April 19
Sudan: International Response Inadequate, 25 Million People, Half of Sudan's Population Need Humanitarian Assistance, Say Agencies After One Year of Conflict
To mark one year since the brutal fighting in Sudan erupted in April 2023 between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS),… Read more »
March 05
Kenya: Hekima Celebrates African Women Theologians With Monumental Conference in Nairobi
In celebrating 40 years since its establishment in 1984 and its contribution to women's theological empowerment, Hekima University College (HUC), Nairobi, Kenya, has organized an… Read more »
Ghana: Bishops Urge Parliamentarians 'Not to Rest' Until Anti-LGBTQ Bill Is Passed Into Law
Catholic Bishops in Ghana have commended parliament for the unanimous passage of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Value Bill 2021, which prohibits lesbian, gay, bisexual, and… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Uganda: Kampala Archbishop Stirs Controversy By Declaring, No Heaven for the Poor
Most Rev. Paul Ssemogerere, the archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has caused quite a stir among the faithful in Uganda by declaring that God does not like the poor… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Kenya: Religious Leaders Call Out State for Failing to Protect Shakahola Victims, Urge Mackenzie Be Treated as Individual
"Information publicly available shows that "Pastor" Paul Mackenzie has been arrested and treated casually on multiple occasions, but each time released to go and continue. For this… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Appoints Archbishop Muhatia to Taskforce Reviewing Religious Organizations in Country
President William Samoei Ruto has constituted a Presidential Taskforce on the Review of the Legal and Regulatory Framework Governing Religious Organizations in Kenya. Read more »
April 18, 2023
Sudan: Pope and African Religious Leaders Call for Ceasefire, Urge Dialogue for Peace
Nearly 200 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded as fierce fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, rage in Sudan for… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Zambia: Bishops Poke Holes in President Hichilema's Free Education Policy
The implementation process of Zambia's Free Education Policy for primary and secondary education, an election promise by President Hakainde Hichilema, has proved a bane in the… Read more »
July 15, 2022
Kenya: Government Issues New Strict Directives on Opening a New Church
Clerics in Kenya will be required to have either a diploma or degree in Theology from a recognized theological institution among other new requirements before opening a Church in… Read more »
June 10, 2022
Nigeria: Terror Group ISWAP Linked to Owo Church Attack
The Minister of the Federal Ministry of Interior of Nigeria Rauf Aregbesola has linked the Islamic State in West Africa (Iswap) group to the Sunday June 5 attack at the Catholic… Read more »
Africa: Pope Postpones Trip to DR Congo, South Sudan At Doctors' Request
Pope Francis has postponed to a later date his Apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Read more »
Kenya: Poor Election Preparedness Is High Risk to Country, Bishops Caution
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May 06, 2022
South Sudan: Church Leaders Vow to Enhance Spiritual Renewal in a Bid to Bring Peace
Religious leaders from the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) in a statement dated April 29, pledged to, "continue... efforts to bring about a lasting 'just peace'... through… Read more »
April 17, 2007
Madagascar: World Bank Official Linked to Opus Dei 'Fought' Contraception
A senior World Bank official with alleged links to Opus Dei reportedly removed all references to contraception in the bank's program for Madagascar. Read more »