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Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) need to detach themselves from “material things”, Bishop Peter Munguti Makau of Kenya’s Isiolo Catholic Diocese has said.
Members of the Catholic Theological Association of Nigeria (CATHAN) have pledged to uphold the “theological and pastoral legacy” of the late Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on April 26.
The passing on Easter Monday, April 21 of Pope Francis is a great personal loss, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka has said.
Maurice Cardinal Piat of Mauritius has eulogized the late Pope Francis as a true spiritual Father and a guiding light for the Church’s mission to the poor and marginalized.
On the feast of St. Joseph the Worker (May 1), here are some of the most beautiful and powerful quotes from Pope Francis’ document of personal reflections on St. Joseph.
Pope Francis was “a true father of the Global South”, members of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) have said, and pledged to keep the legacy of the late Pontiff, who they say paid attention to “the forgotten” and those on the peripheries, alive.
In the aftermath of this year’s Holy Week massacres in Nigeria’s Plateau and Benue States that left over 70 people dead, the Parish Priest of St. Joseph Aboki Parish of the Diocese of Katsina-Ala has shared firsthand testimony of deadly attacks that he says were carried out by Fulani herders.
While Rose Mumbi Gichuhi grew up in Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN), parishioners did not have to worry about the financial needs of the Church.
The President of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) has paid glowing tribute to the late Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on April 26, affirming that the people of God in the Central African nation will “greatly miss” the late Pontiff.
The Apostolic Nuncio in Angola has eulogized the late Pope Francis as a Catholic Church leader, who sought after souls as a good shepherd in the footsteps of Jesus Christ after the example of St. Francis of Assisi.
“It is not cheap to train a Priest.” These are the words of Fr. Henry Omwoyo, the Vice Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) in Kenya and South Sudan. He explains that without a sustainable funding strategy, Spiritans, members of the oldest missionary Congregation in Kenya, have been struggling to meet the ever growing expenses of training Seminarians.
As the College of Cardinals prepares for the Conclave set to begin on May 7 to elect the successor of the late Pope Francis following his passing on Easter Monday, April 21, focus is on the 135 Cardinal Electors out of the 252 Cardinals.
The life of the late Pope Francis, who passed on Easter Monday, April 21, is a true testament of genuine humility, and what it means to be a member of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits), a Catholic Priest, and a Pontiff, Clergy and women and men Religious in Kenya have said.
The late Pope Francis was “a good shepherd”, who inspired the people of God across the globe in many ways with his teachings, Bishop Henry Juma Odonya of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kitale has said.
Pope Francis passed away Easter Monday, April 21. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years. His burial at St. Mary Major took place Saturday, April 26. Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
The late Pope Francis was known to speak highly of Africa, always settling for the most colorful words to describe the continent, which he believed had immense potential.
Pope Francis was affectionate towards South Sudan, President Salva Kiir of the world’s youngest nation has said, and recalled the 11 April 2019 extraordinary gesture when the Holy Father knelt and kissed his feet and those of his rival, Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny, among others, while begging the political leaders to end the country’s civil war.
“It should be possible to have an African Pope,” the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has said in an interview during which he weighed in on the process of electing the successor of late Pope Francis, who was laid to rest on Saturday, April 26.
Sr. Jane Joan Kimathi first met Pope Francis in 2015 when the Holy Father was getting everything set for his maiden trip to Africa as pontiff, starting with Kenya.
Pope Francis taught the people of God to “fast from sin”, this is how a number of Catholics in the West African nation of Nigeria recall the late Pontiff, who passed on Easter Monday, April 21.