Boko Haram have destroyed 186 churches, Nigerian diocese says
Nearly 200 churches in the Maiduguri Diocese in north-eastern Nigeria have been destroyed or razed by Boko Haram insurgents since August, a diocesan official said. Father Gideo Obasogie, director of...
View ArticleLiberian priest: Spread of Ebola leaving people trapped
A Liberian priest has said the spread of Ebola in the country has left citizens isolated, meaning they “can’t even go to church”. Fr McDonald Nah, a priest of the Archdiocese of Monrovia, Liberia, is...
View ArticleMAGNIFICAT: The week ahead
Now we are in Passiontide, and traditionally the crucifixes are veiled in our churches until the Good Friday liturgy. This is a reminder that “Jesus hid himself and left the Temple” (John 8:59, in the...
View ArticleBook review: Why dictators love the family unit
Family Politics: Domestic Life, Devastation and Survival 1900-1950 by Paul Ginsborg Yale, £25 Professor Ginsborg has produced a reflective, wide-ranging study of an area often neglected by historians....
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