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Pope Leo prays for victims of deadly floods in southern Africa
As deadly floods hit southern Africa, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the affected, with Catholic bishops in the region urging support for thousands struck by the climate change-related disaster. Source: OSV News.
South Sudan bishops plead for peace as fears of war grow
As fears of a return to full-scale war in South Sudan escalate, Catholic bishops in the country have reiterated their call for peace and dialogue, amid fighting and mobilisation in parts of the country. Source: OSV News.
Gunmen abduct more than 150 worshippers in Nigeria
Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria on Sunday. Source: Crux.
Caritas appeals for action as Sudan crisis reaches 1000 days
Caritas Australia is calling for urgent international action and attention as the conflict in Sudan reached its 1000th day on Friday.
Gunmen in Nigeria release 100 schoolchldren, 200 still held
A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month and released over the weekend were hosted at a government-organised ceremony on Monday, many of them looking lost but relieved. Source: Crux.
‘Trauma and helplessness’ grip Nigerian region after mass kidnaping
Reeling from the kidnapping of more than 250 kids and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, Kontagora Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna said trauma, helplessness and confusion had gripped Papiri, in the state of Niger. Source: OSV News.
Caritas joins call to end atrocities in Sudan
Caritas Australia has joined Caritas Internationalis and the global aid organisation ACT Alliance in sounding the alarm over the escalating humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan, where violence and hunger are devastating communities.
Bishops urge Nigerian government to end security crisis
Nigeria’s bishops have called on the government to take urgent action to respond to the country’s deteriorating security situation, warning that “criminality has penetrated our national life”. Source: The Tablet.
Faith leaders call for debt relief for African countries
Caritas Africa joined faith leaders in calling for debt relief for African countries during the G20 summit in South Africa. Source: The Tablet.