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Cuba celebrates anniversary of John Paul II’s visit amid social and economic crisis
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“The witness of a man tested by pain and illness” marked a ‘before’ and an ‘after’ for Cuban Catholics.
Syria: From prisoner to archbishop
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It is hard to scare a man who spent months locked in a bathroom, threatened daily with death and who was even subjected to ...
Priest dies in attack on parish in northern Nigeria
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The gunmen doused the outside of the house with fuel and set fire to it. Father Colins Omeh, who was also in the rectory, tried ...
Amazonian indigenous community can now read the Bible in its own language
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“We all like to hear, read, and meditate on the Word of God in our own language, in our own cultural and historical context,”
Burkina Faso: ‘50 percent of our territory is under occupation’
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The terrorists want to eradicate this society and all who do not profess the same brand of Islam as they do, including Muslims, which means ...
Terrorists attack Christian villages in Mozambique
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Due to the inability of the Mozambican Armed Forces to patrol the entire region threatened by the insurgents, many local populations have formed their own ...
Terrorists kill a priest in Burkina Faso
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The priest’s funeral took place Jan.5, in the Cathedral of Saint Anne in Dédougou, capital of Boucle du Mouhoun. “Through the infinite mercy of God, ...
In 2022, more than 100 priests and religious kidnapped, arrested, or killed
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According to information collected by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Nigeria was the country with the highest number of victims, with four priests ...
ACN grieves for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
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“The teaching of Pope Benedict, who dedicated his first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est to the subject of charity, has been very valuable to ACN.”
Senegal: 40 years of conflict in the Casamance region
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Senegal is known for being one of western Africa’s most politically stable countries. However, there is an open conflict between the Senegalese military and the ...









