Advertisement
Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere of Uganda’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has denounced homosexual tendencies and the attempts to legalize and normalize it in various parts of the world.
A Kenyan Catholic environmentalist has commended the organizers of the 2026 first-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa to be realized in Rwanda for including environmental stewardship in the theme of the global event.
St. Elizabeth was a Benedictine visionary, who had the gift of prophecy. She also suffered the assaults of demonic forces.
Preparations for the forthcoming Jubilee of Youth in Rome that is part of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year have not been easy in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, where the young people in the world’s youngest nation are determined to participate in the historic event.
The representative of the Holy Father in Nigeria has expressed concern about the growing “commercializing the Eucharist” trend among Catholic Priests in the West African country, warning that such practices compromise the sacred nature of the liturgy and the identity of the Priesthood.
The National Biblical Week has opened in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Lwena with a call to embrace the transformative power of Scripture while steering away from the temptation to simplify God’s Word to a mere academic study.
The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has demanded that the government radically overhauls the country’s political and education systems to address the growing crisis of youth unemployment in the West African nation.
Father Yusuf Asad, 49, assistant parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Gaza, had just celebrated morning Mass when a loud bang sounded. At around 10:20 a.m. local time, a projectile hit the building.
Protase Cardinal Rugambwa of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora has called on the people of God in his Metropolitan See, especially those not bound by the vow of poverty, to embrace a spirit of generosity in support of the Church’s evangelization mission.
The Catholic Church in Angola has joined forces with the country’s National Police in a nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness and reducing traffic accidents in the country.
Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of the Catholic Diocese of Dundo in Angola has called for a renewed focus on evangelization rooted in solidarity with the poor and marginalized as the Southern African nation prepares to mark 50 years of independence in November.
The Holy Family Church in Gaza was hit Thursday amid a new wave of Israeli bombings, leaving several people dead and injured, including the church’s pastor, Gabriel Romanelli.
The universal Church celebrates the life of St. Leo IV on July 17. Both a Roman and the son of Radoald, Leo was unanimously elected to succeed Sergius II as Pope.
A contemporary of the American Revolution and of Blessed Junipero Serra, Francisco Garcés was born in 1738 in Spain, where he joined the Franciscans.
The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has highlighted the purpose and vision of the July 30 – August 4 Plenary Assembly that is to gather hundreds of participants from across Africa and invitees “from other continents” in the capital city of Rwanda, Kigali.
The passing on of the immediate former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, at a London health facility in the United Kingdom (UK) is part of the “tide of medical tourism” in the West African nation, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the country’s Lagos Catholic Archdiocese has lamented.
The Board of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS, has approved the theme and seven subthemes to guide the planned 2026 SIGNIS World Congress in Rwanda, the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa.
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have called for a “united voice” in confronting the ongoing challenges that the Horn of Africa nation faces, especially persistent violent conflicts.