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Church Nigeria’s “last moral voice”: Catholic Bishop Urges Journalists to Defend the Church, Promote Hope amid Crisis
Bishop David Ajang of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Lafia has called on Catholic media practitioners to defend the Catholic Church, arguing that the institution remains the country’s “last moral voice” in a society where morality is in rapid decline.
Season of Creation 2025: Catholic Laity on How Laudato Si’ Inspired Environment-Friendly Initiatives in Cape Verde
The May 2015 Encyclical Letter of the late Pope Francis on care for our common home, Laudato Si’ “raised awareness” on and inspired “concrete” environmental initiatives in Cape Verde, a Catholic lay leader has testified.
Catholic Archbishop in Burkina Faso Calls for Renewal, Communion in 2025–2026 Pastoral Year
Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Koupéla in Burkina Faso has called on the people of God in the West African nation to embrace the new Pastoral Year 2025-2026 as a moment of renewal, sincere conversion, and renewed commitment to service.
Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Audience: The Cross of Christ is "greatest discovery" of Life
The Holy Father greeted hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from his popemobile, blessing several babies and accepting various gifts from people from different countries.
Realizing Ordination of Women Won’t Achieve “full equality” in Church: Kenyan Theologian
Realizing ordination of women will not achieve “full equality” in the Church, Catholic theologian in Kenya has said.
Two Angolan Prelates Call for Fostering of Catholic Identity in Learning Institutions, Highlight Other Gaps, Solutions
Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola and his counterpart in country’s Cabinda Catholic Diocese have called for the fostering of a Catholic identity in institutions of learning under the auspices of the Church, and more investment in education in view of expansion.
Today, September 6, We Celebrate Blessed Thomas Tzugi
Born to nobility and educated by the Jesuits of the Arima province around 1571, Thomas entered the Jesuit order upon the completion of his schooling at around 17 years old.
Ahead of Canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, Cardinal Brislin in South Africa, Youths Share Motivation for Holiness
Ahead of the Sunday, September 7 scheduled canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a Cardinal in South Africa and Catholic youths under the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have shared how the soon-to-be world’s first Millennial Saint inspires them to holiness.
“Prophetic offering”: Catholic Sister in Review of Newly Launched Book at Conference of African Women Theologians
The new book, “African Women Theologians & Synodality,” unveiled at the September 2-6 African Women Theologians Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, is a prophetic call for the Catholic Church on the continent to embrace inclusivity and justice.
Young Catholics in Ghana Hope to address “pertinent issues” Pertaining their Faith at Annual Meeting
Members of the Ghana National Catholic Youth Council (GHANCYC) who are gathering for their 49th Annual General Council Meeting (AGCM) seek to address the issues they are grappling with, especially pertaining their faith.
Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Calls for Responsible Stewardship in Caring for Creation
Humanity bears a moral obligation to exercise responsible stewardship, having been entrusted by God with the care of creation, the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has said.
Pope Leo XIV Inaugurates Ecological Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo
Pope Leo XIV on Friday officially inaugurated the Laudato Si’ Village in Castel Gandolfo with a liturgical celebration highlighting the “vocation” to care for creation.
Today, September 5, We Celebrate St. Teresa of Kolkata
The Church celebrates on Septermber 5 the feast of Mother Teresa, a universal symbol of God's merciful and preferential love for the poor and forgotten.
“Treated as amateurs”: African Women Theologians Ask to Be “taken seriously” in Academia
Theology is still a hostile space for women in Africa who are denied opportunities to contribute to the daily life of the Church alongside their male counterparts, participants in the ongoing Second African Women Theologians Conference have said.
SIGNIS Nigeria’s Ongoing Congress to Equip Communicators to be Agents of Hope amid Despair: Official
SIGNIS Nigeria has organized a congress to strengthen professional bonds among Catholic communicators in the West African country that is grappling with socio-economic challenges.
Jubilee of Bishops in Malawi Ends with Invitation to be “true channels of God’s love”
The ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year and the Synod on Synodality, is a call to transformation that invites the people of God to become true channels of His love, the Local Ordinary of Zimbabwe's Catholic Diocese of Hwange has said.
Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Condoles with Victims after Landslide Wipes Out Sudanese Village
As Sudan reels from the devastating landslide that reportedly wiped out the village of Tarasin in the Marrah Mountains of the war-torn Darfur region, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has expressed solidarity with those affected, and called for urgent humanitarian and environmental action.
Vatican Issues Special Stamps for Canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati
The young faces of Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be immortalized in special stamps issued on the occasion of their canonization.
New Priests in Angola Urged to be Present in Communities, Walk with the People
Bishop Pio Hipunyati of the Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva in Angola has called on seven Deacons he ordained Priests against isolating themselves from those they have been sent to serve, but to be fully present in communities.
Church is both Patriarchal and Matriarchal: Catholic Archbishop at African Women Theologians Conference
Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has emphasized that women play a central role in the Catholic Church, contrary to the perception among some people that the Church is patriarchal.
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