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Members of the Regional Union of the Diocesan Priests of West Africa (RUPWA). Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh.

Congress of Catholic Priests in West Africa to Explore How to Implement Bishops’ Recommendations Locally

Jun 10, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Regional Union of the Diocesan Priests of West Africa (RUPWA) are to explore strategies to implement in their respective local settings what West Africa’s Catholic Bishops under the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) recommended during their May 5-12 fifth Plenary Assembly in Dakar, Senegal.

Pope Leo XIV address papal representatives on June 10, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Church "will always defend the sacred right to believe in God": Pope Leo XIV

Jun 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

In the June 10 speech delivered in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV thanked the papal nuncios and international organizations for their work.

Today, June 10, We Celebrate Blessed Edward Poppe

Jun 10, 2025

Blessed Edward Poppe is a contemporary saint. He died at the young age of 33.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola. Credit": Yola Diocese

“I did it from the bottom of my heart”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria on Building Mosque for Displaced Muslims

Jun 9, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola has defended his decision to build a mosque for Muslims displaced by Boko Haram insurgency, and underscored his commitment to fostering interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence.

Archbishop Alick Banda of Zambia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka

Charismatic Renewal Movement Members in Zambia’s Lusaka Archdiocese Challenged to Be Christ’s “bold witnesses”

Jun 9, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Archbishop Alick Banda of Zambia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka has challenged members of the Charismatic Renewal Movement in his Metropolitan See to recognize the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives, yearn for “the fire of Pentecost”, and be Christ’s “bold witnesses”.  

Stephen Cardinal Brislin, Archbishop of South Africa's Johannesburg Archdiocese

Gift of Tongues on Pentecost Day Extends to Bridging “cultural, national differences”: Cardinal in South Africa

Jun 9, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The gift of tongues witnessed on Pentecost Day is not only as a symbol of unity through diverse languages but also as a divine call to transcend differences based on culture, including nationality and tribe, Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg has said

Bishop José Lampra Cà.  Credit: Radio Sol Mansi

Catechists in Bissau-Guinean Diocese Urged to Be “living instruments of God’s love, signs of hope”

Jun 9, 2025

By João Vissesse

Catechists serving in the Catholic Diocese of Bissau in Guinea-Bissau have been urged to manifest the love of God among the people of God.

Pew’s latest research released June 5, 2025, found that while Christianity still remains the world’s largest religion, Islam’s growth outpaced every religion over the course of a decade. / Credit: Arthimedes/Shutterstock

How the Global Religious Landscape Changed from 2010 to 2020: Pew Report

Jun 9, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

The latest Pew report found that Islam outpaced every world religion in population from 2010 to 2020, though Christianity remained the largest globally.

Security Agents in Uganda Foil Planned Martyrs’ Day Terror Attack at Munyonyo Shrine after Timely Intelligence

Jun 9, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Officers of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) have thwarted a planned suicide bombing during this year’s celebrations of Uganda Martyrs thanks to intelligence from a couple of days before the annual event that brings together millions of pilgrims, who travel from different countries to Kampala, the capital city of the East African nation.

Today, June 9, We Celebrate St. Ephrem

Jun 9, 2025

On June 9, the Roman Catholic Church honors Saint Ephrem of Syria, a deacon, hermit, and Doctor of the Church who made important contributions to the spirituality and theology of the Christian East during the fourth century.  

Pentecost 2025: Superior General of 322-year-old Spiritans Reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s Election, Upcoming Council Meeting

Jun 8, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The events that culminated in the May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff were "very moving moments”, the Superior General of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) has said.

“This carnage must end”: Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Denounce as “affront to God” Benue Killings, Mokwa Deadly Floods

Jun 8, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have denounced the reported killings in the country’s Benue State and the humanitarian crises in both Benue and Niger States as a moral and constitutional failure on the part of governments and a letdown on defenceless members of the affected communities.

“Corruption, harassment have no place” in Angola’s Catholic Schools: Archbishop at Conclusion of General Assembly

Jun 8, 2025

By João Vissesse

Catholic schools must be examples of moral integrity, free from corruption, abuse, and mismanagement, the President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.

Long Serving Kenyan Priest Reminisces about Moments with Cardinal Otunga, His Parents’ Conversion to Catholicism

Jun 8, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Fr. Joseph Mokaya’s formation into the Priesthood in the early ‘70s, and even many years of his apostolate were hinged on the guidance and generosity of the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, then at the helm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN).

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass for the Solemnity of Pentecost in St. Peter's Square on June 8, 2025. In his homily, he emphasized the significance of the Holy Spirit in the life of a Christian. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Holy Spirit Inspires Us to "break down walls": Pope Leo XIV on Pentecost Sunday

Jun 8, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost Mass with participants in the Year of Hope's Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations, and New Communities.

Pentecost painting. / Credit: Public domain

The Birthday of the Church: Here’s What You Need to Know about Pentecost

Jun 8, 2025

By CNA Staff

This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year, which concludes the Easter season. 

Today, June 8, We Celebrate St. Medard, bishop

Jun 8, 2025

St. Medard was born around 456 in Salency, France. His father Nectard was a noble Frenchman, and his mother, Protogia, descended from a Roman family that settled in Gaul.

Nostra Aetate@60: Nigeria’s Religious Leaders Reflect on Building “bridges among people of different faiths”

Jun 7, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

As the Catholic Church commemorates 60 years since the promulgation of Nostra Aetate, the October 1965 Vatican II Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian religions, religious leaders in Nigeria are proposing an examination of the progress and gaps in the process of bringing together people, who profess different faiths.

Uganda Martyrs Celebrations Reminder of Lamp Lit to Drive Away “darkness” of Social Ills: Catholic Bishops

Jun 7, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Uganda Martyrs’ Day Celebrations, marked annually on June 3, should be a reminder to keep the lamp that the Martyrs lit burning to drive away the “darkness” of social ills in the society, Catholic Bishops in Uganda have said.

Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Catholic Priests “must protect” Identity of Representing Christ in Sacraments: Bishop at Priestly Ordination in Tanzania

Jun 7, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Catholic Priests have the responsibility to safeguard their identity of representing Jesus Christ, acting in the person of Jesus Christ in the celebration of Sacraments, Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo has said.