Cardinal Dieudone Nzapalainga of Bangui joined Imam Omar Kobine Layama March 26 in denouncing the priest’s killing.
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A new president may not mean a totally fresh start for South Africa
New president Cyril Ramaphosa has brought hope to South Africa, but he still comes from the party responsible for the disastrous reign of Jacob Zuma.
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African young adults say pre-synod meeting is a chance to change the world
“Finally, the church in Rome has decided to give us a platform,” Nneji said.
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Bishop accuses U.N. troops of rape in the Central African Republic
“Women are selling their bodies to the Blue Helmets out of desperation,” said Bishop Juan Aguirre Munoz of Bangassou.
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Rwanda closes hundreds of churches and arrests pastors
On Tuesday (March 6), police detained six pastors, accusing them of conspiring to rally other clergy in defiance of the government’s shutdown orders.
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Nigerian bishop appeals to government to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram
The insurgent group kidnapped 110 schoolgirls last month.
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Are the rich to blame for South Africa’s drought?
“It is you rich people who have finished the water, and now you want us to share the consequences.”
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Congo’s bishops: Two killed during protests against ‘dictatorship’
Congo’s bishops said a young Catholic was killed at point-blank range and another was shot dead while trying to return home from anti-government protests.
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South Sudanese leaders don’t know how to make peace, say Catholic bishops
While reiterating that the killings must stop, the bishops warned that the leaders did not know how to make peace, were confused, traumatized and feared peace.
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Three years later, how the Chibok girls have become a symbol of resilience
On April 14, 2014, 276 girls were abducted from a boarding school in Nigeria by Boko Haram militants.