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Catholic Agencies Call for Action as Tanzanian Indigenous Community Duped into Signing “dubious” Carbon Credit Projects

Mar 11, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The umbrella organization for Catholic development agencies in Europe and North America is calling for an immediate halt to soil carbon credit projects being implemented among the Maasai people in Northern Tanzania following what has been described as “dubious” processes.

South African Catholic Diocese Unveils Yearlong Monthly Themes, Focus Areas of 2025 Jubilee Year Celebrations

Mar 11, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Bishop Victor Phalana of South Africa’s Klerksdorp Catholic Diocese has unveiled monthly themes and areas of focus for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as “directives” to guide the people of God in his Episcopal See during the yearlong celebrations. 

“Not acceptable!”: Regional Catholic Bishops Condemn Rise in Kidnappings, Killings of Priests in West Africa

Mar 11, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Members of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) have condemned the incessant kidnapping and assassination of Catholic Priests and Religious in the West African region, describing the trend as an “abnormality”.

Youth Unemployment in Nigeria “ticking time bomb”: President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Mar 11, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The consequences of not addressing the challenge of youth unemployment in Nigeria can be far-reaching, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said.

Catholic Women Leader in Nigeria Cautions against Divorce, Says “no one should intervene destructively in a marriage”

Mar 11, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The National President of Zumunta Mata Katolika, a Catholic Women's group predominantly from the Northern part of Nigeria, has expressed concern over the high rate of divorce in the West African nation.

Today, March 11, We Celebrate St. Aurea

Mar 11, 2025

St. Aurea was born around the year 1042 in the village of Villavelayo, Spain.

Pope Francis Participates in Lenten Retreat Remotely, Health Condition “stable within a complex framework”: Vatican

Mar 10, 2025

By CNA Staff

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

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Violence in South Sudan during Lent “grieves” Ailing Pope Francis: Apostolic Nuncio

Mar 10, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan has relayed the closeness of Pope Francis with the people of God in the East-Central African nation, noting that the protracted violence in the country continues to cause the ailing Holy Father a lot of pain.

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“A new Nigeria is possible”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Calls for Fervent Prayers to End Oppression

Mar 10, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

All is not lost for Nigeria, where economic hardships, insecurity, corruption, and social divisions have been on the rise, the Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.

Rwanda’s Catholic Bishops among “school of synodality” Beneficiaries in Training of “true missionaries of synodality”

Mar 10, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Catholic Bishops in Rwanda are among the beneficiaries of the five-day training that the country’s “school of Synodality” realized in view of forming “true missionaries of synodality”.

On International Women’s Day, Catholic Archbishop in Zambia Urges Women to “support, advocate for one another”

Mar 10, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Archbishop Alick Banda of Zambia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka has called upon women to foster a culture of supporting each other.

The Swiss Guard honored the soldiers who died in the Sack of Rome during a ceremony in Roman Protomartyrs Square in the Vatican on May 5, 2023. / Vatican Media

What Does the Swiss Guard Do While Pope Francis is in the Hospital?

Mar 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

The mission of the Swiss Guard, the oldest military corps in the world, is to ensure the security of the pope and protect the cardinals when the chair of Peter is vacant.

Black smoke billows over the city after drone strikes in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Sept. 19, 2023, amid Russia's military invasion on Ukraine. / Credit: YURIY DYACHYSHYN/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis Urges World Not to Forget Countries in Need of God’s "gift of peace"

Mar 10, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The 88-year-old pontiff has asked people to remember to pray for God’s “gift of peace” for those suffering in several countries.

Today, March 10, We Celebrate St. John Ogilvie

Mar 10, 2025

March 10 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John Ogilvie, a 16th- and 17th-century Scotsman who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism, served as a Jesuit priest, and died as a martyr at the hands of state officials.

Religious sisters and dozens of faithful gather around the statue of St. John Paul II at Gemelli hospital to pray the rosary for Pope Francis on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis in "stable" Condition, Rested Well Saturday/Sunday Night, "showing a good response to treatment": Vatican

Mar 9, 2025

By CNA Staff

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

Joy in Nigeria’s Yola Catholic Diocese after Successful “rescue” of Two Priests Abducted from Parish Rectory

Mar 9, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Fr. Matthew David Dutsemi and Fr. Abraham Saummam abducted on February 22 from the Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria have been rescued, the Local Ordinary of the Nigerian Diocese has confirmed.

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Lenten Season Opportunity to Be “conscious of pain of poverty, scandal of inequality”: Cardinal Brislin, South Africa

Mar 9, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Lenten Season offers an opportunity for the people of God to come to terms with the realities in their respective contexts, including the human challenges such as the inability to meet basic needs and the “scandal of inequality”, South Africa’s Stephen Cardinal Brislin has said. 

Franciscan Capuchin Representing Lusophone Africa Appointed Bishop in Guinea Bissau, Pledges to Serve “wholeheartedly”

Mar 9, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Victor Luís Quematcha, the representative of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap) in Portuguese Speaking Africa (Lusophone Africa) as Definitor General, as Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau.

“I count on the grace of the Lord”: Archbishop-elect on Episcopal Appointment for Ivory Coast’s Korhogo Archdiocese

Mar 9, 2025

By Justin Assalé

Mons. Armand Koné, who was appointed Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Korhogo in Ivory Coast on March 7 has weighed in on his Episcopal appointment, emphasizing his reliance on God's grace in humility.

Thousands of volunteers in colorful safety vests fill St. Peter’s Square during the Jubilee of Volunteers at the Vatican on Mar. 9, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Thanks World’s Volunteers for the "miracle of tenderness"

Mar 9, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Vatican released the pope's March 9 Sunday homily and Angelus message dedicated to the approximately 25,000 men and women participating in the March 8-9 Jubilee of the World of Volunteering.