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Catholic bishops appeal for calm ahead of Benin’s 2026 elections

January 18, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Benin

ACI Africa, Jan 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have appealed for calm ahead of the West African country’s 2026 … […]

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Cardinal Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’

January 17, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, speaks with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Church, during his December 2024 visit to Gaza. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 17, … […]

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BREAKING: Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release

January 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 7

A soldier passes by a wall covered with photos of hostages held by Hamas after the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack in a Tel Aviv train station on Jan. 14, 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel. / Credit: Amir Levy/Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 15, 2… […]

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Nigeria tops report for number of Christians killed, kidnapped in 2024

January 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Church at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria. / Credit: Father Samuel Kanta Sakaba, rector of a Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna

Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 / 11:20 am (CNA).
Nigeria was the country with the most Christia… […]

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Religious sisters abducted in Nigeria released, ‘in good health’ after weeklong captivity

January 15, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock

ACI Africa, Jan 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The two members of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ, (IH… […]

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Cardinal Parolin: Christians essential for peace, ‘fraternal coexistence’ in the Middle East

January 14, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin arrives prior to a Mass for the consecration of the church at the site of Jesus’ baptism on Jan. 10, 2025, in Al-Maghtas, Jordan. Pope Francis appointed Parolin as papal legate to consecrate the Church … […]

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Angola archbishop: ‘I was on a list of people to be eliminated’

January 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola. / Credit: Radio Ecclesia

ACI Africa, Jan 13, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has revealed that he was once on … […]

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Syria’s Christians voice relief, seek further security guarantees after political shift

January 13, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Ibrahim Faltas, vice custodian of the Holy Land, meets with Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the head of Syria’s new administration, in Damascus. / Credit: CTS

ACI MENA, Jan 13, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
More than a month after Syria’s political shift, Chr… […]

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New church in Jordan reflects national desire for closer ties with Christendom

January 10, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

A depiction of the Baptism of the Lord is prominently placed in the new Church of the Baptism in Jordan during the church’s inauguration on Jan. 10, 2025. / Credit: Father John D’Orazio

Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Jan 10, 2025 / 18:10 pm (CNA).
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Appeal for ‘fervent prayers’ issued for religious sisters kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria

January 10, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock

ACI Africa, Jan 10, 2025 / 13:05 pm (CNA).
The leadership of the Sisters’ Congre… […]

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