- Report: 17 Christians killed every day in Nigeria in first half of 2021on July 31, 2021 at 10:30
The flag of Nigeria on a soldier’s arm. / Bumble Dee/Shutterstock Onitsha, Nigeria, Jul 31, 2021 / 04:30 am (CNA). An estimated 3,462 Christians have been […]
- Sympathizers in Nigeria's high-ranking positions stall fight against militants, priest sayson July 23, 2021 at 21:39
St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Enugu, Nigeria was vandalized Nov 4, 2013. / Aid to the Church in Need/www.kirche-in-not.ch. Lokoja, Nigeria, Jul 23, […]
- Ethiopian bishops call for ceasefire in Tigray crisison July 23, 2021 at 00:01
Ethiopia's bishops during their plenary assembly in Mojo, July 2021. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat via Facebook. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jul 22, 2021 […]
- Nigerian seminarian calls for 'prayer backed up with action' to counter violenceon July 19, 2021 at 16:41
Nigerian Christians displaced from their homes by Boko Haram attacks. Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Maiduguri. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2021 / […]
- Catholic nun abducted on way to the market in DR Congo set freeon July 17, 2021 at 10:00
Daughters of the Resurrection walking in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. / Aid to the Church in Need. Goma, Democratic Republic of the […]
- 'I believe in the Resurrection': Nigerian bishop keeps hope amid rampant violenceon July 15, 2021 at 16:01
Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto addresses a dinner of ADF International, "The Crisis of Religious Freedom in Nigeria," at the 2021 International […]
- Southern African bishops call for an end to violence and lootingon July 15, 2021 at 12:35
South African flag, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. / flowcomm via Flickr (CC BY 2.0.) Rome Newsroom, Jul 15, 2021 / 06:35 am (CNA). Catholic […]
- Catholic priest in Nigeria who escaped nine-day captivity 'responding well to medication'on July 13, 2021 at 23:01
Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30, 2021, in Nigeria’s Maiduguri diocese. / Courtesy photo. Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jul 13, 2021 / 17:01 pm (CNA). Fr. […]
- Cardinal who spearheaded democratic process in DR Congo dies at age 81on July 12, 2021 at 09:35
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939-2021). / Courtesy photo. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jul 12, 2021 / 03:35 am (CNA). Cardinal Laurent […]
- Christian refugees in Lebanon live in abandoned mall amid economic crisison July 9, 2021 at 20:00
Christian refugees iving in an abandoned mall in Lebanon. / Screenshot from a video by A Demand for Action. Rome Newsroom, Jul 9, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA). In an […]
- Vatican foundation honors Abu Dhabi crown prince with ‘Man of Humanity’ awardon July 9, 2021 at 18:00
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, pictured in Abu Dhabi on May 13, 2008. / Imre Solt via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Rome Newsroom, Jul 9, 2021 / 12:00 pm […]
- Advocate for Christians attacked in Sudanon July 7, 2021 at 21:01
Sudanese Church of Christ after apparent razing and looting in Um Bartumbu, South Kordofan, Sudan, June 16, 2012. / Eyes and Ears Nuba. Khartoum, Sudan, Jul […]
- Suspected members of Boko Haram kidnap Catholic priest in Nigeriaon July 7, 2021 at 09:03
Fr. Elijah Juma Wada was abducted on June 30, 2021, in Nigeria’s Maiduguri diocese. / Courtesy photo. Maiduguri, Nigeria, Jul 7, 2021 / 03:03 am (CNA). A […]
- Christians' situation in Egypt improves, though many still consider them 'second-class citizens'on July 2, 2021 at 20:01
An anti-Christian slogan graffitied on a Coptic church in Egypt. / Aid to the Church in Need. Asyut, Egypt, Jul 2, 2021 / 14:01 pm (CNA). While the situation […]
- Religious freedom advocates warn that church closures are ‘wrong direction’ for Algeriaon June 30, 2021 at 15:00
Santa Cruz Chapel on Murdjajou mount in Oran, Algeria. / Ali Mehaoudi/Shutterstock Denver Newsroom, Jun 30, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA). The closure of several […]
- Bomb in Catholic church in Democratic Republic of Congo 'seriously injures' two parishionerson June 28, 2021 at 13:30
Aftermath of the explosion inside Emmanuel-Butsili Parish in Beni, DRC on June 27, 2021. / Sylvin Muronga/ACI Africa Butembo-Beni, Democratic Republic of […]
- Beirut’s St. Joseph church, badly damaged in port explosion, to reopenon June 24, 2021 at 19:00
A painting of the Holy Family at the Church of St. Joseph in Beirut, Lebanon. / Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need. Rome Newsroom, Jun 24, 2021 / 13:00 pm […]
- Catholic charity: Ethiopians in agony as water crisis deepenson June 24, 2021 at 18:41
People wait outside a distribution point to receive aid rations in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, in February 2018 / Will Baxter/Catholic Relief Services Addis […]
- Kidnappers free Catholic priest and four others in Malion June 24, 2021 at 11:00
The flag of Mali. / Railway fx via Shutterstock. Bamako, Mali, Jun 24, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA). Kidnappers freed a Catholic priest and four other people on […]
- Catholic priest among five people kidnapped in Malion June 23, 2021 at 11:00
The flag of Mali. / Railway fx via Shutterstock. Bamako, Mali, Jun 23, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA). A Catholic priest is among five people kidnapped on Monday in […]
- Catholic bishops to consecrate Middle East to the Holy Familyon June 16, 2021 at 10:00
Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 4, 2021. / Latin Patriarchate of […]
- Burkina Faso names street in honor of Pope emeritus Benedict XVIon June 15, 2021 at 14:00
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Michael Crotty unveils the new sign of Pope Benedict XVI Street in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou. / Fr. Paul Dah. […]
- Morocco’s cardinal: Christians should be a ‘sacrament of encounter’ for Muslim neighborson June 4, 2021 at 15:00
Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero. / Daniel Ibanez / CNA. Rome Newsroom, Jun 4, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA). The archbishop of Rabat has launched a diocesan synod […]
- Priest abducted in Nigeria releasedon June 3, 2021 at 21:39
Fr. Joe Keke, 75, who was released after spending two weeks in captivity, June 3, 2021. Credit: Fr. Chris Omotosho. Sokoto, Nigeria, Jun 3, 2021 / 15:39 pm […]
- Nigerian archbishop prays for killers’ conversion at burial of murdered Catholic prieston June 3, 2021 at 09:45
Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Nigeria’s Kaduna archdiocese. / Courtesy photo. Kaduna, Nigeria, Jun 3, 2021 / 03:45 am (CNA). As he presided at the […]