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Pope Francis meets members of the Union of Italian Catholic Jurists at the Vatican’s Benediction Hall, Dec. 10, 2021. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Urges Catholic Jurists to "protect the rights of the weakest"

Dec 12, 2021

By CNA Staff

The pope said that society ‘systematically excludes those without a voice.’

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Catholic Journalists Have Big Role to Play in Evangelization: Malawian Catholic Priest

Dec 11, 2021

By Silas Isenjia

Journalists in the Catholic Church have a great responsibility of evangelizing the people by spreading messages that adhere to truth and other values of the Church, a Catholic Priest in Malawi has said.

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Catholic Population in Guinea Bissau Increased after COVID-19 Lockdown: Missionary Priest

Dec 11, 2021

The Catholic Church in Guinea Bissau has recorded a significant growth in members after the places of worship were reopened in the country’s relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, a missionary Priest in the West African country has said.

Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Dec. 11, 2021. Vatican Media.

Look Out for "self-referential" Founders Who Put Themselves "above the Church": Pope

Dec 11, 2021

By CNA Staff

He was speaking to members of the Vatican department overseeing consecrated life.

Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary. Credit: PersiGianluigi (public domain).). null

As Christmas Approaches, Priests Should Emphasize That Confession Can Heal, Cardinal Says

Dec 11, 2021

By Kevin J. Jones

Sacramental confession has healing abilities that priests should especially emphasize to help bring God’s love and consolation to a world damaged by two years of the coronavirus pandemic. That is the advice for confessors from Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, who stressed the urgency of their work for humanity.

Our Lady of Guadalupe. Sacred Heart Cathedral Knoxville via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Why is Our Lady of Guadalupe Patroness of the Unborn?

Dec 11, 2021

By Katie Yoder

Our Lady of Guadalupe is not only considered the patroness of the Americas, but also of the unborn. Here’s why. 

Bishop Duncan Theodore Tsoke of South Africa’s Kimberley Catholic Diocese. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference

Emulate St. Joseph in Responsible Parenting, South African Bishop to Christian Men

Dec 10, 2021

By Silas Isenjia

St. Joseph poses as a role model that every married Christian man should emulate when it comes to parenting, the Bishop of South Africa’s Kimberley Catholic Diocese has said.

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On Human Rights Day, Salesians Highlight Programs Fostering Insight into Youth Rights

Dec 10, 2021

By Magdalene Kahiu

On the annual Human Rights Day marked December 10, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted their programs with young people across the world, including Africa, focusing on initiatives that help the youth understand their rights. 

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu of South Sudan's Juba Archdiocese. Credit: Aid to the church in Need (ACN)

Catholic Archbishop in South Sudan Says People’s Faith Growing amid Hardships

Dec 10, 2021

By Agnes Aineah

Even without proper Church structures in place, the number of people coming to places of worship in South Sudan has been increasing steadily, the Catholic Archbishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese has said.

Bishop José Lampra Cà, appointed Bishop of Guinea-Bissau's Diocese of Bissau. Credit: Vatican Media

Auxiliary Bishop of Guinea-Bissau’s Bissau Diocese Appointed Local Ordinary

Dec 10, 2021

By Magdalene Kahiu

The Auxiliary Bishop of Guinea-Bissau who has been serving at the Apostolic Administrator of the same Episcopal See has been appointed the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese that is headquartered in the capital city of the West African nation.

Pope Francis meets a delegation of people who donated the Christmas tree and the nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square and the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 10, 2021. Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Avoid "fake Christmas" of Commercialism by Reflecting on God’s Closeness: Pope Francis

Dec 10, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican’s 2021 nativity scene was unveiled in St. Peter’s Square.

Photos of 33 people who lost their lives in the Saturday, December 4 Seminary bus tragedy at Enzui River in Kenya’s Kitui Diocese. Credit: Kitui Diocese

At Requiem Mass for Souls of Seminary Bus Tragedy in Kenya, Bishop Cautions against Graft

Dec 9, 2021

By Magdalene Kahiu

At the requiem Mass for the souls of 33 people who lost their lives in the Saturday, December 4 Seminary bus tragedy at Enzui River in Kenya’s Kitui Diocese, the Catholic Bishop of the Kenyan Diocese has cautioned against graft.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Feb. 26, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis Reaches Out to Flood Victims in South Sudan’s Malakal Diocese with Donation

Dec 9, 2021

By Jude Atemanke

Pope Francis has reached out to the people of God affected by floods in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Malakal with an additional donation of US$30,000.00.

Archbishop-elect Paul Ssemogerere. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop of Uganda’s Kasana-Luweero Diocese Appointed Archbishop of Kampala

Dec 9, 2021

By Silas Isenjia

The Bishop of Uganda’s Kasana-Luweero Diocese who has also been serving as the Apostolic Administrator of Kampala Archdiocese since April 2021 has been appointed the Local Ordinary of the Ugandan Archdiocese, which is headquartered in the capital city of the East African country.

Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Cameroon's Bamenda Archdiocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Saturate Mother Mary, Queen of peace with prayers for peace": Archbishop in Cameroon

Dec 9, 2021

By Jude Atemanke

The Archbishop of Cameroon’s Archdiocese of Bamenda has called for prayers for peace in the Central African nation through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of peace.

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Pope Francis to Young Addicts: Do Not Be Afraid of Your Suffering

Dec 9, 2021

By Kate Olivera

Pope Francis has encouraged young people suffering from addiction to take an honest look at their suffering, and courageously to invite Christ into their lives.

Fr. Joseph Ajayi, a Priest of the Catholic Diocese of Ondo was kidnapped along the Akure-Ikere highway on Monday, 6th of December, 2021. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Prayer Appeal for Safe Release of Abducted Catholic Priest in Nigeria amid Ransom Demands

Dec 8, 2021

By Jude Atemanke

Prayers are being sought for “the safe release” of a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ondo who was abducted earlier this week. 

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Congo’s Ouesso Bishop, Appoints Successor

Dec 8, 2021

By ACI Africa Staff

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Yves-Marie Monot of the Catholic Diocese of Ouesso in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville) and appointed his successor.

Credit: Fr. Dumisani Vilakati.

Traumatized Mozambicans Not Receiving Adequate Psychosocial Attention, IMBISA Official

Dec 8, 2021

By Agnes Aineah

Displaced people who have undergone traumatic experiences in the embattled Cabo Delgado Province in Northern Mozambique are not receiving enough psychosocial support as attention is given to their other needs such as food and shelter, the Director of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) Secretariat has said. 

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Family Movement in Malawian Catholic Diocese Urged to Embrace Financial Discipline

Dec 8, 2021

By Silas Isenjia

Discipline in the use of finances is one way of ensuring that the welfare of the family is safeguarded, an official at the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has told a family movement in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Chikwawa.