Africa

Fresh crisis in DR Congo after militant attacks

Aid to the Church in Need says missionaries are sheltering and feeding displaced people as families arrive in Isiro and Mungbere
Nathalie Raffray

Priest killed in Sudan after theft of medicines from church

Fr Youhana Alamin was preparing to evacuate after armed men stole medicines from the church compound in Kauda
Nathalie Raffray

Africa’s family charter: a Catholic view

The adoption of the African Charter on Family, Sovereignty and Values highlights both the growing influence of African Catholics and ongoing debates over moral and social policy
Fr Patrick Pullicino

What Pope Leo XIV did – and did not – say about ‘remigration’

Media coverage has flattened the Pope’s careful language on migration into a political slogan
Thomas Colsy

African bishop murdered

African bishops have called for a full investigation after the killing of the Bishop of Quelimane
Nathalie Raffray

Nigeria becomes major destination for surrogacy arrangements

Official figures show parental order applications involving babies born to Nigerian surrogate mothers have risen sharply over the past decade
The Catholic Herald

London Marathon winner never misses Mass

For Sabastian Sawe, Sunday Mass matters more than marathon glory
The Catholic Herald

Canary Islands bishops plead for help as migrant crisis deepens

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s June visit, the bishops of the Canary Islands have issued a stark appeal over the human cost of migration from Africa
The Catholic Herald

Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo

Pope Leo XIV’s African journey highlights his pastoral energy, political candour and evolving approach to continuity with his predecessor
Michael Haynes

Charity and limits: a Catholic case for restricting immigration

Catholic teaching on immigration is often reduced to a single imperative, but the tradition also affirms the duty of states to safeguard the common good
Luke Collins