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The Bishops of Cape Verde’s the Catholic Dioceses of Santiago and Mindelo during the May 28-29 meeting. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Mindelo

Cape Verde’s Two Dioceses Chart Way for Future Collaboration at Inaugural Meeting

Jun 1, 2024

The Bishops of Cape Verde’s Catholic Dioceses of Santiago and Mindelo who meet at the same Episcopal conference with their peers from Mauritania, Guinea Bissau and Senegal are looking into ways in which they can collaborate to address problems that are specific to their country.

Members of ACLI (Italian Christian Workers' Associations) hold a sign with the word "peace" in Italian, in St. Peter's Square on June 1, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Building Peace Requires "taking a risk"

Jun 1, 2024

Being peacemakers in the style of Jesus Christ, while necessary and valuable, can also be risky, Pope Francis said at the Vatican, as conflicts continue to rage around the world.

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Seeing the Eucharist through the Eyes of 10 Saints

Jun 1, 2024

Many saints have encouraged Catholics to prayerfully participate in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

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This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of June

Jun 1, 2024

In a video, the Holy Father announced that his prayer intention for June is for those fleeing their homelands.

SACBC and IMBISA election observers. Credit: SACBC

South Africa’s 2024 Elections Test Maturity of Country’s Democracy: Catholic Official

May 31, 2024

The general elections in South “will test the maturity” of the country’s democracy, the Director of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said.

Sr. Paulina Chioma Ogbonnaya, National Coordinator Safeguarding Commission Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Nun in Nigeria Urges Women Religious to Speak out against Abuses

May 31, 2024

A Catholic Nun in Nigeria has urged women religious in the West African nation to speak out against any form of abuse against them or other vulnerable groups in the society. 

“I go away very enriched”: Catholic Missionary Nun on 11-year Mission in Angola

May 31, 2024

A Brazilian-born Catholic nun has described her 11-year missionary work in Angola  as “gratifying”, saying that she goes away “enriched.”

On his second day in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, Feb. 1, 2023, Pope Francis listened to the stories of victims of violence from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region. / Credit: Vatican Media

14 Catholics Killed in Democratic Republic of Congo after Refusing to Convert to Islam

May 31, 2024

The Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano reported that the 14 Catholics were killed in North Kivu by members of an ISIS-affiliated militia.

On the solemnity of Corpus Christi,  the Eucharist — the real presence of Christ — is given public and solemn adoration, love, and gratitude. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Francis: The Eucharist is God’s Response to the Deepest Hunger of the Heart

May 31, 2024

The Holy Father will offer Mass and lead the traditional Eucharistic procession from St. John Lateran Basilica to St. Mary Major Basilica this Sunday, June 2.

A camp for internally Displaced Persons in Sudan.

Sudan’s Leaders Not Ready for Peace, Catholic Bishop Says, Calls for Dialogue

May 30, 2024

The warring parties in the Sudanese war that started on 15 April 2023 are “not yet ready for peace”, the Catholic Bishop of the country’s El Obeid Diocese has said, inviting the leaders to go back to the table of dialogue.

Archbishop Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga, the newly consecrated Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Mbeya in Tanzania. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

New Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Urged to Encourage Participation of the Faithful Under His Care

May 30, 2024

Polycarp Cardinal Pengo, the Archbishop Emeritus of Tanzania's Catholic Archdiocese of Dar-es Salaam has urged the newly consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mbeya in the East African country to be ready to listen to the faithful that will be under his care, and to encourage their participation in the running of the Archdiocese.

Fr. Elvis Mai. Credit: Kumba Diocese

“Profound joy”: Catholic Diocese of Kumba in Cameroon Celebrates Release of Abducted Priest

May 30, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Kumba has expressed “profound joy and thankfulness” after the release of Fr. Elvis Mai who was kidnapped on Tuesday, May 28.

Fr. Oliver Buba, freed in Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Yola after 10 days in captivity. Credit: Yola Diocese

Nigeria’s Yola Catholic Diocese Celebrates Release of Priest After 10-Day Captivity

May 30, 2024

Fr. Oliver Buba, the Catholic Priest who, was abducted on May 21 in the Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria has been set free.

Pope Francis greets a woman religious at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Hails "immense gift" of Vocation to the Consecrated Life

May 30, 2024

Pope Francis on Thursday addressed a message to participants in a conference on consecrated religious life currently taking place in Brazil.

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Endless Bombing of Sudanese Catholic Community Draws Trapped Residents Closer to God

May 29, 2024

Peace reigns inside Dar Mariam, the residence of the Salesian Sisters in Sudan that is surrounded by heavy gunfire and has been bombed multiple times as war rages on in the northeastern African country.

Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). Credit: Archdiocese of Brazzaville

Archbishop Speaks on Bishops’ Findings on Congo-Brazzaville, Rwanda Land Agreements

May 29, 2024

The findings of members of the Episcopal Conference of Congo-Brazzaville (CEC) on the two memoranda of understanding and a concession agreement in the agricultural field, which the Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed in April 2022 are the truth and not to deceive the people, the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville has said.

Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke . Credit: CADEK

“I reflected on my unworthiness”: Nigerian Cardinal Recalls His Elevation Two Years Later

May 29, 2024

Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke who was named alongside 20 others as Cardinal-designate during the 27 August 2022 Consistory has recalled his reaction upon receiving the news, saying that he considered himself unworthy.

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Mulla  of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan. Credit: Radio Maria South Sudan

Cardinal in South Sudan Urges Pastoral Agents to Foster “spirit of inclusivity, understanding, respect for one another”

May 29, 2024

Pastoral agents in the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan have been urged to foster a spirit of inclusivity, understanding and respect for one another in their respective duties.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims as he arrives at his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Opens New Catechetical Cycle on Holy Spirit’s Role in Salvation

May 29, 2024

Titled “The Spirit and the Bride: The Holy Spirit Guides God’s People Toward Jesus Our Hope,” the new cycle will unfold across three main themes.

Lost Masterpiece of Christ Now on Display: "One of the greatest discoveries in the history of art"

May 29, 2024

The lost painting by Caravaggio was recently rediscovered and is now on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain.