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Non-Catholic Theologian Witnesses to Gains of Small Christian Communities in Promoting Ecumenism in Africa

Sep 11, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Small Christian Communities (SCCs), the new way of being Church in Africa, are leading the way in uniting different Christian denominations, a non-Catholic Ecumenist has said.

Pope Francis speaks at the Dili Convention Center in East Timor, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Leaves East Timor: "I’ll never forget your smiles"

Sep 11, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis’ event with young adults was his last stop in East Timor before flying four hours to Singapore for the fourth and final leg of his Sept. 2–13 trip.

Members of the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Nigeria. Credit: National Peace Committee (NPC)

Poll in Nigeria’s Edo State “opportunity to demonstrate dedication to peaceful democratic transitions”: Peace Committee

Sep 11, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the  National Peace Committee (NPC) in Nigeria, who include representatives of the Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have described the upcoming Edo State Gubernatorial election as a significant moment for the country’s democratic process, which should “demonstrate” a democratic transition that is peaceful. 

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Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Appeals for Help, Prayers after Thousands Displaced by Floods

Sep 11, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria is appealing for prayers and humanitarian assistance for thousands of people, who were displaced by floods that intensified on Tuesday, September 10.

Mother Veronica of the Holy Faith (left) shows some of the hosts that will be consecrated during the International Eucharistic Congress; portrait of St. Mariana of Jesus (right). / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/EWTN News

Hosts for International Eucharistic Congress Made in Home of Ecuador’s First Saint

Sep 11, 2024

By Eduardo Berdejo

Some 65,000 hosts for the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress could not have come from a better place: the home of Ecuador’s first saint, Mariana of Jesus.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria

Catholics in Nigeria Urged to Improve on Communication to Quickly Fish Out People “masquerading” as Church Agents

Sep 10, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

People masquerading as Catholic Priests and other Church agents are having a field day in the West African nation of Nigeria owing to gaps in communication between Parishes, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.

Biennial Congress of Christian Mothers in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese Ends with Commitment to “promote unity”

Sep 10, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The 10th Biennial Congress of the Christian Mothers Association (CMA) in Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has ended with a commitment to promoting unity and empowering members. 

Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood Cause: Kenyan Committee Members Share Inspirations, Say Humility His Outstanding Virtue

Sep 10, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Kenya’s first native Catholic Bishop and Cardinal, Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, has been a source of inspiration to many in the East African nation. His humble lifestyle is his most outstanding virtue, two members of the Kenyan committee spearheading the cause of Sainthood of the Cardinal have said in separate interviews with ACI Africa. 

Amid “the bad news we counter”, Let’s Look to God, Who “walks with us, presides over human history”: Angolan Bishop

Sep 10, 2024

By João Vissesse

The challenges the people of God in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Viana may be experiencing should not end in despair, the Local Ordinary has said, and emphasized the need for them to look to God, who journeys with them.

Pope Francis during Mass at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu in Dili, Timor-Leste, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor Draws 600,000 Catholics, Almost Half of Country’s Population

Sep 10, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The pope celebrated the youthfulness of East Timor at the outdoor Mass where the crowd appeared like a sea of yellow-and-white Vatican-themed umbrellas.

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Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Warns of Sanctions against Priests Engaging in Liturgical Abuses

Sep 10, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The Local Ordinary of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has cautioned the Clergy in his Episcopal See against engaging in Liturgical abuses, noting that those who violate the traditions of the church will be punished.

Pope Francis blesses children at the Irmas Alma School in Timor-Leste on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis in East Timor Says Children Show us How to "be cared for by God"

Sep 10, 2024

By Kristina Millare

“This is what one finds here: love. Without love this cannot be understood. And so we understand the love of Jesus who gave his life for us,” the Holy Father said.

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Multilingual Education Promotes Dialogue: Pope Francis’ Message to Global Literacy Event

Sep 10, 2024

By Zoe Romanowsky

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state, conveyed a message from the Holy Father to all those involved in International Literacy Day 2024.

Pope Francis arrives in East Timor on Sept. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor, Asia’s Youngest and Most Catholic Country

Sep 10, 2024

By Courtney Mares

Francis is the first pope to visit East Timor since it gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, becoming the first new sovereign state of the 21st century.

Pope Francis greets the crowd at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope to Youth in Papua New Guinea: Words, Gestures of Love Overcome "ugly fruit of hatred"

Sep 10, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The pope emphasized that “the language of love, the language of closeness, the language of service” is what can unite people in a region of more than 800 dialects. 

Catholic Theologians Schedule Prayers for Africa’s Participants in October Synod on Synodality Session in Rome

Sep 9, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Organizers of the weekly synodal palavers that ended on September 6 have announced a virtual “prayer session” for Africa’s delegates to the second session of the Synod on Synodality scheduled to start on October 2 and end on October 29 in Rome.

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria's Wukari Diocese and one of the Church stewards who lost an eye during the August 5 assault. Credit: Wukari Diocese

Military Apologizes for Assault on Catholic Priest in Nigerian Diocese, Bishop “concerned about unanswered questions”

Sep 9, 2024

By Abah Anthony John

The military has apologized for the August 5 assault on Fr. Bernard Unum and his stewards in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari, the Local Ordinary of the Nigerian Episcopal See has told ACI Africa.

What Kenyan Committee for Cause of Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood is Doing to Make His Virtuous Life Known

Sep 9, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The Kenyan committee spearheading the cause of Sainthood of Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga has initiated various activities aimed at making the Cardinal’s virtuous life widely known among the people of God in the East African nation.

Fr. Adelino Calonda during the opening Mass of the 2024/2025 Catechetical n Angola's Luanda Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Catechists in Angola Urged to Teach Catechumens “the truth with patience, depth”

Sep 9, 2024

By João Vissesse

Catechists are required to patiently teach catechumens the doctrine of the Church and to do so with “depth,” the Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Care in Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has said.

A priest gives Communion to children at the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. / Credit: Eduardo Berdejo/EWTN News

1,600 Children Receive First Holy Communion at International Eucharistic Congress

Sep 9, 2024

By Diego Lopez Marina

From the early hours of the morning of Sept. 8, a multitude of faithful began to congregate on the esplanade of Bicentennial Park in Quito.