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Nigerian bishops criticize verbal hits on pope, South African xenophobia
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Sep 21, 2019
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has condemned recent verbal attacks on Pope Francis as well as xenophobic attacks by South Africans on foreigners.
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Eritrean bishops protest government seizure of Catholic schools
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Sep 19, 2019
Eritrean bishops protested the government’s seizure of Catholic schools and asked that the Church be enabled to continue its educational and health services.
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South African bishop says Church must tackle xenophobia
- Church in Africa, Interviews
- Sep 19, 2019
Bishop Victor Hlolo Phalana of Klerksdorp, the chair of the social action department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), blames the violence on the “xenophobic populism” promoted by some politicians.
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Congo’s cardinal-designate has lifelong passion for human rights
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Sep 15, 2019
Congo’s new cardinal will use his position to highlight Africa’s problems, while also bringing a lifelong passion for human rights to the international stage, said Catholic associates.
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Nigerian bishop on xenophobic violence in South Africa: ‘It’s hard to know how Africa got to this stage’
- Church in Africa
- Sep 15, 2019
One of Nigeria’s leading bishops says the xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign nationals in South Africa is “sad, and it is hard to know how Africa got to this stage.”
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African religious leaders to South Sudan: ‘End the violence’
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Sep 14, 2019
Nigerian Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyaken has joined African religious leaders to demand quick implementation of the latest peace agreement on South Sudan, which the government and rebel groups signed last year.
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