Thousands of Catholics in one of the world’s poorest nations are objecting after the church asked the government to collect a 10 percent tithe from worshippers on its behalf.
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South African Archbishop: Excommunicate abuser priests
“There is palpable outrage against the Catholic Church hierarchy for its complicity, its silence and its cover-ups. For siding [with] and hiding perpetrators at the expense of victims.”
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In northeastern Kenya, Catholic priest finds, rescues vulnerable children
As dawn breaks in this eastern Kenyan town, Father Francis Riwa and his team head to the streets to find and rescue vulnerable children.
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South Sudan opposition leader returns as part of peace deal
For the first time since fleeing South Sudan more than two years ago, opposition leader Riek Machar returned on Wednesday to take part in a nationwide peace celebration.
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South Africa is seeing a spike in protests. Will the government finally address economic inequality?
While a new black middle class has emerged, while the politically connected got rich, some even becoming billionaires, the vast majority of South Africans remain poor.
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Kenyan priests say terror attacks threaten Catholic churches
The assailants blasted a roadside bomb at a house occupied by four nonlocal teachers in Arabia Boys Secondary School, killing two.
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Bishop: Sudanese diocese strained with influx of South Sudanese refugees
As war continues in South Sudan, a neighboring diocese in Sudan is housing more than 200,000 South Sudanese refugees, its bishop said.
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African cardinal: Your iPhone is feeding the global arms trade
Cardinal Souraphiel highlighted the role globalization plays in connecting young people in unjust ways.
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Catholic leaders welcome Pepfar reauthorization in Congress
The 15-year-old program has saved millions of lives around the world and prevented millions of new infections.
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Anglophones in Cameroon fear an increase in violence as election approaches
Thousands have fled Cameroon for Nigeria following a crackdown on protesters who say English-speaking regions have been marginalized by the nation’s French-speaking majority.