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Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, Cameroon, speaks at a press briefing about the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 22, 2024. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

Cameroon archbishop says synodality key to growth of Church in Africa

Jan 14
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Britain’s Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Credit: Alberto Pezzali/AP.)

British Conservative leader sparks controversy with remarks on Nigeria

Dec 19, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

U.S. President Joe Biden in Angola on Dec. 4, 2024. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

Biden’s Angola trip draws mixed reviews from Catholic leaders

Dec 9, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a file photo. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

African cardinal says women disadvantaged by culture and ‘a certain mentality in the Church’

Dec 3, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Sudanese refugees displaced by the conflict in Sudan gather to receive food staples from aid agencies at the Metche Camp in eastern Chad Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Credit: Jsarh Ngarndey Ulrish/AP.)

CRS and the STaR Project: Pioneering hope in the Lake Chad region of Africa

Nov 14, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

African prelate hopes Trump will soften stance on deportations, isolationism

Nov 11, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Ghana bishop calls for end to ‘witch camps’

Nov 4, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Cardinal says warlords, MNCs stoke African wars to exploit mineral wealth

Oct 29, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

New cardinals celebrate diversity of pope’s appointees

Oct 9, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

An aerial view shows a flooded area in Ombaka Village, Kisumu, Kenya, April 17, 2024. (Credit: AP.)

After latest boat disaster, Congo bishops chide government on waterway safety

Oct 7, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom