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Bishops of East Africa develop handbook to guide child protection
- May 30, 2019
Catholic bishops of East Africa have introduced a handbook to assist church leaders develop standards to safeguard the safety of children.

By Francis Njuguna
Four people killed in latest attack on church in Burkina Faso
- May 27, 2019
Four people were killed at a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks on Christians in the African country.

By Crux Staff
West African bishops pledge church help to counter terror attacks
- May 23, 2019
Bishops’ conferences from Francophone West Africa have pledged solidarity with Christian communities after a spate of Islamist attacks and urged governments and religious leaders to do more to counter “unlooked-for menaces, tragedies and catastrophes.”

By Catholic News Service

Bishops from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia call for disarmament of herders
- May 23, 2019
Catholic leaders in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia are calling for coordinated and peaceful disarmament in a common border region, where an estimated 8 million illegal small and light weapons can be found among the herder communities.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS
Pope prays for Spanish missionary murdered in Central African Republic
- May 22, 2019
Pope Francis led thousands of pilgrims in prayer for a Spanish missionary sister killed in Central African Republic.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Nigerian bishop says sharia law has failed in the north of the country
- May 20, 2019
Implementing sharia law in northern Nigerian states a generation ago has not produced the effects promised, according to a Catholic bishop of the region.

By Crux Staff

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Bishops hail new declaration eliminating state religion in Sudan
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- Crux Staff
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- Sep 19, 2020
Congolese bishops back protection for doctor who works with rape victims
- Fredrick Nzwili, CNS
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African Catholic climate activists warn against proposed pipeline
- Fredrick Nzwili, CNS
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