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Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea. Credit: Buea Diocese

Over 800 Attending 2025 Youth Camp at Cameroonian Catholic Diocese Urged to Embrace Faith and Discipline

Jul 22, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea has called on young people to increase their rootedness in faith, hope, and moral discipline.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

“Step up, get involved”: Kenyan Archbishop Urges Parents to Reclaim Role in Education amid New Curriculum Concerns

Jul 22, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has challenged parents in the East African nation to take an active role in the education of their children and to reclaim their God-given role in their upbringing and formation.

Sean Graber, president of EWTN Digital (left), and Peter Gagnon, president of EWTN Studios. / Credit: EWTN

To Expand Global Reach, EWTN Launches EWTN Studios, EWTN Digital

Jul 22, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

EWTN Chairman and CEO Michael P. Warsaw has announced a new organizational structure to further EWTN’s mission in the digital landscape.

Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

Priesthood Not “isolated function”: Newly Ordained Religious Priest in Mozambique Urged to Embrace Community Life

Jul 22, 2025

By João Vissesse

The Priesthood is not a solitary task or a personal journey, but a vocation lived in communion with the Church and in service to the people of God, the Auxiliary Bishop of Mozambique’s Archdiocese of Beira has said.

Rector of St. James Minor Seminary in Nigeria's Gboko Diocese, Fr. Dominic Asor. Credit: ACI Africa

Seminarians in Nigeria Encouraged Not to “flee from vocation” amid Heightened Insecurity

Jul 22, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The Rector of St. James Minor Seminary Yandev in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Gboko, has urged Seminarians and their formators not to abandon the path of formation amid growing insecurity in the West African nation.

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Christian Entity Decries Killing of Nine Family Members as Violence Escalates in Central, Northwest Nigeria

Jul 22, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the UK-based Christian Human Rights foundation, has denounced the ongoing violence in Central and Northwest Nigeria after nine members of a family were killed in a recent attack in the region.

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis i

“Church must be present in prisons”: Catholic Bishop in Mauritius at Jubilee of Prisoners Launch

Jul 22, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year offers an opportunity for the people of God to be closer to prisoners, Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius has said.

Fr. Kelvin Bwalya. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Ndola

Zambian Catholic Diocese Issues Urgent Call to Support Children Living with HIV

Jul 22, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Zambia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Ndola is calling for intensified action across all sectors of society to confront the HIV crisis in the Southern African nation, where an estimated 58,000 children aged 0–14 are living with the virus.

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Newly Ordained Deacons in Angola Urged to Embody Christ’s Compassion, Be Close to People

Jul 22, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola has urged the Seminarians he ordained on Sunday, July 20, to remain close to the people of God and to embody the compassion and sensitivity of Jesus Christ in their ministry.

Today, July 22, We Celebrate St. Mary Magdalene

Jul 22, 2025

On July 22, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Mary Magdelene, one of the most prominent women mentioned in the New Testament.

A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. | Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

Bishops in South Africa Decry Attack on “tiny Christian population” in Gaza after Israeli Strike on Catholic Parish

Jul 21, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have denounced the July 17 accidental Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza that left three people dead and scores injured, including a Catholic Priest.

Catholic Bishops of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC). Credit: ACEAC

U.S. Catholic Bishops Hope DR Congo–Rwanda Peace Agreement Marks “tangible step” Towards Resolving Regional Conflict

Jul 21, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have expressed hope that the peace agreement that the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed on June 27 will lead to meaningful progress in resolving the conflict in Eastern DRC and the broader Great Lakes region.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Newly Ordained Salesian Priests in Nigeria Cautioned against “clericalism, commercialism, pride”

Jul 21, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja has cautioned nine members of the Salesians of Don Bosco whom he ordained Priests, against the dangers of clericalism, commercialism, and the growing influence of the prosperity gospel within Priestly ministry in Nigeria.

Members of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST). Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“We hear cry of our people”: Catholic Justice, Peace Commission in Angola Urge National Unity amid Economic Hardships

Jul 21, 2025

By João Vissesse

Members of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have called for national unity, dialogue, and ethical leadership as a path toward overcoming Angola’s worsening economic challenges. 

Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family who was wounded in a recent strike on the church, stands before the altar during a Sunday morning Mass held by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the church in Gaza City on July 20, 2025. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

"We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith": Pastor of Gaza Church Hit by Israeli Fire

Jul 21, 2025

By Walter Sanchez Silva

The pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Argentine priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, posted a video on his YouTube channel on July 20 describing the situation there.

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Environmental Stewardship in Strategic Plan for Tanzania’s Laity Lauded as “truly commendable”

Jul 21, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Programs Manager of Laudato Si’ Movement in Africa has lauded the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) for integrating environmental stewardship into the first-ever five-year strategic plan for the country’s Catholic Laity Council.

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

Serve with “hands of Martha” and “heart of Mary”, Catholic Priests and Religious in Nigeria Told

Jul 21, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called upon Priests and the Religious in the country to always seek to balance between work and their spiritual closeness with God.

Pope Leo XIV greets residents of St. Martha Home for the Elderly in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, during a visit on July 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Age doesn’t matter": Pope Leo XIV Visits Home for Elderly in Castel Gandolfo

Jul 21, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

After spending time praying in the chapel, the Holy Father personally greeted approximately 20 elderly people, all between the ages of 80 and 101.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Pope Leo XIV on Monday, July 21, 2025, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. / Credit: A Katz/Shutterstock

Palestine’s President Calls Pope Leo XIV Concerning Holy Land conflict

Jul 21, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV on Monday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called the pope to discuss the conflict in Gaza and the West Bank.

Sebastião Marques Panzo. Credit: ACI Africa

Planned Laity’s National Congress in Angola “decisive milestone” for Church: Official

Jul 21, 2025

By João Vissesse

The planned Third National Congress of Catholic Laity in Angola will be a defining moment for the people of God in the Southern African nation, the Director of the National Secretariat for the Apostolate of the Laity of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.