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Pope is coming to encourage reconciliation, says DRC bishop
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"When news of the Pope’s visit was made public, we were thrilled. This is Saint Peter coming to us. He comes as a shepherd, to ...
Anti-Christian violence follows killing of Christian girl in Sokoto, Nigeria
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Bishop Kukah appealed “to Christians to remain law abiding and pray for the return of normalcy and congratulates the local authorities and police for their ...
ACN deplores murder of priest in Kaduna, Nigeria
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“The increase in kidnappings, murders and general violence against civilians, including members of the Catholic clergy in many parts of Nigeria, is a scourge that ...
DR Congo: ‘I want to become a priest to proclaim hope to those who have lost everything’
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The missionary priests who served his community made a lasting impression on him. As soon as he could, he began serving at Mass, and the ...
Success Story: 19 Pallottine Sisters in Cameroon Supported
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The 19 Pallottine nuns working in five different centers in the three dioceses of Doumé Abong-Mbang, Bafoussam and Yaoundé in Cameroon wish to thank you. ...
sisters in Burundi are ‘mothers’ of reconciliation
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"Some people gather well before Mass on Sunday, and many others stay on after Mass to spend time with the sisters and the other families."
New bishop in South Sudan: ‘We must get back on our feet and give hope to the people’
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"We live in a country where Christianity is often no more than skin deep; it hasn’t grown roots in the life of the population."
A Vehicle for Poor Clare Sisters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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“Mamu wa Bupole” – “Our Lady of Peace” – this is the name of the Poor Clare Sisters’ convent in Mbuji-Mayi. Peace is something the ...
A painful ordeal in Nigeria as Christian siblings are abducted
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"Then they shot the five of us in the head at the same time. Laying there, I could hear them saying, mu kai gawan su ...
Mozambique fears the worst as tropical storm batters the country
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“We are all praying that God may spare us another great disaster, in which it is always the poor who suffer the most.”









