The diocese of Klerksdorp is situated in South Africa‘s Northwest Province, an area with a population of 1.8 million souls, of whom roughly 117,000 are Catholics. They are ministered to by 31 priests.
In the heart of southeastern Guatemala, the small village of Villa Graciela bears witness to the humility and perseverance of the Church. Thanks to the silent commitment of laypeople such as Mirna Sucely
A local priest also tells ACN that jihadists have taken to kidnapping children as part of their insurgency. Almost 50,000 people have been displaced in the most recent round of attacks in the
A Catholic priest has given a harrowing account of how he nearly lost an eye after being kidnapped by armed extremists in Nigeria and held captive for 51 days. Father Alphonsus Afina was
The small Catholic community keeps on growing year after year, and relations with its Orthodox and Lutheran brothers and sisters are remarkable. Imagine a country the size of Italy with only eight parishes
Mozambique is one of the poorest countries on earth. The brutal civil war which lasted from 1977 to 1992 caused massive damage to this country in southeast Africa, damage that is still visible
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