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Nigeria: Kidnapped priest and seminarian released
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“They are both fine, alive, and healthy, despite the trauma endured at the hands of their captors.”
The Renovation and Extension of a Chapel in Rwanda
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Over the years, the minor seminary in the Diocese of Byumba, founded in Rwanda in 1956 by the Salesian Fathers, had become too small. 150 ...
Support the Studies of 48 Seminarians in Chad
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Chad is one of the largest countries in the world, at roughly three times the size of Texas. But with only 16.3 million inhabitants, it ...
Mozambique: 40 years later, religious sisters are back in Dómuè
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“Seeing how much the people wanted our presence, after 40 years without women religious, exceeded our expectations. It was a very simple, but very generous, ...
Burkina Faso: ‘The Christians we serve do not know if they will live another day’
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"This place is isolated from the rest of the world, cut off by mines and checkpoints, which are manned by terrorists. We can only get ...
Nigeria: Killing of Christians continues, no arrests made
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“It was a heartbreaking scene,” he said. “They were given a mass burial in a rain-soaked grave. These are poor villagers who don’t have money ...
A Car for Parish Outreach in Burundi
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Burundi is one of the smallest countries in Africa, at just under 11,000 square miles, but one of the most densely populated, with almost 12 ...
In Ghana, disabilities mark children for death
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In many parts of Africa, including northern Ghana, children who are born with mental or physical disabilities are considered bewitched, or “evil,” and they are ...
DR Congo: One of the liveliest Churches in Africa
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The key to achieving a vibrant Church is through formation, which begins at an early age in the DRC. The Church plays a prominent role ...
DR Congo: Meeting the material needs of seminarians
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But still, their living conditions are woefully inadequate, and as a result, seminarians often get sick. “A lack of water is the main reason people ...









