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Priestly Vocations Are Up in Burkina Faso Despite Islamic Terrorism
Despite constant terrorist attacks suffered by Catholics in Burkina Faso from Islamic fundamentalists, vocations to the priesthood have increased in recent years.
Pope Francis: How to be "pilgrims of hope" During 2025 Jubilee Year
Pope Francis called on Catholics to become “pilgrims of hope” in a BBC podcast, emphasizing that “hope and kindness touch the very heart of the Gospel.”
Pope Francis’ 2024 Travels: Historic Visits to Southeast Asia, Oceania, Belgium, and Corsica
Despite health challenges, Pope Francis embarked on ambitious travels in 2024, visiting Southeast Asia and Oceania, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Corsica.
At Christmas, Southern Africa’s Catholic Bishops Call for “new humanity brought about by Jesus” amid Global Challenges
Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) are calling for the realization of a “new humanity” that they say is the reason behind the Nativity of Jesus Christ.
“Vote categorically against that bill”: Catholic Bishop to Sierra Leone’s Legislators on Bill to Legalize Abortion
Sierra Leone’s proposed Bill that is dubbed “Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Care Act 2024” should be rejected, Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Makeni has told Legislators of the West African nation.
In Christmas Message, Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Urges Christians to “embrace others in love, peace, reconciliation”
Christmas offers an opportunity for Christians to renew their commitment to the virtues of “love, peace, and reconciliation”, embracing the true spirit of the person of Jesus Christ, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.
Inside the Prison as Pope Francis Opens the Jubilee Holy Door: Special Report
The intimate Mass led by Pope Francis marked a historic moment — the first opening of a jubilee Holy Door within a prison.
Will Pope Francis Visit Ukraine in 2025?
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, said “Pope Francis sometimes likes to make surprises.”
Pilgrims From All Over the World Pass Through Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica: PHOTOS
Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened to begin the 2025 Jubilee.
U.S.-based Jubilee Network Partners with Caritas International in Debt Relief Campaign for Needy, Including in Africa
Representatives from Caritas Internationalis and Jubilee USA Network announced the five-year campaign, “Turn Debt into Hope,” on Dec. 23.
On Feast of St. Stephen, Pope Francis Prays for Persecuted Christians
In his Angelus address on Dec. 26, Pope Francis reflected on Stephen’s last words as he was being stoned to death: “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.”
When Does Christmas Actually End? Here Are the Different Views
Just how many days is Christmas? When should you take the tree down and remove the decorations?
We’re “finding creative methods to reach people”: Pioneer Bishop of One-Year-Old Nigerian Catholic Diocese
The Catholic Diocese of Katsina whose erection the Vatican made public on 16 October 2023 is realizing “creative methods” of evangelization, the pioneer Local Ordinary has said in an interview.
Jesuit Entity Giving Livelihood Assistance to Locals Displaced by Terrorists in Nigeria
The Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) is providing education and livelihood assistance to people who have been displaced by Islamists in Nigeria’s embattled Borno State.
"So powerful": Catholic Actor, Jonathan Roumie, on Sponsoring African Children Through Charity
In 2023, Catholic actor Jonathan Roumie partnered with Unbound, a Catholic child-sponsorship charity, to support the organization’s 1 millionth child.
God is our hope: Pope Francis on Christmas 2024
The 88-year-old Pope Francis presided over Mass during the Night on Christmas Eve after opening the Holy Door to officially start the 2025 Jubilee Year.
In "Urbi et Orbi Blessing, Pope Francis Urges World Leaders to Pursue Dialogue, Peace in Jubilee Year
Delivering his Christmas Day message overlooking crowds of thousands of international pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope insisted that a “just and lasting peace” can only be achieved in our world if people first turn to the “Father of Mercies.
Superior of 321-year-old Order with Dominant African Membership Cautions against “impoverished” Spirituality
There is a growing “spiritual crisis” among some members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.), the Superior General of the 321-year-old Missionary Congregation with members across all continents, most them natives of Africa, has warned.
Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Appeal for Peace, Justice ahead of Christmas, Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Celebrations
Mozambique’s Catholic Bishops are appealing for peace, justice, and reconciliation ahead of Christmas festivities that are to begin with the official inauguration of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year on December 24.
On First Episcopal Anniversary, Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Grateful for “fruits of the journey so far”
On his first Episcopal anniversary, Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ahiara has expressed his gratitude to God and those, who have supported his ministry since his Episcopal Consecration on 19 December 2023.
