Ethiopian Bishops Say ‘No More War!’ as Fighting Resumes
By Fredrick Nzwili – As fighting resumed in northern Ethiopia, the nation’s bishops urged both parties to prioritise peace, saying...
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Sister Suellen Tennyson freed after five months of captivity in Burkina Faso
By Peter Finney Jr – Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson, who was kidnapped from the convent of her educational and medical...
Pope meeting off as Russian patriarch cancels visit to Kazakhstan
By Junno Arocho Esteves- Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who was expected to meet Pope Francis at the Congress of World...
Nuns in Philippines call terrorism financing charges ‘preposterous’
By CNS – Catholic nuns from a missionary order in the Philippines have denounced a criminal charge accusing them of...
Citing gang violence, religious coalition seeks UN help for Haiti
By CNS – A coalition of religious nongovernmental organisations with consultative status at the United Nations has written to U.N....
Catholics express sorrow, offer prayers after Orthodox church fire in Egypt
By Fredrick Nzwili – Some Catholic leaders have joined the Coptic Orthodox Church in mourning the 41 people — including...
Report on Cologne Cardinal’s PR Strategy Prompts Renewed Outrage
By CNS -A recent report on the public relations strategy used by Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki during a clerical...
Pope Warns Somalia at Risk of Famine, Appeals for Aid
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis called on the international community to help the people of Somalia who are...
SACBC Expresses Alarm at State of SA and Condemns Govt Self-Enrichment
The bishops of Southern Africa have issued a statement strongly condemning “the continued preoccupation of our leaders with self-enrichment, party...
