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Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: ‘All things are possible’ when we invite God into our lives

Aug 7, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Francis’ reflections marked his fifth catechesis on the theme “The Spirit and the Bride: The Holy Spirit Guides the People of God toward Jesus Our Hope.”

Church in South Sudan “has reached its maturity”: Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio Lauds Appointment of Pioneer Resident Nuncio

Aug 6, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, has expressed his joy that the East-Central African country has a resident representative of the Holy Father, the first-ever in the world’s newest nation that gained independence from Sudan in July 2011.

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“I have to change my wardrobe”: Newly Consecrated Catholic Bishop in Ghana ahead of Episcopal Ministry

Aug 6, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The newly Consecrated Local Ordinary of the  Catholic Diocese of Wa in Ghana will have to stock anew his wardrobe as he begins his Episcopal Ministry, having been in possession of “only jeans”, he has said. 

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Santiago

Ongoing Catholic Youth Jubilee Year in Cape Verde: Preparations, Expectations, Experiences

Aug 6, 2024

By João Vissesse

Young people from Dioceses in Cape Verde and beyond started the National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youths on Sunday, August 4 in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago.

Pioneer Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Benin City Archdiocese Dies at 92 after a “brief illness”

Aug 6, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, the pioneer Local Ordinary of Benin City Archdiocese in Nigeria, has passed on after a “brief illness”. He was aged 92.

Giuseppe Pignatone. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Court President Under Investigation for Alleged Complicity with Sicilian Mafia

Aug 6, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

On July 31, Giuseppe Pignatone was summoned to testify in court in Sicily for alleged complicity and cover-up of the Mafia organization La Cosa Nostra.

Richard DeGraff (at left, next to Mother Angelica in early 1981, and at right) played a key role in getting EWTN off the ground. / Credit: Photos courtesy of the DeGraff family

Last of Founding Board Members of EWTN, Richard DeGraff, Dies at 94 

Aug 6, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Richard DeGraff, a founding board member at EWTN who was instrumental in helping Mother Angelica launch the network, passed away July 31 at age 94. 

UK Bishops Pray for Peace amid Widespread Violent Protests Over Stabbing Attack

Aug 6, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Auxiliary Bishop Paul McAleenan of Westminster condemned the appalling violence over the past week, especially that directed at migrants.

Church in Africa asked to Address Cultural Impediments to Healthy Relationships between Local Ordinaries and Religious

Aug 5, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Patriarchal structures that characterized the traditional African setting were introduced in the Church and have continued to affect the relationship between Local Ordinaries and those in Religious Life, a Kenyan theologian has said.

Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan Lauded for “unwavering commitment to fostering peace, understanding”

Aug 5, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The President of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has lauded the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to the East-Central African nation, Archbishop  Hubertus van Megen, for fostering peace in the country. 

Bishop António Francisco Jaca (right) of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela and Bishop Estêvão Binga, appointed Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Ganda (left).

“A historic milestone”: Catholic Bishop in Angola Lauds Pope Francis’ Decision to Erect Ganda Diocese

Aug 5, 2024

By João Vissesse

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of the Catholic Diocese of Benguela in Angola has lauded the Holy Father’s decision to erect the Diocese of Ganda in the Southern African nation and the appointment of a pioneer Local Ordinary.

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In New Book, Nigerian Catholic Priest Highlights Pathways in Discerning God’s Call, “value of growing up” in His House

Aug 5, 2024

By Abah Anthony John

In a new book, a Nigerian Catholic Priest has highlighted ways young people discerning their vocation to the Priesthood and/or Religious Life can respond to the call of God and the value of being in God’s house.

A reenactment of the miracle of snow is celebrated with white flower petals falling from the ceiling at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome on Aug. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Celebrates "Miracle of the Snow" at Basilica of St. Mary Major 

Aug 5, 2024

By Kristina Millare

A shower of white rose petals fell from the basilica’s ceiling symbolizing the miracle promised by Our Lady.

Late Archbishop Yves-Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan, the Local Ordinary of Lomé Catholic Archdiocese in Togo. Credit: Radio Maria Togo

Archbishop Barrigah-Benissan of Lomé in Togo Known for Passion for Music, Arts Dies Aged 61

Aug 5, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Archbishop Yves-Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan, the Local Ordinary of Lomé Catholic Archdiocese in Togo known for his passion for music and arts has passed on at a hospital in the country's capital city, Lomé. He was aged 61.

Laurence (left) after delivering her baby Keilla Credit: Human Life International

Catholic Pro-lifers’ Last Minute Intervention Changes Mind of Rwandese Teenager on Abortion

Aug 4, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Laurence, aged 17, was scheduled for abortion a day before she met Human Life International (HLI) Rwanda that convinced her to choose life instead.

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Co-responsibility Necessary for Peace in Africa, Archbishop in Ghana Urges “shared commitment, collaborative efforts”

Aug 4, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Commitment to common courses that foster harmonious relations alongside “collaborative efforts” can go a long way in ensuring peaceful coexistence in the African Sahel region, the wider West Africa, and across the African continent, Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has told participants in the July 30-31 Sahel Peace Initiative Forum.

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Insecurity in Northern Nigeria Causing a “significant decline in student enrolment”: Catholic Bishop

Aug 4, 2024

By Abah Anthony John

Student enrollment in schools in Northern Nigeria has reduced significantly due to insecurity, Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Katsina has said.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Angelus address on Aug. 4, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope at Angelus: "Material things do not give fullness to life"

Aug 4, 2024

By Kristina Millare

“Material things do not give fullness to life,” Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday. “They are important but they do not fill life. Only love can do that.”

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Pope Francis: Reading Literature Can Enrich the Christian Life, Aid in Priestly Formation

Aug 4, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Reading, the pope insists, should not be approached with an arduous or rigid “sense of duty,” but rather with a flexibility, openness, and “readiness to learn.”

Catholic Nun in Nigeria among Finalists for $1.2 Million Opus Prize for Championing “faith-filled change”

Aug 4, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) in Abuja, Nigeria, is among the finalists for the Opus Prize 2024 worth US$1.2 million, described as “one of the world's largest faith-based awards for social entrepreneurship.”