The death toll from the horrific massacre of Shakahola forest have risen to over 220 following the recovery of 15 more bodies. Police and other rescue workers are undertaking a ... Read more »
A Supreme Court judgment - that LGBTQ community members have a right to associate, even though the law considers same-sex marriage illegal - has been met with opposition from the ... Read more »
In a sign of a deepening fracture between the government and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) Holy Synod in Addis Abeba, both have released statements on the issue. The ... Read more »
Presiding over a mass in Kinshasa on Wednesday February 1, 2023, Pope Francis urged the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo to forgive those who have harmed them and ... Read more »
Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops, priests and nuns in South Sudan to speak out against abuse of power and injustice in the country during an address on Saturday February 4 Read more »
The Catholic church is witnessing its fastest growth in Africa. Recent statistics show 2.1% growth between 2019 and 2020. Out of a global population of 1.36 billion Catholics, 236 ... Read more »
Militants have moved their operations south from Cabo Delgado to the Nampula province. Its two districts of Erati and Memba have seen several people killed, Read more »
Egypt's Ministry of Health has reported that at least 41 people were killed when a fire broke out at the Coptic Orthodox Church on August 14, 2022 in the densely populated Cairo ... Read more »
Nigeria has a long history of religious tensions against which the current spate of violence against Christians must be seen, writes& Read more »
The wearing of the Hijab in Nigeria's public schools has become highly controversial, in some cases leading to riots, fatalities, the destruction of school property, and the ... Read more »
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