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
With the support of the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), the international exhibition “The Shroud of Turin” opened its doors in the capital of Kazakhstan, marking a milestone in
Bishop of Bunia: «We need support for displaced priests». Following the brutal attack carried out on the night of 26-27 July in the town of Komanda, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic
Five years have passed since one of the most devastating moments in Lebanon’s recent history—the Beirut port explosion of 4 August 2020. The blast killed over 200 people, injured more than 7,000, and
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