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Bishop Patrick Chilengwa Chisanga. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Mansa

Catholic Bishop in Zambia Hopeful Spiritual Fruits of Church’s Jubilee Year Will Guide Faithful into 2026

Dec 6, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Local Ordinary of Zambia’s Catholic Diocese of Mansa has expressed confidence that the graces of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year will continue to sustain the spiritual energy of the people of God under his pastoral care into the new ecclesiastical year.

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Catholic Archbishop in Angola Urges Concrete Solidarity, Courageous Hope During Advent Season

Dec 6, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has called on Catholics to embrace Advent as a season of concrete solidarity, courageous hope, and renewed commitment to serving those in need.

Bishop Anselm Umoren, the Auxiliary Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Neglecting Education is Creating a “dysfunctional future” for Nigeria: Catholic Bishop

Dec 6, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Nigeria risks deeper insecurity and social collapse unless families, communities, and government urgently recommit to educating and morally forming children, Bishop Anselm Umoren, has said.

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At Priestly Anniversary, Cameroonian Catholic Bishop Lauded for “perseverance, dedication”

Dec 6, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea has been lauded for his “perseverance and dedication” in the Lord’s vineyard for the past 25 years.

Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

‘Peace Be With You!’ First Full-length Book by Pope Leo XIV Set for February Release

Dec 6, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

Pope Leo XIV will offer his “vision for peace, unity, and reconciliation” in his first full-length book to be published in February 2026.

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Nigeria's Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Laudato Si’ at 10: Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Urges Environmental Discipline, Care for the Poor

Dec 6, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Ten years after the release of the Encyclical Letter of the late Pope Francis on care for our common home, Laudato Si’, the Local Ordinary of Abuja Archdiocese has urged Nigerians to revive a culture of environmental discipline, caring for the earth, ecological spirituality that respects the environment, protects the poor, and restores harmony between humanity and nature.

Today, December 6, We Celebrate St. Nicholas of Myra

Dec 6, 2025

On Dec. 6, the faithful commemorate a bishop in the early church who was known for generosity and love of children. Born in Lycia in Asia Minor around the late third or fourth century, St. Nicholas of Myra is more than just the inspiration for the modern day Santa.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin in Mozambique. Credit: Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Vatican Secretary of State Grateful for “warm welcome” in Mozambique Pastoral Visit

Dec 5, 2025

By João Vissesse

The Vatican Secretary of State has arrived in Mozambique for a five-day pastoral visit, expressing joy at the reception by the people of God in the Southern African nation.

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Young Catholics at National Mass in Kenya Urged to Persevere amid Hardships: “Jesus loves you”

Dec 5, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Youth Commission has encouraged young people from different Dioceses who attended their National Mass to remain hopeful despite the many struggles they face in life, reminding them that Christ walks with them at every moment.

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Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Call for Family Centred Approach in Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Dec 5, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have faulted existing interventions against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the region describing the response to the crisis as “incomplete”.

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“Follow in the footsteps of the Blessed Virgin Mary”: Tanzanian Catholic Archbishop to Sisters at Perpetual Profession

Dec 5, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es-Salaam has urged the members of the Little Sisters of St. Francis who were making Perpetual Profession and others celebrating Silver Jubilee to remain steadfast in their vocation by imitating the virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  

Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Among the Most Viewed and Searched on Wikipedia and Google in 2025

Dec 5, 2025

By David Ramos

Pope Leo XIV’s profile is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia and was one of the most searched terms on Google in 2025.

Fr. Paul Morana Sandi, the newly elected President of the National Confraternity of Catholic Priests in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

New President of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Priests Pledges to Foster “deep, visible unity” among the Clergy

Dec 5, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The newly elected President of the National Confraternity of Catholic Priests in Sierra Leone has expressed commitment to promoting unity among the members in the West African nation during his tenure in office.

Steeven Kezamutima at the Africa Climate Summit in 2023. Credit: Brantina boke Chacha

Catholic Environmentalist Lauds Groundbreaking Climate Finance Watch Tool Piloted in Kenya as Important in Climate Space

Dec 5, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Laudato Si Movement Africa Programs Coordinator  has underscored the importance of the first-ever Climate Finance Watch Tool in funding climate action, loss and damage.

Bishop Jackson Murugara of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Meru. Credit: Radio Maria Kenya

Sabbatical is a Way of Honoring God, Kenyan Priests, Religious Told

Dec 5, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Bishop Jackson Murugara of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Meru has highlighted the pastoral value of undertaking sabbatical describing it as an important moment of spiritual renewal and act of “honoring God.”

Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei of the Diocese of Obala with Catholic laity in Cameroon. Credit: NECC

“Do not be afraid, put out into the deep”: Cameroonian Catholic Bishop to Laity at General Assembly

Dec 5, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei of the Catholic Diocese of Obala in Cameroon has called on lay Catholics to pursue their mission of evangelization without fear.

Joseph Karam (far left) arrived with his parents, his aunt and uncle, and a group of about 90 Lebanese-Americans from across the United States — all drawn by the significance of witnessing Pope Leo’s first international visit and experiencing it on Lebanese soil — for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Joseph Karam

Youth, Migrant Workers, and Peacekeepers Reflect on Pope Leo XIV’s Visit to Lebanon

Dec 5, 2025

By Romy Haber

Pope Leo XIV’s Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 trip to Lebanon has left a deep impression across the country and beyond.

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation and the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities on Dec. 5, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

How Can AI Serve the Common Good and Not Just the Powerful? Pope Leo XIV Responds

Dec 5, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV reflected Dec. 5 at the Vatican on the challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

Today, December 5, We Celebrate St Gerald, Bishop of Mayo

Dec 5, 2025

St. Gerald was an English monk, and the bishop of Mayo. The date of his birth is unknown, however we do know that after the Synod of Whitby in 664, he followed St. Colman to Ireland, and settled in Innisboffin, in 668. 

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Missionary Congregation Joins Call for Prayers for 265 Children still Held after Nigerian School Abductions

Dec 4, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The Society of African Missions (SMA) has called for spiritual solidarity with the 265 out of over 300 children and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, who are still missing following their November 21 kidnapping.