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Father Matthew Eya, a parish priest in the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment.

Catholic priest killed in ‘senseless act of violence’ in Nigeria

Sep 23, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Father Matthew Eya was shot on Sept. 19 while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment, according to Diocese... Read more

Father Augustine Amadu of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Diocese of Kenema was murdered on Aug. 30 while he was preparing to take on a new mission in the diocese.

Priest in Sierra Leone murdered while preparing for new mission

Sep 2, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

A Catholic priest in Sierra Leone’s Diocese of Kenema was murdered Aug. 30 as he was preparing to take on... Read more

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Cardinal Stephen Ameyu, president of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC), urged Catholic leaders this week to strengthen unity, foster nonviolence, and reinforce pastoral structures as the Church responds to the plight of the people of God in Sudan and South Sudan.

Cardinal sounds alarm on ‘unprecedented’ crisis in Sudan, South Sudan

Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025.

Apostolic nuncio to USCCB assembly: ‘Where have we been and where are we going?’

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Tennessee Catholic bishops call for an end to the death penalty

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaches during a Mass in the Oklahoma City cathedral in 2021.

U.S. bishops elect Archbishop Paul S. Coakley as USCCB president

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Arizona man sentenced to prison after hoax bomb threats at Christian churches

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, speaks with EWTN News on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Vatican.

Bishop Seitz endorses immigration bill to create legal protections 

Swiss Guards and faithful pilgrims holding olive branches line the processional route in St. Peter’s Square for Palm Sunday celebrations, April 13, 2025. The ancient Vatican obelisk stands at the center of the square as clergy process toward the basilica.

Vatican confirms investigation into alleged antisemitic act of Swiss Guard

USCCB President Archbishop Timothy Broglio speaks at the bishops’ spring meeting, Thursday, June 13, 2024.

Broglio’s leadership of bishops’ conference included defense of religious freedom, immigration

Cardinal Gerhard Müller.

Cardinal Müller calls for overcoming ideological divisions in the Church

The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Scotland’s Catholic bishops and pro-life groups have raised alarms about the effects a proposed assisted suicide bill may have upon disabled and vulnerable people after a number of key amendments were rejected.

Scotland’s bishops sound alarm as key safeguards rejected in assisted suicide bill

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