Law and Religion Headlines
Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Perspective: Why African Americans hold fast to their faith
(Theresa Dear, Deseret News)
Friday, 25 March 2022
Kenya: RSCK urges bishops to institutionalize the fight against human trafficking
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African
(Gina Zurlo, The Conversation)
Monday, 21 March 2022
Ethiopia: Religion and politics prove a heady mix for Abiy (paywall)
(Africa Intelligence)
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Kenya: Churches to resume full capacity as interfaith council lifts restrictions
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Zambia: Jesuit institution lauds President Hichilema’s reformist address
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Rwanda: “Assess emerging needs to shape future interventions,” CARITAS Africa urges
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 11 March 2022
Nigeria: Catholic priest abducted, parish worker killed in Kaduna
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Thursday, 10 March 2022
WEBINAR, 10 March 2022 (14:30 UCT/Ghana, 15:30 Nigeria, 16:30 So Africa): ACLARS 2022 Regional Webinar Series - #2: Law, Religion and International Relations in West Africa: The Way Forward
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies and the West African Regional Centre for Law and Religion Studies (WARCLARS))
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
Malawi: Country is still in anguish, warns Catholic bishops
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Ivory Coast: Abidjan interfaith dialogue: A turning point of religious tolerance in Africa
(Hamisu Kabir Matazu, Daily Trust)
Friday, 4 March 2022
Ivory Coast: African Christians, Muslims make landmark commitment to interreligious dialogue
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
Thursday, 3 March 2022
Monday, 28 February 2022
Nigeria: Religion should unite, not divide us - El-Rufai
(Peter Ibrahim, All Africa)
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
South Sudan: Peace talks still shaky, archbishop says asking for prayers
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Weekly Highlight #194: COVID-19: Exploring faith dimensions: Misinformation in Africa; declining church attendance
(Berkley Center, Joint Learning Initiative, WFDD)
Pope has profound understanding of social issues in Africa, says visiting Zambian president
(La Croix International)
Monday, 21 February 2022
UAE: Dubai Expo: Chance for change in Middle East and North Africa
(Maghie Ghali, Al Jazeera)
Friday, 18 February 2022
Rural Africans ignored in deals between EU, African Union, letter says
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
DRC: Bishops criticize continuous killings in Ituiri
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 11 February 2022
South Africa: Beloftebos owners write to Human Rights Commission in bid to resolve anti-gay controversy
(Mwangi Githahu, Independent Online)
The search for Christian unity as a path to peace in Africa
(Kamboissoa Samboé, La Croix International)
Wednesday, 9 February 2022
Angola: Prepare to enhance human dignity at the ballot, bishops urge
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Laudato Si’ Movement wants East African oil pipeline stopped
(Fredrick Nzwili, Catholic News Service)
Nigeria: Bishops alarmed by frequent government borrowing
(Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 4 February 2022
Russian Church to stay in Africa forever – exarch
(Interfax-Religion)
Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Orthodox Christians facing persecution in African countries look to Russia with hope - Metropolitan Hilarion
(Interfax-Religion)
Wednesday, 26 January 2022
Understanding religious extremism in the Middle East and North Africa
(FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Gambia: Church representatives attend presidential inauguration in West Africa, receive assurances of religious freedom
(Mary Richards, Church News)
Monday, 24 January 2022
Kenya: Nation not ready for elections 2022, religious leaders posit
(Paschal Norbert, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Zambia: Church group call for constitutional and legal reforms ahead of 2026 elections
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Malawi: Bishops call for relentless fight against corruption
(Odiwuor Opiyo, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Friday, 21 January 2022
African Christians face deadly violence in 2022
(Lela Gilbert, Newsweek)
Africa: Interfaith initiative sparks controversy at all-Africa football championships
(Jean François Channon Denwo, La Croix International)
Monday, 17 January 2022
African American Muslims among those targeted by anti-Muslim group
(Joseph Hammond, Religion News Service)
Monday, 10 January 2022
Cameroonian prelates hope African soccer tournament builds national unity
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 5 January 2022
West Africa highlighted as hotspot for persecution of Christians in 2022 by Release International
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
Senegal: African clerics denounce scandalous refusal of burial
(Charles Senghor, La Croix International)
Monday, 3 January 2022
South Africa: ‘Moral compass’: Requiem for South Africa’s Archbishop Tutu
(Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press)
South Africa: Desmond Tutu will 'leave an indelible legacy'
(Africa South Area, Newsroom: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Wednesday, 29 December 2021
Tutu’s advocacy for LGBTQ rights did not sway most of Africa
(David Crary, Associated Press)
South Africa: Saki Macozoma shares how anti-apartheid leader Desmond Tutu restored his faith
(Vicky Abraham, Religion Unplugged)
West Africa tipped to be persecution 'hotspot' in 2022
(Christian Today)
Tuesday, 28 December 2021
US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
(Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press)
Zambia: Increase in monetary policy rate may worsen living conditions, cautions JCTR
(Cisa News Africa)
Monday, 27 December 2021
Desmond Tutu, peacemaker in creation of a new South Africa, dies, aged 90
(Peter Kenny, Ecumenical News)
South Africa begins week of mourning for Desmond Tutu
(Al Jazeera)
South Africa's Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu has died at 90
(Sarah Al-Arshani and Taylor Ardrey, Insider)
At Christmas, African bishops have concerns about risks to peace, stability
(Francis Njuguna, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Wednesday, 22 December 2021
CAR: Cardinal warns against Russia’s growing influence in Central African Republic
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 20 December 2021
Hungary helping embattled Christian communities in Mid-East, Africa
(John J. Metzler, World Tribune)
Nonbelievers across Africa risk freedom and family support
(Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Associated Press)
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
African immigrants in U.S. more religious than other Black Americans, and more likely to be Catholic
(Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center)
There are no African American saints. A lay Catholic group seeks to change that.
(Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service)
Monday, 6 December 2021
African faith leaders combat misleading theologies that promise cures for COVID-19
(Fredrick Nzwili, Religion News Service)
Stop violence, promote coexistence, plead bishops of East Africa
(La Croix International)
Friday, 3 December 2021
Vaccination status and the law in South Africa: religious rights are "not absolute"
(Webber Wentzel attorneys, The Daily Maverick: Opinionista)
Wednesday, 1 December 2021
WEBINAR, 1 December 2021 (14:00 CET): EU-Africa partnership: Returning (to) cultural heritage
(The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE))
Law and power: the long road to legal equality for gay men in South Africa
(Zackie Achmat, Ground Up)
Monday, 29 November 2021
Learning to respect religious sites: A key lesson for Africa and beyond
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Monday, 15 November 2021
South African government urges its own representative to boycott Miss Universe pageant in Israel
(Shira Hanau, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Friday, 12 November 2021
WEBINAR, 12 November 2021 (5PM EST): Afro-Pessimism and the Future of African American Religions
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Catholic Church still growing in Africa as it recedes in Europe
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Monday, 8 November 2021
In Brazil, law requiring African history in schools turns 18—how has it been implemented?
(Euro Mascarenhas Filho, Rio On Watch)
Friday, 5 November 2021
West African bishops launch "online pilgrimage" for justice
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
LGBT migrants in South Africa: religion can be a blessing, and a curse
(John Marnell, The Conversation)
How religion helped African migrants during a risky Atlantic crossing
(Nicolas Parent, The Conversation)
Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Priests targeted in Tigray as Christian persecution spreads across Africa
(Donna Birrell, Premier Christian News)
Monday, 1 November 2021
What South Africa doesn’t need in a new chief justice: One who will bring religion into the public sphere
(Christine M. Venter, Talk About: Law and Religion - Blog of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies)
Zimbabwe: ‘We are protected by prayers’: the sects hampering southern Africa’s vaccine rollout
(Nyasha Chingono, The Guardian)
Sunday, 31 October 2021
CALL FOR PAPERS, extended deadline 31 October 2021: Law, Religion, Health and Healing in Africa
(African Consortium for Law and Religion Studies and G20 Interfaith Forum)
Friday, 29 October 2021
Gender equality: Change begins in the family, say Bahá’ís of South Africa
(Eurasia Review)
Catholicism grows in Africa and Asia, plummets in Europe, report says
(Clemente Lisi, Religion Unplugged)
Familiar, but newsworthy, trends: Catholicism grows in Africa and Asia, while Europe fades
(Clemente Lisi, GetReligion)
Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Namibia: Church calls for referendum on abortion
(All Africa)
African bishops demand end to 'land grabs' by private companies
(Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic News Service)
Friday, 22 October 2021
Capital punishment on the wane in Africa
(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)
Southern African bishops call for dialogue to ensure peace in Eswatini
(La Croix International)
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Violations against Muslims in Africa Factsheet
(U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)
Across Africa, major churches strongly oppose LGBTQ rights
(Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Chinedu Asadu, Rodney Muhumuza and Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press)
Monday, 11 October 2021
Child marriage and domestic violence: what we found in 16 African countries
(Anthony Idowu Ajayi with Abdul-Aziz Seidu and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, The Conversation)
Adolescent girls in five African conflict zones share stories about their lives
(Katrina Lee-Koo and Eleanor Gordon, The Conversation)
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
South African government presents clinical guidelines for the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act
(Marion Stevens and Daphney Nozizwe Conco, The Daily Maverick)
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
South African political parties aligning around religious beliefs
(Stephen Grootes, The Daily Maverick)
Friday, 1 October 2021
Americans are in a mental health crisis – especially African Americans. Can churches help?
(Brad R. Fulton, The Conversation)
Monday, 27 September 2021
Workplace vaccination policies in South Africa: Juggling science, legal liabilities, constitutional rights, personal choice and greater good
(Ufrieda Ho, The Daily Maverick: Opinionista)
Turkey plays its "Islam" card in Africa
(Mélinée Le Priol, La Croix International)
Friday, 24 September 2021
"Godly governance": The rise of Christian politicians and the implications as elections loom in South Africa
(Craig Bailie, Daily Maverick)
South Africa increasing the use of places of worship as vaccination centers
(Penwell Dlamini, Sowetan Live)
South Africa's Chief Justice asserts Biblical prophesies in farewell speech
(Marianne Thamm, Daily Maverick)
Monday, 20 September 2021
Eastern African bishops' delegation visits Ethiopia to help restore peace
(La Croix International)
Friday, 17 September 2021
Removing the obstacles to freedom of religion or belief in Africa
(Yunusa Nmadu, FoRB in Full: A blog by CSW)
Friday, 10 September 2021
Amen to religions in South Africa giving vaccines the nod
(The Citizen)
Zimbabwe: Church leaders meet President
(Mukudzei Chingwere, All Africa)
Wednesday, 8 September 2021
South Africa body says vaccination should be employee’s choice
(Suthentira Govender, Sowetan Live)
South Africa lobbyists identify constitutional right to freedom of religion as missing in new cannabis bill
(Sandisiwe Shoba, The Daily Maverick)
Friday, 3 September 2021
Central African Republic: An African cardinal who seeks to "disarm hearts and minds"
(La Croix International)
Wednesday, 1 September 2021
20 years after 9/11, jihadi terrorism rises in Africa
(Alexandre Marc, Brookings)
Newly proposed South Africa economic plan respects religious rights and accommodations in healthcare
(Tshilidzi Marwala, The Daily Maverick)
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