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Pope Francis Announces Catholic Church’s First World Day of Children
The event was inspired by a 9-year-old boy named Alessandro, who proposed the idea to the pope to have an international event for younger children.
Political Campaigns “not a time to enrich the population”: Catholic Priest in DR Congo
A Catholic Priest ministering in the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cautioned the electorate against seeking to enrich themselves by accepting gifts from politicians during the electioneering period.
Nigeria is Desperate, Catholic Bishop Says, Prays for Mary’s Help
The Bishop of Oyo Diocese in Nigeria has said that the West African country needs “divine help” to be freed from its “desperate mood” occasioned by the the country’s deteriorating political, social, and economic situation.
The Story Behind the Immaculate Conception Banner at Every Vatican Angelus
The banner’s declaration recalls the Marian spirituality of St. Maximilian Kolbe, who had a special devotion to the Immaculate Conception.
PHOTOS: Pope Francis Honors Virgin Mary on Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Pope Francis prayed in front of a statue of the Immaculate Conception near Rome’s Spanish Steps, which sits atop a nearly 40-foot-high column.
First African Congress of Catholic Education: Pope Francis for “whole person” Formation
Pope Francis has faulted the culture of “selective and elitist” training that focuses on the intellect.
Massive El-Nino Flooding Leaves Kenyan Catholic Mission Counting Losses
Staff at St. John the Baptist Wenje Catholic Mission of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Garissa have been left to do massive repairs, face waterborne diseases, and dodge displaced crocodiles in the wake of El-Nino rains, which have caused huge damage in a number of countries in Eastern Africa.
Border Town Where Christians Displaced from Three West African Countries Seek Refuge
At Diffa, a town located in the extreme southeast region of Niger, Christians who have been internally displaced in the West African country meet their counterparts equally fleeing religious persecution from neighbouring Nigeria and Chad.
Zimbabwe Bishops’ Decision to Turn Seminary into Secondary School Implemented
The decision that members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference (ZCBC) made to turn St. Augustine’s Seminary into a mixed Secondary School has been implemented, and first enrolment to the Catholic institution of learning is ongoing.
Pope Francis Reads Speeches Unassisted for the First Time in Nearly Two Weeks
The pope seemed to show improvement Thursday by reading out his speeches during his various meetings on Dec. 7.
Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers hear from 2 female professors on women’s role in the Church
The pope’s Council of Cardinals has been discussing the role of women in the Church since February 2022.
COP28: Faith, Civil Actors Call for “ethical practice” in Accessing Africa’s Resources
Faith and civil actors in Africa are calling for “ethical practice” in accessing Africa’s natural resources.
IMBISA Tasks Theologians to “shed light” on Traditional Initiation, Polygamy in Africa
Members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), who include Catholic Bishops in nine countries of Southern Africa have tasked theologians in the region to “shed light” on the practices of traditional initiation and polygamy.
Survivors of Nigeria’s 2022 Pentecost Bombing Feted in Inaugural Award
Survivors of the 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack on St Francis Xavier’s Church in Nigeria’s Ondo Diocese that left 41 Christians dead, and more than 80 injured are the recipients of the first ever “Courage to be a Christian” award.
Advent Sunday I: Catholic Bishops in Angola Call for Vigilance, Peace in Families
On the First Sunday of Advent marked on December 3, Catholic Bishops in Angola have called for vigilance, and called on the people of God in the Southern African nation to pray for and foster peace in their respective families.
Pope Francis at General Audience: "The Spirit is the protagonist" of Evangelization
Pope Francis’ multi-week catechetical series on the essential components of the proclamation of the Gospel culminated with a fourth and final component: the Holy Spirit as the protagonist of evangelization.
What Bishops, Communicators Resolved to Revamp Africa Bishops’ Communication Committee
Creating more “awareness and visibility” of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), and the development of a long-term strategic plan are among the envisaged plans to revamp the entity of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM).
Africa Needs to “take action from within” in Fighting Climate Change: Bishop in Angola
Countries in Africa need to take the lead in fighting climate change and not wait for solutions from outside the continent, the Catholic Bishop of Namibe Diocese in Angola has said.
Let’s Not “grow weary of doing good” amid Economic Hardships: Nigerian Archbishop
The Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has encouraged the people of God in the West African nation not to tire of doing good amid economic hardship occasioned by rise in prices of commodities.
Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Catholic Bishop in Madagascar, Appoints Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Vincent Rakotozafy from the pastoral care of Tôlagnaro Diocese in Madagascar, and has appointed Mons. Luc Olivier Razafitsimialona, and member of the Clergy of the Diocese of Ihosy in the Indian Ocean Island nation, as his successor.
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