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Religious Orders in Ghana Urge President to Sign into Law Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Mar 19, 2024

Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH) have urged the President of the West African nation to sign into law the new Bill that makes identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning plus (LGBTQ+) illegal in the country, with a prison sentence of up to three years for those found guilty.

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UN Status of Women Conference “an outright declaration of war on traditional family values”: African Catholic Activists

Mar 18, 2024

By Magdalene Kahiu

The ongoing 68th edition of the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) conference is deviating from its role of advancing issues impacting women to promoting abortion and gender ideologies, officials of the African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo, have said. 

Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH). Credit: The Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH)

Religious Congregations in Ghana Announce Crusade to “to cry out, as loud as we can” for Environment

Mar 18, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

To prepare for the Jubilee Year 2025, which Pope Francis announced on January 21, women and men Religious in the West African nation of Ghana are launching a crusade to advocate for environmental conservation in the country.

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Mission, “not a favour”: Catholic Bishop in Angola Urges Parents, Godparents to Educate Children in Christian Faith

Mar 18, 2024

By João Vissesse

Parents and Godparents have to take up education of children in Christian faith as their calling and mission, and not as a favour, Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has said.

The Vatican on March 16, 2024, determined that nothing prevents the opening of the cause for canonization of Niña Ruiz-Abad, a 13-year-old girl who died in 1993 in the Philippines and whose grave has become a place of pilgrimage. | Credit: Diocese of Laoag/Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Vatican authorizes opening of cause for canonization for 13-year-old Filipina girl

Mar 18, 2024

By Walter Sanchez Silva

The grave of Niña Ruiz-Abad, a 13-year-old girl who died in 1993 in the Philippines, has become a place of pilgrimage.

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Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory

Mar 18, 2024

By Diego Lopez Marina

Two priests from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang theory.

Today, March 18, We Celebrate St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Mar 18, 2024

On March 18, the Roman Catholic Church honors St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a fourth-century bishop and Doctor of the Church whose writings are still regarded as masterful expressions of Christian faith.

Fr. Vitalis Anaehobi, Secretary General of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) / ACI Africa

Three “vital rules” Catholic Priests in Africa Can Follow to Create Synodal Church

Mar 17, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Catholic Priests in Africa need to accept ongoing formation on Synodality, avoid clericalism, and be engaged in forming Christians for the successful birthing of a Synodal Church on the continent, the Secretary General of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) has said.

Bishop Charles Sampa Kasonde. Credit: AMECEA

Catholic Bishop Emphasizes Africa Families’ “crucial role” in Christian Faith Transmission

Mar 17, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Families in Africa have a critical role in the mission of evangelization, the Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said. 

Bishop Raphaël Balla Guilavogui. Credit: N’Zérékoré Diocese

Catholic Bishops in Guinea Extend “good wishes” to Muslims Starting Holy Month of Ramadan

Mar 17, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Guinea (CEG) have extended “good wishes” to Muslims in the West African nation at the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan, which will culminate in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast.

Members of the planning committee for the Episcopal Ordination of Mons. João de Ceita Nazaré. Credit: Radio Jubilar

All Set for Episcopal Consecration of Catholic Bishop for São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese

Mar 17, 2024

By João Vissesse

All seems set for the Episcopal Consecration of the new Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday Angelus on March 17, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success

Mar 17, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are not found in success, fame, or popularity but in loving and forgiving others.

Martin Earle, a sacred artist who specializes in works for churches and the liturgy, told CNA that one should not mistake an artistic revival for a simple re-creation of the past. | Credit: Courtesy of Martin Earle

"The religion of the Incarnation": Catholic artists reflect on the necessity of beauty

Mar 17, 2024

By Peter Pinedo

Despite the artistic lack in recent decades, there appears now to be a growing resurgence in the Catholic artistic world.

Detail of stained glass depicting St. Patrick, in Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Goleen, County Cork. | Credit: Andreas F. Borchert via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

What St. Patrick Can Still Teach the World

Mar 17, 2024

By John Clark

Though he lived more than 15 centuries ago, St. Patrick has a lesson to teach our world today.

Today, March 17, We Celebrate St. Patrick of Ireland

Mar 17, 2024

On March 17, Catholics celebrate St. Patrick, the fifth century bishop and patron of Ireland, whose life of holiness set the example for many of the Church's future saints.

Assembly of Major Superiors in Cameroon Concludes with Call to Teach “fraternity”, Realize “healing and peace”

Mar 16, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Superiors of women and men Religious in Cameroon have concluded their assembly with the call to teach the spirit of togetherness and to the Consecrated persons work towards realizing healing and lasting peace in the Central African nation. 

Visit of Bishop Bruno Essoh Yedoh to victims of forceful evictions in Ivory Coast. Credit: Vatican Media

“Do things in a humane, proper way”: Catholic Bishop in Ivory Coast to Authorities amid Reported Forceful Evictions

Mar 16, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The President of the Commission for Social Pastoral Care of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) has called on relevant authorities in the West African nation to “respect human dignity” in the process of evicting citizens from high risk zones.

Bishop John Alphonse Asiedu. Credit: News Watch Ghana

Bishop Urges Major Superiors to Help Boost Population of Catholics in Ghana

Mar 16, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Clergy and Religious at the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has called on major superiors in the West African nation to help the Church in boosting the number of Catholics in the country.

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Pauline Publications Africa Hailed for “very exemplary” Professionalism

Mar 16, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

With the mushrooming of publishing firms, most of them only interested in making profit, Paulines Publications Africa (PPA) under the auspices of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) stands out for its professionalism, authors who have worked with the Nairobi-headquartered entity have testified.`

Official logo of the South African Council of Churches (SACC). Credit: SACC

Christian Leaders in South Africa Declare May 5 Day of Prayer for Peaceful Elections

Mar 16, 2024

By Magdalene Kahiu

Christian leaders in South Africa have declared May 5 a day of national prayer for peaceful general elections in the country that are scheduled to place on May 29.