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Gavin Ashenden
Africa
63-year-old Congolese Bishop resigns: no reason given
May 18, 2021
The Vatican on Monday announced the resignation of Bishop Joseph Banga Bane, just two days shy of the Congolese prelate’s sixty-fourth birthday. Pope John Paul II named Joseph Banga Bishop of the Diocese of Buta in 1995 when he was just 38 years old. Just last month, Bishop Banga celebrated the silver jubilee of his
279 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped last week have been released
March 03, 2021
Hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped from a state boarding school in the north west Nigeria state of Zamfara last week have been released, a local official announced.
Bishop urges UK government to “redouble” assistance to the people of Tigray, Ethiopia
February 03, 2021
As opposition parties in Tigray warn of a "humanitarian disaster", Bishop Paul Swarbrick has called on the UK government to increase its support for the people of the Ethiopian region.
Rwanda’s new cathedral will be built on the site of a notorious prison
February 13, 2020
The Catholic Church has sometimes had a tense relationship with the Rwandan government. But last month officials announced that they were donating a 14-acre plot for the construction of a new Catholic cathedral in the capital, Kigali. It will be built on land that was formerly occupied by one of the country’s largest and oldest
Kenyan priest suspended for rapping
June 22, 2018
The priest was told to 'reconsider his ways' after using rap music to attract young people to church
Ghanaian bishops’ Amoris statement is silent on Communion
November 29, 2017
The bishops only say that 'integration' and 'discernment' are necessary
The Catholic world is about to be turned upside down
November 02, 2017
By 2050, the leading Catholic nations will be in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This will change everything
Bishop: Western politicians damage African Christianity by ‘pandering’ to Islam
October 13, 2017
Bishop Matthew Kukah accused Western leaders of 'turning their backs' in Christianity
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