The meeting between Pope Francis and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit “aimed at deepening relations between South Sudan and the Vatican.”
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At memorial Mass, Catholic Relief Services remembers 4 employees who died in Ethiopian Air crash
“Why were such good colleagues taken from us?” Archbishop Lori said in his homily. “A tragic moment such as this, and the season of Lent itself, tests and probes the depth of our faith.”
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Kenyan archbishop denies Catholic Church accepts funds from corrupt politicians
The Catholic Church in Kenya has refuted claims that it has been condoning corruption and allowing corrupt politicians to donate what they have stolen from public coffers to the church.
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South Sudan bishops: Peace deal not working. Here’s how to fix it
South Sudan’s peace deal is fatally flawed, the country’s bishops said as they committed the church to helping forge new negotiations. They also recommended a series of measures to end the conflict.
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Nigerian sister asks bishops: Why did the church allow atrocities of sex abuse to remain secret?
Acknowledging that the church is currently “in a state of crisis and shame,” Sister Veronica Openibo urged church leaders to “acknowledge that our mediocrity, hypocrisy and complacency have brought us to this disgraceful and scandalous place we find ourselves as a church.”
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Religious leaders hope C.A.R. peace deal will end church and mosque attacks
Religious leaders hope the latest peace deal will bring an end to attacks on churches and mosques.
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Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace deal
A peace deal has been reached between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups after their first-ever direct dialogue aimed at ending years of conflict, the United Nations and African Union announced on Saturday.
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A peaceful, if not controversy-free, transition in D.R. Congo
Just one other African head of state, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, was seen at the inauguration after the African Union and others in the international community expressed reservations about the election.
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Zimbabwe president: Violence by security forces ‘unacceptable’
As economic unrest roils Zimbabwe, amid numerous arrests, deaths and injuries due to the security forces’ crackdown on dissent, President Emmerson Mnangagwa called for national diagloue among political parties and civic leaders.
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With Zimbabwe in turmoil over fuel hikes, archbishop calls for restraint
After reports of multiple deaths in violent protests over steep fuel price hikes in Zimbabwe, Archbishop Robert Ndlovu of Harare called for restraint by the security forces and protesters.