African youth coming for World Youth Day set for bringing hope, change to Western world July 31, 2023By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Catholic bishops and priests stress that the youth from Africa, where Christianity is on the upsurge, are the “now” and the “future” of the global church.
Church leaders call for return to dialogue after fighting in Sudan left nearly 200 dead and country cut off from humanitarian help April 18, 2023By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Catholic bishops have joined diplomats and other leaders across the world in urging fighting factions in Sudan to lay down arms, as the death toll in the four days of violence continued to rise.
Catholic priest burned to death in Nigeria; other Christians in Congo killed January 16, 2023By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Deadly violence hit Christians in Africa Jan. 15, with a Catholic priest in northern Nigeria burned to death and as many as 17 Christians killed in a blast in eastern Congo.