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Bandits Kill One, Abduct Several Others in Attacks on Communities in Nigeria’s Kontagora Catholic Diocese
Bandits killed one person and abducted several others during coordinated attacks on communities within Nigeria’s Kontagora Catholic Diocese in the early hours...
Over 200 Killed in Coltan Mine Collapse in Eastern DR Congo as Cardinal Ambongo Decries Resource Exploitation
More than 200 people have been killed in a reported coltan mine collapse at Rubaya in Eastern Democratic Republic of...
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Native of Burkina Faso Apostolic Nuncio to Congo Brazzaville
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mons. Relwendé Kisito Ouédraogo, a native of Burkina Faso, as the new Apostolic Nuncio in the...
Vatican Cardinal Urges Church in Central Africa to Champion Justice, Reconciliation, Lasting Peace
Michael Cardinal Czerny, who is at the helm of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD), has challenged...
Catholic Diocese in DR Congo Denies Claims of Misappropriation of Funds
The Catholic Diocese of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has dismissed social media allegations that it is...
Catholic Priest Assaulted by Armed Bandits, Left in Critical Condition in DR Congo
Fr. Jean-Richard Ilunga, Parish Priest of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish of the Diocese of Mbujimayi in the Democratic Republic of...
Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast Ends with Call for “authentic reconciliation” amid Divisions
The 128th Plenary Assembly of members of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) has ended with an appeal for “authentic reconciliation”...
30 Years After Ecclesia in Africa, Church’s Family of God Vision Remains “strikingly relevant”: SECAM President
The vision of the Church as the “Family of God,” articulated 30 years ago in Ecclesia in Africa, remains “relevant”...
Cameroon’s Eséka Catholic Diocese Unveils Three Pillars to Guide New Pastoral Year
Bishop François Achille Eyabi of the Catholic Diocese of Eséka in Cameroon has announced a renewed pastoral orientation for the...
Cameroonian Catholic Diocese Authorized to Launch “Sapientia Higher Institute of the Diocese of Kumba”: Bishop
Plans are underway to launch the first Catholic University Institute for Cameroon’s Kumba Catholic Diocese, the Local Ordinary, Bishop Agapitus...
Catholic Bishops in Africa Deliberating on 2025-2028 Strategic Plan at Standing Committee Meeting in Ghana
Members of the Standing Committee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have convened in Accra, Ghana, to...
Second Ordinary Session of Catholic Bishops in Mali Ends with Calls for Peace, Responsible Governance
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mali (CEM) have concluded their Plenary Assembly with a passionate appeal for peace, responsible governance, and...
Let’s Embrace Collective Responsibility for Climate Change: SECAM President
Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called upon the...
Nigerian Government Urged to “secure the release” of 167 Worshippers Abducted from Three Churches in Kaduna State
Christin Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights organization, has called on Nigerian authorities to “secure the release” of 167...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast to Foster “reconciliation among all the sons, daughters”
Pope Leo XIV has called on Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast to place national reconciliation at the heart of their...
Catholic Archdiocese in DR Congo Dismisses Reports of Archbishop’s Suspension as “blackmail”
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has strongly denied social media reports claiming that Pope Leo XIV has...
First Meeting With Pope Leo XIV Marks New Chapter for Church in Africa: SECAM President
The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has described the first official audience between Pope Leo...
After Two Months in Captivity, Kidnapped Nigerian Catholic Priest Regains Freedom
Fr. Bobbo Paschal, who was abducted on 17 November 2025, when gunmen attacked St. Stephen Parish of Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, has been released...
Jubilee of 150 Years of Evangelization in Guinea to Foster Faith and Reconciliation: Catholic Bishops
The planned Jubilee of 150 years of Evangelization in Guinea is expected to foster faith, reconciliationn and hope, Catholic Bishops...
“A concrete exercise of synodality”: Archbishop on Planned Central Africa Catholic Bishops’ Plenary Assembly
The planned 13th Plenary Assembly of members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa Region (ACERAC) is being hailed as...