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Pope Leo praises Italian military police at Mass in Castel Gandolfo

Church in Africa

In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Cameroon priest: Synodality offers contrast to ‘nauseating’ electoral politics ahead of vote

Jul 15
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Ghana’s President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, waves after taking the oath of office at his inauguration, at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, Jan. 7, 2025. (Credit: Misper Apawu/AP.)

Vatican cardinal urges Ghana to reset its moral, democratic compass

Jul 12
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South Sudan’s then First Vice President Riek Machar, left, looks across at President Salva Kiir, right, as they sit to be photographed following the first meeting of a transitional coalition government, in the capital Juba, South Sudan on April 29, 2016. (Credit: Jason Patinkin/AP.)

Bishop in South Sudan says African country needs peace, good governance

Jul 11
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Nigerian soldiers in a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria, on April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Inquest shows how governments enable Fulani jihadists in Nigeria

Jul 8
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Cameroon President Paul Biya delivers a speech during a ceremony at the Boulouris National Cemetery in Boulouris-sur-Mer, south eastern France, Aug. 15, 2024. (Credit: Christophe Simon/Pool via AP.)

Catholic leaders in Cameroon call on President Biya to not seek re-election

Jul 7
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A mine worker holds bits of coltan ore in the mining town of Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 9, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Cardinal says race to exploit Africa’s resources is the origin of armed conflict

Jul 5
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Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, with priests. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Jul 3
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, left, and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, right, pledge to work toward a peace deal at the State Department in Washington, April 25, 2025. (Credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP.)

Congo Christian leaders submit peace plan draft to President amid Security Crisis

Jun 28
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Young people in South Sudan. (Credit: Vatican News.)

African Church leader backs new report urging reforms on debt relief

Jun 26
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Church joins partners in Southern Africa to tackle human trafficking

Jun 25
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