Nigeria’s Diocese of Maiduguri appeals for aid as floods strike former Boko Haram epicenter September 20, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News Catholic leaders in northeastern Nigeria appealed for prayers and humanitarian support as devastating floods engulfed Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, known as the epicenter of the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram’s insurgency.
Kenya mourns 21 young boys killed in academy dormitory fire September 9, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News As Kenya mourned the 21 young boys killed in a school dormitory fire Sept. 6 in Kieni, Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri said the church was heartbroken and urged Christians to stay close to the affected families.
Congolese Catholic Church leaders concerned as mpox marches through country August 28, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Health Care, News, World News As Congo remained the epicenter of the latest mpox outbreak, Catholic Church leaders in the country were calling for increased action, while expressing concern at the surging cases.
Sudanese humanitarian situation ‘can’t wait,’ says bishop; military evacuates last missionaries August 19, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, News, World News On the first day of talks in Geneva aimed at ending the 16-month Sudanese conflict, a Catholic bishop in the region stressed that addressing the humanitarian situation in the northeast African country cannot not wait for “tomorrow.”
Kenyan archbishop appeals for humanitarian aid as floods devastate the country April 29, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, Giving, News, World News Amid severe floods, a leading Catholic archbishop in Kenya appealed for humanitarian support to aid thousands of displaced people, as he expressed the church’s closeness to the affected populations.
Bishops in Rwanda express their closeness to 1994 genocide survivors April 8, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: News, World News As Rwanda marks 30 years since the 1994 genocide, the Catholic bishops in the country have expressed their closeness to survivors of the killings, while urging those convicted of crimes to seek forgiveness.
As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, cardinal calls for pastoral approach March 15, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News As minerals fuel deadly conflicts in Africa, a leading cardinal urged local churches to ensure that Africa’s abundant resources contribute to the benefit of its populations instead of hurting them.
Three Coptic Orthodox monks murdered in their monastery in South Africa March 13, 2024By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Three Egyptian Coptic monks of the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of South Africa were murdered March 12 in their monastery in Cullinan, a small town in Gauteng province, about 18 miles east of the capital, Pretoria.
As floods strike eastern Africa, church leaders hope for concrete COP28 climate actions November 18, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Ahead of COP28, the U.N. climate change conference, Catholic leaders in Africa called for decisive action against climate change, as churches and agencies moved to aid people affected by floods.
Global days focus on food insecurity, poverty; bishop says Ethiopians are dying of hunger October 17, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News The world observed International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, celebrated this year under the theme: “Putting dignity in practice for all.”
Pope’s message on climate crisis in ‘Laudate Deum’ reverberates in Africa October 14, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News When Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation “Laudate Deum” (“Praise God”) was released Oct. 4, its message echoed loudly across Africa, where millions of ordinary people are victims of the global climate crisis.
‘We’re keeping all in God’s mercy,’ says bishop; despair mounts in aftermath of flooding in Libya September 15, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Disaster Relief, Feature, News, World News As authorities in Libya announced a three-day mourning period following a deadly flood disaster, a Catholic bishop in the North African country expressed the church’s closeness to the people, many of whom are injured, missing or trapped by the storm waters.
