Africa

Texas parish is world’s first dedicated to Ghanaian martyr Matthew Ayariga

A new parish in Arlington will serve the growing Ghanaian Catholic community in North Texas and honour Matthew Ayariga, one of 21 Christians killed by ISIS in Libya in 2015
Christine Rousselle

Nigerian bishop calls for end to mob violence

The Nigerian bishop said corruption, impunity and injustice were contributing to violence, while education could help rebuild communities
John Newton

Cordileone: Church will be ‘renewed’ through Nigerian martyrs

Ordaining 14 priests in the violent state of Benue, Nigeria, Abp Cordileone praised the steadfast faith of Nigeria’s Catholics amidst persecution
Michael Haynes

Nigerian bishop warns Church is losing ‘moral authority’ in Europe

“I think what eroded the moral authority of the Church was the warm romance and embrace of secular power,” said Bishop Kukah
Michael Haynes

Holy See appoints apostolic administrator for Rabat amid investigation

Mgr Mario León Dorado OMI will administer the Archdiocese of Rabat while an investigation into allegations against Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero continues
Corrie Douglas-Young

Nigerian priest calls for displaced Christians to return to ancestral lands

A priest in Nigeria's Makurdi Diocese has urged the government to help Christians displaced by terrorist attacks return to their ancestral lands rather than remain in camps
John Newton

Viganò claims Ceuta migration part of ‘ethnic replacement’ plan

The excommunicated archbishop accused Church leaders of complicity over migration as Spanish bishops, the Vatican and civil authorities responded to the events in Ceuta
The Catholic Herald

Ceuta crisis exposes divisions across Church and state

The mass arrival of migrants in Ceuta has reignited debate over Europe’s borders and the Church’s response, revealing deep divisions on long-term solutions
Corrie Douglas-Young

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