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.
As conflict, climate cause refugee numbers to rise, Catholic agencies urge more support June 21, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News On World Refugee Day, organized every year on June 20 by the United Nations, a senior official of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) urged increased support for migrants, as he warned that Sudan’s massive human movement due to war risked becoming yet another forgotten crisis.
Environmental activists with papal Laudato Si’ movement criticize Tanzania bishops for backing oil pipeline June 4, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, World News Catholic environmental activists in Africa are expressing grave concern after a group of bishops in Tanzania endorsed a proposed crude oil pipeline project, amid increasing calls to abandon fossil fuels to tackle climate changes.
CRS, USAID help Ethiopia ‘at a time of great need’ amid devastating drought March 24, 2023By Frederick Nzwili OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Giving, News, World News Catholic church leaders in Ethiopia are welcoming a U.S.-funded food security program that will benefit millions of people suffering from the drought in the Horn of Africa country.
CRS, others call for increased aid to prevent Somalia’s looming famine September 9, 2022By Frederick Nzwili Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Amid a U.N. warning that a famine is looming in Somalia, Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services is calling for increased humanitarian support in the Horn of Africa country.
