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Archbishop William Matthew Slattery. Credit: SACBC

Let's Prepare Adequately for “the great occasion” of Holy Week, Easter: South African Archbishop

Apr 5, 2025

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. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Lauds Faithful’s Active Participation in 2025 Jubilee Year

Apr 5, 2025

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.

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Caritas South Sudan “stands with” Catholic Bishops on Parties Involved in Rising Tensions Refraining from Violence

Apr 4, 2025

Officials of Caritas South Sudan, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the East-Central African nation, have expressed their solidarity with members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) in the call on all parties involved in the rising tensions in the country to refrain from violence. 

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Church Leaders in South Africa Laud Courage of Seven-Year-Old Who Reported Sexual Abuse amid Many Unresolved Cases

Apr 3, 2025

Members of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) have lauded the courage and resilience of a seven-year-old girl who reported that she was sexually abused in the country’s Eastern Cape Province.

Bishop Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta of South Sudan's Torit Diocese. Credit: Radio Emmanuel

South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Torit Condemns Deadly Attack on Parish, Demands Justice

Apr 3, 2025

The Catholic Diocese of Torit has condemned the March 26 violent attack on Our Lady of Assumption Parish in Loa, Magwi County, where South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) personnel are said to have killed a civilian, injured another, and desecrated Church property.

Late Bishop Pedro Carlos Zilli (right) and Fr. Lúcio Brentegani (left). Credit: Radio Sol Mansi

Pioneer Bishop of Bafatá Catholic Diocese in Guinea-Bissau Still Remembered Years Later for Faith Legacy

Apr 3, 2025

At the Eucharistic celebration marking the fourth death anniversary of Bishop Pedro Carlos Zilli, the Pioneer Local Ordinary of Bafatá Diocese in Guinea-Bissau, who died on 31 March 2021, has been remembered for his legacy of faith during his Episcopal ministry.

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Law Students at Catholic University in Malawi Urged to Give Legal Aid to Wrongly Accused Prisoners during Jubilee Year

Apr 3, 2025

The Director of Academics and Quality Assurance of the Catholic University of Malawi (CUNIMA) has urged the students of the institution's faculty of law to assist prisoners who lack legal representation during the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.

Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho of Kenya's Malindi Diocese. Credit: Moses Mpuria/Sheshi Visual Arts

Politicians not “entitled to special seats”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya Issues Directive to Ensure Equality in Worship

Apr 3, 2025

The Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Malindi has issued a pastoral letter discouraging special treatment of politicians during liturgical celebrations in his Episcopal See.

Members of the Association of Ordinary Conference of Rwanda and Burundi (ACOREB). Credit: Archdiocese of Kigali

Catholic Bishops in Rwanda, Burundi Appeal for Normalcy amid Fears of DR Congo War Spillover

Apr 3, 2025

Members of the Association of Ordinary Conference of Rwanda and Burundi (ACOREB) have decried the tension between the two neighboring countries the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where there is intense fighting.

Fr. Patrick Lonkoy Bolengu at a mission station. Credit: Fr Patrick Lonkoy Bolengu

Mill Hill Missionaries in DR Congo Creating Safe Spaces to Heal Deeply Wounded Families

Apr 2, 2025

With never-ending wars and poverty, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a deeply wounded country.

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC). Credit: ACI Africa

Rise above Challenges to Vote Massively in October Polls: Cameroon’s Catholic Bishops to Electorate

Apr 2, 2025

With challenges such as high cost of living and insecurity in vast regions of Cameroon, few people may see the reason to participate in the country’s presidential elections slated for October, members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) have said.

Mons. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye, appointed Local Ordinary of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal Diocese in Senegal.

Rector of Catholic University of West Africa Appointed Bishop of Senegal’s Saint-Louis Diocese

Apr 2, 2025

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye, who has been serving as the Rector of the Burkina Faso-based Catholic University of West Africa (UCAO) as the Local Ordinary of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal Diocese in Senegal.

Members of the Standing Committee of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA). Credit: IMBISA

“We ask for your continued prayers”: IMBISA Standing Committee ahead of Plenary Assembly, Golden Jubilee

Apr 2, 2025

Members of the Standing Committee of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) are appealing for spiritual solidarity ahead of the 14th Plenary Assembly planned for September, during which the nine-nation forum of Catholic Church leaders will be marking its Golden Jubilee.

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Caritas Rwanda Lists “strengthening resource mobilization strategies” among Priority Activities in 2025

Apr 2, 2025

Caritas Rwanda, the humanitarian and development establishment of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda (CEPR), has outlined activities to aid its operations in 2025, including how to mobilize resources and become more sustainable.  

Fr. Celestino Epalanga (center), Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti (left), and Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto (right)

Reconciliation “essential for building prosperous, united, indivisible” Angola: Official of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Apr 1, 2025

The people of God in Angola need to “invest” their energies in fostering reconciliation, the Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has said. 

Third Youth Pilgrimage in Ivory Coast’s Abidjan Archdiocese Ends with Call on Young People to be “agents of peace”

Apr 1, 2025

The third youth pilgrimage of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast has ended with a call for young people to embrace peace and show resilience amid life’s challenges.

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC). Credit: ACI Africa

Cameroon Elections 2025: Catholic Bishops Urge Authorities to Provide "electoral security” for October Polls

Apr 1, 2025

Cameroon’s Catholic Bishops have called on the “competent authorities” in the Central African nation to address any electoral insecurities that may mar the country’s presidential elections slated for October.

Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan (right) and Bishop Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda (left).

Pope Francis Accepts Early Retirement of Local Ordinary of Mzuzu Diocese in Malawi, Appoints Successor

Apr 1, 2025

Pope Francis has accepted the early retirement request that Bishop John Alphonsus Ryan of Malawi’s Catholic Diocese of Mzuzu presented.

Fr. Isaac Agabi, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi

“I'm not afraid of death”: Nigerian Priest Recounts Ordeal as Abductee, Attributes Escape to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Mar 31, 2025

Fr. Isaac Agabi, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi, who was abducted alongside a Seminarian on Trinity Sunday 2020 has recounted his experience as an abductee, attributing his successful escape to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. 

Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku of Mbanza Congo Catholic Diocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia Angola

Ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Requires “greater dynamism”: Catholic Bishop in Angola

Mar 31, 2025

The people of God in Angola need to live the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year with “greater dynamism” to fully experience its graces, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Mbanza Congo Catholic Diocese has said.