After Pope Francis’s visit, Indigenous people in Canada reflect on trauma, healing
In July, Pope Francis made a widely publicized “pilgrimage of penance” to Canada....
From international student to refugee
Fleeing Ukraine and resettling elsewhere has been difficult—especially for African nationals.
Catholic nonprofit trains youth to end religious conflict in Nigeria
Nigeria, a country of more than 200 million people, is deeply divided along religious lines. For two decades, violent clashes between Muslims and Christians have claimed thousands of lives....
After attacks, groups launch support for Ghana’s LGBTQ community
In October 2020, Kofi Mensah was leaving a mall in central Accra, Ghana, when a group of young boys approached him and started making scornful gestures and remarks about the way he spoke and walked...
Christian clergy are being kidnapped and killed in Nigeria
From farms to churches, no place feels safe.
Nigerian Christian leaders respond to police brutality protests
After a video of an officer killing a man was released in early October, thousands of Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest decades of police brutality in the country....
In Nigeria, Christians are fleeing violence—and fearing COVID-19
At the Agan Camp for internally displaced persons in Benue State
Nigerian Catholic bishops donate 425 hospitals for COVID-19 treatment
With the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria, the Catholic community is responding and supporting the government’s efforts to combat the virus....