MOZAMBIQUE: Bishop of Quelimane shot dead at residence
June 6, 2026
The Bishop Osório Cítora Afonso, of Quelimane, Mozambique, was shot dead in the early hours of this morning, June 6, and his body was found in a corridor of the...
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Jihadists are trying to establish a caliphate in northern Mozambique, says bishop
June 2, 2026
Villagers in Cabo Delgado used to be united despite their religious diversity, but lately religion has become a dividing factor, reports Bishop António Juliasse. The Jihadists who have been waging...
Muslim solidarity is “sign of hope” in Mozambique, says bishop
May 12, 2026
The statement comes in the wake of a devastating attack against a landmark Catholic church and compound located in the region of Meza, Cabo Delgado. The Muslim community of Mozambique...
Islamists reduce historic church to rubble in northern Mozambique
May 4, 2026
The attack on the parish of St Louis de Montfort did not inflict any casualties on the missionaries but generated widespread panic among the Christian population. A historic church in...
Catechists keep the faith alive among victims of terrorism in Mozambique
December 12, 2025
Some parishes in northern Mozambique can encompass hundreds of communities, and priests and religious are not capable of reaching them all. Catechists are often on the front lines of the...
Cardinal Parolin tells “heroic” Christians of Mozambique: “You are not alone!”
December 10, 2025
In a risky trip to Cabo Delgado, home to a ruthless jihadist violence, the Vatican’s secretary of State thanked the work of Aid to the Church in Need. Cardinal Pietro...
Four Christians killed, villages razed in fresh attack in Mozambique
November 20, 2025
An estimated 128,000 people have had to flee the affected region, according to UN estimates. At least four Christians were murdered by jihadists in northern Mozambique over the past days,...
ACN helping displaced to overcome trauma in Mozambique
November 6, 2025
For those who have lost loved ones, or even just their material goods, due to terrorist attacks in Mozambique, the work of religious sisters in the Diocese of Pemba, supported...
Bishop denounces illegal occupation of Church land in Mozambique
September 5, 2025
"Officials who were sent there were chased away, there must be a very powerful invisible and untouchable hand encouraging the criminals"