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Pope Leo XIV and Robert Cardinal Sarah. Credit: Vatican Media/ACI Africa

Fact Check: Has Pope Leo XIV Appointed Guinean Vatican-based Cardinal Sarah His “Special Envoy”?

May 23, 2025

Is the May 19 YouTube post claiming that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Guinean-born  Robert Cardinal Sarah his Special Envoy to “a newly created position” of the Holy See, authentic? 

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Over 100 African Youths to Participate in Planned Third Laudato Si’ Assembly in Ghana Targeting Young People

May 23, 2025

More than 100 young people from across Africa and beyond are expected to gather in the capital city of Ghana, Accra, for the Third Laudato Si’ Youth Assembly, aimed at celebrating the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, which the late Pontiff issued on 24 May 2015.

10 Years of Laudato Si’: Apostolic Administrator in Mozambique Says “caring for nature is protecting the future”

May 23, 2025

The Apostolic Administrator of Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Quelimane has called on Christians to embrace environmental responsibility as a vital part of their faith and a way of securing the future.

Pope Leo XIV smiles during his first general audience in St. Peter's Square on 21 May 2025, members of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (CEDOI). Credit: Vatican Media/ CEDOI

Indian Ocean Catholic Bishops Pledge “full collaboration” with Pope Leo XIV in His Petrine Ministry

May 23, 2025

Members of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (CEDOI) have pledged their full collaboration with Pope Leo XIV in his ministry as the successor of St. Peter.

“Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope,” written by Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director at EWTN News. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Biography Launches in Rome; Book Available Now from EWTN

May 23, 2025

EWTN officially launched the first authoritative biography of Pope Leo XIV during an event at the Vatican on May 22.

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Port Louis

Correction of “great injustice”: Catholic Bishop Hails UK’s Accord to Cede Sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

May 23, 2025

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius has welcomed the United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, describing the move as a long-awaited act of justice for a displaced people and a significant moment in the country’s decolonization journey.

“Many children disappear without a trace”: Catholic Official Decries Surge in Human Trafficking in Angola

May 23, 2025

The Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (CEPAMI) in Angola has lamented the reported surge in cases of human trafficking and exploitation in the Southern African nation, where children are disappearing under mysterious and often criminal circumstances.

Catholic Bishop in Uganda Advocates for “new” Style of Priestly Formation to Realize “synodal shepherds of hope”

May 23, 2025

There is a need to align formation of future Priests with the rapidly changing pastoral context of the modern world, Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok of Uganda’s Catholic Diocese of Lira has said.

Alasdair MacIntyre in March 2009. / Credit: Sean O’Connor/Flickr via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0)

Renowned Philosopher and Catholic Convert Alasdair MacIntyre Dies at 96

May 23, 2025

Alasdair MacIntyre, a towering figure in moral philosophy and a Catholic convert credited with reviving the discipline of virtue ethics, died on May 21 at age 96.

Today, May 23, We Celebrate St. Jane Antide Thouret

May 23, 2025

On May 23 the universal Church celebrates the feast day of St. Jane Antide (Jeanne-Antide) Thouret, a Sister of Charity who worked tirelessly for the faith amidst persecution during the French Revolution.

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From Slums to Priesthood: Cameroonian Catholic Priest Shares Journey of Faith, Renews Commitment to Serving the Poor

May 22, 2025

A Cameroonian Catholic Priest has penned a heartwarming testimony of his experiences in a book, narrating his experience with poverty to the sacred vocation of the Priesthood.

Catholic Priest Returning from Small Christian Community in Kenya’s Eldoret Diocese Killed, Catechist Companion Missing

May 22, 2025

Fr. Allois Cheruiyot Bett, a member of the Clergy of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained, when he “was accosted and fatally shot by armed assailants” while returning from Holy Mass at a Small Christian Community in his Parish on Thursday, May 22, the National Police Service (NPS) in Kenya has confirmed.

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10th Anniversary of Laudato Si': Catholic Official in Angola Raises Concerns About Actions Endangering the Environment

May 22, 2025

As the Church marks ten years since the publication of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, Laudato Si’, the Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has raised concerns about growing threats to the environment, calling for urgent and concrete actions to protect the planet.

“God did it for us”, Catholic Archbishop in Ghana Hails Pope Leo XIV as God’s Gift, Urges Spiritual Solidarity “always”

May 22, 2025

Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has called on the people of God in Africa to embrace the May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th successor of St. Peter, describing the decision of the Cardinal Electors as God’s gift to the Church.

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Kenyan Catholic Diocese Pledges to Strengthen Pastoral Exchange Program with American Archdiocese

May 22, 2025

The Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening and deepening its pastoral exchange partnership with the American Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

An artisanal miner carries a sack of ore at the Shabara artisanal mine near Kolwezi in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Oct.12, 2022. | Photo by JUNIOR KANNAH/AFP via Getty Images

Catholic Official in Angola Decries Exploitation of Children in Namibia, Urges Urgent Government Action

May 22, 2025

The  Human Rights Officer for the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has expressed concern following revelations that Namibia’s former president, Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba, made on the exploitation of children in Angola.

Today, May 22, We Celebrate St. Rita of Cascia

May 22, 2025

On May 22, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, who the late John Paul II called “a disciple of the Crucified One” and an “expert in suffering.”

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Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast to Nurture Unity, “prophetically proclaiming the Gospel”

May 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast to deepen their unity as a vital foundation for evangelization as they celebrate the closing of the Golden Jubilee of their common forum, the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI).

Archbishop Luigi Bianco, transferred to the Vatican diplomatic mission of Slovenia and Kosovo. Credit: UEC

Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda Transferred to Slovenia, Kosovo

May 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has transferred Archbishop Luigi Bianco, who has been serving as Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda, to the Vatican diplomatic mission of Slovenia and Kosovo.

Catholic Bishops in DR Congo Call for Implementation of Social Pact for Peace, Harmonious Coexistence amid Crises

May 21, 2025

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) have appealed for national unity and reconciliation through the implementation of a Social Pact for Peace and Harmonious Coexistence, as the country grapples with political, security, and humanitarian crises.