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Africa

Murder of priest in in Sierra Leone a ‘dark moment’

The brutal killing of a parish priest in Sierra Leone has been described as “a dark and painful moment for us as Church and people”. Source: Crux.

Africa Pope Leo XIV

Pope prays for victims, rescue workers after Sudan landslide

Pope Leo XIV offered his prayers for the dead after days of heavy rain triggered a landslide in a remote area of Sudan, and he prayed for all involved in the ongoing search and rescue operations. Source: CNS.

Africa

Bishops in Congo demand justice after another massacre

The bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo are demanding justice following the massacre perpetrated by a group linked to the Islamic State last month at a Catholic church in which more than 40 people were killed or injured. Source: CNA.

Africa Persecution

More than 40 Catholics slaughtered in Congo church attack

More than 40 people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a Catholic church by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN and Congolese military said. Source: BBC.

Africa

‘It’s a miracle’: Islamic terrorist group releases Nigerian priest

A Nigerian priest who served for years in the United States has been released after being held in captivity by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram for several weeks. Source: CNA.

Africa

Gunmen kill security guard, abduct three seminarians in Nigeria

Three seminarians were kidnapped and a security guard was killed in an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria on July 10. Source: CNA.

Africa

Bishops accused of plotting to oust Congo president

Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo are pushing back at allegations that they are complicit in a plot to either oust President Felix Tshisekedi or to physically eliminate him. Source: Crux.

Africa

Up to 200 Christians killed in Nigerian massacre

In a horrifying escalation of violence, between 100 and 200 Christians have been murdered by Fulani Jihadist herdsmen in Nigeria’s Benue State, according to multiple sources. Source: Crux.

Africa

Suspected Muslim rebels die in blast near Catholic shrine in Uganda

An explosion killed two suspected rebels, including a female suicide bomber, near a Catholic shrine in Uganda’s capital Kampala yesterday. Source: Reuters.