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As fighting rages in Sudan, priests stay with their flocks
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"“I want to stay until the last minute, I do not want to leave the people here alone. A lot of our Catholics came [to ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo: A priest in prison
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The drastic lack of resources is evident as soon as one sees the overcrowded cells, which have neither electric light nor windows. More than 300 ...
In Burkina Faso, “evil will not have the last word”
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The threat is omnipresent, to the extent that “on Sundays and feast days the churches have to be guarded by police, military or volunteers so ...
Sudan: ‘We can’t leave the house, and there is lack of water, electricity and food’
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"During the call I could hear the shooting in the background. He says that the streets are empty, like in a ghost town: there are ...
Central African Republic: religious war can be avoided
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"Our country is bigger than France and it is difficult for a weak administration to control. There is not really a frontline. The militias hostile ...
During Holy Week in Nigeria, Fulani herdsmen kill dozens
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“The Fulanis came into an IDP camp to kill these innocent souls. Over 35 deaths and countless injured. The nearby IDP camps are all now ...
Priesthood in Nigeria “includes the danger of being kidnapped”
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His car broke down on a country road and a suspicious looking man on a motorcycle passed him and then circled round for closer inspection, ...
Nigerian prelate demands to be treated justly
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“We hope these new leaders will treat everybody fairly and justly, so that it doesn’t matter who you are, you should be treated as any ...
Seminarians in Nigeria recall their kidnapping
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They beat us during those phone calls. We were crying with the tension, while our parents listened over the phone. This routine continued for ...
Nigeria: We ask our leaders, ‘Why do you allow your citizens to be killed?’
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"Some camp residents have suffered multiple displacements. Others have seen their loved ones slaughtered, shot at, and butchered like animals. We have staff who give ...