Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service

African Catholics hail Congo Basin as earth's second lung

Celebrations in an online conference focused on the work of the Ecclesial Network for the Congo River Basin

Kenyan bishops bar politicians from addressing church congregations

The bishops said any politician who attends Mass must do so like other worshippers

Ethiopian Church suspends emergency response in Tigray

Escalation of fighting in the north forces bishops to call a halt to aid over security concerns

Two nuns killed in South Sudan after vehicle ambush

Pope 'deeply saddened' by the 'brutal attack' on Sisters of the Sacred Heart nuns

Congo's bishops want an end to attacks on Catholic Church

Attacks are believed to be linked to the prelates' persistent call for democracy and national cohesion

Congolese bishops focus on protecting Congo Basin

Communities' livelihoods are being destroyed by unsustainable use of 'the second lung of the planet'

Priest warns of crisis after Congo volcano erupts

Thousands of people fled their homes during the night with no time to save their sick and elderly parents

Congo bishops worried about forced Islamization in eastern provinces

Extremist group Allied Democratic Forces is among hundreds of militias behind the deadly cycle of violence

Kenyan bishops call on government to keep refugee camps open

The Dadaab and Kakuma camps host 410,000 people including a small number from South Sudan

Ugandan archbishop found dead in his room on Holy Saturday

Archbishop Lwanga was known as a defender of the rights of the poor and downtrodden

Kenyan bishops urge people to take Covid-19 vaccines

Move follows advice from a Catholic doctors' association to avoid inoculations

Congo's bishops say diplomat's death highlights insecurity

The Italian ambassador, his bodyguard and their driver were killed when a UN convoy was attacked in Goma

Flash floods, landslides kill 24 in southern India

Sri Lankan cardinal seeks global support for Easter attack victims

Abduction of US, Canadian missionaries tests Haiti govt in turmoil

Pakistan-born Anglican bishop converts to Catholic Church

Philippines begins vaccinating kids against Covid-19

Cambodia begins opening up after reaching herd immunity