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Catholic media houses across Africa have a a pivotal role in driving the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Final Document of the multi-year Synod on Synodality, the Coordinator of the Department of Social Communications of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.
Bishop George Nkuo of the Catholic Diocese of Kumbo in Cameroon has decried the country’s prolonged armed conflict and renewed post-election tensions, urging Christians to reject hatred, misinformation, and retaliation, and instead embrace justice, reconciliation, and integrity.
Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea on Thursday in the Turkish city historically known as the birthplace of the Nicene Creed, calling Christians to overcome “the scandal of divisions” and to renew their commitment to unity.
Bishop Bernadine Francis Mfumbusa of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Kondoa has raised concern over the growing number of unauthorised websites and blogs bearing the name “Catholic,” noting that some publish content contrary to the Catholic faith, which is misleading young people.
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of littleness,” urging them not to be discouraged by their tiny numbers but to recognize in them the strength of authentic Christian witness.
The first ecumenical council, known as the Council of Nicaea, is still accepted as authoritative by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and many Protestants.
Christin Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights organization has welcomed the release of 24 girls who were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria on November 17.
Parishioners of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul welcomed Pope Leo XIV today with profound emotion and vibrant hope.
On November 28, the Church honors St. Catherine Labouré, the humble Daughter of Charity to whom Mary appeared, requesting that the Miraculous Medal be stamped so that all who wear it would receive great graces.
A member of the SIGNIS Africa Assembly of Delegates has challenged the Church in Africa to support the ongoing preparations for the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress to be held on the continent.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, has urged international media outlets to adopt accurate, balanced reporting on Nigeria’s rising insecurity, as 38 abducted members of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Kwara State were released following a joint security operation.
Bishop Bernadine Francis Mfumbusa of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Kondoa has recalled the cruelty that surrounded the country’s election-related violence, said to have left thousands dead, saying that chaos happened “with the ferocity of a volcanic eruption.”
Bishop Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke, the third Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Lolo in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has passed on after an illness. He was 88.
Pope Leo XIV began the second day of his international apostolic journey in Turkey on Nov. 28. Watch LIVE the major events of this trip at youtube.com/@ewtnnews and follow our live updates of his historic trip:
“To the Americans here, Happy Thanksgiving!” Leo said as he greeted about 80 journalists aboard the chartered ITA Airways flight to Ankara on Thursday morning. “It’s a wonderful day to celebrate.”
Pope Leo XIV opened his first international trip on Thursday with a sweeping call for unity, renewed dialogue, and a rejection of the global drift toward division and violence. Speaking in Turkey’s capital of Ankara on Nov. 27 during his formal welcome by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the pope said he hoped Turkey could be “a source of stability and rapprochement between peoples” and serve the cause of a “just and lasting peace.”
Zambia’s Catholic Diocese of Mpika has issued directives barring the people of God within the ecclesial jurisdiction from receiving gifts from politicians or their representatives as the country approaches the general elections.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey Thursday on his first international apostolic journey. The wide-ranging trip — spanning historic ecumenical encounters, deeply symbolic gestures of prayer, and pastoral visits to Christian communities under pressure — is expected to highlight the pope’s priorities of unity, peace, and encouragement across a region marked by both ancient faith and present suffering.
Nadia Howlader and her daughter were given a key to a new apartment by Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 16 on the ninth World Day of the Poor.
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for December is for Christians living amidst war or conflict, especially in the Middle East.