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Logo of Caritas Sierra Leone. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Trains Sierra Leonean Police on Handling Gender Violence Cases

Mar 22, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Caritas Freetown, the development and humanitarian arm of the of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has completed a training program that was designed to equip a section of the Sierra Leonean police with skills to handle cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) they are presented with.

Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Cap-Haitien, Haiti / Rotorhead 30A Productions/Shutterstock

Haiti’s Catholic Bishops Issue Urgent Appeal for End to Violence

Mar 22, 2024

By Diego Lopez Marina

Amid the violence racking the country, the Haitian Bishops’ Conference has issued an urgent call for an end to the widespread violence.

Today, March 22, We Celebrate St. Lea

Mar 22, 2024

March 22 is the liturgical memorial of Saint Lea of Rome, a fourth-century widow who left her wealth behind, entered consecrated life, and attained great holiness through asceticism and prayer.

South Sudanese Catholic Priest Sentenced for Shooting Bishop-elect “released”, Defence Team Set to Address Journalists

Mar 21, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The defence team of Fr. John Mathiang Machol, the South Sudanese Catholic Priest, who was convicted and sentenced for the 26 April 2021 shooting of the then Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan is set to address journalists on the Priest’s release.

Late Fr. William Banda. Credit: Diocese of Polokwane

Catholic Missionary Priest Murdered in South Africa Remembered as “loving, approachable”

Mar 21, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The member of the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) who was killed while preparing for morning Mass at the Cathedral Church of Tzaneen Diocese in South Africa has been eulogized as a friendly and loving person who was easily approachable. 

Mons. John Opoku-Agyemang, appointed Bishop of Ghana’s Konongo-Mampong Diocese on 21 March 2024. Credit: GCBC

Pope Accepts Retirement of Bishop of Ghana’s Konongo-Mampong Diocese, Appoints Successor

Mar 21, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The Holy Father has accepted the retirement of Bishop Joseph Osei-Bonsu from the pastoral care of the Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong in Ghana appointed Mons. John Opoku-Agyemang as his successor.

Credit: Diocese of Port Louis

“Do not be afraid to take charge”: Cardinal at Episcopal Consecration in Mauritius

Mar 21, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Maurice Cardinal Piat has invited the new Vicar Apostolic of the Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues in Mauritius not to be afraid in leading the people of God in his Episcopal See.

Pope Francis venerates the Salus Populi Romani icon in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Dec. 8, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Changes Statutes of Papal Basilica, Emphasizing Work of Canons 

Mar 21, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

The new regulations place emphasis on spiritual work and pastoral care and appointing a coadjutor archpriest of the West’s oldest Marian shrine.

Bishop Raphael Mweempwa of Zambia’s Monze Diocese. Credit: Monze Diocese

“Let no one be lost”: Priests in Zambia Urged to be available for the People

Mar 21, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Bishop Raphael Mweempwa of Zambia’s Monze Diocese has urged Priests to be readily available to attend to the pastoral needs of those they shepherd.

Violet-Makaika,-Ellen-Carlos,-Idah-Isaac-and-Wines-Sopo-watering-the-recently-planted-trees-as-part-of-Trócaire's-reforestation-support. Credit: Trócaire

Homes Destroyed by Malawi’s Cyclone Freddy Still in Ruins: Catholic Charity

Mar 21, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

It has been a year since Tropical Cyclone Freddy hit southern Malawi causing a massive destruction of homes, and yet most of those homes have not been repaired, an official of  Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, has said.

Fr. Michael Banjo, Deputy Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, Fr. Uchechukwu Obodoechina, Executive Secretary of Caritas Nigeria and other lecturers from Veritas University who are to teach the Catholic Social Teaching, in a group photograph during the launch of the CST in Abuja, Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Course on Catholic Social Teaching in Nigeria to Foster Justice, Human Rights: Official

Mar 21, 2024

By Abah Anthony John

In a bid to promote the core principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has launched a comprehensive course aimed at educating individuals to become advocates and educators of justice and human rights.

German bishops in Rome on Nov. 17, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

German Bishops to Discuss Synodal Way with Vatican amid Controversy

Mar 21, 2024

By AC Wimmer

A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome this Friday for talks with the Vatican about the German Synodal Way. 

Today, March 21, We Celebrate St. Nicholas of Flue

Mar 21, 2024

Today, the universal church celebrates the feast of St. Nicholas of Flue. During his lifetime, the Swiss saint had 10 children, became a hermit and later prevented a civil war.

The three Little Sisters of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (CST) in Kenya who took their First Vows on 19 March 2024. Credit: Capuchin TV

Befriend Jesus, Go for “spiritual food that is found in the Eucharist”: Nairobi Archbishop to Sisters at Profession

Mar 20, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Little Sisters of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus (CST) admitted to the Religious Order at their First Profession have been called upon to maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

Fr. Livinus Adakole Onogwu. Credit: Capuchin TV

St. Patrick Would Champion Family Values, “he would speak against injustice”: Catholic Missionary Priest in Kenya

Mar 20, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The need to foster Christian values that support family life and the fight against injustices in society would be among the priorities of St. Patrick if he were alive today, a Catholic Missionary Priest in Kenya has said.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Yola

“Nigeria is really sick, even food has become a luxury”, Catholic Bishop Laments, Highlights Insecurity, Inflation

Mar 20, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola is concerned about the state of the West African nation, where he says people’s livelihoods have been adversely affected amid “galloping inflation” and insecurity. 

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DR Congo’s Lifting of Moratorium on Death Penalty “a step backwards”: Cardinal Ambongo

Mar 20, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The decision by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to lift a 2003 ban on the death penalty is retrogressive, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Kinshasa Archdiocese, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, has said.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on March 20, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Highlights Importance of Prudence, Calls for End to War

Mar 20, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

“War is always a defeat. You can’t go on in war. We must make all efforts to negotiate, to negotiate, to end the war. Let’s pray for this,” the pope said Wednesday.

Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis and Fr. Vittorio Boria reflect on the secret meaning of St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral in Ethiopia. Credit: CBCE

Art Inside Ethiopian Catholic Cathedral Reveals “paradise on earth”: Bishop

Mar 20, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

The structural design, the paintings, and the general aesthetics of St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber gives off an aura of paradise.

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Catholics in Sierra Leone Asked to Confess Sins against the Environment

Mar 20, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles  of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has challenged citizens of the West African nation to treat their abuse of the environment as an “ecological sin”, which must be confessed.