Church leaders call for more equal South Africa after COVID-19 pandemic
- May 24, 2020
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Pope, UN chief press for solution to ‘Anglophone problem’ in Cameroon
- May 10, 2020
According to a top government official who asked not to be named, Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres recently asked Cameroon’s “President for Life,” Paul Biya, to declare a ceasefire and to open a space for peaceful discussions.
Some Kenyan Catholic bishops urge caution on COVID-19 clinical trials
- May 7, 2020
In a global race to find a cure for COVID-19, Kenya has joined World Health Organization’s Solidarity Trial. But some Catholic bishops in the East African nation are urging caution, calling on scientists to strictly follow safety procedures and standards to ensure the ordinary people do not become “guinea pigs.”
East Africa preparing to face twin ‘Biblical plagues’: COVID-19 and desert locusts
- May 6, 2020
A new report by the World Food Program says the spreading coronavirus could cause famine of ‘Biblical proportions’ in East Africa.
COVID-19 fear creates stigma, but some Africans more fearful of starving
- May 5, 2020
Throughout Africa, church officials are working to fight the stigma that comes with the pandemic. But in some areas, people fear death from hunger more than death from COVID-19.
Nigerian bishop rejected by Ahiara diocese installed as Bishop of Ekwulobia
- May 5, 2020
A Nigerian bishop who was blocked from taking over the Diocese of Ahiara for years was last week installed as Bishop of Ekwulobia, hopefully ending a crisis that has shaken the Church in Africa’s most populous nation. Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke was appointed to Ahiara by Pope Benedict XVI in
As Africa fights coronavirus, Catholic aid agency says don’t forget malaria battle
- May 1, 2020
As the world lockdowns in order to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, a leading Catholic aid agency is warning that efforts to stop malaria need to continue.
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