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Retreat Days for 54 Priests in Rwanda
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The Diocese of Gikongoro lies in southern Rwanda. It includes 20 parishes with about a quarter of a million Catholic faithful. Although the name of ...
A Host-Baking Machine for a Convent in Malawi
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Most of the hosts, or altar breads, which, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, become the Body of Christ in the hands of His ...
Nigeria: “Holy Week for us is not history. It is reality.”
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The Bishop of Wukari tells ACN about the suffering of his people and says the federal government of Nigeria must do more to stop the ...
Priest warns of ‘guerrilla warfare’ as dozens killed by suicide bombers
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A priest has warned that terrorists are “sneaking” into villages after a suspected suicide attack in northeast Nigeria resulted in multiple deaths. Father Joseph Fidelis, ...
Mass Stipends for 44 Priests in Zimbabwe
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The Diocese of Chinhoyi in northern Zimbabwe covers a vast area of over 20,000 square miles – considerably larger than some whole countries, like Switzerland ...
Ongoing Training for 300 Catechists in Ethiopia
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The apostolic vicariate of Hawassa (Awassa) is in southern Ethiopia and covers a vast region of approximately 45,560 square miles, or roughly one-third the size ...
Algeria: The “Son of St. Augustine” visits Annaba
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The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, making this the country’s first-ever visit from a current pope. Leo, an Augustinian by ...
Mauritania: The challenges of ministering to a community of migrants
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The only diocese in Mauritania has just celebrated its sixtieth anniversary. Bishop Victor Ndione, who has led the Diocese of Nouakchott for two years, tells ...
Catholics returning “in their thousands, not hundreds,” say bishops in Nigeria
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Thousands of Catholics in northeast Nigeria have returned to church in defiance of fear, following more than 15 years of violent insurgencies. Bishop John Bakeni ...
Church calls for tighter security after 10 slaughtered
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In the Taraba State region, according to Church figures, over 100 people have been killed and 90,000 displaced since September 2025. Following a fresh massacre, ...