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Despite 2025 Challenges, Let Us Enter 2026 with Hope, Says Secretary General of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria
The Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has urged Nigerians to begin 2026 with hope and gratitude to God, acknowledging the many challenges the people of God in the West African nation faced in 2025 while expressing confidence in God’s sustaining presence.
Second Catholic Bishop of Mbanza Congo Diocese in Angola Eulogized as “model of prayer, simplicity”
Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, the second Catholic Bishop of Mbanza Congo Diocese in Angola, who passed on aged of 80 on January 1, has been remembered as a prayerful and simple servant of God.
“Bearers of light in a world of shadows”: Cardinal Brislin of South Africa Opens 2026 by Pointing Catholics to Mary
As the people of God around the world stepped into 2026, Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa used the first Eucharistic celebration of the New Year to frame the months ahead as both a gift and a calling, urging believers to become “bearers of light in a world of shadows and darkness.”
“Destroy weapons, heal the heart”: Douala Archbishop Sets New Year Agenda of Forgiveness, Justice, Peace for Cameroon
Archbishop Samuel Kleda of the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon has outlined a moral and social vision for the Central African nation, calling for a change of hearts that would translate into forgiveness, unity, justice, and an end to violence.
Mali’s Church Leaders Blame “external perceptions” for Christian Persecution Reports, Applaud Interfaith Dialogue
Church leaders in Mali have pushed back against reports suggesting that Christians are facing targeted persecution in the West African nation, attributing such claims to “external perceptions” and underscoring the country’s long-standing culture of peaceful coexistence between members of religious communities.
“Let us become light for those around us”: Catholic Bishop of Makurdi in Nigeria Calls for Lifelong Holiness in 2026
Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has urged the people of God to embrace a renewed commitment to conversion, holiness, and courageous faith as they step into the New Year 2026.
Consecrated Life Africa’s Sacred Tree: Vatican Prefect Calls Superiors in Africa to Be Bridges of Healing, Hope in 2026
At the dawn of 2026, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has invited women and men Religious in Africa and Madagascar to see themselves anew through a powerful image: the sacred tree that shelters, heals, and gives life.
St. Mary’s Mumias Hospital in Kenya to Reopen Under Women Religious to Restore “Catholic ethos,” Says Kakamega Bishop
After months of silence that followed the suspension of services at St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya in early July 2025, fresh details are emerging about the future of the 93-year-old health facility in the West of the East African nation.
From “Pilgrims” to “Apostles of Hope”: Cardinal Brislin Urges Catholics to Carry Hope into a Darkened World
At the closure of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year of hope in his Metropolitan See, Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa has appealed for Catholics to move beyond spiritual reflection and become active witnesses of hope in society.
“Rescue Nigeria from evil”: Catholic Bishop Challenges Leaders to Rebuild Public Trust in 2026
As the New Year 2026 fast approaches, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria has issued a strong moral appeal to the West African nation’s political leadership, warning that continued poor governance and erosion of public trust could push the country deeper into crisis unless urgent changes are made
“Avoid being fake people,” Kenyan Catholic Bishop Urges Pontifical Missionary Children to Embrace Sincerity and Honesty
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma has urged children belonging to the Pontifical Missionary Childhood (PMC) to cultivate good character by embracing sincerity, honesty, and patience in their daily lives.
Angolan Catholic Archbishop Suggests Need to “rediscover a taste for dialogue” amid World Conflicts
Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has underscored the need for dialogue as armed conflicts continue to devastate various regions of the world.
“Faith must be lived within a community”: Bishop to Parishioners of St. Austin, Kenya’s Oldest Inland Catholic Parish
Parishioners of St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of the Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN), Kenya’s oldest inland Catholic church, have been told to find belonging in groups such as Small Christian Communities (SCCs), Catholic Women Association (CWA), Catholic Men Association (CMA) and other apostolic entities within the Parish.
U.S. Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria “potentially helpful way to bring some hope”, Catholic Bishop Says as Priest Concurs
Catholic leaders in Nigeria have cautiously welcomed the reported U.S. military strikes against elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operating in the country, describing the joint U.S.-Nigeria action as a long-awaited intervention that could signal renewed seriousness in addressing terrorism, insurgency, and banditry that have plagued the West African nation for over a decade.
First Holy Door Closed: "Special time for the Church is closed, but not God’s grace"
With the closing of the Holy Door of St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, the Vatican began on Dec. 25 the gradual conclusion of the 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope convened by the Church.
This Christmas, Three Kenyan Catholic Prelates Call for Christ’s Light to Heal Families, Protect Life and Build Peace
As Kenyans celebrate Christmas 2025, three Catholic Church leaders have delivered messages that converge on a single theme: hope born of Christ’s light, expressed through care for one another, responsibility in society, and a renewed commitment to peace and life.
“What does God want to tell us here?”: Nuncio in Kenya Says Christmas Night Reveals God Who Enters Africa’s History
As the people of God across Africa mark the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ amid wars, economic strain and rapid social change, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has challenged Christians in the East African nation and across the world’s second largest continent to see Christmas not as a comforting routine but as a decisive intervention of God in human history.
“Do Not Be Afraid”: Christmas Testimony of Catholic Bishop from Sudan’s Third Year of War
In a country battered by violence, displacement, and fear, the 2025 Christmas message of Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali of Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of El-Obeid emerges as a testimony of faith spoken from within war itself.
“Stem tide of fear and criminal activities”: Catholic Archbishop of Lagos to Nigerian Government in Christmas Message
Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has urged the Nigerian government at all levels to take courageous and meaningful action to address insecurity and restore hope among citizens, warning against reliance on “empty platitudes” in the face of widespread fear and criminal violence.
From Wounds to Fraternity: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Proclaims Hope in His 2025 Christmas Message
In a country marked by youth and deep wounds, Christmas continues to speak with uncommon clarity, according to Bishop Christian Carlassare of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek
