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Pope pleads for peace talks in Ethiopia
Pope Leo XIV has made a “heartfelt plea” for warring parties in Tigray “to choose the path of dialogue” after fighting between rebels and Ethiopian government forces. Source: The Tablet.
Church in Congo mourns 27 children killed in school fires
Catholic schoolchildren gathered at a parish in Bukavu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on September 17 to mourn 27 classmates killed in a fire that devastated two schools and homes across the city. Source: OSV News.
Pope appeals for aid to Somalia
Pope Leo XIV called for international solidarity with Somalia, where ongoing violence and extreme weather are making an already severe humanitarian crisis even worse. Source: Crux Now.
Mystery remains months after Mozambique bishop shot dead
The Mozambique bishops conference said it has yet to receive any details on the murder of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Quelimane, who was shot dead in his residence in June. Source: OSV News.
Nuncio inspires youth to transform West Africa
The apostolic nuncio to Ghana has challenged young Catholics from across West Africa to reject fear, build friendships rooted in faith and embrace their responsibility as the “today of God” in the Church and their countries. Source: EWTN News.
Ebola outbreak outpaces efforts to contain it
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo confronts a rapidly worsening Ebola outbreak, communities and health workers face the crisis amid conflict, displacement and an already fragile healthcare system, writes Br Nicaise Mundurame CSsR. Source: Common Home TV.
Pope offers prayers for Zimbabwe ferry disaster
Pope Leo XIV has sent condolences to the families of the victims of a ferry accident in Zimbabwe that has killed more than 90 people. Source: OSV News.
Archbishops call on UK to tackle global debt
Following the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow last week, Scottish and African archbishops have urged the United Kingdom not to “ignore the cry of our global family” under the “crushing weight of unjust debt”. Source: The Tablet.
Suspended Catholic priest jailed for murder in Uganda
A suspended Catholic priest in Uganda has been sentenced to 31 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a Uganda Revenue Authority official and the attempted murder of a man who tried to help. Source: EWTN News.