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ACN launches urgent appeal for Nigeria’s persecuted Christians
Aid to the Church in Need has launched an urgent appeal for persecuted Christians in Nigeria, to ensure protection for clergy, train seminarians, and provide urgent relief for displaced families.
Central African Republic music school changes the region through culture
A Capuchin-run music school and radio station in Central African Republic is bringing hope and the Gospel to young people in one of the poorest and most unstable countries in the world. Source: OSV News.
Zimbabwe’s Christian leaders urge international community to cancel debt
Christian leaders in Zimbabwe marked the International Day of Peace with an appeal to the international community to cancel Zimbabwe’s debt, saying such a step would help revive the country’s economy, reduce poverty, and build lasting peace. Source: CNA.
Nuncio takes solidarity message to Sudan
The Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan has completed a 10-day visit to Sudan, where he carried a message of closeness and solidarity from Pope Leo XIV to the Catholic community amid the ongoing civil war. Source: Vatican News.
Nigerian priest murdered, as kidnapped colleague freed
The Church in Nigeria, ravaged by kidnappings of clergy, is mourning the death of a priest who was killed as he was returning to his parish in Eha-Ndiagu, in Enugu state. Source: OSV News.
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.
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.
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.
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.