Kidnapped nun's brother saddened over end of negotiations for her release
- Jun 22, 2021
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Newly sanctified Tunisian cemetery for migrants filling fast
- Jun 22, 2021
Zarzis is a port city where migrants bound for Europe frequently wind up after their boats go astray in the Mediterranean’s uncertain currents. One of its cemeteries is already filled with those who died trying to make the crossing.
Kidnapped nun’s brother saddened over end of negotiations for her release
- Jun 22, 2021
After three months, Colombia’s government has given up on negotiations for the release of Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez, kidnapped in Mali by jihadists four years ago.
Kenya: Police arrest fugitive charged with murdering priest
- Jun 18, 2021
Police in Kenya arrested a suspect accused of brutally murdering a Catholic priest in 2019.
Christians in Nigeria have ‘risen to the challenge’ after terrorist attacks, bishop says
- Jun 18, 2021
Bishop Mathew Kukah of Sokoto says “our people have risen to the challenge” of Islamic terrorism in Nigeria.
Caritas in Korea joins to help Ghana tackle youth unemployment
- Jun 18, 2021
Caritas, the church’s charitable aid agency, is tackling unemployment in Ghana, especially for young women.
Bishop urges Nigerian government to unban Twitter
- Jun 17, 2021
Bishop Lucius Ugorji of Umuahia has joined other Nigerians asking the federal government to unban Twitter.
UN chief criticizes Central African Republic forces’ actions
- Jun 17, 2021
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly criticized the Central African Republic’s security and allied forces in a new report for an “unprecedented increase in hostile threats and incidents” targeting U.N. peacekeepers and alleged human rights abuses.
Eritrean Catholic bishops angry over government’s latest school seizures
- Jun 14, 2021
Catholic bishops in Eritrea have expressed anger at the forced takeover of church-run institutions as the government moved to confiscate or close more schools.
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