution to build a “transnational caliphate” stretching from west Af… […]

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