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Religious Leaders Ready to “facilitate meaningful dialogue” to End Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: Catholic Archbishop

Mar 19, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Religious leaders in Cameroon's English-speaking regions have expressed their readiness to facilitate dialogue between the government and separatists to resolve the protracted Anglophone crisis.

Catholic Bishop in Angola Urges Christians to Live Their Faith, Calls for Commitment to National Progress

Mar 19, 2025

By João Vissesse

The President of the Episcopal Commission for Culture and Social Communication of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has called on Christians in Angola to contribute to the nation’s progress, lamenting the country’s stagnation due to a lack of consistency in faith-based values.

“We are partners, not competitors”: Zambia’s President Lauds Government’s Collaboration with Catholic Church in Service

Mar 19, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Zambia's President, Hakainde Hichilema, has praised the longstanding partnership between the Catholic Church and his government, emphasizing that the two institutions are collaborators rather than competitors.

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Fear of Change Can Be Overcome With Jesus As Our Guide

Mar 19, 2025

By Kristina Millare

In his prepared March 19 catechesis on “Jesus Our Hope,” the Holy Father reflected on Nicodemus’ encounter with the Son of God in St. John’s Gospel.

Catholics attend the Mass and episcopal ordination of two new bishops in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 17, 2021. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/EWTN/Vatican Pool

"Every vocation is animated by hope": Pope Francis in Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Mar 19, 2025

By AC Wimmer

In his message for the 62nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations, Pope Francis highlighted hope as essential to authentic vocational discernment.

Today, March 19, We Celebrate St. Joseph

Mar 19, 2025

St. Joseph is honored with feast days throughout the Liturgical Year. This feast encourages us to look at Joseph's role as husband and head of the Holy Family.

Pope Francis attends the general audience at the Vatican on Feb. 12, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Francis’ Doctors Reduce His Use of Mechanical Ventilation: Vatican Tuesday Updates

Mar 18, 2025

By CNA Staff

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

At 30th Anniversary, Catholic University of Mozambique Lauded as Institution “where hearts and minds bloom”

Mar 18, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna has lauded the 30-year-old Catholic University of Mozambique (UCM) for churning out highly skilled professionals who are transforming the Mozambican society.

In Separate Interviews, Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Highlight National, Local Challenges, Share Signs of Hope, Solutions

Mar 18, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

In separate interviews on the sidelines of the closing Eucharistic celebration of the First 2025 Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), three Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have highlighted challenges that the people of God under their pastoral care face, shared signs of hope, and recommended solutions in the context of the ongoing Lenten Season. 

Bishop Dominic Kimengich of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Eldoret

Kenya’s Executive “must have checks and balances”: Catholic Bishop Faults Formalized “Broad-based” Government

Mar 18, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The opposition has the important role of regulating the Executive arm of government, ensuring “checks and balances”, Bishop Dominic Kimengich of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Eldoret has said. 

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Mulla of South Sudan's Catholic Archdiocese of Juba

Let’s Foster Interfaith Dialogue, Inculturation: South Sudan’s Cardinal to Clergy, Cautions against “abstract” Preaching

Mar 18, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan, Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Mulla, has called upon the Clergy in his Metropolitan See foster interfaith dialogue and inculturation in their Priestly ministry. 

Bishop John Ebebe Ayah of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Uyo

“Knights are highly respected”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Says, Urges Them to Live “exemplary” Lives, Witnessing Christ

Mar 18, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Members of the Catholic Knights in the West African nation of Nigeria have, over the years, attracted respect, Bishop John Ebebe Ayah of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Uyo has said. 

Credit: DHPI

As Millions Face Displacement in DR Congo War, Catholic Peace Entity Expresses Concern over Looming Refugee Crisis

Mar 18, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

All countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should be worried that the fighting in the Central African nation is escalating, and a huge refugee crisis looms, a researcher at Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said.

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

Mar 18, 2025

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.

Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome as prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia on March 14, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Health Remains "stable with slight improvements": Vatican Monday Updates

Mar 17, 2025

By CNA Staff

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Second National Catholic Education Forum in Ghana Ends with Call to “strengthen Catholic identity in schools”

Mar 17, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Second National Catholic Education Forum in Ghana has ended with a call on those at the helm of Catholic institutions of learning in the West African nation to “strengthen” the Catholic identity in their respective educational facilities.

Serve “with joy”: Catholic Bishop in Mozambique to Newly Ordained Deacons

Mar 17, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Inácio Lucas Mwita of the Catholic Diocese of Gurué in Mozambique has urged five Seminarians he ordained Deacons on March 16 to serve the people of God with contentment and satisfaction, manifesting joy.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja Dedicates 2025 Lenten Campaign towards “multipurpose centre” to House Youths

Mar 17, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The 2025 Lenten Campaign collections in the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria will go towards the building of a “multipurpose centre” to house members of the country’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Fr. Ruffino Ezama. Credit: PACTPAN

Time to Look Inward for Sustenance as African Missionaries Seek to Evangelize Fellow Africans

Mar 17, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

African Catholic missionaries serving in Africa have been challenged to become self-sustaining by promoting a new approach to mission that is less dependent on the West. 

Let’s “live as charismatics, not as Pentecostals”: Official in Angola on “true identity” of Catholic Charismatic Renewal

Mar 17, 2025

By João Vissesse

The National Coordinator of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Angola has underscored the importance of members remaining rooted in their Catholic identity, cautioning against adopting Pentecostal practices that diverge from Catholic traditions.