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Sts. Perpetua and Felicity

Feast Day: March 7
Patron Saint Of: Mothers, Expectant Mothers, Ranchers and Butchers

Sts. Perpetua and Felicity were Christian martyrs who lived during the early persecution of the Church in Africa…

Saint Josephine Bakhita

Feast Day: February 8
Patron Saint Of: Sudan

Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of…

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Nigeria Diocese of Kontagora: 50 Kidnapped students who escaped, reunited with families

Pope Leo XIV Criticizes Transhumanism: ‘Death Is Not Opposed to Life’

“I am deeply sorry”: Bishop Kukah Says amid Criticism of Remarks on Genocide Targeting Christians in Nigeria

National Youth Conference a “Pentecost” of Unity, Catholic Archbishop in Uganda Urges Deeper Communion with Christ

Pope Francis’ body to lie in state until funeral on Saturday morning

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