Pope Francis announced the promotion of Peter Okpaleke and Richard Kuuia Baawobr, two African clergymen to the rank of cardinals in the Catholic Church. It means that they will rank among the highest officials in the institution. Bishop Peter Okpaleke is from Ekwulobia in south-east Nigeria and Bishop Richard Kuuia …
Read More »Nigeria: leader of Methodist Church kidnapped
The leader of the Methodist Church in Nigeria, His Eminence Samuel Kanu Echu, was abducted in the southeastern Abia State on Sunday, police confirmed. The priest was abducted alongside two other clerics. Abia state police said a manhunt had been organized to rescue the priests. In Nigeria, the Methodist Church …
Read More »“It’s not biblical for a wife to have her husband’s surname” – Ghanaian pastor
The Accra Regional Overseer of Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries, Bishop Yaw Owusu-Ansah, claimed that it is unbiblical for a woman to adopt her husband’s surname after marriage. Bishop Owusu-Ansah made the controversial statement while speaking on Accra-based Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Friday, May 20. “I believe …
Read More »DR Congo: Catholic Church wants to unite political class
Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has taken the initiative to organize a forum to unite Katangese political leaders, who have been at odds for several years. These meetings aim to restore peace within the Katangese political class and above all to remind that the development of …
Read More »Nigeria: Police arrest two Muslims for killing Christian student
Police in Nigeria arrested two people suspected of being linked to the murder of a Christian student accused of blasphemy against Islam. The young woman was attacked by Muslim students at her college in the city of Sokoto, who killed her and set her body alight. Religious and political leaders …
Read More »“God does not approve of family planning”, said a prophetess
According to a female pastor, God does not approve of family planning and the only approved sex position for Christians is where the man is on top while the woman is still, i.e. the missionary position. Are the different sensual positions used to make love biblical? The question is unusual …
Read More »Nigeria: Pastor charges $700 fee to ‘take people to heaven’
An evangelist is in trouble after telling people he knows of a gate leading to heaven from south-western Nigeria that he can show them – for a fee, the BBC reports. Pastor Ade Abraham was reported to police by one of his followers, who said the pastor had charged him …
Read More »Ethiopia: dozens arrested after clashes during Eid
Ethiopian security forces have arrested 76 people suspected of instigating violence on Monday against Muslims who had gathered in the capital, Addis Ababa. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds during the incident but there were no reports of casualties. Tens of thousands of Muslims were attending Eid prayers in …
Read More »Ethiopia: mosques and churches burnt down in various regions
Mosques and churches were set on fire by mobs in several locations in northern and southern Ethiopia on Thursday, local media reported. Violence erupted after at least 20 Muslims were killed and hundreds more injured while attending a funeral of a local religious figure on Tuesday in Gondar city in …
Read More »Rwanda: Muslim cleric jailed for killing a pig
A court in Rwanda has sentenced Sadate Musengimana, a Muslim cleric to five years in prison for killing a pig in a mosque, local media reported. Three witnesses told the court that they saw the imam beating the pig with a piece of wood, killing it on the spot. His …
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