Fredrick Nzwili

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Fredrick Nzwili

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic Church leaders in Africa remember Pope Francis as a pontiff who kept the continent close to his heart, advocating for its poor and the marginalized. As Catholics’ attention around the world turns from Francis’ funeral to the election of his successor at the Vatican, bishops and priests in Africa express hope that the next pope will continue Francis’ concern. Francis’ death is being widely mourned on the continent, where many people felt he was “their” pope.

2 weeks ago | catholicworldreport.com | Fredrick Nzwili |Carl Olson

With their hands raised, a Catholic choir sings at the Consolata Shrine in Nairobi. Photo by Fredrick NzwiliAt Pope Francis’ invitation, the movement’s members will converge on the St. Peter’s Square in Rome this week to mark the movement’s Golden Jubilee. Francis is expected to be present at the gathering, to take place May 31-June 4; representatives will also take stock of the state of the movement since its launch in 1967 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.

4 weeks ago | anabaptistworld.org | Fredrick Nzwili

African church leaders are speaking out against Libya’s move to shut down humanitarian organizations providing care to migrants and refugees being held in detention centers in the North African country. The move is the latest signal of Libya’s determination not to become a resettlement zone for migrants fleeing violence in the Horn of Africa who have been stopped by European Union countries from crossing the Mediterranean. “This deeply disturbs me.

4 weeks ago | churchleaders.com | Fredrick Nzwili

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — African church leaders are speaking out against Libya’s move to shut down humanitarian organizations providing care to migrants and refugees being held in detention centers in the North African country. The move is the latest signal of Libya’s determination not to become a resettlement zone for migrants fleeing violence in the Horn of Africa who have been stopped by European Union countries from crossing the Mediterranean. “This deeply disturbs me.

1 month ago | wordandway.org | Fredrick Nzwili |Jeremy Fuzy |Jeremy Füzy

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — African church leaders are speaking out against Libya’s move to shut down humanitarian organizations providing care to migrants and refugees being held in detention centers in the North African country. The move is the latest signal of Libya’s determination not to become a resettlement zone for migrants fleeing violence in the Horn of Africa who have been stopped by European Union countries from crossing the Mediterranean. “This deeply disturbs me.