Saturday 21 December |

Saint of the Day: St. Peter Canisius

Africa

Pray for burkina faso

J-P Mauro

Attacks continue in Burkina Faso, priest prays for peace

Fridolin Ambongo Besungu

I.Media

Cardinal and future cardinal head off misinterpretations

Mgr Dieudonné Nzapalainga - archevêque de Bangui

I.Media

Meet the “courageous cardinal” at the synod

Ugandan flag

J-P Mauro

Uganda plans Catholic-focused museum to honor martyrs

NIGERIA FLOOD

John Burger

Nigeria gives new meaning to ‘when it rains, it pours’

Tanzania

J-P Mauro

Thousands attend Tanzania’s National Eucharistic Congress

Archbishop Julien Kaboré flanked by his father, his sister, and official representatives of Burkina Faso, on Sept. 14, 2024 in Rome.

I.Media

Another African bishop will represent Holy See, a growing trend

NIGERIA UNREST

John Burger

New report details constant stream of killings in Nigeria

Burkina Faso Terrorism

J-P Mauro

Terror attacks in Burkina Faso leave hundreds dead

A man holds a Democratic Republic of Congo flag as attendees gather ahead of the arrival of Pope Francis for the mass at the N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa

Philip Kosloski

3 Xaverian Missionaries were recently beatified in Africa

IDPs in Sudan

John Burger

Famine declared in Sudan, affecting half a million people

Nigeria map with flag

I.Media

Irish diplomat Archbishop Crotty to be nuncio to Nigeria

Children with Sister Salome

Theresa Civantos Barber

Catholic Sprouts kids raise funds for nun’s Uganda orphanage

Ghana map flag

I.Media

Pope Francis appoints new apostolic nuncio to Ghana

INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN SUDAN

John Burger

Far from fighting, Catholic hospital helps Sudan’s suffering

2024 Summer Book List for Kids - Anna Hibiscus

Theresa Civantos Barber

Enter the amazing, family-centered world of Anna Hibiscus

IDP CAMP IN SUDAN

John Burger

Aid agencies rush to avert looming famine in Sudan

Uganda Martyrs Shrine

J-P Mauro

Uganda Martyrs Day drew millions of pilgrims in 2024

CHARLES LWANGA

Philip Kosloski

How St. Charles Lwanga became a beacon of light in Africa

Congolese mourn victims of bombing

John Burger

Forgotten crisis cries out for humanitarian aid

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