My journey to the Republic of Niger started in silence. When I told my family I was leaving for a mission, the room grew cold, as if a funeral had begun. The next Sunday, when I shared the news with my parishioners, their reaction was even sharper: the congregation burst into tears. Their fear stemmed from the dominant media narrative:…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Sept. 7, 2025) – In a powerful declaration from the Africa Climate Summit, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has framed the escalating climate crisis as a dual “moral and ecological emergency,” demanding that the world’s wealthiest nations honor their climate finance obligations to a continent suffering disproportionately from a problem it did…
A few days ago, I called Fr. Alain Mugasho, a fellow missionary. Though separated by miles, our conversation revealed a shared experience that bridges continents and deserts. Just as in Niger and across the Sahel and the Sahara, Christianity is thriving in Algeria. Although he was thousands of miles distant from my home in Maradi, Niger Republic, and 2,000 km…