The Voice of the suffering in Africa
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Ethiopia is living a nightmare
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“Hundreds of citizens are being killed in the conflicts in the Tigray region. Nobody knows for sure the number of dead, but we have been told that there are priests and church leaders among them. Shops, schools, churches and convents have been robbed and destroyed."
Ethiopia: Surge in violence leads to up to 1,000 deaths
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"The people hiding in the church were brought out and shot in the square."
The Central African Republic is at the mercy of looters and mercenaries
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"In the battle at a geopolitical level the ordinary people of the country are no more than pawns in a game of chess."
Bishop in the Congo: ‘We have been on the Via Dolorosa for years’
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"The people here simply don’t count. They have the feeling that the government doesn’t even exist here. We feel as though the state authorities have abandoned us.”
In Central African Republic, a jubilee celebration marred by violence
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The 58-year-old Italian Carmelite Father Aurelio Gazzera came out of his room to find himself suddenly face-to-face with two armed men.
As Boko Haram strikes on Christmas, ‘no evil will take away our faith’
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"God will crush Boko Haram in his own time.”
