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US bishops join Pope in urging Sept. 7 prayer, fasting for Syria

Washington D.C. (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. bishops are encouraging Catholics in the country and all those concerned about ongoing violence in Syria to join with Pope Francis in a worldwide

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Nigeria: Five Christians Killed in Roadside Ambush near Jos

(THE CHRISTIAN TELEGRAPH) As Emmanuel Sunday rode his motorbike near Jos on the evening of Aug. 29, gunmen stopped him and asked him his religion. According to a story by

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A minister of the United Kingdom David Mukasa: The Gospel or business?

(THE CHRISTIAN TELEGRAPH) A minister of the Manmin church from the UK told the Christian news agency Christian Telegraph that he believes Christianity today looks like a business. David William

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Zimbabwe: HIV+ Church Girl Awarded Custody of Baby

(THE HERALD) A ZAOGA church member who concealed her HIV status in order to marry has been awarded custody of her three-month-old baby whom she was forced to give up

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Ghana: 12th Archbishop Andoh’s Endowment Fund Awards Ceremony Held in Accra

(THE GHANAIAN CHRONICLE) The Accra Dioceses of the Catholic Church of Ghana, yesterday, held its annual Bishop Andoh Endowment Fund Awards at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra. The ceremony

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Nigeria: Dahiru Bauchi Warns On Ban of Early Marriage

(DAILY TRUST) Bauchi — Islamic scholar Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi has advised the National Assembly not to peg marriage age at 18 years, saying this would contradict Islamic laws, international

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Tycoon plans Nigeria’s largest oil refinery

By CARLEY PETESCH, Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A company run by Africa’s richest man received a loan toward a $9 billion project that will give Nigeria its largest

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Tanzania: Bishop Kulola Laid to Rest

Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) Mwanza — PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete on Wednesday led thousands of mourners in the burial of the former Evangelistic Assemblies of God Tanzania (EAGT) Bishop,

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Rwanda: Gahini to Get Rwf1 Billion Church

By Susan Babijja (THE NEW TIMES) – Gahini Anglican Church in Kayonza District is set for the construction of a new Rwf1 billion place of worship, the church’s steering committee

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Nigeria: Enugu Govt Moves to Demolish Church

By Tony Edike (VANGUARD) Enugu — There are indications that the South East regional headquarters of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church, Enugu, situated along the popular Zik Avenue,