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Bishop in Cameroon hopes that Pope’s visit starts “a path towards peace”
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As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Cameroon on April 15 and 16, Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) interviewed Bishop Emmanuel ...
Algeria: Visit of Pope Leo XIV bolsters mission of small, vibrant Church
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Pope Leo XIV arrived in Algeria April 13 for a historic visit that shines a spotlight on the small but vibrant local Church and the ...
Angola: “We cannot host the ‘Messenger of Peace’ with our hearts full of hate”
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As the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to hear the Gospel prepares to receive a visit from Pope Leo XIV, the Church makes a renewed ...
Retreat Days for 54 Priests in Rwanda
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The Diocese of Gikongoro lies in southern Rwanda. It includes 20 parishes with about a quarter of a million Catholic faithful. Although the name of ...
A Host-Baking Machine for a Convent in Malawi
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Most of the hosts, or altar breads, which, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, become the Body of Christ in the hands of His ...
Nigeria: “Holy Week for us is not history. It is reality.”
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The Bishop of Wukari tells ACN about the suffering of his people and says the federal government of Nigeria must do more to stop the ...
Priest warns of ‘guerrilla warfare’ as dozens killed by suicide bombers
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A priest has warned that terrorists are “sneaking” into villages after a suspected suicide attack in northeast Nigeria resulted in multiple deaths. Father Joseph Fidelis, ...
Mass Stipends for 44 Priests in Zimbabwe
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The Diocese of Chinhoyi in northern Zimbabwe covers a vast area of over 20,000 square miles – considerably larger than some whole countries, like Switzerland ...
Ongoing Training for 300 Catechists in Ethiopia
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The apostolic vicariate of Hawassa (Awassa) is in southern Ethiopia and covers a vast region of approximately 45,560 square miles, or roughly one-third the size ...
Algeria: The “Son of St. Augustine” visits Annaba
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, making this the country’s first-ever visit from a current pope. Leo, an Augustinian by ...