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Pope Leo XIV invited the faithful to contemplate “the mystery of unity and communion with the Church of Rome” during his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9.
The feast of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran is celebrated by the entire Church. It marks the dedication of the cathedral church of Rome by Pope Sylvester I in 324.
Formators from Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) serving in Kenya have been urged to embrace “sensitivity and vigilance” in handling candidates under their care, following the first-ever training on safeguarding for Religious formators in the East African nation.
Catholic Sisters in Mozambique’s Pemba Diocese are implementing programs that support thousands of people displaced by terrorist violence in Cabo Delgado Province located in the north of the country, helping them heal from the trauma and rebuild their lives.
Catholic Bishops in Angola have called for a renewed national commitment to reconciliation, forgiveness, and moral renewal, cautioning that the country’s future depends on healing historical wounds and strengthening social cohesion.
Caritas Cape Verde is set to launch its Golden Jubilee celebrations with the observance of the World Day of the Poor and a General Assembly later this month, opening a year-long commemoration focused on service, solidarity, and renewed commitment to the most vulnerable.
The encounter, described as one of “closeness with the victims, of deep and painful listening and dialogue,” lasted nearly three hours.
Angola’s President João Lourenço has described the posthumous decoration of Pope Paul VI with the Medal of the 50th Anniversary of Angola’s Independence as a historic gesture of gratitude to the Vatican for the late pontiff’s support of African liberation movements in the early 1970s.
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity was born Elizabeth Catez in Bourges, France, in 1880. Her father, a military captain, died when she was only seven, leaving her mother to raise Elizabeth and her sister, Marguerite.
Nigeria’s government officials need to view the West African nation’s designation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) as an opportunity for international collaboration rather than an act of hostility, the Vice-Chancellor of Veritas University, Abuja, has said.
Archbishop Jean Mbarga of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé has called on Cameroonians to move beyond post-election tensions and commit themselves to building peace, solidarity, and love for their country.
Religion should unite rather than divide, Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) has said, urging Christians to live out mission as a daily expression of fraternity, dialogue, and shared humanity.
The Saints of Africa provide numerous lessons about emptying oneself with heaven as the goal, Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad has said, calling for Africans to make holiness their “obsession.”
In a brief communication, the Vatican Secretariat of State said that “Holy Father Leo XIV has in mind to convene an Extraordinary Consistory” for Jan. 7-8, 2026.
Pope Leo XIV warned about new addictions of recent times such as compulsive gambling, betting, and pornography as consequences of excessive internet use.
In a message to the Builders AI Forum at the Vatican in Rome, Pope Leo said the development of AI “cannot be confined to research labs or investment portfolios.”
Pope Leo XIV told two women’s religious congregations that we should “allow ourselves to be challenged” by the presence of those who suffer.
St. Engelbert, was born in Berg around the year 1185 to Engelbert, Count of Berg and Margaret, daughter of the Count of Gelderland. He studied at the cathedral school of Cologne and, while still a boy, was made provost of the churches of St. George and St. Severin at Cologne and of St. Mary's at Aachen, as it was a common abuse in the Church at the time to appoint the children of nobles to such positions.
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafang in Cameroon has expressed his “indignation” after the Governor of the West Region, Awa Fonka Augustine reportedly congratulated him for remaining silent during the country’s recent post-election crisis.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Mbeya in Tanzania has invited the people of God in the Metropolitan See to unite in prayer and in acts of mercy for the victims of the October 29 general-election-related violence in the East African nation.