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Ethiopian Spiritans evangelizing local cultures
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In the ancient Christian nation of Ethiopia, there are nomadic groups who have never heard the Gospel. The Spiritans are working with these communities to ...
Help for the Training of Nine Seminarians in Burkina Faso
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Ever since the end of 2015, northern and eastern Burkina Faso have been the focus of violent Islamist terrorism. Today, two-thirds of the West African ...
Ongoing Training Courses for Young Religious in the Congo
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Not only does the Democratic Republic of the Congo have the highest number of Catholics in Africa, but the Church there is also blessed with ...
Mozambique: Pope “close” to suffering people of Cabo Delgado
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According to Mozambican Bishop António Juliasse, the Pope’s message is that no wars should be forgotten. During his Angelus address on Sunday, August 24, Pope ...
Thousands of children prepare to return to school, thanks to ACN
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From kindergartens to universities, many students are receiving an education, thanks to ACN-funded programs in crisis-hit countries around the world, where Christian communities are in ...
Terrified women and children block road after three more murders
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On Monday, August 11, women and children in Nigeria blocked a road in protest of their lack of security, after their besieged town fell victim ...
Help for the Training of Four Seminarians in South Africa
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The Diocese of Klerksdorp is in South Africa’s Northwest Province, an area with a population of 1.8 million souls, of whom roughly 117,000 are Catholic. ...
Help with Roofing Materials for 15 Village Chapels in Mozambique
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Mozambique, in southeast Africa, is one of the poorest countries on Earth. A brutal civil war, which lasted from 1977 to 1992, caused massive damage ...
Almost 50,000 displaced in latest round of jihadist attacks in Mozambique
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A local priest also tells ACN that jihadists have taken to kidnapping children as part of their insurgency. Almost 50,000 people have been displaced in ...
DR Congo: Church condemns massacre of young Christians in Komanda and calls for justice
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Bishop of Bunia: “We need support for displaced priests.” Following the brutal attack carried out on the night of July 26-27 in the town of ...