Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, the Executive Director of StandtoEndRape, who contracted COVID-19 during a post-Commonwealth event in the United Kingdom, has recounted her experience in the isolation ward. Recowacerao - Abidjan, Ivory…

Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar President, Fr Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator SJ reflects on the implications of the coronavirus disease outbreak and the necessary preventive measures now in place worldwide. The…

In the wake of killings by Boko Haram, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria call for the attention of the Nigerian government and international media to prevent continued violence. By Benedict Mayaki Several hundred Catholic…

Pray for South Sudan’s transitional Government of National Unity formed on 22 February, Yei Diocese Catholic Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe tells the faithful in his country. English Africa Service – Vatican City Hassan Arun of…

The Archbishop of Conakry exhorts the people and the political authorities of the Republic of Guinea put an end to "useless conflicts" as the country heads to the polls. By Linda Bordoni On Sunday, 1 March, citizens of the…

More people than usual have attended Ash Wednesday Mass in Nigeria following an appeal by the Bishops to use the day as one of national mourning, prayer and reflection for Nigerians –especially Christians, kidnapped or killed by…

Nigerian Catholics to participate in Ash Wednesday procession against insecurity By Benedict Mayaki The Catholic Bishops of Nigeria are asking the faithful to wear black, or at least black armbands as a sign of mourning and…

Ethiopia’s Archbishop of Addis Ababa, Cardinal Berhaneyesus Souraphiel C.M., is marking the start of Lent by calling on Ethiopians to pray for conversion of heart. Habtamu Abrdew Beture - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia In his Lenten…

Caritas Zimbabwe working in collaboration with Caritas Internationalis and the World Food Programme (WFP) have distributed food to 300 000 drought-affected persons. Vimbai Masoso – Harare, Zimbabwe Caritas Zimbabwe has pledged…

Catechists in Angola have this week reiterated and renewed commitment to their unique vocation of evangelisation. Anastácio Sasembele - Luanda, Angola & Paul Samasumo, Vatican City. “The vocation of a Catechist, his…