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Climate Activists Convene in Kenya for Interfaith Prayer against Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa
Climate activists and faith leaders from across Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Sunday, August 24 for an interfaith prayer session to push for an end to fossil expansion on the world’s second largest continent.
Catholic Bishop in Kenya Calls for Spiritual Solidarity as Over 40 Priests Transition to New Diocese
The Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Eldoret has urged the people of God in his Episcopal See to continue offering spiritual support to a large section of their shepherds who are set to transition to the newly created Diocese of Kapsabet.
Pope Leo XIV: "Christian hope is not evasion, but decision"
Addressing thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 27 emphasized Jesus’ embrace of suffering.
Today, August 27, We Celebrate St. Monica
On August 27, one day before the feast of her son St. Augustine, the Catholic Church honors St. Monica, whose holy example and fervent intercession led to one of the most dramatic conversions in Church history.
Why It’s Costly for Catholic Entities in War-Torn Sudan to Engage in Peacebuilding Initiatives
Catholic entities in Sudan where there is heavy fighting are intervening with caution, an official at the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has said, noting that the Church is especially keen not to engage in any peace-building initiatives that might be misinterpreted as the war rages on.
Voting “an act of grave moral responsibility”: Catholic Bishops of Cameroon’s Bamenda Province to Electorate
Catholic Bishops of Cameroon’s Bamenda Provincial Episcopal Conference (BAPEC) have emphasized the need for the electorate to actively participate in their country’s presidential election scheduled for October 12.
“It has helped us a lot”: Nigerian Catholic Sister on 2024 Opus Prize Impact on Apostolate with Vulnerable Girls, Women
The 2024 Opus Prize of US$1 million has had significant impact on the apostolate of Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, the laureate of the award that recognizes transformative humanitarian work.
Children in African Countries Experiencing Persecution Benefit from Catholic Charity’s “back to school” Support
The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has unveiled a variety of education funded programs for children in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, and other countries, where the foundation says “Christian communities are in danger of extinction.”
"Let there be peace!": Book of Pope Leo XIV’s Discourses to be Published August 27
On Aug. 27 the Vatican will publish a compilation of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses from the first months of his pontificate in a book signed by the pontiff.
“Don’t be a good churchgoer and a bad Christian”: Nigerian Catholic Bishop Urges Authentic Christian Living
Bishop David Ajang of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Lafia has cautioned the people of God against reducing Christianity to mere religious appearances, urging them instead to embrace authentic discipleship rooted in the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Vatican Announces Theme for 2026 World Day of Peace
“Peace Be With You All: Towards an Unarmed and Disarming Peace” will be the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, the Vatican announced Aug. 26.
Pope Leo XIV to Inaugurate Integral Ecology Center in Castel Gandolfo in September
Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to inaugurate on Sept. 5 Borgo Laudato Si’, a development dedicated to the care of creation inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical.
“Allow people to tell their stories”: Content Producers at Communication Network for Catholic Sisters in Kenya Told
Content producers at the Communication Network for Catholic Sisters (CNCS) in Kenya, an information service of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), have been urged to let people tell their own stories, and for them to only be “carriers” of the voices of their information sources.
Today, August 26, We Celebrate St. Jeanne Elizabeth des Bichier des Anges
St. Jeanne was born July 1773 at La Blanc, France and died August 26, 1838. She was canonized in 1947 by Pope Pius XII.
In Launched Strategic Plan, Catholic Sisters in Kenya to Engage in “income-generating media services” to Raise Funds
The five-year Strategic Plan that the Communication Network for Catholic Sisters (CNCS) in Kenya launched on August 23 provides for the Nairobi-headquartered entity to continue providing media services to raise funds for the entity of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), the Director of CNCS has said.
Pope Leo XIV on the Insurgency in Mozambique: Do not Forget “these brothers and sisters of ours”
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his closeness with victims of violence in Mozambique, praying for the end of the war that has left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands internally displaced and in a worsening humanitarian crisis.
Angola’s Menongue Diocese Golden Jubilee: Local Ordinary Hails Growth in Vocations, Missionary Presence
Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako of the Catholic Diocese of Menongue in Angola has hailed the pastoral and missionary growth in his Episcopal See over the past five decades and noted an increase in vocations to Priestly and Religious Life.
“Take your destiny into your hands”: Ivorian Catholic Bishop to Youths at Conclusion of National Youth Day
The President of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) has urged young people in the West African nation to take full responsibility for their lives, their faith, and their role in society.
Pope Leo XIV: Lack of Priests is a "great misfortune" for the Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV said the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church during an audience Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, with French altar servers.
Kenyan Catholic Bishop Remembers Fr. John Kaiser, Murdered 25 Years Ago, as “moral conscience” of Church, Nation
Fr. John Anthony Kaiser, the American-born member of the Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM), whose lifeless body was found along Kenya’s Nakuru-Nairobi highway on 23 August 2000 stood out as “a moral conscience” of the Church and Kenyan society, Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe has said.
