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Mons. Victor Luís Quematcha during the June 17 press conference ahead of his Episcopal Ordination on June 28. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Bafatá

Bissau-Guinean Bishop-elect Pledges to Foster “the spirit of meeting, listening, learning”, Not “start a revolution”

Jun 19, 2025

By João Vissesse

The Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has outlined his pastoral priorities for what is to be his Episcopal See, pledging a leadership style characterized with listening encounters in view of learning from the people of God under his pastoral care.

Pope Leo XIV visits Vatican Radio’s transmission center on June 19, 2025, in Santa Maria di Galeria, Italy. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican Radio Transmitters, Proposed Solar Energy Site

Jun 19, 2025

By Kristina Millare

During the June 19 site visit, the Holy Father blessed staff working in the central radio center on the Vatican’s Corpus Christi holiday.

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World’s Smartest Man Professes Christian Faith on Social Media

Jun 19, 2025

By Amira Abuzeid

South Korean scientist Dr. YoungHoon Kim has said on X that he “believes that Jesus Christ is God, the way and the truth and the life.”

Today, June 19, We Celebrate St. Romuald

Jun 19, 2025

Saint Romuald, who founded the Camaldolese monastic order during the early eleventh century, has his liturgical memorial on June 19.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo, accompanied by his two Auxiliaries, Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a, and Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe. Credit: CAtholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

“Marathon of rosaries”: Kenya’s Nairobi Archdiocese Initiates Prayers for Respect of Human Life after Violent Protests

Jun 19, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The leadership of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has initiated a three-day “marathon of Rosaries”, interceding for respect of human life in the East African nation. 

Bishop Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe of the Catholic Diocese of Uije in Angola. Credit: Diocese of Ndalatando

At Youth Pilgrimage in Angolan Archdiocese, Young People Urged to “be missionaries of faith in the digital age”

Jun 18, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe of the Catholic Diocese of Uije in Angola has challenged youths to get actively involved in sharing their Catholic faith through the digital forums. 

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Let’s Embrace, Foster “collective spirit of the Synod on Synodality”: Cardinal in South Sudan to Pastoral Agents

Jun 18, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan has urged pastoral agents and the people of God in the country to embrace and foster the values of the multi-year Synod on Synodality.

Sr. Olga Massango and Fr. William Owire. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

Nicaea Council’s 1700th Anniversary: Catholic Priest in Kenya Proposes Workshops, Seminars on Nicene Creed

Jun 18, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Provincial Superior of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) members in Kenya and Tanzania has proposed conventions to deliberate on the Nicene Creed as the Church commemorates the 1,700th anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"We must not get used to war": Pope Leo XIV Says in Call for Peace

Jun 18, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Addressing pilgrims at the end of Wednesday’s general audience, the pontiff lamented that “the Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war.”

Pope Leo XIV spoke about how Christ can heal our past during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 18, 2025. / Credit Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus Can Heal the Past and Transform Your History

Jun 18, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV reminded listeners at the Wednesday general audience that Jesus is capable of healing and unblocking our past.

Today, June 18, We Celebrate St. Osanna Andreasi

Jun 18, 2025

St. Osanna was a Dominican tertiary, who spent her adult life serving the poor and the sick and offering spiritual direction to many. However, she was also a mystic and a visionary, eventually bearing the pain and red marks of the stigmata, though not the bleeding.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola during a panel discussion at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Africa’s Traditional “deep spirituality, rich culture” Foster Religious Freedom: Catholic Bishop at IRF Summit

Jun 17, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola has appealed to African leaders to tap into Africa’s traditional values in fostering religious freedom and peaceful coexistence on the continent.

Credit: ACI Africa

Clergy, Laity Official Decry Massacre of Innocent Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State, Call for Government Action

Jun 17, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Catholic Priests and an official of the Laity in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja have in separate interviews with ACI Africa, condemned the ongoing reported massacres of innocent Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State.

CARA Executive Director, Fr. Thomas Gaunt at the CERRA-Africa symposium in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Why Women Religious in Africa Must Pay Attention to Increasing Longevity in Care for Elderly Colleagues

Jun 17, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The life expectancy of women Religious has increased over the past five decades, according to studies that the U.S.-based Centre for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) conducted.  

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Congolese Martyr Beatified on June 15 “highlights precious witness” of Laity, Youths: Pope Leo XIV

Jun 17, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the Congolese martyr Beatified in Rome on Sunday, June 15, provides a powerful testament to the invaluable witness of the Laity and youths, Pope Leo XIV has said.

Don’t “turn your gaze away from the poor”: Pope Leo XIV to Catholic Bishops in Madagascar

Jun 17, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Pope Leo XIV has called upon members of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (CEM)  to prioritize the needs of the poor as they shepherd the people of God in the Indian Ocean island nation off the Southeastern coast of Africa.

At First-ever IRF Summit in Africa, Kenya’s CJ Urges Delegates to “adopt united stance” on Fostering Religious Liberty

Jun 17, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Chief Justice (CJ) in Kenya, Martha Karambu Koome, has called upon delegates at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit has gathered both regional and global experts and proponents of freedom of religion in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, to have a “united stance” in fostering religious liberty.  

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: Capuchin TV

Kenya’s Gen Zs Cautioned against Greed, Urged to Embrace Holy Trinity Values, Use Unity “for good purpose”

Jun 17, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The Holy Trinity can be a source of inspiration for Generation Z (Gen Z) individuals in overcoming the challenge of greed and fostering unity in diversity, Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said. 

Emulate Unity of Holy Trinity: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Families, Calls for Harmony in Church, Nation

Jun 17, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate has called on members of families in the East African nation to look to the unity and communion between the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit for inspiration in fostering peaceful coexistence.

Zimbabwe’s Catholic Bishops Unveil New Logo Reflecting “ecclesial identity, pastoral mission”

Jun 17, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) have officially unveiled a new logo that encapsulates their Episcopal identity and pastoral mission in the socio-cultural and ecclesial context of the Southern African nation.