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Retreats for Sisters in Cameroon
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“I experienced a renewed sense of God’s love and call in my life,” says Sr. Camila, as she reflects on the annual retreat that she ...
Crisis deepens in the Congo as new terrorist front opens in the north
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Despite the danger, and the looming threat of famine, missionaries on the ground insist they will not abandon their flocks, since they are “living signs ...
Sudan: Priest who remained with his people despite violence killed in Nuba Mountains
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Fr. Youhanna Al-Amin died in Kauda, a region of Sudan marked by tribal tensions and disputes among armed groups. According to local sources, the killing ...
Nigeria: ACN helps rebuild after terrorist violence
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The reconstruction of a remote village in Nigeria is a sign that hope can triumph over despair, and violence will not have the final word. ...
Church in Nigeria demands justice for Yelewata victims
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During a Mass held on the first anniversary of the Yelewata massacre, Bishop Anagbe remembered the victims and renewed his call for the displaced to ...
Nigeria: “At last, killers have been held to account,” says bishop
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Bishop Jude Arogundade thanked ACN for its campaign on behalf of survivors, who “will always carry the scars of what happened that day.” The bishop ...
Pope and African bishops decry death of Mozambican prelate
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Bishop Osório Citora Afonso was a friend and collaborator of ACN, and the foundation has expressed its deep sorrow in response to his death. Two ...
Mozambique: Bishop shot dead at his residence
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Bishop Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C., of Quelimane, Mozambique, was shot dead in the early hours of Saturday, June 6, and his body was found in ...
Nigeria: Suspects arrested in Catholic school kidnapping
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“The families will be relieved and happy to hear that those who planned the abduction of their children have been arrested. This is truly good ...
Two Motorcycles for Two Young Priests
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The Diocese of Fada N’Gourma lies in eastern Burkina Faso. The diocese itself is vast – with an area of over 18,250 square miles – ...