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As annual blessing of animals takes place, some wonder: Will my pet go to heaven?

Category: Church in Africa | Crux

Church in Africa

Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, on June 2, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Pope Leo calls for dialogue to solve the Tigray crisis in Ethiopia

Sep 30
Crux Now Staff,
Associated Press

Members of Ethiopian Federal police march band look on during celebrations for the Orthodox holiday of Meskel, an annual holiday celebrating the discovery of the True Cross in the fourth century by the Roman Empress Helena, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Amanuel Sileshi/AP.)

Ethiopians celebrate Meskel holiday with pomp, despite recent fighting in Tigray

Sep 27
Samuel Getachew

Seleka rebel group commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, left, speaks with lawyer Dov Jacobs in the courtroom during a hearing in the case in which he is accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013, in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Credit: Remko De Waal/Pool Photo via AP.)

ICC convicts former Central African Republic Islamist militia commander of torture

Sep 24
Molly Quell

a busy street intersection near the iconic "I Love My Country" monument in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon

Premium article: Cameroon faces upsurge in deadly violence against women

Sep 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo XIV with religious and traditional leaders in St. Joseph's Cathedral, Bamenda, Cameroon, on 16 April 2026. (Image ©Vatican Media)

Premium article: Heeding pope’s call, religious & traditional leaders map path to reconciliation in Cameroon

Sep 13
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Students listen to the teacher in the Holy Infant high school, in Yaounde, Cameron, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Credit: Angel Ngwe/AP.)

‘Preventing children from going to school is diabolical,’ says papal representative in Cameroon

Sep 7
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Spanish Army soldiers block access to the beach for people crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, August 31, 2026. (Credit: Antonio Sempere/AP.)

Spanish bishop says Ceuta crisis is part of a ‘geopolitical game’

Aug 31
Fionn Shiner

Nigerian bishops decry ‘trail of terror’ after latest attacks

Aug 30
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Church mourns victims of CAR mining disaster as government closes site

Aug 23
Ngala Killian Chimtom

South African Bishop says deadly mine collapse exposes deep economic sins

Aug 23
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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