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Remembering Fr. Ben Madu: Grief, Mental Health and the Humanity of Priests
When I received the sad news of Fr. Benjamin Madu's death, my heart sank. Fr. Ben was someone I knew very well. He was my junior...
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Stan Chu Ilo
Stan Chu Ilo is a senior research professor of world christianity, african studies, and global health at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural theology, DePaul University, and the coordinating servant of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network.
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Cape Verde’s World Cup Journey So Far: What Africans Can Learn
The players were in tears. Mama Ana, the mother of Vozinha, the oldest goalkeeper at the FIFA World Cup, could barely contain her joy. Cape Verde,...
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Why Is Pope Leo XIV Calling a Second Consistory of Cardinals This Year? An African Ecclesiological Reflection
Fr. Stan Chu Ilo analyzes the deep implications of Pope Leo XIV's decision to call a second consistory of cardinals this year. Explore how this shift...
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The MSF Sexual Abuse Scandal Points to a Larger Crisis in Humanitarian Aid in Africa
The recent revelations concerning the sexual exploitation and abuse of Sudanese refugees within Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders, MSF) in Chad should shock the conscience...
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U.S Denial of Entry to Somalia’s FIFA Referee, Omar, Reveals the Unequal and Racist World We Have Built
As the world gathers to celebrate the beautiful game at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a troubling story reminds us that not everyone is invited equally...
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The Myth and Politics of Religious Persecution and Politics in Nigeria
Stan Chu Ilo challenges the dominant narrative of systemic Christian persecution and genocide in Nigeria. Using a postcolonial lens, he argues that the crisis is a...
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Is the Tinubu Government Covering Up Christian Genocide in Nigeria?
President Bola Tinubu recently hailed the killing of senior Islamic State commander Abu Bilal al -Minuki in a joint Nigerian and American military operation as evidence...
The Footprints of God in Africa
How the Crisis of Ubuntu in South Africa Exposes Black Nakedness and Homelessness
You might be forgiven if you cringe at the title of this essay, but that is really what this piece is about: to expose the nakedness...
The Footprints of God in Africa
Celebrating One Year of Pope Leo’s Transformation of the Church: Lessons for Africa
Reflecting on one year of Pope Leo XIV: Discover the five defining messages from his African visit that are transforming the papacy into a...
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Which Way Nigerian Catholics? Can the Church Lead a Nation in Crisis?
At one of the lowest moments in Nigeria’s history in 1984, when the country faced political instability, economic hardship, and corruption under an oppressive military government,...