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23rd February 2018 "LET YOUR HEARTS BE TRANSFORMED" (Joel 2:13) (Downlad PDF) We, the Catholic Bishops of South Sudan, meeting in Juba from 21st to 23rd February 2018, express our gratitude to the Holy Father Pope Francis for calling the whole world to pray and...
After independence from Britain on January 1, 1956, the southern Sudan region mostly black remained united with the North of the Sudan which is Arab and Muslim. The religious presence was mixed with two large majorities, Animist and Christian and a minority 7-8% of...
On Friday, February 23, 2018 Pope Francis called on people of faith and good will to observe a day of prayer in solidarity with the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. The Pope’s concern is the endless suffering which stems from one...
On Feb 18th, 2018 the Crux published an article "Women religious in Nigeria hold National Day of Prayer and Fasting". AFJN and the Nigerian Conference of Women Religious facilitated this event on February 14th, 2018 in light of violence in Nigeria.
Patrecia Mawuli is raised in the rural village of Ghana where there is no electricity and water was fetched from sand pipes. One day, she saw a plane flying over the sky while she was cutting a tree in her village. At that point she become curious about where the...
[columns] [span4] We are thankful to CHANNELS TV for covering the event. To watch the video read the instructions or just click on “Watch on YouTube” Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10 am to 12 noon, Catholic Women Religious in Nigeria held a nationwide day of...
Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018, from 10am to 12 noon, women religious in Nigeria will hold a national day of prayer and fasting across the country to uphold the sacredness of life. This event will take place in the public square nationwide.The sisters invite...
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) just ranked the small African nation of Seychelles as the most improved country over the past decade in terms of its climate and energy strategies. This can be attributed to their reduction in greenhouse gas emissions...
On the Calendar of the liturgy of the Catholic Church we remember and celebrates today February 8th Josephine Bakhita, a former slave who as a child was sold by her kidnappers to Arab slave traders. Josephine Bakhita was born in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur...