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Mother of two, Fatuma Ganun Mohamed, cradles her infant son Abdikan who was recently admitted to a Trócaire supported stabilisaiton centre suffering from severe malnutrition. Credit: Trócaire

Somalia in Need of “drastic action” Following Drought, Leadership of Catholic Entity Says

Feb 18, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire in Somalia, is calling for “drastic action” to provide reprieve to the people of God in drought-stricken Horn of Africa nation. 

Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Feb. 18, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Says Eastern Catholic Churches Have Shown Heroic Faith amid Miseries of War

Feb 18, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope lamented that John Paul II’s appeal to avoid conflict in Iraq went unheeded

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

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Suppresses Six “congregations” in His Diocese, Expels Members

Feb 17, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The Bishop of Cameroon’s Buea Diocese has “suppressed without exception” six “congregations” that were masquerading as Institutes of Diocesan Right from operating in his Episcopal See.

Mons. George Muthaka, appointed Bishop of Kenya's Garissa Diocese by Pope Francis on 17 February 2022. Credit: ACI Africa

Vicar General of Kenya’s Garissa Diocese Appointed Bishop, Pledges Servant Leadership

Feb 17, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The Vicar General of the Diocese of Garissa in Kenya who has been appointed Bishop of the same Episcopal See has said he will seek to embrace servant leadership during his Episcopal ministry in the Kenyan Catholic Diocese.   

Archbishop Edmond Djitangar surrounded by young people, during the "march for dignity and justice" on the occasion of the commemoration of the victims of Sandana on 15 February 2022. Credit: Vatican Media

Archbishop in Chad Sustains Minor Injuries, “in good health” after Police Interrupt March

Feb 17, 2022

By Jude Atemanke

The Archbishop of Chad’s N’Djamena Archdiocese who was injured when the police violently interrupted a peaceful march that he was participating in is “in good health”, a Church official has said. 

Late Abune Antonios, Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church Tawaedo. Credit: ACN

Catholic Entity Mourns Death of Eritrean Christian Leader after Prolonged Captivity

Feb 17, 2022

By Agnes Aineah

Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), has joined other Christian entities in mourning the passing on of a renowned Eritrean Christian leader who has been held captive by the country’s authorities since his arrest in 2007.

Pope Francis addresses the International Theological Symposium on the Priesthood at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Feb. 17, 2022. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis Gives Personal Reflection on His More Than 52 Years of Priesthood

Feb 17, 2022

By Hannah Brockhaus

He suggested the speech might be the ‘swan song’ of his priestly life.

Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesians’ Climate Club in Sierra Leone on Environment to Benefit Thousands of Youth

Feb 17, 2022

By Silas Isenjia

More than 6,000 youth in the local Salesian schools and youth centers in Sierra Leone’s Northern Province are set to benefit from a climate club project that aims to provide environmental education.

Pope Francis meets with Diakonia of Beauty, a group dedicated to celebrating sacred art, on Feb. 17, 2022. Vatican Media.

"The world needs beauty more than ever": Pope Francis

Feb 17, 2022

By Courtney Mares

The pope met with a French Catholic group dedicated to supporting artists and celebrating sacred art, architecture, poetry, and music.

The late Fr. Richard Masivi Kasereka, CRM. Credit: Clerics Regular Minor

Pope Francis Condoles with Caracciolini Fathers Following Murder of Confrere in DR Congo

Feb 16, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

Pope Francis has extended his condolences to members of the Order of Clerics Regular Minor (Caracciolini or Adorno Fathers - CRM) following the murder of their confrere in the Democratic Repubolic of Congo (DRC).

Bishop Alfred Rotich during the Prayer Breakfast of the Catholic Diocese of Kericho. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop in Kenya Decries Harassment of Women, Youth in Country’s Politics

Feb 16, 2022

By Silas Isenjia

The catholic Bishop of Kenya’s Kericho Diocese has condemned harassment of women and the youth as they try to participate in the politics of the East African country.

President Hakainde Hichilema (R) and Archbishop Giafranco Gallone (L) at a meeting. Credit: Hakainde Hichilema/Facebook

Zambia’s President Acknowledges Catholic Church as “beacon of hope, nation's conscience”

Feb 16, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, has acknowledged the significant role of the Catholic Church in the Southern African nation, describing the entity as a “beacon of hope” and “a barometer of our nation's conscience.”

Mons. Fulgence Coly, elected Diocesan Administrator of Senegal’s Ziguinchor Diocese. Credit: Fidespost

“I count on your prayers and support”: Newly Elected Diocesan Administrator in Senegal

Feb 16, 2022

By Jude Atemanke

The newly elected Diocesan Administrator of Senegal’s Ziguinchor Diocese says he is counting on the prayers and support of the people of God in the West African nation to carry on his new ministry. 

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 16, 2022. Vatican Media.

"Let us ask ourselves if, in our hearts, we love the Church": Pope Francis

Feb 16, 2022

By CNA Staff

At the general audience, he concluded his 12-week catechesis on St. Joseph.

Women fetching water through sand abstraction on drying Nyautande riverbed. Credit: Caritas Zimbabwe

Caritas Zimbabwe Coordinator Highlights Effects of, Intervention in Tropical Storm Ana

Feb 15, 2022

By Sheila Pires

Tropical Storm Ana left a trail of destruction and disrupted human life in multiple districts in Zimbabwe, the Coordinator of Caritas in the Southern African nation has said.

Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa'ichi of Tanzania's Dar es Salaam Archdiocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nobody Has Right to Destroy Human Life, Tanzanian Archbishop Decries Rising Murder Cases

Feb 15, 2022

By Magdalene Kahiu

The Catholic Archbishop of Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam Archdiocese has lamented about the increasing cases of murder in the East African nation saying no one is permitted to end another person’s life.

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Catholic Entity in Zambia Cautions Radio Practitioners against Betraying Audience Trust

Feb 15, 2022

By Agnes Aineah

Many people still trust the radio in the transmission of accurate information, the Director of Catholic Media Services (CMS) of the Zambia Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCCB) Communications Commission has observed, and cautioned radio practitioners against betraying the trust of their audiences.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja/Facebook.

Nigerians Suffering Terribly Because of “skin deep” Religiosity, Catholic Archbishop Says

Feb 15, 2022

The people of God in Nigeria are suffering because of their beliefs of excessive religiousness manifested in their uncharitable treatment of each other and discriminations based on faith, a Catholic Archbishop in the West African country has said.

Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Feb. 9, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Seeks "healthy decentralization" with New Changes to Canon Law

Feb 15, 2022

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis signed the motu proprio on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Bishop Godfrey Onah of Nigeria’s Nsukka Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Evangelize Culture to Counter Threat to Faith, Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Says

Feb 15, 2022

Nigeria needs deeper evangelization to rid it of cultures that are threatening the faith of the people of God in the West African country, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.