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  • Kenyan religious leaders fight to rescue young girls from child marriage

    Kenyan religious leaders fight to rescue young girls from child marriage

    • Sep 15, 2018

    Child beading is a major cultural practice found in the Samburu community. But religious leaders are battling to end the practice.

    By Tonny Onyulo
  • Algerian martyrs to be beatified in Algeria Dec. 8

    Algerian martyrs to be beatified in Algeria Dec. 8

    • Sep 14, 2018

    The beatification of 19 martyrs of Algeria, including the seven Trappist monks of Tibhirine, will be celebrated Dec. 8 in Oran, Algeria, the country’s bishops announced.

    By Cindy Wooden
  • President tells Catholic bishops there are no plans to ‘Islamize’ Nigeria

    President tells Catholic bishops there are no plans to ‘Islamize’ Nigeria

    • Sep 14, 2018

    Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has told the nation’s Catholic bishops that there are no plans to turn the African powerhouse into an Islamic state.

    By Crux Staff
  • African bishops want action on priests who remain in Europe

    African bishops want action on priests who remain in Europe

    • Sep 11, 2018

    Catholic bishops in Africa have voiced concern about a growing number of priests who fail to return home after training or ministering in Europe, in violation of Church norms.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Baltimore Orioles, CRS send meals to drought-stricken Burkina Faso

    Baltimore Orioles, CRS send meals to drought-stricken Burkina Faso

    • Sep 11, 2018

    The Baltimore Orioles teamed up with Catholic Relief Services last weekend to help feed the hungry in Burkina Faso.

    By Catholic News Agency
  • Ghana’s government plans on taxing churches ‘commercial’ activities

    Ghana’s government plans on taxing churches ‘commercial’ activities

    • Sep 8, 2018

    A plan by Ghana’s government to tax churches involved in money-making ventures has met with mixed reactions from the country’s religious authorities.

    By Crux Staff
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