Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service

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

Catholic agencies welcome access to Ethiopia's Tigray region

Amid increased international calls for unrestricted access, 135 personnel have been cleared to undertake aid work

Priest says thousands of refugees in Tigray deported to Eritrea

Many Eritreans fled across the sea or to Ethiopia to escape political persecution and war

Kenyan Catholics add 'classrooms' under trees in response to pandemic

Kenya's school closures have been one of the longest in Africa

Ethiopian church delegation: Massive damage, looting in Adigrat Diocese

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launches military action against the Tigray People's Liberation Front

Initially cut off by war, Ethiopian bishop appeals for humanitarian aid

The bishop remained cut off from the rest of the church together with his priests and the religious

Sri Lankan faithful mark Indigenous Clergy Day

Indonesian medical body slams Covid self-isolation policy

Hindu girl back home after forced marriage in Pakistan

Church, aid group team up to help kids in Timor-Leste

Australian Catholic group seeks mandatory vaccines for hospital staff

Pope prays for victims of devastating floods in China