U.S. Catholics can support Pope Leo XIV’s recent call for peace, reconciliation and interreligious dialogue in Africa by giving to the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a July 21 release about the fund.
As international health officials warn of the Ebola outbreak in central Africa, Catholic Relief Services is among the groups seeking to stop the spread of the highly fatal disease.
As Pope Leo XIV pushed back against what he has described as an inaccurate narrative surrounding his first trip to Africa, missionaries working across the continent say the journey reflects something far more fundamental than political debate.
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Africa’s informal settlements, where running water is scarce, make for a “perfect storm” as COVID-19 spreads through the continent, said a prominent South African Jesuit.
The Catholic Church is not a fancy medical clinic for the rich, but a “field hospital” that — often literally — provides the only medical care […]
