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A general view shows a damaged building at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, 2025. / Credit: SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Bishops in India Mourn Crash of Airliner that Killed Hundreds

Jun 12, 2025

By Anto Akkara

There are “no words to describe this tragedy,” Archbishop Thomas Macwan of Gandhinagar said.

Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Katsina. Credit: Katsina Diocese.

On Nigeria’s Democracy Day 2025, Catholic Bishop Calls for Building of “just, prosperous nation for all”

Jun 12, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

On the occasion of Nigeria’s annual Democracy Day marked on June 12, Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Katsina has urged the people of God in the West African nation to dedicate themselves to building “a just, equitable, and prosperous nation.”

Zambia’s Catholic Bishops Eulogize Former President for His “last task of assuring peaceful transition of power”

Jun 12, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the Zambia Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCCB) have paid tribute to the country’s former President, Edgar Lungu, commending him for his final act of statesmanship in ensuring a peaceful transfer of power to the current government.

Newly Ordained Assumptionists in Kenya Warned against Preaching “own message”, Urged to Herald “God's marvellous deeds”

Jun 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Bishop George Muthaka of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Garissa has cautioned the newly ordained members of the Augustinians of the Assumption (AA) against proclaiming their personal messages, urging them instead to proclaim the Good News, following the example of the Prophet Jeremiah.

Unemployment, Poverty Fuelling Brain Drain, Fetish Practices among Nigeria’s Youths: Catholic Official

Jun 12, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The President of Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON) has identified unemployment and poverty as factors responsible for the high rate of brain drain and fetish practices among young people in the West African nation.

“You are the lifeblood of our Church”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan to Catechists at Trauma Healing Workshop

Jun 12, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has recognized with appreciation the vital role of Catechists in the Church’s mission of healing and reconciliation.

Logo of of the Catholic Institute of Education in South Africa. Credit: CIE

South Africa’s Catholic Education Board Decries “chronic underspending” in Schools, Wants Incompetence Addressed

Jun 12, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The National Catholic Board of Education (NCBE), which is the governance structure of the Catholic Institute of Education (CIE) and other Catholic education organizations in South Africa, has decried “chronic underspending” in schools, and urged the government to address the issue.

Pope Leo XIV meets with priests of Rome in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall on Thursday, June 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Rome’s Priests Look for Leadership from Their New Bishop, Pope Leo XIV

Jun 12, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“We are very hopeful; you perceive a lot of enthusiasm, anyway, whether from brother priests or from the people of God,” newly ordained Father Simone Troilo told CNA.

Fr. Aurélien Kambale Rukwata during a press conference in Butembo. Credit: Radio Moto

Social Pact for Peace, Harmonious Coexistence “best solution” to DR Congo’s Crises: Catholic Official

Jun 12, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The implementation of the proposed Social Pact for Peace and Harmonious Coexistence is the most effective path to resolving the crises bedevilling the people of God in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Director of the Diocesan Commission for Justice and Peace (CDJP) of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni has said.

Today, June 12, We Celebrate St. Gaspar Bertoni

Jun 12, 2025

St. Gasper was born in Verona, Italy in 1777. He was baptized the day after. It is known that he was from an affluent family, and that his family's faith-life was also quite notable.

Planned Plenary Assembly of Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Explore “common vision” for Witnessing Hope in Africa 2025-2050

Jun 12, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Catholic Bishops in Africa have identified the need to have “a common vision” in credibly witnessing “hope, reconciliation, and integral development” on the continent as vitally important and made it the focus of their 20th Plenary Assembly to take place in Rwanda.

Fr. Alphonsus Afina, abducted in Nigeria's Maiduguri Diocese on June 1. Credit: Maiduguri Diocese

Clergy, Religious Accessing Maiduguri “must use longer route”: Nigerian Priest on Ban on Shortcut Road amid Insecurity

Jun 11, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Members of the Clergy, women and men Religious traveling to the city of Maiduguri in Northeastern Nigeria, where the country’s Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri is headquartered have been directed to avoid the shortcut road “between Mubi through Gwoza” due to an upsurge in cases of targeted abductions. 

Ahead of Episcopal Ordination, Bishop-elect in Guinea-Bissau Cautions Youths against Despair, Urges Fraternity

Jun 11, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has cautioned youths in the West African nation against despair amid socio-economic challenges ahead of his Episcopal Ordination scheduled to take place on June 28.

Bridget Nadunga Gidudu, second from the left, sings with other members of the Uganda Catholic Community of Michigan at Christ the King in Ann Arbor in 2024. (photo: Courtesy photo / Christ the King)

Ugandan Catholics Rejoice as One of Their Own Is Tapped to Lead Louisiana Diocese

Jun 11, 2025

By National Catholic Register

Ugandan Catholics in the U.S. were focused on celebrating their patronal feast day last week when they received another cause for joy: Pope Leo XIV named one of their own to lead an American diocese.

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank. / Credit: Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA

Vatican Bank Recorded Net Profit of 32.8 Million Euros in 2024, Representing 7 Percent Increase from 2023

Jun 11, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

As indicated in the annual report published Wednesday by the Holy See Press Office, the net profit of 32.8 million euros represents a 7% increase compared with 2023.

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan. Credit: CDTY

Seminarians in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese Cautioned against “disorderly, scattered begging”, Urged to Work Hard

Jun 11, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has cautioned Seminarians in his Episcopal See against the tendency to beg for financial help and instead embrace hard work and discipline. 

Today, June 11, We Celebrate St. Barnabas, apostle

Jun 11, 2025

Catholics celebrate the memory of St. Barnabas on June 11. The apostle and missionary was among Christ's earliest followers and was responsible for welcoming St. Paul into the Church.

Bishop Willy Ngumbi Ngengele during the 9 June 2025 press conference ahead of the planned beatification of the Servant of God Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Goma

“A source of pride”: Catholic Bishop on Upcoming Beatification of DR Congo’s “martyr of honesty, moral integrity”

Jun 10, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The planned beatification of the Servant of God Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, acknowledged as “a martyr of honesty and moral integrity”, brings pride to the people of God in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), especially his native Catholic Diocese of Goma, the Local Ordinary has said.    

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo,  the archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, asked President Donald Trump for aid to Africa an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, June 8, 2025. / Credit: François-Régis Salefran CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

"Africa is important to the U.S": Cardinal Ambongo Appeals to President Trump to Reinstate Foreign Aid

Jun 10, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, the archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, asked President Donald Trump this weekend to reinstate foreign aid to Africa.

Credit: ACI Africa

At Inaugural Research Symposium, Catholic Sisters in Africa Urged to Illuminate Continent’s “darkest places”

Jun 10, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Catholic Sisters from various Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) across Africa who have convened in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, for their maiden research symposium have been urged to be the light of the continent, illuminating “the darkest places” where they serve.