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Catholic Bishops in Africa, Europe Propose “a healthy Priest exchange program”
Catholic Bishops in Africa and Europe have expressed their commitment to realizing “pastoral exchange” programs between the two continents, including formation and a program that would see Priests in Africa commissioned to Europe, and vice versa.
Nowhere Safe, “nobody knows his fate”: Catholic Bishop on Insecurity in Nigeria’s Capital
Insecurity in Abuja, Nigeria, is worsening with residents of the West African nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) fearing for their lives even in the confines of their houses, a Catholic Bishop has said.
Pope Francis Appoints Priest Apostolic Administrator for Kenya’s Military Ordinariate
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. John Njue Njeru as the Apostolic Administrator for Kenya’s Military Ordinariate.
Vatican – São Tomé and Príncipe Agreement Ratified with “exchange of the instruments”
The agreement that the Vatican and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe signed on 15 August 2022, the annual Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the recognition of the Catholic Church and her ecclesiastical institutions as a “juridical personality” in the African Island country has been ratified.
Cardinal in Nigeria Urges Participants in Digital Influencers Formation to be Changemakers
Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke has called on members of the African Synodal Digital Youth Influencers (ASDYFI), who are embarking on a six-month formation program to transform the digital spaces where they engage with their peers, and to be agents of change in Africa.
Vote for Leaders with People's Interests at Heart: Ghanaian Catholic Bishop
Bishop Gabriel Edoe Kumordji of Ghana’s Keta Akatsi Diocese has called upon eligible Ghanaians to vote for leaders, who have the people’s interests at heart in the general elections slated for December 7.
“Stand firm in Christian values”: Archbishop to Catholic Student Leaders in Kenya
Student leaders in Catholic sponsored schools in Kenya have been urged to make Christian values their main reference in their day-to-day decisions.
European Bishops’ Council Official Explains Why “no joint statement” on Fiducia Supplicans
The divided opinions among members of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE) on the blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which Fiducia Supplicans (FS) permitted impeded the issuing of a collective statement, the President of the Council has said.
Inside Plans to Open Beatification Process for Martyred Catechist in Equatorial Guinea
In Equatorial Guinea, the name of José Si Esono is synonymous with the country’s first evangelization.
Nigeria May Have “highest number of Christian martyrs in this century”: Seminary Rector
Should persecution against Christians in Nigeria continue, the West African nation will have the highest number of people killed because of their faith in the 21st century, the Rector of St. Augustine Major Seminary Jos has said.
Catholic Bishops in Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda Advocate for “pilgrims of peace”
Members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC) comprising Catholic Bishops in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda have reflected on the security situation in their respective countries and called upon the people of God to foster peace in their respective countries.
“People are living in fear”: Catholic Official on Insecurity in Nigeria’s Federal Capital
“People are living in fear on a daily basis because of the rise in kidnappings,” the Chairman of the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of Nigeria's Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.
Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Laments Use of Authority “for personal gains”
Authority used for “personal gains” is abuse of power, the Local Ordinary Abuja Archdiocese in Nigeria has said.
Zambia’s Catholic Bishops Express Solidarity amid “persisting situation of Cholera”
Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) are in solidarity with the people of God in the Southern African nation, who are reeling from the effects of the cholera outbreak that has resulted in hundreds of deaths.
Catholic Bishops on what the Church in Africa is Expecting from Synod on Synodality
The Church in Africa hopes to see a synodal process that does not allow the Universal Church to “modify divine laws and precepts in order to create room for all”, members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have said ahead of the second session of the Synod on Synodality scheduled to take place in October this year.
Formators at Nigerian Seminary Risking their Lives on the Road for Lack of Accommodation
Formators at Good Shepherd Major Seminary of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna are risking their lives every day as they travel to and fro the formation facility that does not have adequate accommodation for them.
Training of Catholic Priests in Cape Verdean Diocese to Examine Vatican II Documents
Catholic Priests serving in Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago are set to improve their knowledge on the Second Vatican Council Documents in an upcoming training in the Diocese.
Caritas Zambia Calls for “decisive measures” to Combat Cholera, Resurgence of COVID-19
Caritas Zambia is calling on Zambia’s government to put in place “decisive measures” to combat the outbreak of cholera and the “insidious” COVID-19 resurgence ahead of the postponed reopening of schools.
St. Thomas Aquinas Reminds Us That Faith and Reason Go Together
Every Jan. 28, the Church celebrates St. Thomas Aquinas — doctor of the Church, patron saint of students, distinguished philosopher and theologian, and author of the monumental “Summa Theologica.”
Anniversary of Nuns’ HIV/AIDS Project in Kenya Marked with Caution: Virus “still with us”
The 20th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS project of the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru on Friday, January 26 was marked with the caution that cases of HIV infections are on the rise in the East African nation.
