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Category Archives: Africa
New appreciation for martyrdom is Nigerian priest’s only consolation
A Nigerian priest who ministered to the dead after the Christmas bombings in Madalla, Nigeria, said he gained new insight into martyrdom. In a first-person piece for The Catholic Register in Toronto, Father Emmanuel-Mary Mbam said: In my agony of … Continue reading
Why Egypt’s elections might be good for Christians
On Nov. 28, Egypt’s first round of complicated parliamentary elections begin. Arab West Report has a good explanation of the procedures and breakdown this election, and editor Cornelis Hulsman explains why this election could be beneficial to the country’s Coptic … Continue reading
South Sudan’s jubilation a model for Africa
Father Christopher Townsend, a first-rate Catholic journalist and the secretary for communications of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, was in Juba, the capital of the world’s newest nation, South Sudan, for the independence ceremonies. It was an emotional time … Continue reading
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Remembering Blessed John Paul’s words in Sudan
VATICAN CITY — In his weekly editorial for Vatican television and radio, the papal spokesman marked the independence of South Sudan by reminding listeners of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Sudan in 1993 and the extremely strong words he … Continue reading
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Radio Waumini: Voice for the Catholics in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — In a country where many people outside of cities still do not own a television set, a 43-year-old priest and his staff of 35 are working to become the voice of Catholics. Father Martin Wanyoike and his … Continue reading
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Virtually there: Small Christian communities online in Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya — The model of parish in East Africa is based on small Christian communities, but the church in Kenya actually has three virtual communities. By going to smallchristiancommunities.org, a person can click on a link to access a … Continue reading
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Home is where the heart is, even for Kenyan street kids
Editor’s Note: CNS International Editor Barb Fraze and Visual Media Manager Nancy Wiechec are in Kenya on a trip funded by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States. NAIROBI, Kenya — Twenty-five African boys, ages 5-16, clustered excitedly around … Continue reading
Nairobi’s Catholic children talk about mission
Editor’s Note: Barb Fraze, CNS international editor, and Nancy Wiechec, CNS visual media manager, are visiting Kenya with 10 members of U.S. diocesan mission offices. Their trip is being funded by the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States. NAIROBI, … Continue reading
In Kenya, web-savvy seminarians with no Internet
NAIROBI, Kenya — Can you imagine being in a master’s or PhD class in a college that did not have access to the Internet? That, in essence, is the situation at St. Thomas Aquinas Major Seminary, which doubles as one … Continue reading
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Sounds of a Mass celebration in Kenya
CNS international editor Barb Fraze, who blogged on Saturday about her arrival in Kenya, shares with us the sounds of a typical Sunday Mass at a parish in the slums of Nairobi. (Listen above.) She notes in this podcast that … Continue reading
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