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Rosaries, Books, and 30 Bicycles for an Apostolate in Tanzania
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In 2017, Catholics around the world celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima, Portugal. On six occasions, between May 13 ...
A New Vehicle for the Parish of Todonyang in Kenya
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At last, Father Andrew Yakulula of the Parish of Todonyang in the Diocese of Lodwar in western Kenya has been able to replace his 15-year-old ...
Prayer Books for Religious Sisters in Tanzania
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The Congregation of the Bene-Mariya Sisters was established in Burundi in 1956. Their mission consists in helping families to live according to a Christian spirit ...
Subsistence Aid for 34 Dominican Sisters in Angola
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For seven hours a day, the 34 Dominican Sisters in Benguela pray the canonical hours. They pray for the church and for all humanity. They ...
Help for the Formation of 39 Carmelite Friars in Central Africa
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Last year, the Carmelite Fathers in the Central African Republic had good reason to celebrate. Young Brother Christo was taking his perpetual vows. His parents ...
A Minibus for Dominican Fathers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Dominican Fathers in Kinshasa are delighted to have received their new minibus. Their old vehicle finally ‘gave up the ghost,’ irrevocably, while traveling on ...
Catholic hospital closures in Eritrea: ‘It is like amputating one of the Church’s arms’
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“THE PURPOSE of the brutal actions of the Eritrean government was to divest the Church of all services in the areas of education and health. ...
West African bishops meet in Burkina Faso against backdrop of jihadist terror
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"Both the West African bishops and the government in Burkina Faso have spoken out clearly: ‘we will not let them divide us. They will not ...
Boko Haram, Fulani Islamist attacks on Christians are on the rise in Nigeria
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"We consider each day we live in safety a blessing, because we do not know what will happen the next day. It is very difficult ...
In Burkina Faso, a Sister uses music to fight forces of darkness
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... [T]he lyrics also emphasize the “necessity of training priests and nuns, so that they can be the leaders of a population capable of creating ...