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Relatives gather around one of the victims of the attack by gunmen during a Pentecost Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, as she receives treatment at the Federal Medical Centre in Owo, Nigeria, June 6, 2022. Reports said at least 50 people were killed in the attack. (CNS photo/Temilade Adelaja, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Chris Chatteris, S.J.
Extremist and criminal violence is on the rise across Northern Africa from Somalia to Nigeria as local security forces face off against gangs and insurgencies they are often ill-equipped to contain.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“If the women of South Sudan are given an opportunity to develop, to have space to be productive, South Sudan will be transformed.”
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“Pope Francis’ message is really about a personal relationship with Jesus,” Kizito Kiyimba, S.J., to America’s Vatican correspondent. “His message remains after him.”
Supporters of Nigeria’s Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, chants during an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria, on Feb. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Patrick Egwu
Ahead of upcoming general elections on Feb. 25 and March 11, Nigerian Catholics want their next national leaders to address the difficult political and socio-economic issues facing the country.
Politics & SocietyPodcasts
Inside the Vatican
This week on ‘Inside the Vatican,’ Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis’ six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, which the pope called a pilgrimage of peace.
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives to celebrate Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, Feb. 5, 2023.
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis reveals what he said on his apostolic journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, praying that “the seeds of God's Kingdom of love, justice and peace may germinate.”