Since the beginning of the attacks in the province of Cabo Delgado in 2017, Bishop Lisboa has been one of the few voices calling attention to the violence and its social consequences.
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Pope Francis asks for prayers for the unemployed, for dialogue, peace
While reciting the Angelus, Pope Francis urged people to pray for various intentions, including praying for those suffering from the pandemic.
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Listening to women can save lives during pandemic, sociologist says
A Catholic sociologist has said that if women were allowed to participate in governmental affairs in Africa, their input would have an impact on how the pandemic and its associated problems are handled.
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Nigerian bishops: ‘The killings must stop’
Nigerian bishops have asked Catholics in their country to pray with the intention that the killings in southern Kaduna state cease.
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The Catholic Church’s fight against gender-based violence in Nigeria
The Nigerian governors’ forum has declared a state of emergency because of the upsurge of violence against women.
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Child prostitution in Zimbabwe spikes amid two other crises: Covid-19 and hunger
There are more young girls selling their bodies as Zimbabwe’s economic difficulties continue, in a broad collapse now exacerbated by the pandemic. The city is experiencing a spike in social vices like child prostitution and domestic violence.
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Archbishop: Mass burials common as Nigerians face daily violence
In its recent report, the U.S.-based International Committee on Nigeria called for U.S. intervention after a terrorist group executed five men abducted while providing assistance in northeastern Nigeria.
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Coming out of Covid lockdown, South African women face another deadly problem: femicide
A wave of killing of women and children has horrified the country in recent weeks since the gradual easing of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions on June 1.
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Are Nigeria’s Christians the target of a genocide?
Increasingly brutal attacks on Christian villages have been explained as the result of conflict over diminishing resources.
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John F. Kennedy on the Algerian crisis
John F. Kennedy wrote for America on the brewing crisis between France and Algeria in 1957. Algeria gained independence from France in July 1962.