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Category: Church in Africa | Crux

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People attend the funeral of a man that was killed by attackers in the Zike farming community in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

Nigerian Archbishop says faith groups have become ‘soft targets’ for terrorists

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Destroyed vehicles after a clash in Buea, South West Cameroon, in a file photo. (Credit: Voice of America.)

Gunfire rips through Cameroon’s English-speaking regions on National Day

May 21
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Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. (Credit: Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

South African Catholic leaders refute U.S. claims of white genocide

May 17
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A Cameroon military parade takes place. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Kidnappers demand nearly $50,000 for Cameroon priest’s freedom

May 16
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The Vicar General of Kafanchan, Father Emmanuel Faweh Kazah, in the company of the Dean of Kafanchan Deanery, Father Rock Douglas, Sister Rosemary Joseph, and Sister Peninah paid a visit to Church of Mount Carmel, Unguwar Rimi Bajju after the desecration of the church. (Credit: Diocese of Kafanchan Facebook page.)

Nigerian diocese laments desecration of Church, orders reparation

May 15
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People walk through the flooded streets of Kinsasha, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 6, 2025. (Credit: Samy Ntumba Shambuyi/AP.)

Caritas urges respect for environmental laws after floods in eastern DRC

May 13
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Church in Africa welcomes Pope Leo XIV

May 9
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Divine Mercy Co-Cathedral in Buea, Cameroon, on May 7, 2025. (Credit: Ngala Killian Chimtom/Crux.)

Despite daunting challenges, Cameroon diocese celebrates 75 years of enduring faith

May 8
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A woman mourns the death of a family member following an attack in the Zike farming community in north-central Nigeria on April 15, 2025. (Credit: Samson Omale/AP.)

Christian bodies in Nigeria urge Church members to stand up against persecutors

May 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A Cameroonian policeman and a gendarme patrol in Lysoka, near Buea, in Cameroon’s Anglophone South-West region, October 07, 2018. (Credit: Voice of America.)

Cameroon archbishop says calm is returning to Anglophone regions

May 6
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