THE INNER COMPASS (With Fr. Gilbert Alaribe)
Thoughts, Deeds and the Weariness of Despair
Good people and evil people are not distinguished merely by the thoughts or visions they hold in their hearts – for even...
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Echoes from the Sacred Forest
The Ancestors Accept Libation – Even in Foreign Lands
Even before I knew the word libation, I had already understood its language of silence. In the early mornings, my elder sister...
Features
Jesuit Superior General Makes Historic First Visit to West Africa
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Rev. Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, begins a historic ten-day apostolic visit...
Origen
African Theologian Calls for a Church That Accompanies People in Every Circumstance as Vatican Amoris Laetitia Meeting Closes
VATICAN CITY, 14 October 2026 – Nigerian-born priest and theologian Fr Stanislaus Chu Ilo has called for a Church that walks with...
Analysis
Borders Without Visas: What Ruto’s War on Hawkers Reveals About Africa’s Unfinished Business
Here is a question I cannot stop turning over in my mind. When the British sailed into the Gulf of Guinea, up...
Analysis
\”Remove the Rubbish, Not the People\”: Celebrating the Season of Creation Amidst the Ruins of a Landfill Disaster
Catholics in Dar-es-Salam, a suburb of Conakry in Guinea’s Gbessia district, will not be celebrating the Season of Creation this year. This...
Analysis
Remembering 9/11: 25 years after
Twenty-five years after the attacks that changed America and the world, Stan Chu Ilo reflects on the victims, the wars that followed,...
Origen
Religious Rhetoric Fuelling Division in Nigeria
Recently, during a Mass wedding rally in Kano, an Islamic scholar, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, made a controversial statement that Muslims should...
Sunward series: Essays on Meaning, Coherence, and Human Flourishing
Grammar of the Human Heart
She had been sitting beside his bed for most of the afternoon. The room was quiet except for the low sounds of...
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Press release
Christ the King in African Soil: Liturgy, Culture, and the Reign of Compassion
By Sr. Grace Akunna John-Emezi, HHCJ During the Christ the King celebration, from one city to another, across many African countries, major...
Press release
Breast Cancer Awareness in Nigerian Schools: Educating and Empowering Youth
In Imo State, Nigeria, a school-based awareness campaign transforms health education into advocacy and hope for the next generation. Written by Sr....
Press release
World Food Day 2025: Empowering Women and Youth through Food Skills and Sustainable Livelihoods
Abuja, Nigeria—In celebration of World Food Day 2025, the Chafuyi community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) hosted a three-day Skills Acquisition...
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PACTPAN kicks off the era of action, launches strategic initiatives following landmark Abidjan Congress
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 25 septembre 2025. The Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) will tomorrow launch a transformative implementation phase...
Press release
Dreams in Transit: Witnessing the Silent Flight of Africa’s Youth
By Sr. Jane Kimathi, Pactpan Director of Programs At one of East Africa’s major international airports, I sat quietly in prayer, fingers...
Press release
PACTPAN Nigeria Marks World Menstrual Hygiene Day with School Outreach in Zhidu, Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria — On May 28, 2025, the PACTPAN Nigeria team visited Junior Secondary School in Zhidu Village, Lugbe, Abuja, to commemorate World...
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