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Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu. Credit: ACI Africa

“Their suffering is our suffering”: Vatican Official on Christian Persecution in Nigeria, Calls for Spiritual Solidarity

Jun 30, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The Secretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization has denounced attacks in Northen Nigeria reportedly targeting Christians and called for spiritual solidarity with the persecuted followers of Jesus Christ, personal conversion of persecutors, and concrete action to end the violence.

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Professing Evangelical Counsels “a great gain”: Spiritan Provincial Superior at Perpetual Profession in Kenya

Jun 30, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Professing the Evangelical Counsels, the set of three vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience that are at the heart of Religious Life, comes with the benefit of freedom to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to serve the needy and downtrodden, the Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya and South Sudan has said. 

“Moment of pride”: Jesuits in Africa Laud Confrere’s Appointment as Faculty Dean at Rome-based Gregorian University

Jun 30, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The appointment of Fr. Prof. Paul Béré of the Jesuit Province of West Africa (AOC) as Dean of the Faculty of Biblical Sciences (Biblicum) at the Rome-based Pontifical Gregorian University is “a moment of pride for the Church in Africa”, the President of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) has said.

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Newly Consecrated Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Urged to Pay Attention to “people’s pain”

Jun 30, 2025

By João Vissesse

The representative of the Holy Father in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Cape Verde, and Mauritania has called upon the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau to align his Episcopal Ministry with the public ministry of Jesus Christ, manifested in closeness to the suffering.

Pope Leo XIV meets with the delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople on June 28, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV Seeks to Reestablish "full visible communion" with Eastern Orthodox

Jun 30, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28 audience.

Malawi’s Catholic Bishops Denounce “lawless behaviour” ahead of September Polls, Urge Commitment to Love

Jun 30, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops (MCCB) have denounced lawlessness as citizens of the Southern African nation prepare to elect their president, legislators, and local leaders in the September 2025 polls.

“We should become a Samaritan Church”: Southern African Catholic Bishops Solicit Help for Flood Victims

Jun 30, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have extended their spiritual solidarity with the victims of the recent devastating floods in the country’s Eastern Cape Province and appealed for generous donations to help realize an outreach program.

Taking Religious Vows Start of “spiritual journey of continuous faithfulness”: Newly Professed Mozambican Nun Told

Jun 30, 2025

By João Vissesse

Taking the three vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience that marks the beginning of Religious Life has one embark on “a spiritual journey” that requires fidelity to Christian principles, Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has said. 

The faithful take part in the Divine Liturgy at Our Lady of the Olive Church in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, June 29, 2025. / Credit: Mohammad Al-Rifai/ACI MENA

Churches in Syria Resume Liturgies amid Heightened Security and Unease

Jun 30, 2025

By Souhail Lawand

Divine Liturgies were celebrated on Sunday, June 30, in Damascus, Syria — albeit with significantly lower attendance due to a prevailing atmosphere of fear and anxiety.

Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Denounces Use of Hunger As "weapon of war" in Message to UN Conference

Jun 30, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” in a message to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization conference in Rome. 

Today, June 30, We Celebrate The First Holy Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church

Jun 30, 2025

These “proto-martyrs” of Rome were the first Christians persecuted en masse by the Emperor Nero in the year 64, before the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul.

Priestly Ordination of Fr. Isaac Onwansa at the Holy Ghost Cathedral of Mombasa Archdiocese on 28 June 2025. Credit: ACI Africa

Ordained Priest after 19 Years of Service as Deacon, Kenyan Spiritan Says “prayer was my strength”

Jun 29, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Fr. Isaac Omwansa, the newly ordained Kenyan-born member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.), found solace in prayer as he served as a Deacon for close to two Decades, awaiting his Priestly Ordination.

Late Former Zambian President Eulogized as Servant Leader Who Trusted God Despite Isolation

Jun 29, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Archbishop Alick Banda of Zambia’s Lusaka Catholic Archdiocese has eulogized the late former Zambian President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, as a servant leader who remained steadfast in his faith in God, even when he experienced isolation and other life’s trials.

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Laments “very abortion oriented” Attitudes, Urges Strategies for Good Governance

Jun 29, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango has denounced the growing culture of abortion and called for the building of just governance systems that address the country’s recurrent challenges, especially hunger.

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown

Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Urges Realistic Sex Education Programs at Marriage to Curb “contraceptive culture”

Jun 29, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone  has called for faith-based, realistic sex education programs targeting couples preparing for marriage.

Pope Leo XIV spoke about unity on Sunday, June 29, after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the city of Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Warns New Archbishops Against Pastoral Plans that Repeat Without Renewing 

Jun 29, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV warned new archbishops on Sunday against following “the same old pastoral plans without experiencing interior renewal and a willingness to respond to new challenges.”  

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square in Rome, was transformed this Sunday into a vibrant tapestry of color laid over the asphalt, June 29, 2025. / Credit: Hannah Brockhaus

Rome Celebrates its Patron Saints with a Burst of Colorful Flowers: PHOTOS

Jun 29, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Via della Conciliazione, the grand avenue leading to St. Peter’s Square, was transformed on Sunday into a vibrant tapestry of color as part of the Historic Flower Festival.

Pope Leo XIV spoke about unity on Sunday, June 29, after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the city of Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Says the Unity of the Church "is nourished by forgiveness and mutual trust"

Jun 29, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday spoke about unity in the Catholic Church after bestowing the pallium on 54 new metropolitan archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the city of Rome. 

Today, June 29, We Celebrate Sts. Peter and Paul

Jun 29, 2025

On June 29 the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Peter & Paul. As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day. Together, the two saints are the founders of the See of Rome, through their preaching, ministry and martyrdom there.

Priestly Ordination of Fr. Isaac Onwansa at the Holy Ghost Cathedral of Mombasa Archdiocese on 28 June 2025. Credit: ACI Africa

“Don’t doubt, don’t feel you're alone”: Archbishop to Newly Ordained Kenyan Spiritan Priest after 19 Years as Deacon

Jun 28, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa has called on the member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) he ordained a Priest, not to fear or doubt in his ministry, assuring him of God’s constant presence and the support of the Church.