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Photos show Pope Leo’s first Easter Mass as pontiff

Church in Africa

Independence Square and monument in Bujumbura, in Burundi. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Fire and explosions cause panic near military camp in Burundi

Apr 2
Associated Press

U.N peacekeepers guard a house hit by a drone strike in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

DR Congo bishops warn president’s power grab could ignite further violence

Mar 31
Ngala Killian Chimtom

In a file photo, razed homes are seen a day after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Credit: Pelumi Salako/AP.)

Gunmen kill at least 20 in nighttime attack in Nigeria

Mar 30
Dyepkazah Shibayan,
Associated Press

Displaced people who fled the war between FARDC and M23 rebels return to their homes in Luvungi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 13, 2025. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Bishop in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says violence giving ‘temptation to give up’

Mar 26
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A man inspects a burned military vehicle following a late Tuesday ambush by armed militants in Shanga, Kebbi, northern Nigeria, on March 25, 2026. (Credit: Kebbi State Government via AP.)

Militants in northern Nigeria kill 10 security forces and 1 resident, officials say

Mar 26
Dyepkazah Shibayan

(Credit: Wikimedia.)

Catholic Church notes problems caused by polygamy in Africa

Mar 25
Crux Now Staff

A soldier inspects an area attacked in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training

Mar 24
Monika Pronczuk

Soldiers stand guard prior to a visit for government officials following an attack by gunmen in Yelewata community in north-central Nigeria, June 16, 2025. (Credit: AP.)

Remapping for peace: Exposing the true crisis in the Benue state of Nigeria

Mar 20
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Victims of Monday’s bomb blast at a market receives treatment at a hospital in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Credit: Jossy Ola/AP.)

23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria

Mar 18
Haruna Umar

Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, center, greets the crowd during a military-backed tribes’ rally in the Nile River State of Sudan, July 13, 2019. (Credit: Mahmoud Hjaj/AP.)

US labels Sudanese militia a terror group, but will it protect civilians? A bishop’s view

Mar 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Category: Church in Africa | Crux

Photos show Pope Leo’s first Easter Mass as pontiff

Apr 5
Andrew Medichini,
Alessandra Tarantino, Associated Press

Displaced by war, Lebanon’s Christians mark Easter far from their homes and churches

Apr 5
Kareem Chehayeb,
Isabel Debre, Associated Press

On Easter, pope issues call to nonviolence, convokes vigil for peace

Apr 5
Elise Ann Allen

Leo XIV celebrates first Easter vigil as pope, proclaims peace of Christ’s resurrection

Apr 4
Elise Ann Allen