Ugandan Catholic Priest Granted Bail After Being Held for 69 Days Over Alleged Security Threat
A Catholic Priest, critical of the Yoweri Museveni regime, has finally been released from Police Custody after 69 days of detention.
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US: First Family Enjoins Christians to Embrace Prayer, Repentance, Fasting in Rare Lenten Message
The President of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump, and his wife, Melania Trump, have urged Americans “to embrace a season of prayer, repentance, fasting, and spiritual renewal” in what commentators have described as “unprecedented,” “deeply religious,” and “sermon-like” press release in a secular Western culture.
Almsgiving in Action: This Lent, Catholic Church in Scotland Pledges Water to Ethiopia
This year, the Catholic Church in Scotland is firmly dedicating its Lenten campaign to the urgent need for clean water in the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia.
Video: “The results will not be transmitted in real time from the polling unit?…“ Bishop Stephen Dami
Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Mamza Dami, firmly rejects the recent Electoral Bill, insisting, “I will not vote if the transmission is not going to be done directly from the polling unit and in real time – I will not waste my time to go and vote. I will not! I will also discourage people from going to vote.”
Tanzania’s President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, Leads National Tribute, as Country Mourns Cardinal Pengo
President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania has joined other national leaders in paying national tributes following the death of Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, former Archbishop of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Nigeria: Suspected Lakurawa Terrorists Kill 34 in Fresh Kebbi Coordinated Attacks
Emerging reports indicate that 34 people were killed by suspected Lakurawa terrorists in fresh Kebbi coordinated attacks.
Over half of the people in Nigeria are multi-dimensionally poor, 65 percent of them live in the North – World Food Programme
The latest data by the World Food Programme (WFP) has raised alarm over the humanitarian crisis across Nigeria’s northern states.
Bishop Dami insists, “I will not vote if the transmission is not going to be done directly from the polling unit and in real time.”
Following recent legislation that introduced significant reforms—such as making manual collation the primary legal standard in Nigeria’s electoral framework ahead of the 2027 general elections—various stakeholders, including prominent religious leaders, like the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese, have expressed their opposition.
The Burden of Extremism and Religious Bigotry Versus History in Nigerian Politics
“Nigeria’s political history continues to wrestle with the enduring dangers of extremism, sectarian rhetoric, and religious bigotry,” asserts Solomon Dalung.
Children’s Rights, Parental Guidance Critical to Choices about Religious Education, Observance – Catholic Bishops of Scotland
The Scottish Catholic Education Service (SCES) has issued a statement on the proposed amendments to the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibility Duty) (Scotland) Bill before the Scottish Parliament insisting that children’s rights and parental guidance are critical to choices about religious education and observance.
