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Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon's Buea Diocese. Credit: Buea Diocese

Cameroonian Catholic Bishop Laments Being Undermined in Catholic University Controversies

Mar 14, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The Catholic Bishop of Buea Diocese in Cameroon is lamenting the protracted controversies in the administration of the Catholic University Institute of Buea (CUIB) and affiliate institutions despite attempts to bring about normalcy, including that of the Vatican.

St. Thomas Aquinas College Akure . Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nigerian State Pledges to Hand Schools Back to Catholic Church after Multiple Decades

Mar 14, 2022

By Silas Isenjia

The governor of Nigeria’s Ondo State has promised to reinstate the ownership of schools initially belonging to Catholic missionaries within his jurisdiction after close to five decades of confiscation.

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo, appointed Bishop of Mozambique's Pemba Diocese by Pope Francis on 08 March 2022. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Newly Appointed Bishop in Mozambique Renews Plea to Support Victims of Extremist Attacks

Mar 14, 2022

By Agnes Aineah

The newly appointed Catholic Bishop for Pemba Diocese in Mozambique has, in his first appeal after the appointment, called on the international community to support victims of extremist attacks in Cabo Delgado Province that is served by his Episcopal See.

Bishop-elect Christian Carlassare in a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, April 27, 2021, after having been shot in Rumbek, South Sudan. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Francis Meets Bishop-elect for South Sudan's Rumbek Diocese at Vatican

Mar 14, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

On Monday, Pope Francis met the South Sudan bishop-elect whose consecration was postponed last year after he was shot in the legs shortly after his nomination to lead Rumbek diocese.

Kaduna State in northern Nigeria. Credit: CSW.

We Must Not Pass Crime to Future Generations: Christian Leaders in Nigeria’s Kaduna State

Mar 14, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

Christian leaders in Nigeria’s Kaduna State are calling for a break in the cycle of banditry, murders and other forms of crime that have affected the State saying the vices should not be passed on to future generations. 

Fr. Nicholaus Segeja M’hela (right), a member of the Vatican Theological Commission follows a presentation at the theologians colloquium that was organized  by the Jesuit Institute of African and Madagascar (JCAM) and the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA. Credit: JCAM

Member of Theological Commission of Synod Lauds Jesuits in Africa, AMECEA Collaboration

Mar 13, 2022

By Agnes Aineah

A member of the Vatican Theological Commission of the Synod has lauded the collaboration between the Jesuit Conference of African and Madagascar (JCAM) AND the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), in driving conversations about the ongoing Synod on Synodality.

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

Ethiopians Must “throw out” War from Country's History for Survival: Catholic Bishops

Mar 13, 2022

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have urged the people of God in the Horn of Africa nation to put an end to war to save the country from perishing.

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: CBCN

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Urge Elected Leaders to Foster “fraternity among all citizens”

Mar 13, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria are calling upon elected leaders to go beyond what distinguishes Nigerians and foster “fraternity among all citizens” in the West African nation. 

Prices of food items have increased in Zambia. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Rising Cost of Living “severely” affecting Zambian Women, Children: Jesuit Scholars

Mar 13, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

Officials of the Zambia-based Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have said the continuous rise in the country’s cost of living is gravely affecting women and children.

Banner calling for the consecration of Russia is displayed during Pope Francis' Angelus in St. Peter's Square on March 13, 2022. Vatican Media

“In the name of God, I ask you: stop this massacre” in Ukraine: Pope Francis

Mar 13, 2022

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Francis called for an end to the “harrowing war” in Ukraine on Sunday, condemning Russia's reported attacks on pregnant women and children in the eastern city of Mariupol.

Pope Francis waves to crowd gathered for the Angelus at St. Peter's Square on March 13, 2022. Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Ask the Holy Spirit to Awaken your Desire to Pray

Mar 13, 2022

By Shannon Mullen

Noting that the Gospel reveals that Peter, James, and John had fallen asleep prior to Jesus' Transfiguration, Pope Francis urged the faithful during his Angelus reflection Sunday to call on the Holy Spirit to awaken their desire to pray.

Members of the National Peace Council (NPC) in Ghana. Credit: National Peace Council (NPC)

Peace Council Officials in Ghana Urge Women to Actively Participate in Governance

Mar 12, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

Officials of the National Peace Council (NPC) in Ghana are calling on women in the West African nation to actively take part in their country’s governance. 

Credit: Archdiocese of Cape Town

Catholic Archbishop in South Africa Urges Parents to Ensure Catholic Education of Children

Mar 12, 2022

A Catholic Archbishop in South Africa has urged parents in the country to be on the frontline in imparting Catholic education to their children to ensure they are well informed about their faith.

Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (center) addressing journalists at the of the 4th edition of the Alfred Diban Catholic Solidarity Fund (FCSAD). Credit: CEBN

Catholic Bishops in Burkina Faso Launch Fund to Help “people, communities facing crises”

Mar 12, 2022

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Burkina Faso have, through the development and humanitarian arm of the Church in the West African nation, Caritas Burkina, launched a solidarity fund to assist people and communities facing crises.

Archbishop Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso of Nigeria’s Kaduna Archdiocese. Credit: Kaduna Archdiocese/Facebook

Seek Divine Intervention to Insecurity Challenge During Lent: Nigerian Catholic Archbishop

Mar 12, 2022

A Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has urged the people of God in the country to use the Lenten Season to seek divine intervention to the challenge of insecurity in the West African nation.

Pope Francis greets Jesuit Superior General Father Arturo Sosa in the Clementine Hall on Feb. 9, 2017. Vatican Media.

The Saints Show Us How to Live in Communion With the Church: Pope Francis

Mar 12, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

Saturday marked the 400th anniversary of the canonization of saints Ignatius of Loyola, Francis Xavier, Teresa of Avila, Philip Neri, and Isidore the Farmer.

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: CBCN

Catholic Bishops’ Communications Week in Nigeria to Foster “positive social friendship”

Mar 11, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The planned Communications Week (COMWEEK), an initiative of the Catholic Bishops in Nigeria, aims at facilitating the realization of the role of the media, which is to foster fraternity and “positive social friendship”, members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), have said.

Some members of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda (C.Ep.R). Credit: C.Ep.R

Catholic Bishops in Rwanda Dedicate New Pastoral Year to Education in Schools

Mar 11, 2022

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Rwanda have, in a collective statement at the end of their first Plenary Assembly this year, announced that the 2022/2023 pastoral year is to lay emphasis on education in institutions of learning.

Fr. Peter John Pearson. Credit: Sheila Pires

Policy on Quotas for Foreign Workers in South Africa “opens for discrimination”: Priest

Mar 11, 2022

By Sheila Pires

A Catholic Priest in South Africa serving as the Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO), an office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), has said that the proposed policy on quotas for foreign workers in South Africa opens up room for discrimination.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). Credit: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) Communications

Malawi’s Catholic Bishops Decry Rampant Corruption, Urge Judiciary to “act with integrity”

Mar 11, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

Catholic Bishops in Malawi have decried rampant corruption in the Southern African nation and called on the judiciary to find a practical justice system that will serve all Malawians.