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Season of Creation 2025: Catholic Laity on How Laudato Si’ Inspired Environment-Friendly Initiatives in Cape Verde
The May 2015 Encyclical Letter of the late Pope Francis on care for our common home, Laudato Si’ “raised awareness” on and inspired “concrete” environmental initiatives in Cape Verde, a Catholic lay leader has testified.
Catholic Archbishop in Burkina Faso Calls for Renewal, Communion in 2025–2026 Pastoral Year
Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Koupéla in Burkina Faso has called on the people of God in the West African nation to embrace the new Pastoral Year 2025-2026 as a moment of renewal, sincere conversion, and renewed commitment to service.
Ahead of Canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, Cardinal Brislin in South Africa, Youths Share Motivation for Holiness
Ahead of the Sunday, September 7 scheduled canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, a Cardinal in South Africa and Catholic youths under the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have shared how the soon-to-be world’s first Millennial Saint inspires them to holiness.
“Prophetic offering”: Catholic Sister in Review of Newly Launched Book at Conference of African Women Theologians
The new book, “African Women Theologians & Synodality,” unveiled at the September 2-6 African Women Theologians Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, is a prophetic call for the Catholic Church on the continent to embrace inclusivity and justice.
“Treated as amateurs”: African Women Theologians Ask to Be “taken seriously” in Academia
Theology is still a hostile space for women in Africa who are denied opportunities to contribute to the daily life of the Church alongside their male counterparts, participants in the ongoing Second African Women Theologians Conference have said.
Exorcism Ministry “comes from Scriptures”: South African Theologian Emphasizes Role of Jesus in Fight against Demons
The ministry of exorcism is founded in the Sacred Scriptures and modelled after the person of Jesus Christ, a member of the Theological Advisory Committee of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has said.
Conference of African Women Theologians II Kicks Off with Invitation to Transfer Insights into Church Formation Programs
Participants in the Second African Women Theologians Conference 2025 who are gathering at Hekima University College (HUC) in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, have been challenged to transfer insights from the five-day convention into Church formation programs.
At Installation of New Catholic University of South Sudan VC, Chancellor Emphasizes “moral values, ethical behaviours”
Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla has emphasized the importance of fostering “moral values” and upholding “ethical behaviour” and discipline as foundational in the affairs of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS).
Africa Peace and Environment Summit: Catholic University VC Urges “sense of ecological citizenship, virtue”
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has called for conversion at a personal level to curb environmental degradation and the associated dangers.
Smooth Leadership Transition at Catholic University of South Sudan Lesson to Government: Official at VC Installation
The Governor of Western Equatoria State in South Sudan has lauded the smooth leadership transition at the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS).
Pope Leo XIV Assures Persons Affected by Deadly Landslide in Sudan’s Darfur Region “his spiritual closeness”
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual solidarity with all persons affected by the August 31 landslide that reportedly wiped out Tarsin village in Sudan’s Central Darfur region, killing at least 1,000 people.
Newly Installed Catholic University of South Sudan VC Pledges to Foster Teamwork to Create “inclusive environments”
The new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) has pledged to foster teamwork with various stakeholders in view of “creating inclusive environments” to advance the institution’s mission.
“People feel abandoned”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Decries Worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Benue State
Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Makurdi has expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Benue State, faulting authorities for neglect and complicity in the violence that has displaced nearly two million people in his Episcopal See.
“I came to walk with you”, Bishop in Mozambique Says at Installation, Urges “Pilgrim, Missionary, Synodal Church”
On the occasion of his installation as the Local Ordinary of Mozambique’s Quelimane Catholic Diocese, Bishop Osório Citora Afonsoi assured the people of God of his readiness to serve, pledging to foster a “missionary and Synodal Church” of pilgrims.
No to Coloured Shoes for Catholic Priests during Church Celebrations in Nigeria as Archbishop Decries Liturgical Abuses
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has decried Liturgical abuses in his Metropolitan See, cautioning Priests under his care against wearing coloured shoes and trousers while celebrating Church events.
Prioritize Education of Youths, Apostolic Nuncio to New Leadership of Catholic University of South Sudan
The representative of the Holy Father in South Sudan has called on the new leadership of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) to have the education of youths as a priority at the institution of higher learning.
“Our hearts are heavy”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Concerned about Increase in IDP Camps amid Terrorist Attacks
The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called for an end to “the incessant killings”, terrorism, and banditry in the West African nation, noting that camps for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country have increased owing to insecurity.
Nigerian Sisters’ Order Distances Itself from “former” Member Who “embraced Islamic Religion” amid Viral Abuse Claims
The leadership of Mother of Perpetual Help of the Archangel Sisters (MOPHAS) Auchi Diocese in Nigeria has distanced itself from Kinse Shako Annastasia, a former member of the Congregation whose August 24 Facebook post titled “Religious Sisters Are Not Priests’ Wives or Bedmates” went viral.
“Time of grace, synodal conversion”: Cardinal Ambongo on Pastoral Week in DR Congo’s Kinshasa Archdiocese
Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called for spiritual renewal in a spirit of discernment as his Metropolitan See opens its second Archdiocesan Pastoral Week.
Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone Murdered while Preparing for New Mission
A Catholic Priests in Sierra Leone’s Catholic Diocese of Kenema was murdered on August 30 while he was preparing to take on a new mission in the Sierra Leonean Episcopal See.
