Kenya to demolish Catholic hospital to reclaim forest land

St. Mary's Mission Hospital is one of the structures marked for demolition in a Kenyan government move to repossess illegally acquired Ngong forest land.

Kenyan nuns take over hospitals after protracted battle with American priest

A dispute between an order of nuns and an American priest over control of two major hospitals for people who live in poverty has ended with the nuns storming one of the hospitals.

Catholic nuns the target of growing Congolese attacks

Roman Catholic sisters in the Democratic Republic of Congo are coming under increased attacks as vandals destroy churches and convents in an attempt to frustrate the church's efforts to act as mediator in an election dispute.