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Africa’s Catholic Awakening Amid Persecution, by Mark Haas – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Crucifixion - Oil on canvas. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Mikhail_Nesterov.

By Mark Haas, Catholic Exchange, Dec. 1, 2025

Mark Haas is a Catholic composer and speaker. He serves as the Director of Music at Ave Maria Parish in Ave Maria, FL. Mark lives in Ave Maria with his wife and their seven original compositions. Visit his website at www.markhaasmusic.com.

Across the vast and diverse continent of Africa, a silent storm is brewing—one of both unspeakable suffering and astonishing faith. In recent years, reports have surfaced of devastating persecution against Christians in several African nations. Churches have been burned to the ground, families torn apart, and thousands have lost their lives simply for professing the name of Christ. Recently, the Trump Administration has publicly warned of a modern genocide taking place across Africa—a chilling reminder that Christian persecution is not a relic of ancient history, but a brutal reality today.

Just the other week, armed bandits kidnapped 303 children and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic school in Nigeria—the latest persecution that continues among Christians within the region. …

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