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April 18
Botswana: Botswana Churches Oppose Gay Rights Proposal
A coalition of churches in Botswana has voiced its opposition to parliament's latest effort to amend the constitution to include gay rights. Read more »
April 10
Gabon: In Gabon, Muslims Invite Christians Into Mosques to Pray for Peace
In Gabon, Christians joined Muslims this week to pray for peace as the country holds a month-long "national dialogue" intended to pave the way for military leaders to transfer… Read more »
January 11
Africa: African Catholic Bishops Reject Vatican's Same-Sex Blessings
The Roman Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar on Thursday issued a statement refusing to follow Pope Francis' declaration permitting priests to offer blessings to same-sex… Read more »
December 20, 2023
Africa: African Activists Praise Pope's Decision On Same-Sex Marriage - Religious Groups Critical
Nigerian activist Promise Ohiri, known as Empress Cookie, woke up to cheering news on Tuesday. Read more »
July 13, 2023
Malawi: Religious Leaders Protest Same-Sex Marriage
Religious leaders in Malawi led street protests Thursday against same-sex marriage, as a Dutch citizen and a transgender Malawian challenge laws in Malawi's High Court against… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Niger: Muslims - Price Hikes Dampen Eid Celebration
Muslims in Nigeria are tightening their belts to mark Eid Al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice. Inflation triggered by President Bola Tinubu's decision to remove fuel subsidies in May… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Warn of Possible Terror Attacks During Eid Celebrations
Nigeria's state security service has warned the public of possible terrorist attacks on houses of worship ahead of the June 29 Islamic celebration of Eid-al-Adha, the Feast of… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Nigeria: 20 Worshipers Still Missing After Latest Church Attack in Nigeria
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it's still searching for 20 people abducted by gunmen from a church during a Sunday service. CAN says gunmen invaded the church in a… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroonian Muslims Begin Week of Prayer for Peace
In Cameroon, the Muslim community is starting a week of prayers for peace against terrorism, crime, and a deadly separatist conflict. The prayers, to mark the ending of the holy… Read more »
February 02, 2023
South Sudan: Embassies Warn of New Violence in South Sudan Ahead of Pope's Visit
The embassies of Britain, Norway, and the United States have expressed grave concerns about possible new fighting in South Sudan's Upper Nile State. The warning by the so-called… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Somalia: Clerics in Somalia Vow to Counter Al-Shabaab
More than 300 Muslim clerics meeting in Somalia's capital this week have declared their support for the government's war against the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Read more »
January 18, 2023
Africa: Pope Francis Prepares for Long-Awaited Visit to DR Congo, South Sudan
Pope Francis is set travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan at the end of the month - a visit the pontiff had earlier been forced to postpone due to health… Read more »
January 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria Christian Group Condemns Gruesome Murder of Priest, Church Attack
The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned the killing of a Catholic priest in central Niger state Sunday and suggested Christians might need to take up arms to defend… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Egypt: Influential Cleric Al-Qaradawi Dies At 96
Prominent Egyptian Islamist cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a major force behind the 2011 Arab Spring revolutions across the Middle East, died Monday in Qatar at age 96, leaving… Read more »
September 21, 2022
South Africa: Church of England Bars Tutu's Daughter From Presiding Over Friend's Funeral
The daughter-in-law of the late South African Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu called the Church of England homophobic for not allowing her wife, who is a priest, to preside over… Read more »
September 19, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Says Separatists Are Keeping 8 Abducted Clergy and Christians On Nigerian Border
Cameroonian authorities have accused armed separatists of abducting five Catholic priests, a nun, and two worshippers from a church on its western border with Nigeria. The Catholic… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Nigeria: Abducted Nigerian Catholic Nuns Are Freed
Nigerian authorities say gunmen have released four abducted Catholic nuns unharmed. The nuns' church says no ransom was paid. Read more »
August 22, 2022
Nigeria: Four Catholic Nuns Abducted in Nigeria
A local convent said on Monday that four Catholic nuns were abducted on a highway in Nigeria's oil-producing Imo state in the southeast. The nuns were on their way to church to… Read more »
August 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria Activists Concerned As Secular Court Upholds Islamic Court Trial for Blasphemy
Supporters of free speech in Nigeria are expressing concern after a federal court ruled this week that a singer appealing his death sentence for blasphemy must have his case… Read more »
August 14, 2022
Egypt: At Least 41 Dead in Fire At Coptic Church in Cairo
Egypt's health ministry says that 41 people were killed when a fire broke out in a Coptic church in the densely populated Cairo suburb of Imbaba. Witnesses say the fire started… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Authorities Make Arrests in Deadly Church Attack
Nigerian security forces say they have arrested four suspects in the attack on a Catholic church in June that killed 40 people. Authorities blamed the massacre on the militant… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Religious Groups Criticize Ruling Party's Candidates
Christian groups in Nigeria are criticizing the ruling All Progressives Congress Party (APC) for choosing Muslim candidates to run in next year's election for both president and… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Police Rescue 77 From Church
Police in Nigeria say they have rescued 77 people, including children, from a church basement in the southwestern state of Ondo. Read more »
June 28, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerian Churches On Alert After Deadly Church Shooting
Nigerian churches are introducing armed security and entry searches after a deadly June 5 attack on a Catholic church blamed on the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).… Read more »
June 17, 2022
Nigeria: Authorities Hold Mass Burial Ceremony for Victims of Church Massacre
Nigerian authorities in southwest Ondo state held a mass funeral Friday for victims of the massacre two weeks ago at a Catholic church. Authorities blame the Islamic State West… Read more »
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