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Catholic Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International is dedicating its Christmas campaign this year to persecuted Christians in Burkina Faso who will be supported through a wide range of charity initiatives.
Bishop Augustine Ndubueze Echema of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Aba has assured the people of God in his Episcopal See that measures will be taken to prevent a recurrence of the deadly stampede that marred this year’s Solemnity of Christ the King.
At the Eucharistic celebration of Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho’s 50 years of episcopal ministry, the retired Angolan Church leader has been lauded for defending the Church amid Angola’s various crises while he served as Bishop.
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Constantine Rupiny, currently serving as the rector of the Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary Alokolum in Gulu as the Local Ordinary of Nebbi Catholic Diocese.
“[The final document] participates in the ordinary magisterium of the successor of Peter, and as such, I ask that it be accepted," Pope Francis wrote in a Nov. 25 note about the 52-page document.
On the Solemnity of Christ the King, the patron of Catholic youths in Angola, young people in the Southern African nation have been urged to embrace service, love, and truth in their lives.
The Feast of Christ the King remains significant in addressing global challenges such as conflicts, corruption, and terrorism, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.
One word that captures the experience of the Director General of Misereor during his recently concluded first-ever visit to Africa is “hope”.
Sudan’s Gabriel Cardinal Zubeir Wako has expressed optimism that the new Catholic year starting with Advent 2024 Season on Sunday, December 1 will renew the faith in the country, where he says the number of the Consecrated people is declining amid civil war.
Mons. Thomas Oleghe, the oldest Priest in Nigeria has passed on at the age of 104.
The Catholic University of Zimbabwe (CUZ) has initiated a psycho-spiritual program to address mental health challenges emanating from unemployment, domestic violence and bereavement among other factors in the southern African nation.
Two Catholic Priests from Nigeria have lamented about the worsening security situation in the West African nation, noting that recent activities by the less-known Lakurawa jihadist group in the country’s Northwest region spells trouble for the region that is still battling widespread Boko Haram insurgency.
Animators of the Teen STAR curriculum across Africa have been given the go-ahead and modify the Catholic formation program in ways that bring out Africa’s “rich cultural heritage.”
The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations has described his reception of an honorary doctorate from the Catholic University of Central Africa (UCAC) in Yaoundé, Cameroon as touching and an honor not only to himself but also to the Church.
Protracted violence in Ghana’s region of Bawku has caused displacement of people and loss of human life and livelihoods for survivors among other negative effects, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have lamented.
The feast of Christ the King is a relatively recent addition to the Church’s liturgical calendar but a powerful reminder to the modern world that Jesus reigns.
Eastern Christians — both Catholic and Orthodox — observe the Nativity Fast, a penitential and preparatory time before the great feast of Christmas.
Veritas University Abuja, a Catholic institution of higher learning in Nigeria, has accepted affiliation with the international Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI), establishing a new campus that seeks to churn out experts trained to handle trauma cases that are reportedly on the rise in the West African country.
Pope Francis has hailed the 100-year-old Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Nigeria for its “invaluable service” to the people of God.
Medical graduands at Our Lady of Lourdes Mutomo College of Health Sciences (OLLMCHS) of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya have been cautioned against prioritizing financial gains over care for patients.