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St. Francis Xavier statue in front St. Joseph Cathedral in Beijing, China, Feb. 25, 2016. / Credit: Zvonimir Atletic/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV Creates "new" China Diocese amid Diocesan Border Dispute with Beijing

Sep 10, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV has created a new Catholic diocese in northern China with the same name as one established decades ago by Beijing without Vatican approval.

Bishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua. Credit: ACI Africa

Pilgrims at Our Lady of Muxima Shrine in Angola Urged to “build new relationships” Conforming to Gospel

Sep 10, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua has urged pilgrims at the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima in Angola to renew their commitment to Christ, rebuilding “new relationships” that conform to the values of the Gospel. 

Pope Leo XIV preaches at the historic Rotonda church in Albano, Aug. 17, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Israeli Attack in Qatar a "very serious" Development

Sep 10, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Referring to the growing tension in the Middle East conflict, Pope Leo XIV stated: “We must pray a lot and keep working, searching, insisting on peace.”

Cyrille Ebotoko. Credit: JPC

Catholic Church Commission in DR Congo Declares September 21 Annual National Day for “peace, democracy, living together”

Sep 10, 2025

By Joseph Pronechen

The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace (JPC) of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has announced the establishment of an annual National Justice and Peace Day (JNJP) aimed to promote peaceful coexistence and democracy in the Central African nation. 

Bishop Neil Frank. Credit: SACBC

Precious Blood Sisters 140th Anniversary: Bishop Celebrates Legacy of Congregation Five Women in South Africa Started

Sep 10, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Five women who wore red skirts started the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood (CPS), a Congregation that has spread its roots and is now present in 20 countries across five continents.

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Beira

“The Church is built in hearts, not walls”: Catholic Bishop in Mozambique Urges Commitment to Spiritual Renewal

Sep 10, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino has called for commitment to spiritual renewal based on the fact that at the heart of the Church is people’s hearts and not just physical edifices. 

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Caritas Torit Gives Out Cholera Kits as Deadly Outbreak Spreads Across South Sudan

Sep 10, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The development arm of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan has handed over cholera response kits to the country’s Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Health to contain what has been described as a worsening cholera outbreak in the region.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg. Credit: SACBC

Season of Creation 2025: Cardinal Brislin in South Africa Calls for Responsibility Towards Vulnerable, Suffering

Sep 10, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg has urged the people of God under his pastoral care to prioritize love and care for the vulnerable and the suffering if the Season of Creation 2025 is to be realized.

Today, September 10, We Celebrate St. Nicholas of Tolentino

Sep 10, 2025

Born in 1246 in Sant' Angelo, Italy, Nicholas became an Augustinian friar at the age of 18 after hearing an Augustinian hermit preach. He was ordained seven years later and quickly gained a reputation as a great preacher and confessor.

Catechist Cipriano Parite. Credit: ACN

Plan to Advance Sainthood Course of Catechist in Mozambique Who Chose Death to Save Villagers Surfaces

Sep 9, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula of the Catholic Diocese of Nacala in Mozambique has revealed plans to advance the beatification of Catechist Cipriano Parite who chose to die to save a group of Muslims and Christians in his village.  

Fr. Prof. Paul Béré. Credit: ACI Africa

Award-Winning African Scholar Calls for Mentorship, Positive Criticism between Men and Women Theologians

Sep 9, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Male theologians in Africa can sometimes be very dismissive of the ideas of their female counterparts, Fr. Prof. Paul Béré has said, calling for respect, mentorship, and positive criticism of women theologians.

Fr. Vealumun Paul Ansbert Mom. Credit: ACI Africa

“I don't have a village anymore”: Catholic Priest Decries Insecurity, Christian Persecution in Nigeria

Sep 9, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The Superior General of the Via Christi Society in Nigeria has decried the state of insecurity in his native Makurdi Catholic Diocese, saying that he can no longer travel to his village.

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To Safeguard Creation, Catholic Development Agencies in Africa Urge “more robust policies” Prioritizing Climate Justice

Sep 9, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Officials of Catholic Church development agencies in Africa, including Laudato Si Movement Africa (LSM), Caritas Africa (CA), and the Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), are calling for enhanced policies focusing on climate justice aimed to protect creation.

Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was installed on Sept. 5, 2025, as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana during a ceremony at Nicholls State University.  / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

First African Bishop Ordained to Lead U.S. Diocese in Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana

Sep 9, 2025

By Tessa Gervasini

Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was ordained last week in Louisiana, making him the first African bishop in the mainland United States.

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: ADN

Go Beyond Sacrament of Confirmation, Nurture Children’s Faith: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya to Parents, Guardians

Sep 9, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Parents and guardians have the responsibility to nurture the faith of their respective children even after they have facilitated their receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said.

Crowds of people come to pray at Carlo Acutis’ tomb at the church of St. Mary Major in Assisi, Itlay, during the weekend of his Sept. 7, 2025, canonization. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi

Over Half a Million Pilgrims Have Visited St. Carlo Acutis’ Tomb So Far This Year

Sep 9, 2025

By Courtney Mares

More than 620,000 people have visited the tomb of St. Carlo Acutis in the first eight months of 2025, according to the Diocese of Assisi, Italy.

Today, September 9, We Celebrate St. Peter Claver

Sep 9, 2025

On Sept. 9, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit missionary who spent his life in the service of African slaves brought against their will to South America during the 17th century.

Bishop Roger Coffi Anoumou of the Catholic Diocese of Lokossa in Benin is representing the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) at the second African Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit: SECAM

SECAM Calls for “Africa-led, community-rooted and just” Solutions for Climate Crisis

Sep 8, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are calling for methods that are African, “community-rooted” and just in addressing climate change manifested in droughts, floods, and cyclones, among others in the world’s second largest continent.

“Deeply regrettable”: Catholic Sisters’ Congregation in Kenya Troubled after Member Captured Assaulting Younger Sister

Sep 8, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The leadership of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (FSJ), also known as Asumbi Sisters in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay has expressed regret over an incident of abuse in which an older member is captured in a video recording assaulting a younger member of the Congregation.

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“Do not be frightened by crosses”: Catholic Bishop at 75th Anniversary of Legion of Mary in Ivory Coast

Sep 8, 2025

By Justin Assalé

Bishop Raymond Ahoua of the Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam in Ivory Coast has invited members of the Legion of Mary, known as Patricians, to be, like the Blessed Virgin Mary, disciples of Jesus amid challenges in the West African nation.