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Pope Leo XIV greets a member of the Swiss Guard during a swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Attends Swearing-in of Swiss Guard, First for a Pope in Nearly 60 Years

Oct 4, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The event took place in the Vatican's San Damaso Courtyard. The Holy Father was joined by a crowd of spectators watching as the 27 new members were sworn into the ranks of the papal guard.

Today, October 4, We Celebrate St. Francis of Assisi

Oct 4, 2025

On Oct. 4, Roman Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the Italian deacon who brought renewal to the Church through his decision to follow Jesus' words as literally as possible.

Credit: Ghana National Catholic Youth Council (GHANCYC)

Ahead of First-Ever West African Youth Day, Central Planning Committee Launches Call for Logo Submissions

Oct 3, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Central Planning Committee (CPC) for the inaugural West African Youth Day, set for Ghana in 2026, has launched a call for logo submissions in view of selecting the official emblem of the event.

Damage to the Episcopal Church in El Fasher. Credit: CSW

Civilians Under Siege in Sudan’s El Fasher Town, Catholic Entities among Over 100 Calling for Their Protection

Oct 3, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Catholic movements and several religious entities have joined over 100 civil society organizations and humanitarian actors in calling for protection of civilians in El Fasher, a Sudanese town where there is intense fighting in the country’s war that broke out on 15 April 2023.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa's Johannesburg Catholic Archdiocese. Credit: SACBC

“Deeply abhorrent”: Cardinal Brislin Denounces Denial of Health, Education Access to Non-South Africans

Oct 3, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa's Johannesburg Catholic Archdiocese has decried as “deeply abhorrent” the denial of health and education facilities access to foreigners in South Africa.

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

After Deadly Scaffolding Collapse, Ethiopia’s Catholic Bishops Express Solidarity with Orthodox Church

Oct 3, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have expressed solidarity with the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church following the collapse of a wooden scaffolding at St. Mary’s Church, which left several people dead and others injured.

Pope Leo XIV greets an elderly woman at the Vatican on Oct. 3, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo: Old Age a Gift and Challenge; Requires Response of Missionary Pastoral Ministry

Oct 3, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

On Oct. 3, Pope Leo XIV received at the Vatican Apostolic Palace participants in the Second International Congress on Pastoral Care of the Elderly.

Swiss Guards model the new military dress uniform in a courtyard of the Swiss Guards’ Vatican barracks during an Oct. 2, 2025, presentation. The uniform, an updated version of a historic uniform used from the late 1800s to 1976, will be used at important events. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Swiss Guards, Protectors of the Pope, Don New Uniforms

Oct 3, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

The 135 Swiss Guards will don the new uniforms for the first time at a dinner the night before the Oct. 4 ceremony to swear in this year’s recruits.

Archbishop Phillip Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Health Practitioners in Kenya Urged to Emulate St. Francis of Assisi, “be good and do good”

Oct 3, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Archbishop Phillip Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya has urged health practitioners in the East African nation to always emulate St. Francis of Assisi in practising their profession, noting that their services leave a lasting impact on their patients.

Credit: ACI Africa

Pauline Sister in Kenya Calls for More Awareness to Sustain the Spirit of Laudato Si’ in Africa, Beyond

Oct 3, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

More awareness is needed to continue keeping the the spirit of the May 2015 Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, Laudato Si’alive in Africa and beyond, a member of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters/Daughters of St. Paul) has said.

Credit: Radio Maria Kenya

St. Francis Community Hospital in Nairobi Set to Launch Medical College: Official

Oct 3, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

St. Francis Community Hospital of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya is set to launch a medical training college, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenyan health facility has said. 

Today, October 3, We Celebrate St. Mother Théodore Guérin

Oct 3, 2025

St. Théodore Guérin, SP, was born Anne-Therese Guerin at Etables, Brittany in France on October 2, 1798.

Br. Alain Toughma, of the Missionary Brothers of the Countryside. Credit: ACN

Catholic Charity Receives Request to Keep in School Hundreds of Children Fleeing from Burkina Faso’s Volatile Areas

Oct 2, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Catholic charity and Pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has received a request from the Missionary Brothers of the Countryside (F.M.R) that is working in Burkina Faso, to provide school fees for over 200 students who have fled with their families from violence in Burkina Faso’s town of Pama, which is served by the Catholic Diocese of Fada N’Gourma.

African Leaders Urged to Unite on Ecology, Prioritize Continent over Profit ahead of COP30

Oct 2, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Young Catholic environmental activists from East Africa are calling on African political leaders heading to the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) in Brazil in November to unite in defense of creation and put the needs of the continent before profit.

Credit: Radio Maria Kenya

Ahead of National Prayer Day at Kenyan Marian Shrine, Catholic Archbishop Cautions Leaders against Political Utterances

Oct 2, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

As preparations for the annual National Prayer Day at the Subukia National Marian Shrine in the Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru intensify, the Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan See animating this year’s spiritual exercise has cautioned political leaders against using the event for political utterances.

Religious leaders in Ivory Coast. Credit: COSIM

Ahead of Ivory Coast’s Presidential Election, Religious Leaders Urge “restraint, respect for institutions, peace”

Oct 2, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Religious leaders in Ivory Coast have appealed for calm and “restraint” ahead of the country’s October 25 presidential election. 

Pope Leo XIV greets participants attending the Oct. 1-3 Migrants and Refugees in Our Common Home summit in Rome on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: "Culture of reconciliation" Needed to Support Migrants, Displaced People

Oct 2, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 2 said a “culture of reconciliation” is necessary to support more than 100 million people affected by migration and displacement across the world.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“Church is with you”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Expresses Solidarity with Victims of Violence in His Episcopal See

Oct 2, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has expressed solidarity with the victims of the Sunday, September 28 violence when forces from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition (SPLA-IO) attacked a military barrack in Nagero County that is served by his Episcopal See.

Bishop Hilary Nanman Dachelem of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Bauchi. Credit: ACI Africa

“We must change”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Calls for Nationwide Repentance on Independence Anniversary

Oct 2, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

As Nigeria marked its 65th independence anniversary on October 1, the Catholic Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Bauchi called on citizens in the West African nation to seek the face of God sincerely for divine intervention.

Credit:  Social Health Authority (SHA)

Faith-Based Health Institutions in Kenya Hailed for Delivering Quality Care amid Government Hiccups

Oct 2, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Kenyan government has lauded Faith-Based health institutions for their vital contribution to healthcare delivery in the East African country as the country works towards streamlining services provided by the new Social Health Authority (SHA) scheme.