Ivory Coast bishops call on government to crack down on illegal mining
As the price of gold continues to soar, thousands of people in Ivory Coast are risking their lives in illegal mining operations in the West African country.
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by bcadmin | Nov 21, 2022 | Church in Africa, Ivory Coast, lead, Mining, News | 0 |
As the price of gold continues to soar, thousands of people in Ivory Coast are risking their lives in illegal mining operations in the West African country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 20, 2022 | Africa, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, lead, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops | 0 |
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja says developed countries need to help vulnerable economies recover from the effects of climate change.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 18, 2022 | Aid to the Church in Need, Anti-Christian persecution, anti-Christian violence, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops | 0 |
Nigeria is at risk of following the fate of Afghanistan and being overrun by Islamist insurgents unless the West acts firmly to prevent terrorist violence there, an African bishop told British politicians.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 18, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Global warming, News | 0 |
As the U.N. climate conference drew to a close, the European Union proposed a potential solution to the ongoing issue of a loss and damage fund, in which some countries would compensate nations most damaged by climate change.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Holy See diplomacy, News, United Nations | 0 |
Vatican officials and other Catholic leaders around the globe believe the challenge of climate change requires a consensus-based approach rooted in solidarity
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Economic crisis, Ghana, News | 0 |
As Ghana witnesses economic hardships, bishops of the country urged people to pray unceasingly for a change in the fiscal situation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 15, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Environment Ecology, News, United Nations | 0 |
They sang, they danced and they clapped. As world leaders gathered at the U.N. climate conference to figure out how to deal with climate change, faith organizations found their voices through protests.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 15, 2022 | Catholic Relief Services, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Environment Ecology, lead, Madagascar, Natural disasters, News, United Nations | 0 |
As world leaders meet for the United Nation’s COP27 climate change conference, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is highlighting the environmental crisis in Madagascar.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 14, 2022 | Africa, Bishops, Church in Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lead, News, peace, Pope Francis | 0 |
Bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Pope Francis is due to visit early next year, have lamented the “serious” state of violence in the country and have called for prayer and fasting, and a special march for peace.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 10, 2022 | Africa bishops, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Environment Ecology, lead, News, SECAM, United Nations | 0 |
As the U.N climate change conference unfolds in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Catholic bishops in Africa are warning that there cannot be climate justice without land justice.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 9, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Environment Ecology, lead, News, United Nations | 0 |
A Catholic environmental organization has welcomed the inclusion of “Loss and Damage” on the agenda of the ongoing UN COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 8, 2022 | Beatification, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Kenya, News, Religious Sisters | 0 |
Rwandan Cardinal Antoine Kambanda beatified an Italian Cottolengo nun who served in Kenya about 100 years ago. Beatification is one of the final steps toward sainthood.
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