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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV: Joy Does Not Have to Be "free from suffering"

Oct 8, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“There is an obstacle that often prevents us from recognizing Christ’s presence in our daily lives: the assumption that joy must be free from suffering,” Pope Leo said Oct. 8.

Fr. Dr. Gerald Mark Kimario (SJ). Credit: Capuchin TV

Let’s “exercise caution when adopting advanced reproductive technologies”: Nairobi-based Catholic Priest

Oct 8, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Fr. Dr. Gerald Mark Kimario has cautioned against the uncritical adoption of advanced reproductive technologies, urging moral discernment and fidelity to Church teaching in addressing issues related to human life and procreation.

Credit: NECC

Second Bishop of Cameroon’s Mbalmayo Diocese Remembered as “a great pastor who served the Lord with love”

Oct 8, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Adalbert Ndzana, the second Catholic Bishop of Mbalmayo Diocese in Cameroon, who died on September 7, has been remembered as a “great pastor” who served the Lord and the people of God with love.

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola (left) and Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino (right), the Auxiliary Bishop of Beira Catholic Archdiocese in Mozambique

Our Lady of Rosary Feast: Catholic Bishops in Angola, Mozambique Call for Prayers for Persecuted Christians Worldwide

Oct 8, 2025

By João Vissesse

On the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, marked on October 7, Catholic Bishops in Angola and Mozambique have urged Catholics to pray the Holy Rosary for persecuted Christians across the world.

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo. Credit: Maputo Archdiocese

“Be examples of unity, communion”: Catholic Archbishop in Mozambique to Pastoral Agents in Maputo Province

Oct 8, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop João Carlos Hatoa Nunes of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo has urged pastoral agents in the Ecclesiastical Province of Maputo to be “examples of unity and communion” as they carry out their mission in the Church.

Today, October 8, We Celebrate St.Thais

Oct 8, 2025

Saint Thais was a penitent woman of Egypt in the fourth century. While little is known of her life, she was a sinful woman converted by a monk, perhaps Paphnutius of Thebes, who then lived three years in a narrow cell in most profound penitence.

Sr. Elizabeth Joel poses for a photo outside the ASN Heritage Room. Credit: ACI Africa

Inside Catholic Sisters’ Groundbreaking “Heritage Room” – A Dream 40 Years in the Making in Kenya

Oct 8, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Sr. Elizabeth Njoki wa Joel is nostalgic as she shows the various sections of the “Heritage Room”, a space set up by the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) in Kenya to preserve the Congregation’s history including documents and artifacts from when it was founded in 1955.

Africa’s BeDoCare Conference Births Changemakers Eager to “reimagine” Future of Continent

Oct 8, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Participants at the just concluded BeDoCare Conference at Kenya-based Strathmore University have expressed their eagerness to move the conference’s conversations forward by working towards transforming the continent from over-reliance on external aid and what has been described as "paternalism".

Clergy in Africa Urged to Spearhead Pastoral Care for Women at International Conference on Bible

Oct 8, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the Clergy in Africa have been challenged to spearhead efforts to raise awareness among the people of God about the importance of pastoral care for women, especially widows, who often face discrimination and other forms of persecution in African cultures.

Nigerian Catholic Priest Warns of “dangers of out-of-school children”, Urges Government to “do the needful”

Oct 8, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

A Catholic Priest in Nigeria has raised alarm over the growing population of out-of-school children, cautioning that inaction could lead to grave social and moral consequences for the country’s future.

Pope Leo XIV answers questions from the media outside Castel Gandolfo in Italy on Oct. 7, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Recalls Palestinians Killed Since October 7 Hamas Attack

Oct 8, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Addressing a group of journalists just outside his Castel Gandolfo residence, Villa Barberini, on Oct. 7, the pope said: “Two years ago it was a terroristic attack.”

Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka of Kenya's Nakuru Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Don’t Be “fickle in faith”, Catholic Bishop in Kenya Warns, Urges Commitment to Church

Oct 8, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya has urged the people of God in the East African nation to stand firm in their faith, to live as true witnesses of Christ, and desist from abandoning their faith in favor of other denominations.

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Fr. Prof. Stephen Mbugua Ngari

Women Urged to “midwife” New Generation to Transform Africa’s Political Landscape at International Bible Conference

Oct 7, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has called on women to “midwife” a new generation of leaders capable of transforming Africa’s political, social, and economic landscape.

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims gathered for the Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists on Sept. 28, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Make First International Trip, to Turkey and Lebanon

Oct 7, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take place from Nov. 27 to Dec. 2, the Vatican announced Tuesday.

Prof. Mary N. Getui

“Watch the space of young Women” for Africa’s Future, Catholic University Don Urges at International Bible Conference

Oct 7, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The space of young women in various sectors and spheres of life needs to be protected and nurtured for the future of the African continent, a lecturer at the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has said.

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“Precious Witness”: Apostolic Nuncio Hails Croatian Community in South Africa for Upholding Christian Identity

Oct 7, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa, Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński, has hailed members of the Croatian Catholic community in the country for upholding the Christian identity while preserving their culture.

Today, October 7, We Celebrate Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Oct 7, 2025

On October 7, the Roman Catholic Church celebrates the yearly feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Known for several centuries by the alternate title of “Our Lady of Victory,” the feast day takes place in honor of a 16th century naval victory which secured Europe against Turkish invasion. 

At National Prayer Day, Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Dedicate Nation to Mary’s “maternal care”

Oct 7, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Catholic Bishops in Kenya have dedicated the East African nation to the “maternal care” of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and entrusted the country’s leaders, families, and future to her guidance.

Amid Deadly Protests, Indian Ocean Catholic Bishops Express Spiritual Solidarity with Madagascar

Oct 7, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (CEDOI) have expressed solidarity and “spiritual closeness” with the people of God in Madagascar after deadly protests sparked by repeated electricity cuts and the lack of access to clean drinking water. 

DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Fault Death Sentence against Former President, Reaffirm Opposition to Capital Punishment

Oct 7, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have denounced the decision of the High Military Court of Kinshasa to sentence the country’s former President, Joseph Kabila, to death.