Ngala Killian Chimtom

Cameroon, Yaoundé

Freelance Africa Correspondent at CRTV

Journalist at Freelance

Freelance journalist based in Yaounde Enjoys breaking the news, but also going beyond the headlines

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Caritas urges respect for environmental laws after floods in eastern DRC

2 days ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Heavy flooding in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 104 dead and 50 others missing. Torrential rains caused the Kasaba River to overflow, sending powerful floodwaters rushing through communities. The currents swept away everything in their path — large stones, trees, and mud — according to officials. Authorities also reported that 28 people were injured.
American cardinals hail new pope as ‘citizen of the world’

5 days ago | cruxnow.com | Elise Ann Allen |John Allen Jr |Ngala Killian Chimtom

ROME – American cardinals who participated in the conclave that elected history’s first-ever pope from the United States, Chicago native Robert Prevost, hailed him as a “citizen of the world,” saying his nationality was secondary, but he had the qualities they were looking for.
African Catholics react with joy to the election of Pope Leo XIV

5 days ago | catholicworldreport.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |Thomas Harmon

What’s in a name? That question is often pondered when a newborn needs a name or when a newly elected Pope selects his title. Today, this question holds particular significance for Africa, following the decision of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost to adopt the name Leo XIV as Pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on May 8, 2025, in a conclave where predictions had highlighted many possible candidates, including three African cardinals.
Serious questions of credibility surround coverup allegations against new pope

5 days ago | cruxnow.com | Elise Ann Allen |John Allen Jr |Ngala Killian Chimtom

ROME – After the historic election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as history’s first American pope, old allegations of coverup and mishandling of abuse cases have bubbled up, but which contain serious doubts in terms of their credibility.
Church in Africa welcomes Pope Leo XIV

6 days ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Elise Ann Allen |Eduardo Lima

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Catholic leaders across Africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first American as a pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected May 8 as Pope Leo XIV, an election that defies all prognostics as to who would be elected, which included the names of two cardinals from Africa.
Despite daunting challenges, Cameroon diocese celebrates 75 years of enduring faith

6 days ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Elise Ann Allen |Nirmala Carvalho

BUEA, Cameroon – Seventy-five years ago, the Diocese of Buea was established in Cameroon’s South West region, marking a historic milestone as the country’s first diocese. Now, seven decades later, thousands of Christians gathered at the Divine Mercy Co-Cathedral in Buea on May 7 to celebrate this enduring legacy of faith.
Bishop Nfon says faith continues to grow in Cameroon amid a separatist crisis

1 week ago | catholicworldreport.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |Mark Brumley

Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon of Cameroon's Kumba Diocese in a 2022 photo. (Credit: CNA / ACI Africa)The Catholic bishop of the Kumba Diocese, a region in northwestern Cameroon deeply affected by separatist violence, has reaffirmed that faith continues to thrive despite the ongoing crisis. Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon made these remarks on May 1 during an interview with Catholic World Report (CWR), speaking on the sidelines of the 50th Ordinary Plenary of the Cameroon Bishops’ Conference.
Japanese cardinal denies knowledge of sexual abuse case

1 week ago | cruxnow.com | Nirmala Carvalho |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Ngala Killian Chimtom

MUMBAI, India – Cardinal Isao Kikuchi says he had no knowledge of about a case of a woman who was allegedly sexually abused by a priest. According to 64-year-old Tokie Tanaka, the abuse began in 2012 after she went to confession with a Chilean priest at a church in the city of Nagasaki. She told the priest she had been sexually assaulted as a child. The woman filed a civil lawsuit in 2023 against the Society of the Divine Word, saying the priest sexually abused her over a period of 4½ years.
African Bishops Don’t Want A Pope Like Francis; We Want A Pope Like Christ, by Ngala Killian Chimtom

1 week ago | brownpelicanla.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom

Fr. Nnamdi Moneme: Choosing the Inner Peace That Christ Offers UsMay 6, 2025 By Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux, (Complicit Clergy), May 5, 2025As cardinals prepare to meet in a conclave at the Vatican to elect a new pope, Catholic bishops in Cameroon and around Africa have been voicing their opinions about the kind of leader they would love to see elected to replace Pope Francis. “Following the death of a pope, the process unfolds in three key stages.
Cameroon archbishop says calm is returning to Anglophone regions

1 week ago | cruxnow.com | Ngala Killian Chimtom |John Allen Jr |Charles Collins |Elise Ann Allen

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As Cameroon continues to grapple with a separatist crisis in its English-speaking regions—one that threatens the very foundations of the nation—a leading Catholic leader in the central African country has observed that tensions in the two regions are gradually easing. However, this does not mean the crisis is over.