June 28
Kenya: Church Leaders Urge End To 'Indiscriminate Police Killings'
In a profound statement addressing the deteriorating socio-economic and security conditions in Kenya, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) convened a critical meeting… Read more »
South Sudan: Pope Francis Appoints of First Nuncio to South Sudan
Msgr Ionut Paul Streajac, Charge d'Affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in South Sudan has emphasized that the appointment of the first resident Apostolic Nuncio signifies Pope… Read more »
Nigeria: Catholic Bishops of Abuja Ecclesiastical Province Celebrate Booming Vocations
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June 25
Kenya: Religious Leaders in Solidarity With 'Gen-Z' Led Protests Rejecting Finance Bill 2024, Condemn Use of Excessive Force By Police
In a united front, religious leaders across Kenya have expressed their staunch opposition to the proposed Finance Bill 2024, citing its potential to impose severe economic… Read more »
June 04
South Africa: Catholic Bishops Laud 'Free and Fair Elections,' Urge Party Leaders to Put Ideologies Aside for Common Good of Country in Coalition Talks
The Catholic bishops of South Africa have declared the May 29 General elections free and fair and commended the electoral body, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), for… Read more »
May 17
Kenya: Caritas Nairobi Delivers Relief Aid to Mathare Floods-Affected Communities
At least 500 people received food and non-food items from Caritas Nairobi, the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi on May 15. The supported families were from… Read more »
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 »
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 »