Civil war Archives

Unrest and virus make Juneteenth activist and reflective

Jun 19, 2020

Normally religious communities mark Juneteenth with worship services, fellowship, service projects, parades and picnics. This year social distancing because of COVID-19 and unrest ignited by Floyd’s death beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer are changing where and how they will observe the day.

By Luis Andres Henao, Emily Leshner, and Gary Fields

African religious leaders to South Sudan: ‘End the violence’

Sep 14, 2019

Nigerian Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyaken has joined African religious leaders to demand quick implementation of the latest peace agreement on South Sudan, which the government and rebel groups signed last year.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS

Bishops in Ivory Coast warn communal tensions could lead to civil war

Jun 30, 2019

Bishops in the Ivory Coast have warned of a new civil war in the run-up to 2020 elections, unless urgent action is taken to ease communal tensions and withdraw weapons in the West African state.

By Catholic News Service

Church says government, NGOs underestimate Cameroon violence

Apr 16, 2019

Catholic leaders in Cameroon say both the government and Human Rights Watch are underestimating civilian casualties amid linguistic and ethnic violence.

By Crux Staff

As fighting intensifies, bishop urges Filipinos in Libya to return home

Apr 12, 2019

A Philippine bishop appealed to Filipinos in Libya to return home as fears of renewed civil war intensify.

By Catholic News Service

Coverage of Vatican’s LGBTQ confab offers lesson in global perspective

Apr 7, 2019

Catholics outside the West may well wonder why, of all the things happening in and around the Vatican on Friday, it was an LGBTQ meeting that dominated media attention.

By John L. Allen Jr.