Archbishop says ask Uganda Martyrs to intercede for end to COVID-19
- Jun 3, 2020
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Archbishop says ask Uganda Martyrs to intercede for end to COVID-19
- Jun 3, 2020
At the annual Uganda Martyrs Day Mass, shared through video, Catholics were urged to remember two nuns who were healed of bubonic plague through the martyrs’ intercession.
After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent
- Jun 2, 2020
Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, who is now recovered after contracting the coronavirus, has issued a statement insisting that the pandemic is not a punishment from God, and appealing for debt forgiveness to help cushion Africa from the economic devastation of the pandemic.
Burundi opposition candidate challenges vote in which bishops cite ‘irregularities’
- May 29, 2020
Burundi’s top opposition leader went to the constitutional court Thursday to challenge the results of this month’s presidential election, alleging the vote was rigged in favor of the ruling party candidate.
Catholic Church suffering violence in Ethiopia, Eritrea
- May 29, 2020
Over the past two years, over 30 churches have been attacked in Ethiopia – half burned to the ground – leaving over 100 people dead. In Eritrea, where Catholics make up just about 4 percent of the population, Church-run schools and hospitals have been forcefully shut down by the government.
In midst of pandemic, CRS helps East African nations hit by floods
- May 28, 2020
Flooding in East Africa has added another challenge to five nations already fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cameroon archbishop says Catholics schools won’t reopen on government schedule
- May 28, 2020
Catholic leaders in Cameroon are set to defy a government plan to reopen the nation’s schools on June 1, after they were closed in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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