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Congolese bishops sharpen focus on protecting Congo Basin
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Ethiopian church says emergency aid to Tigray is disrupted, not suspended
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Laudato Si' Movement wants East African oil pipeline stopped
NAIROBI, Kenya dreamstime_m_165009099.jpg Two fishermen throw a net out on Lake Albert in Uganda. (Dreamstime/Mathias Sunke) The Laudato Si' Movement, the global community of Catholics tackling the...
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UN wants faith groups to help work against plastic pollution
NAIROBI, Kenya 20220222T1030-UN-PLASTICS-HELP-1521661.JPG A woman uses a net to sort recyclable plastic materials from a dumping site in Nairobi, Kenya, Feb. 1, 2022. (CNS/Reuters/Thomas Mukoya) A...
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New report highlights Tigray atrocities, says Ethiopia could face famine
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Boosting action for nature requires spiritual change, say faith groups at UN...
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Priests describe danger of famine in Kenya as bishops launch aid appeal
NAIROBI, Kenya 20220531T0930-KENYA-DROUGHT-APPEAL-1715573.JPG A Kenyan farmer uproots a field where he was growing corn that failed because of a drought in Kilifi Feb. 16, 2022. (CNS/Reuters/Baz...
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Catholic environmental activists in Africa take a day to clean the earth
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Eritrean government seizes church-owned technical school
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CRS, others call for increased aid to prevent Somalia's looming famine
NAIROBI, Kenya 20220909T1045-SOMALIA-FAMINE-WARNINGS-1747818.JPG A Somali woman and her children stand near the carcasses of their dead livestock following severe droughts at a camp in Dollow May 24,...
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