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Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Abuja Archdiocese at St. Luke’s Parish, Kubwa, during a confirmation Mass.

Archbishop says Nigeria could be ‘saddest nation in the world,’ reflects on better days

Nov 25, 2025

According to Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, the saddest people on earth today might be in Nigeria, owing to poor governance,... Read more

Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles serves as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.

U.S. bishops reiterate solidarity with faithful of Africa amid ongoing conflicts

Sep 26, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

The United States bishops have expressed their solidarity with the bishops and faithful in Africa “amidst ongoing conflicts” on the... Read more

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from Aug. 5–10, 2025.

Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges

Aug 13, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Delegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from Aug.... Read more

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).

African bishops: ‘No blessing for homosexual couples in the African Churches’

Jan 11, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, wrote the bishops’ statement issued Jan.... Read more

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Archbishop says Nigeria could be ‘saddest nation in the world,’ reflects on better days

U.S. bishops reiterate solidarity with faithful of Africa amid ongoing conflicts

Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges

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