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Ahead of Angola’s National Reconciliation Congress, Catholic Archbishop Calls for “divine enlightenment”

Nov 3, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho has appealed to Angolans to ensure that the country's National Reconciliation Congress scheduled for November 6-9 becomes a genuine moment of healing, forgiveness, and national renewal.

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishops Call for Collaboration in Curbing Vandalization, Desecration of Cemeteries in Angola

Nov 3, 2025

Catholic Bishops in Angola have called on government authorities and members of society to work together to stop the growing vandalization and desecration of cemeteries across the country, warning that the trend threatens both cultural dignity and Christian reverence for the dead.

Today, November 3, We Celebrate St. Martin de Porres

Nov 3, 2025

St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 as the son of Spaniard Juan de Porres, and a freed colored-woman from Panama, Ana Velasquez. Being of mixed race, Martin was of a lower social caste, though his father looked out for him and made sure the boy was apprenticed in a good trade.

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala. Credit: Veritas Television

Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop Condemns Post-Election Violence, Warns of Deepening Social Crisis

Nov 2, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala has condemned the post-election violence that erupted across the country following the proclamation of results from the October 12 presidential poll.

Bishop David Ajang of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Lafia. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigerian Catholic Bishop Decries Dire Situation of Displaced Persons, Urges Government Support

Nov 2, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Bishop David Ajang of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Lafia has decried the dire condition of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in his Episcopal See, warning that persistent insecurity and the neglect of victims threaten national stability and development.

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola. Credit: Luanda Archdiocese

Holiness is “a universal calling”: Angolan Catholic Archbishop on All Saints Solemnity

Nov 2, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola has called on the people of God to embrace holiness as everyone's vocation and destiny of every human being.

Antoine Cardinal Kambanda. Credit: EWTN

Cardinal in Rwanda Hails Youth’s Role in Africa’s Early Evangelization and Ongoing Growth of the Church

Nov 2, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Cardinal Antoine Kambanda has acknowledged the contribution of the young people in Africa to the primary evangelization mission of the Catholic Church and their continued support for its growth on the African continent.

Pope Leo XIV leads the faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in reciting the Angelus on Nov. 2, 2025. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV urges Ceasefire in Sudan, Condemns Post-election Violence in Tanzania

Nov 2, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Pope Leo XIV issued urgent appeals for peace and humanitarian access in Sudan and Tanzania on Sunday, decrying escalating violence that has left civilians dead and aid blocked in parts of Africa.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass commemorating the faithful departed at Rome's Verano Cemetery on Nov. 2, 2025. / Daniel Ibáñez

Pope Leo XIV: Death is "a hope for the future"

Nov 2, 2025

By Diego López Colín

Celebrating Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed at Rome’s Verano Cemetery, Pope Leo XIV invited Catholics to contemplate death “not so much as a recollection of the past, but above all as a hope for the future.”

Today, November 2, We Celebrate All Souls Day

Nov 2, 2025

The commemoration of all the faithful departed is celebrated by the Church on November 2, or, if this falls on a Sunday or a solemnity, the feast is celebrated on November 3. The Office of the Dead must be recited by the clergy on this day, and all the Masses are to be of Requiem except one of the current feast, where this is of obligation.

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Ghanaian Catholic Bishop Hopeful Maiden Rosary Congress Inspires Return to Foundations of Faith

Nov 1, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Bishop Peter Kwaku Atuahene of the Catholic Diocese of Goaso in Ghana has expressed optimism that the inaugural Rosary Congress of the Metropolitan See of Kumasi will inspire the people of God to rediscover the foundations of the Catholic faith.

Sr. Vyonne Sanyanga. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Sister Advocates for Spaces to Address Mental Health Issues among Clergy in Southern Africa

Nov 1, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

A Zimbabwean Catholic Sister has called on the Church to establish more mental health centers to support Clergy and members of in Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) facing psychological and emotional challenges in their ministry in southern Africa.

Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma at the 71st Anniversary of St. Jude Thaddeus Devotion in Uganda. Credit: Uganda Catholics Online

“Live and work with the others”: Kenyan Bishop at 71st Anniversary of St. Jude Thaddeus Devotion in Uganda

Nov 1, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma has urged the people of God in Uganda to embrace teamwork as a pathway to overcoming despair and finding fulfillment in life.

An African nun prays the rosary. On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock.

Donald Trump, U.S. President, Says He'll Designate Nigeria "country of particular concern"

Nov 1, 2025

By Madalaine Elhabbal

President Donald Trump said he is designating Nigeria a "country of particular concern."

On All Saints Day 2025, St. John Henry Newman was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Declares St. John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church

Nov 1, 2025

By Walter Sanchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV has declared St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognizing the English cardinal and theologian as a towering figure of faith and intellect.

Ryan Marr is an expert on the English saint and is a former associate editor of the Newman Studies Journal. / Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Marr

Drawing Inspiration from Newman: "Without his legacy, perhaps I would not be Catholic today"

Nov 1, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

St. John Henry Newman continues to inspire many to embrace the Catholic faith as he did.

Today, November 1, We Celebrate All Saints' Day

Nov 1, 2025

The Solemnity of All Saints is celebrated on the first of November. It was instituted to honour all of the saints, both known and unknown, and, according to Pope Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.  

Bishop Christian Carlassare decries the humanitarian situation in Sudan. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Bentiu/Caritas Internationalis/Reuters

What’s Happening in Sudan “is a tragedy”: Catholic Bishop Denounces Atrocities, Urges Global Media Attention

Oct 31, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

A Catholic Bishop has condemned the ongoing violence in Sudan, describing the situation in the country’s Darfur city of El Fasher – recently captured by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), formerly known as the Janjaweed militia – as “a tragedy”.

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Africa Must “return love for love,” Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Calls for Renewed Missionary Zeal Abroad

Oct 31, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has called upon the people of God in Africa to “return love for love,” embracing renewed missionary zeal, and sharing the spiritual fruits sown by early missionaries.

Mariam Ibrahim was arrested for apostasy and adultery because Sharia law mandated that she was a Muslim, like her father, even though she had been reared as a practicing Christian. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)

“Prayer was my strength in prison”: Sudanese Woman Who Hid Bible Pages in Hair Shares, Prays for Persecuted People

Oct 31, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The biggest challenge for persecuted people in the world is accessing God’s Word, Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman who was arrested and jailed for being a Christian, has said.