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Doctors at work during the Free Eye Screening campaign. Credit: CDTY

Catholic Diocese in South Sudan Targeting Hundreds in Ongoing Free Eye Surgery

Mar 9, 2023

By Patrick Juma Wani

In an ongoing free surgery of the eyes under the auspices of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yamdio (CDTY) in South Sudan, at least 180 patients have been reached and many more are expected in the coming days.

St. Peter's Basilica. | feliks/Shutterstock.

St. Peter's Basilica to Hold Monthly Eucharistic Adoration on Portico

Mar 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

St. Peter’s Basilica will now host an hour of Eucharistic adoration on its front portico once a month.

Dome of the Rock with Christian church in foreground in Jerusalem. | Shutterstock

Pope Francis Underlines "universal value" of Jerusalem in Speech to Palestinians

Mar 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis underlined the “universal value” of Jerusalem in a meeting with members of a Vatican-Palestinian interreligious dialogue group on Thursday.

Laocoön and His Sons, Vatican Museums. | Shutterstock

Vatican Takes Climate Activists to Trial for Damage to Base of Famous Statue in Museums

Mar 9, 2023

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican held a hearing Thursday to try three climate activists for criminal damage to a famous statue in the Vatican Museums.

Today, March 9, We Celebrate St. Frances of Rome

Mar 9, 2023

St. Frances was born into a noble Roman family in the year 1384. From an early age, Frances felt drawn to the religious life, but at the age of thirteen her parents forced her into marriage. 

Fr. Peter Konteh, the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Director Calls for Support of Women in Sierra Leone’s Upcoming Elections

Mar 8, 2023

By Agnes Aineah

Supporting women's participation in elections is essential for promoting gender equality, the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has said and called on the authorities in the West African nation to establish structures to protect women in the country’s upcoming elections.

Janada Marcus with Pope Francis at the general audience on March 8, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Meets with Two Nigerian Girls who were Kidnapped by Boko Haram

Mar 8, 2023

By Courtney Mares, Peter Pinedo

Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group.

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Women, Girls in Zambia “continue to bear the brunt”: Jesuit Scholars on Rising Living Cost

Mar 8, 2023

By Magdalene Kahiu

Women and girls in the Southern African nation of Zambia suffer the most from the rising cost of living in the country, officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have said.  

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo reappointed to Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals. Credit: ACI Africa

“Great joy”: SECAM on Reappointment of President to Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals

Mar 8, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

The news of the reappointment of the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has been “received with great joy”, the Secretary General of the continental Symposium of Catholic Bishops in Africa has said.

Pope Francis greeting congregation at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum on 5 February 2023 just before presiding over Holy Mass. Credit: ACI Africa

Church Growing Quickly in Africa among 10 Things to Know from Latest Catholic Survey

Mar 8, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

On March 3 the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported the latest statistics about the global Catholic Church.

Janada Marcus, 22, was forced to flee Boko Haram with her family twice before the terrorists attacked them again, killing her father and kidnapping her. | Aid to the Church in Need

"My parishioners shot dead in cold blood": Priests, Lay Faithful Describe Attacks in Niger

Mar 8, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

“Oh, what sorrow to have watched three of my parishioners shot dead in cold blood, right before my eyes — and I couldn’t do anything,” Nigerian parish priest Father Bako Francis Awesuh, 37, shared in a new Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) report published Friday.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims from the popemobile in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis: There is no Option to be Passive Catholics when it Comes to Evangelization

Mar 8, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that there is no option to be “passive subjects” when it comes to evangelization because every baptized Catholic has a mission to actively proclaim the Gospel.

Today, March 8, We Celebrate St. John of God, Confessor

Mar 8, 2023

By ACI Africa

The Catholic Church celebrates the extraordinary life of St. John of God on March 8. The saint lived through decades of sin and suffering before a profound conversion that led him to embrace poverty, humility and charity.

Delegates from the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) during the March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

African Synodality Initiative to Form Expert Team in Deepening Synodal Engagements

Mar 7, 2023

By Agnes Aineah

In a move to deepen the engagement in the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality, the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) is seeking to constitute a team of experts who will be empowered with skills to grow the spirit of synodality in places that have been left behind in synodal conversations.

Bishop Christian Carlassare at Holy Family Cathedral of Rumbek Diocese on Ash Wednesday, 22 February 2023. Credit: Fr. Wanyonyi Eric Simiyu, S.J./Rumbek

“Prioritize education”: Catholic Bishop to South Sudanese Cattle Camp Parents, Children

Mar 7, 2023

By Patrick Juma Wani

The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese has challenged parents and guardians who have kept their respective children in cattle camps to consider enrolling them in schools for formal education. 

“Counter-evangelical”: Catholic Priest in Zimbabwe on Conflicts in Church Groups

Mar 7, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

Conflicts and divisions among members of Church Associations counter the gains of evangelization and Gospel witnessing, a Catholic Priest in Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo Archdiocese has said, and termed interpersonal fights “counter-evangelical”.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama during Holy Mass at St. Augustine’s Parish, Lugbe of the Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“Let Justice be done”: Nigerian Archbishop on Court’s Ruling on Presidential Election

Mar 7, 2023

By Agnes Aineah

The Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has lauded aggrieved politicians in the country’s February 25 elections for shunning violence and seeking the intervention of the court instead.

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich celebrates Mass at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 10, 2021. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Pope Francis Appoints Five New Cardinals Tasked with Assisting Him Govern Universal Church

Mar 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis appointed five new members to his council of cardinals advisers on Tuesday, including Synod organizer Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and Canadian Cardinal Gérald C. Lacroix.

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the day after a massive fire damaged parts of the roof and structure. |  UlyssePixel / Shutterstock.

Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris Archdiocese to open in December 2024

Mar 7, 2023

By Solène Tadié

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, whose spire and roof were destroyed by an April 15, 2019, fire, is expected be rebuilt within the five-year deadline set by the French government. 

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UK Parliament Makes it Illegal to Pray Near Abortion Facilities

Mar 7, 2023

By Kevin J. Jones

Britain’s House of Commons approved legislation Tuesday to create “buffer zones” around abortion facilities that would prohibit a wide range of behavior, including silent prayer.