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Members of Congress and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are pushing to designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern.
As the Vatican Apostolic Library digitizes some of its historic collection, other historic Catholic institutions in Rome are going even more high tech.
Pope Leo XIV has “a special care and interest” for Africa as a continent that gives hope to the Church and the world, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has said.
The Archbishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has weighed in on the level of public trust in institutions in the East African country, saying that Kenyans trust the Catholic Church the most.
The Silver Jubilee celebration of the members of the Order Friars Minor Conventual (Conventuals/OFM Conv.) in the Proto-Martyrs Province of Zambia and Malawi offers an opportunity for recommitment to the evangelization mission of the Church, Archbishop Benjamin Phiri of Zambia’s Ndola Catholic Archdiocese has said.
The Apostolic Nuncio in Cameroon has encouraged the people of God in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua to remain steadfast in their Christian faith amid life’s challenges.
Pope Leo XIV issued “Coniuncta Cura” to allow the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See to use banks outside the Vatican for investments.
Pope Leo XIV also expressed his “profound gratitude” for the Knights of Columbus’ funding of restorations in St. Peter’s Basilica completed last year.
On Oct. 6, the Catholic Church commemorates Saint Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian order of monks who remain notable for their strictly traditional and austere rule of contemplative life.
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops have cautioned young people in the East African nation against ideologies and practices, which go against “God’s design of human sexuality”, including homosexuality and “gender confusion”.
Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) have disapproved the revised amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025 which seeks to amend the Southern African nation’s Constitution, calling for “a genuinely inclusive process” involving the voices of all stakeholders.
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Togo (CET) have urged the people of God to intensify prayers for the country during October, the month of the Holy Rosary, highlighting the power of Mary’s intercession in guiding the nation through present challenges.
A Kenyan Catholic environmentalist has described as “scary” the silence of leaders in East Africa over growing concerns about the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which is currently under construction between Uganda and Tanzania.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the resurgence of antisemitic hatred and appealed for renewed commitment to peace in the Middle East, while also assuring prayers for victims of a devastating earthquake in the Philippines.
On October 5, the church celebrates the Memorial of St. Mary Faustina Kowalska, virgin.
Wine for Holy Mass in Kenya must henceforth bear the “coat of arms” of the country’s Local Ordinaries, the Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has directed.
Ghana’s Catholic Bishops have urged President John Dramani Mahama to take action against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, which they say is “poisoning” the West African nation’s “life-support systems.”
The planned National Reconciliation Congress in Angola offers an opportunity for new ways of approaching and doing things in the South African nation, the President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.
The first-ever Biblical Fair in the Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo in Mozambique has been described as an appropriate step in realizing the formation of Christians capable of witnessing their faith.
The Vatican said in a press release that Leo signed the exhortation "Dilexi te" in the library of the Apostolic Palace.