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Pope Leo receives a purebred Arabian horse

Africa bishops

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

African bishop slams ‘outdated, biased’ global finance system

Jul 3
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Opposition leaders campaign in Lome, Togo, on Feb. 20, 2020. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Togo bishops warn change to constitution causing ‘fear’ in African nation

Jun 6
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waves to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on May 8, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Church in Africa welcomes Pope Leo XIV

May 9
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Standing by a mural of Pope Francis on a church, traffic police direct vehicles to get off the road as a government vehicle convoy passes through Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 2, 2023. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

Bishops in Africa say they don’t want a Pope like Francis; we want a Pope like Christ

May 5
Ngala Killian Chimtom

In this video frame grab, people assist victims after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in Bukavu, eastern Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Credit: Janvier Barhahiga/AP.)

Bishops express concern Congo’s war could unravel into a regional conflict

Mar 4
Ngala Killian Chimtom

People protest against economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria, on Oct. 1, 2024. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Nigerian bishop call on Catholics to be more engaged in African politics

Feb 3
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Congestion at a market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Ivory Coast bishops urge transparent election ahead of October 25 presidential poll

Jan 31
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa gestures during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital, Harare, on Sept. 4 2023. (Credit: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP.)

Christian leaders in Zimbabwe oppose plans to drop term limits for president

Jan 25
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon. (Credit: Vatican News.)

African archbishop says Synod supports small Christian communities in Africa

Jan 13
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Tag: Africa bishops | Crux

Pope Leo receives a purebred Arabian horse

Oct 16
Crux Staff

Pope Leo urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way’ in fighting global hunger

Oct 16
Giada Zampano,
Associated Press

Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal

Oct 16
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

Brazil’s Lula meets with Pope Leo and tries to keep friendship he had with Francis

Oct 16
Eduardo Campos Lima