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Burkina Faso: faith endures in face of international silence
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The Church in northern Burkina Faso deplores the lack of media attention given to the terrorist crisis it is suffering, with displaced people facing enormous ...
Catechists keep the faith alive among victims of terrorism in Mozambique
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Some parishes in northern Mozambique can encompass hundreds of communities, and priests and religious cannot reach them all. Catechists are often on the front lines ...
Nigeria: See when 99 kidnapped children reunited with their parents
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Securing the release of the remaining 165 students and staff remains the top priority of the local church, Bishop Bulus Yohanna told ACN. One hundred ...
Cardinal Parolin tells “heroic” Christians of Mozambique: “You are not alone!”
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During a risky trip to Cabo Delgado, home to ruthless jihadist violence, Cardinal Parolin thanked Aid to the Church in Need for its work. Cardinal ...
Breakthrough in Nigeria: 100 children freed from St. Mary’s school kidnapping
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured the release of 100 children who had been kidnapped from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School ...
Nigerian bishop on school kidnappings: “Our hearts are broken, but our faith remains firm”
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“Evil will never win,” said Nigeria’s National Security Advisor, during a visit to the bishop of Kontagora, where over 300 children were kidnapped in late ...
A Vehicle for a Seminary in Angola
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In January 2025, the Diocese of Lwena in eastern Angola suffered a devastating blow. The rector of the propaedeutic seminary was traveling with two young ...
Nigerian Bishops: “Lasting peace cannot be achieved through silence or delay”
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Catholic Bishops of Nigeria warn of escalating violence and call for urgent action to protect life and religious freedom Aid to the Church in Need ...
Nigerian catechist survives stabbing — and offers powerful lesson
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Tobias Yahaya almost lost his life during an attack on his home in Nigeria. Fortunately for him, his wife, and their four small children, Yahaya, ...
Armed attack and mass kidnapping at Catholic Schools in Niger State
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The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has reported a violent overnight attack on St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, Nigeria, resulting ...