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Participation of African Catholic Sisters in G20 Interfaith Forum Commendable: Kenya-based Hilton Foundation Official

Aug 13, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The presence of a delegation of Catholic Sisters at the ongoing Group of 20 (G20) Interfaith Forum (IF20) in Cape Town, South Africa, is groundbreaking and commendable, the Program Officer in charge of the initiative for women Religious in Africa at the U.S-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has said. 

Tell Africa’s Story to Counter Media Making “nonsense of Africa”: SECAM Official to Catholic Journalists at Congress

Aug 13, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Catholic journalists in Africa have the responsibility to counter foreign media narratives that have “made nonsense” of the continent, an official of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.

Missionaries from Africa Not “agents of rescue” to the West: Vatican Official

Aug 13, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The contribution of African Clergy and women and men Religious to the West is not a sign of Western deficiency but a fruit of shared faith, the Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has said, and cautioned missionaries from Africa against the temptation to present themselves as “agents of rescue" to the Church that is said to be experiencing a decline in vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: ACI Africa

“Parents are not present”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya Cautions against “remote parenting”

Aug 13, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has urged parents and guardians to embrace responsible parenting, noting that many of them are busy in contemporary times.

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is Real but Does not Have the Last Word

Aug 13, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father continued his reflection on the Last Supper recorded in the Gospel of St. Mark. 

“Listening to one another”: Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Ibadan Province on Synodal Dialogue with Women Religious

Aug 13, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have engaged Superiors of Women Religious Orders in a synodal dialogue aimed at strengthening collaboration and addressing pastoral challenges in the Province.

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. / Credit: Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV Returns to Castel Gandolfo

Aug 13, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 13, at around 4:30 p.m. local time, returned to Castel Gandolfo, where he stayed July 6–22.

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African Religious Orders Challenged to Meet Local Needs Before Sending Priests Abroad

Aug 13, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

“A Church that fails to care for its own cannot credibly claim to care for others.” This is what the Secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, believes.

Today, August 13, We Celebrate Saint Maximus

Aug 13, 2025

"To harbor no envy, no anger, no resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is possible, without any charity, to avoid rendering evil for evil. But to render, spontaneously, good for evil - such belongs to a perfect spiritual love." - Saint Maximus.

Official opening ceremony of the UCAP Congress in Accra, Ghana. / Catholic Trends/Charles Ayetan

UCAP Congress 2025: Catholic Journalists in Africa Urged to Safeguard Human Values amid Artificial Intelligence Invasion

Aug 12, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The ever-increasing presence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our lives should not result in the undermining of human dignity and values, the representative of the Holy Father in Ghana has told Catholic journalists in Africa.

Holy Family Basilica Nairobi. Credit: ADN

Unless “with express permission of Local Ordinary,” No Sunday Mass in Private Homes in Nairobi: Catholic Archbishop

Aug 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has prohibited the celebration of Sunday Mass in private homes unless he grants permission.

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At Conclusion of Malawi’s Maiden National Eucharistic Congress, Vatican Official Urges Christian Fraternity

Aug 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Christian fraternity that is made visible in the celebration of the Eucharistic is the very essence of the Eucharist, the President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congress (PCIEC) has said.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin landed at the President Melchior Ndadaye International Airport in Bujumbura on Tuesday, 12 August 202,5 for a weeklong pastoral visit. Credit: Radio Maria Burundi

“I am very happy to be among you”: Vatican Secretary of State on Arrival in Burundi for Weeklong Pastoral Visit

Aug 12, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Vatican Secretary of State has arrived in Burundi for a weeklong pastoral visit, expressing joy at being among the people of God in the East African nation.

The Catholic University of America. / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock

Catholic University Press to Publish Pope Leo XIV’s Doctoral Dissertation

Aug 12, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news.

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito with late Bishop Fritz Lobinger. Credit: Southern Cross

“He was a great communicator, brief and to the point”: Catholic Bishop in South Africa Eulogizes Late Predecessor

Aug 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The late Bishop Fritz Lobinger, who passed on August 1 was an accomplished communicator, the Bishop of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Aliwal, his successor, has said. 

Credit: ACI Africa

2025 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly: Nigerian Catholics Call for Action to Protect the Elderly

Aug 12, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Nigerian Catholics marked the 2025 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly with celebrations of lifelong faith and renewed appeals for protection, dignity, and care for older persons amid concerns over rising neglect.

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu. Credit: ACI Africa

Vatican Official Proposes Creation of “missionary welcome centres” in the West for Incoming African Priests

Aug 12, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The Secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has weighed in on the possibility of the Church in the West establishing places where Priests coming from Africa could be equipped with skills to efficiently respond to the pastoral needs of their Episcopal Sees. 

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon. Credit: ACI Africa

In Cameroon, “anti-gospel acts” Causing Discontent ahead of 2025 Presidential Poll: Catholic Archbishop Urges Fraternity

Aug 12, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala has denounced what he has termed as “anti-gospel acts”, including corruption and bad governance that he says are causing discontent among Cameroonians as they prepare for the October presidential election.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Sumbe

At Golden Jubilee of Angola’s Sumbe Diocese, 28 Newly Ordained Priests Urged to Embrace Mission Spirit

Aug 12, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Firmino David of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Sumbe has urged the 28 Deacons he ordained Priests to embrace the mission, striving to live a life of service, prayer, and communion with the people of God.

Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Nigeria’s “Miracle Examination Centers” Undermining Education Quality, Integrity: Catholic Bishops of Owerri Province

Aug 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Persistent examination malpractice in Nigeria has been cited as a major pastoral concern that has continued to undermine the quality of education and the integrity of secondary education.