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Catholic Bishops in Mali Cancel 2025 National Marian Pilgrimage, Cite Transportation Challenges
Catholic Bishops in Mali have announced the cancellation of the 54th National Pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Kita, initially...
“We are not against African culture”: Catholic Archbishop in South Africa Clarifies Decree on Traditional Healing
Archbishop Siegried Mandla Jwara of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Durban has clarified that the Church in South Africa is not opposed to African...
Ghanaian-born Divine Word Missionary Appointed Auxiliary Bishop for Guayaquil Catholic Archdiocese in Ecuador
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mons. John Kwamevi Cudjoe, a Ghanaian member of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), as Auxiliary...
Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana Urges Commitment to Synodality as Path to Renewal, Conversion, Prophetic Witness
The representative of the Holy Father in Ghana has urged the people of God in the West African nation to...
Cardinal Ameyu Raises Alarm Over “humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale” in Sudan and South Sudan
The President of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) has raised alarm over the deepening humanitarian crisis in the...
“Valuable contribution” of Church in South Africa Discussed During Pope Leo XIV–President Ramaphosa Vatican Meeting
The “valuable contribution” of the Catholic Church to South Africa, especially in education, healthcare, and efforts to promote dialogue and...
Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Kakamega Diocese in Kenya Dies at 88, Remembered as “a giant of faith”
Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya, has passed on at the age of 88.
“Religion must connect, not divide us”: Cardinal Nzapalainga of CAR Ahead of Mission Congress in France
Religion should unite rather than divide, Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) has said, urging...
“Time to work on peace” in Cameroon: Catholic Archbishop Urges Calm after Election
Archbishop Jean Mbarga of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé has called on Cameroonians to move beyond post-election tensions and commit themselves to building peace,...
Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Responds to Governor’s Remarks on Silence During Post-Election Crisis
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafang in Cameroon has expressed his “indignation” after the Governor of the West Region, Awa...
Two Nigerian Minor Seminarians Released Months after Kidnapping, One Killed in Captivity
The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria has announced the release of two Seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on...
Ethiopia’s Bishops Condemn Deadly Attack Near Catholic Parish, Call for Government Protection
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have strongly condemned attacks in the Oromia Region that claimed lives and destroyed...
Major Superiors Launch First Continental Newsletter to Boost Visibility of Consecrated Life in Africa
The Confederation of Conferences of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (COSMAM/COMSAM) has launched its first continental newsletter, an initiative aimed at strengthening...
Christian Professionals in Africa Condemn Persecution of Christians in Nigeria, Call for Government Action
Members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF) have condemned what they describe as the continued persecution of Christians in Nigeria and...
Congolese Bishop Eulogized as “great pastor,” who Strengthened Ecclesial Collaboration in Central Africa
Bishop Faustin Ngabu, the second Bishop of the Goma Catholic Diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), who died on October 26,...
Africa Must “return love for love,” Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Calls for Renewed Missionary Zeal Abroad
The Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has called upon the people of God in Africa to “return love for love,”...
Incumbent Secures Fourth Term in Ivory Coast’s Presidential Poll, Religious Leaders Call for Peace
President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office following Ivory Coast’s October 25 presidential election, according to provisional...
Religious Leaders Call for Peaceful Participation in Tanzania’s October 29 General Elections
As voters in Tanzanian head to the polls on Wednesday, October 29, faith-based leaders have issued a united plea for...
Remembered as “a man of dialogue, reflection”, Second Bishop of DR Congo’s Goma Diocese Dies at 90
Bishop Faustin Ngabu, the second Bishop of the Goma Catholic Diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has passed on after...
Benin-born Former Vatican Culture Secretary Dies at 83, Eulogized as “great theologian”
Bishop Barthélemy Adoukonou, a native of Benin and former Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture at the Vatican, has...