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Suspected members of Boko Haram kidnap Catholic priest in Nigeria

July 7, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30, 2021, in Nigeria’s Maiduguri diocese. / Courtesy photo.

Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jul 7, 2021 / 03:03 am (CNA).
A Catholic diocese in Nigeria asked Tuesday for prayers for a priest abducted by suspected me… […]

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Christians’ situation in Egypt improves, though many still consider them ‘second-class citizens’

July 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

An anti-Christian slogan graffitied on a Coptic church in Egypt. / Aid to the Church in Need.

Asyut, Egypt, Jul 2, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA).
While the situation of Christians has improved in Egypt under its current president, many continue to regar… […]

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Religious freedom advocates warn that church closures are ‘wrong direction’ for Algeria

June 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Santa Cruz Chapel on Murdjajou mount in Oran, Algeria. / Ali Mehaoudi/Shutterstock

Denver Newsroom, Jun 30, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The closure of several Christian churches in Algeria, as well as court convictions of Christians for undermining M… […]

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Bomb in Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo ‘seriously injures’ two parishioners

June 28, 2021 Catholic News Agency 3

Aftermath of the explosion inside Emmanuel-Butsili Parish in Beni, DRC on June 27, 2021. / Sylvin Muronga/ACI Africa

Butembo-Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jun 28, 2021 / 07:30 am (CNA).
An explosion inside a Catholic church in the Democrat… […]

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Pope Francis appeals to Holy Land Catholics as bishops consecrate Middle East to Holy Family

June 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, April 17, 2013. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Nazareth, Israel, Jun 27, 2021 / 02:50 am (CNA).
Pope Francis urged Catholics in the Middle East on Sunday to “be the salt of your lands” as… […]

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Beirut’s St. Joseph church, badly damaged in port explosion, to reopen

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A painting of the Holy Family at the Church of St. Joseph in Beirut, Lebanon. / Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 24, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A nearly 150-year-old church badly damaged by the Beirut port explosion is due t… […]

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Catholic charity: Ethiopians in agony as water crisis deepens

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

People wait outside a distribution point to receive aid rations in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, in February 2018 / Will Baxter/Catholic Relief Services

Tigray, Jun 24, 2021 / 12:41 pm (CNA).
Residents of various parts of Ethiopia are trekking for mi… […]

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Kidnappers free Catholic priest and four others in Mali

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The flag of Mali. / Railway fx via Shutterstock.

Bamako, Mali, Jun 24, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
Kidnappers freed a Catholic priest and four other people on Wednesday in the West African nation of Mali.Gunmen released Fr. Léon Douyon on June 23, 72… […]

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Catholic priest among five people kidnapped in Mali

June 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

The flag of Mali. / Railway fx via Shutterstock.

Bamako, Mali, Jun 23, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).
A Catholic priest is among five people kidnapped on Monday in the West African nation of Mali.ACI Africa, CNA’s African news partner, reported that Fr…. […]

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Catholic bishops to consecrate Middle East to the Holy Family

June 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 4, 2021. / Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem, Jun 16, 2021 / 04:00 am (CNA).
Catholic bishops will consecrate the Middl… […]

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