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Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi of Ivory Coast’s San Pedro Catholic Diocese, who was appointed Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa on April 8, has reflected in on his Episcopal appointment, emphasizing his commitment to accomplishing the task entrusted to him.
Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has challenged politicians in the country to use the time they spend on internal problems to address the needs of the people instead.
Members of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) have acknowledged a decline in HIV infections and deaths related to the disease in the East African nation, attributing the drop to treatment and prevention services.
Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expressed their “spiritual closeness and solidarity” with victims of the recent floods and landslides that struck Kinshasa and surrounding areas, leaving scores dead and causing widespread destruction.
Residents of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are counting losses following the April 5 floods which, according to the account given by a Catholic Priest, tore the city into two.
Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Kumbo, which is part of Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province, located in the country's conflict-affected North West region has issued an “urgent alert” on a surge of human trafficking in the Episcopal See.
Greed is a primary factor in the environmental degradation in Uganda, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have said.
The remains of Michael Lagu, the victim of the March 26 attack on Our Lady of Assumption Loa Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan, have been recovered at the church premises, where they have been temporarily interred.
Bishop Merhakristos Getachew Yilma of the Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa in Ethiopia has sent out a moving prayer for the safety of a member of the Clergy of Harar Apostolic Vicariate who was kidnapped in March and is still missing even after his ransom was paid.
The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has called for immediate action to eliminate preventable maternal and newborn deaths, which are said to be the highest in the world.
Uganda’s Catholic Bishops are decrying moral decay in the East African nation, which they say is manifested in homicide that has extended to foetuses and the newly born babies.
Pax Christi International (PCI), an international Catholic peace movement, has appealed to individuals and groups to join its prayer campaign for peace in Sudan, which has been at war for nearly two years.
Bishop Christian Carlassare of the Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan has condemned the April 2 clashes between armed groups in South Sudan’s Abiemnhom County of Parieng State in Ruweng Administrative Area that left at least 29 people dead and several others injured.
On the occasion of the 23rd National Peace and Reconciliation Day marked on April 4 in Angola, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje has called upon Angolans to collaborate with the government in the process of consolidating peace.
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has weighed in on the March 28 killing of 16 individuals in Uromi, Edo State.
The relevance of religious freedom in Sierra Leone is beyond exaggeration, the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in the West African nation has said.
Protecting children and vulnerable adults among the communities that the Catholic Diocese of Garissa in Kenya serve has always been a difficult task owing to the strong traditions of the communities that have “their own way” of handling cases of abuse.
In the face of multiple violent conflicts in many countries of the world, including in Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), officials of the Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) have joined Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) to caution against the tendency to politicize aid.
The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria has highlighted the significance of the Holy Week and Easter season urging the people of God to prepare adequately and with devotion for “the great occasion.”
Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako of the Diocese of Menongue in Angola has commended the “faith and full engagement” of the people of God in his Episcopal See in the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.