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A Dominican friar blesses the faithful with the Eucharist during Benediction at the Dominican Rosary Pilgrimage at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, on Sept. 28, 2024. / Credit: Jeffrey Bruno

New Translations of Texts Used for Eucharistic Adoration to Go into Effect in December

Oct 11, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The new translation of the ritual book also affects any other distribution of holy Communion outside of Mass, which may take place for pastoral needs.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis, Zelenskyy Hold fourth Meeting Since Outbreak of Russia-Ukraine War

Oct 11, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The Oct. 11 meeting is the fourth meeting the Ukrainian president has had with the Holy Father since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.

Catholics join in prayer for the 2019 International Week of Prayer and Fasting at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. / Credit: IWOPF

"Trusting the Lord": Catholics Gather for 32nd International Week of Prayer and Fasting

Oct 11, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

This year’s event will kick off Oct. 12 with an in-person conference at St. Mary of Sorrows Church in Fairfax, Virginia, followed by a virtual speaker series.

Eight people in this church and adjoining buildings in Derdghaya, Lebanon, were killed. / Credit: Aid to the Church in Need

Israeli Missile Destroys Catholic Church in Lebanon; At Least 8 Dead

Oct 11, 2024

By Andrés Henríquez

A church of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Tyre, Lebanon, has been hit by a missile from Israeli airstrikes in the country’s south, killing at least eight people.

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan

On St. Daniel Comboni Day, Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Recalls Saint’s “vision” for Education to Empower Africans

Oct 10, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

St. Daniel Comboni, the pioneer Catholic Bishop of Central Africa described as “one of the great missionaries in the Church's history” had a “vision” to empower the people of God in Africa through formal education, a Catholic Bishop in South Sudan has said. 

Synod on Synodality Can Provide “knowledge of reality”: Catholic Archbishop on Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Insurgency

Oct 10, 2024

By João Vissesse

The ongoing second session of the multi-year Synod on Synodality can facilitate the provision of some knowledge of the actual situation of the embattled Cabo Delgado, Mozambique’s Northernmost Province, where a protracted insurgency has taken a toll on human life and livelihoods, a Catholic Archbishop from the Southern African nation has said. 

Bishop Pierre Claver Malgo of the Catholic Diocese of Fada N'Gourma in Burkina Faso

Diocese in Burkina Faso Begins “Novena prayer for peace” Days after Series of Attacks, Including on Catholic Parish

Oct 10, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Thursday, October 10 has been set as the start of “Novena prayer for peace” in Burkina Faso’s Catholic Diocese of Fada N'Gourma following a series of terrorist attacks targeting various facilities, including a Catholic Parish.

Let’s Foster “direct involvement in eco-friendly projects”: Catholic Official to Ghana’s Bishops, Religious Superiors

Oct 10, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Much more can be achieved in addressing the challenges Ghana is grappling with, including environmental problems and gaps in governance, when synergy between members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) and their counterparts in the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious - Ghana (CMSR-GH) is fostered, a Catholic Priest in the country has said.

Cardinal Kurt Koch speaks to journalists at the Synod on Synodality press briefing held at the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

At Synod on Synodality, Non-Catholic Delegates Put Christian Unity in Focus

Oct 10, 2024

By Kristina Millare

According to Cardinal Kurt Koch, the imperative for all Christian churches to journey, pray, and cooperate is Jesus’ own priestly prayer recorded in John 17.

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli. Credit: Society of African Missions (SMA)

“I returned home” to Niger: Italian Missionary Priest after Visiting West African Country on Kidnapping Anniversary

Oct 9, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, the Italian Catholic missionary Priest who spent two years in captivity in Mali after he was kidnapped in Niger has shared the joy of going back to the West African country for the first time following his release.

The pioneer Local Ordinary of the recently erected Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Ganda, Bishop  Estêvão Binga.

“No separations, only continuity”: Catholic Bishop in Angola on Transitioning to Recently Erected Diocese

Oct 9, 2024

By João Vissesse

The pioneer Local Ordinary of the recently erected Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Ganda has assured the people of God of “continuity” with the country’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela, from which it was carved out.  

“Despair is widespread”: Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese Providing Psychosocial Trauma Healing to Flood Victims

Oct 9, 2024

By Abah Anthony John

Members of the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri are reaching out to victims of recent floods, which devastated communities, destroyed properties, and left many without their livelihoods.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Viana

Church Expects “abundant fruits of holiness”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Newly Ordained Priests, Deacons

Oct 9, 2024

By João Vissesse

The people of God put their trust and hope in those being admitted to Holy Orders, expecting them to bear “abundant fruits of holiness,” Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola has said. 

Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope: "Prohibitions of the Spirit" Ensure Church Unity is not Driven by Personal Viewpoints

Oct 9, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his catechesis on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Church, the pope emphasized that unity cannot be “achieved on the drawing board.”

Ivory Coast’s Cardinal-designate Says Synod on Synodality Delegates “experiencing an extraordinary atmosphere”

Oct 8, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Delegates at the ongoing second session of the multi-year Synod on Synodality are fostering fraternity in what Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, one of 21 newly named Cardinals, has described as “an extraordinary atmosphere” and “truly a Church atmosphere.”

Togolese Catholic Priest Ministering in Cameroon Shot Dead, Yaoundé Archdiocese Condoles with Bereaved

Oct 8, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Fr. Christophe Badjogou Komla, a Togolese Catholic Priest incardinated in Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Yagoua, was shot and killed by alleged criminals on the night of Monday, October 7 in the Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé in the Central African nation.

Episcopal Installation of Archbishop Robert Cissé as the Local Ordinary of Bamako Archdiocese in Mali

At Installation, Catholic Archbishop in Mali Commits to Being “a pastor close to the flock”

Oct 8, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The newly installed Local Ordinary of Mali’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako, Archbishop Robert Cissé, has expressed his commitment to realizing his role of shepherding the people of God, remaining close to them. 

At Burial, Angola’s First Cardinal, World's Oldest Remembered as “a man of strong faith, unquestionable loyalty”

Oct 8, 2024

By João Vissesse

At the burial of Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento, Angola’s first and world’s oldest Cardinal, the Catholic Church leader, who died on September 28 has been remembered as a man who was firm in his Christian faith and loyal in his service to the people of God under his pastoral care and to society in general.

Cardinals-elect Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, SVD; Archbishop Jaime Spengler, OFM; and Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbohe discuss the contributions of the Church outside Europe during a Synod on Synodality press briefing on Oct. 8, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

New Cardinals Say Europe is Becoming the Catholic Church’s New "peripheries"

Oct 8, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

“When the Holy Father is talking about peripheries, I think the peripheries are moving. ... Maybe the peripheries are moving towards Europe,” Archbishop Kikuchi said.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Benguela

“Consecration to God requires humility”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Women Religious at First Profession, Jubilee

Oct 8, 2024

By João Vissesse

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Benguela in Angola has reminded women Religious of their identity as Consecrated, emphasizing the calling to the virtue of humility.