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Faith leaders hope bill will stop the loss of thousands of clergy from abroad serving US communities

Church in Africa

People gather around the charred remains of a burned vehicle following a deadly attack in Komanda, Ituri province of eastern Congo, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (Credit: Olivier Okande/UGC via AP.)

Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34

Jul 28
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M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (Credit: Moses Sawasawa/AP.)

Rebels inflict ‘devastating spiritual wound’ on Congolese Church

Jul 26
Ngala Killian Chimtom

An arial view of Bangui, Central African Republic, is seen on March. 8, 2024. (Credit: Sam Mednick/AP.)

Bishop denies cover-up of priest’s alleged abuse in Central African Republic

Jul 25
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Catholic leaders accuse the West of exploiting Africa

Jul 23
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A woman walks past Nigerian soldiers in Gwoza, Nigeria, on April 8, 2015. (Credit: Lekan Oyekanmi/AP.)

Nigeria is still imposing restrictions on religious freedom, U.S. agency says

Jul 22
Crux Staff

Then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets President Biya in 2014. (Credit: U.S. State Department.)

Canon lawyer urges Cameroon bishops to oppose President Biya running again

Jul 19
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13, is seen in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, on Feb. 23, 2019. (Credit: Ben Curtis/AP.)

Nigerian Christians reflect on former President Buhari after his death

Jul 18
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Cameroon President Paul Biya delivers a speech during a ceremony at the Boulouris National Cemetery in Boulouris-sur-Mer, south eastern France, Aug. 15, 2024. (Credit: Christophe Simon/Pool via AP.)

Catholic priest says 92-years-old president is ‘mocking’ Cameroon by seeking reelection

Jul 17
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Gen. Christopher Musa, Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff, speaks to reporters in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 20, 2024. (Credit: Chinedu Asadu/AP.)

Three seminarians abducted in Nigeria, guard killed

Jul 16
Ngala Killian Chimtom

In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Cameroon priest: Synodality offers contrast to ‘nauseating’ electoral politics ahead of vote

Jul 15
Ngala Killian Chimtom

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Islamic State-backed rebels attack a Catholic church in eastern Congo, killing at least 34

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