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Angola’s Menongue Diocese Golden Jubilee: Local Ordinary Hails Growth in Vocations, Missionary Presence
Bishop Leopoldo Ndakalako of the Catholic Diocese of Menongue in Angola has hailed the pastoral and missionary growth in his Episcopal See over the past five decades and noted an increase in vocations to Priestly and Religious Life.
“Take your destiny into your hands”: Ivorian Catholic Bishop to Youths at Conclusion of National Youth Day
The President of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) has urged young people in the West African nation to take full responsibility for their lives, their faith, and their role in society.
Pope Leo XIV: Lack of Priests is a "great misfortune" for the Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV said the shortage of priests is “a great misfortune” for the Catholic Church during an audience Aug. 25, the feast day of St. Louis IX, with French altar servers.
Kenyan Catholic Bishop Remembers Fr. John Kaiser, Murdered 25 Years Ago, as “moral conscience” of Church, Nation
Fr. John Anthony Kaiser, the American-born member of the Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM), whose lifeless body was found along Kenya’s Nakuru-Nairobi highway on 23 August 2000 stood out as “a moral conscience” of the Church and Kenyan society, Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe has said.
Brazilian Catholic Priest on Visit to Angola with Relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis Says “Holiness possible for everyone”
The Spiritual Director of the Association of Devotees of Blessed Carlo Acutis has encouraged Angola’s youths to embrace holiness as a concrete and achievable goal.
Angola’s Catholic Bishops Deny Involvement in Civil Society’s Call to Cancel Angola–Argentina Friendly Match
Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have distanced themselves from a civil society appeal to cancel the planned Angola–Argentina friendly football match, scheduled for November.
Amid Rampant Misinformation, Content Producers at Kenya-based Sisters’ Media Reminded of “urgency” for Authentic Stories
At the August 23 unveiling of the five-year Strategic Plan of the Communication Network for Catholic Sisters (CNCS) in Kenya, content producers at the media service of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) have been urged to ensure they publish authentic stories to counter rampant misinformation and disinformation.
To Resolve Impasse on Burial of Zambia’s Immediate Former President, Church Leaders Call for “sincere” Dialogue
Church leaders in Zambia have urged the government to initiate “immediate and sincere” dialogue to resolve the impasse surrounding the burial of the country’s immediate former President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who passed on July 5.
Angolan Bishop Cautions against Indifference, Emphasizes Love, Justice in “concrete commitment, effective solidarity”
Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola has cautioned the people in the Southern African nation against indifference to the plight of others and emphasized the need for fraternal love and the fostering of justice.
Pope Leo XIV Receives Exiled President of Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference
Pope Leo XIV received the exiled president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, who was expelled in 2024.
CAFOD Fights Accessibility Challenges to Save Sudan War Victims from Cholera Devastation
The current cholera devastation in Sudan, especially in the country’s Darfur region is taking a toll on the population already battered by the world’s worst humanitarian crisis following two years of heavy fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).
Ahead of Cameroon’s October Presidential Poll, Yagoua Catholic Diocese Directs Daily Angelus Prayer for Peace
Bishop Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo of the Catholic Diocese of Yagoua in Cameroon has directed daily prayer of Angelus and other forms of prayer for peace as the Central African nation approaches October presidential election.
Nigerians Having “sleepless nights over persistent insecurity”, Bishops in Abuja Province Lament, Call for Action
Catholic Bishops in the Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja in Nigeria are calling for an immediate action to end persistent insecurity in their Episcopal Sees, a phenomenon they say is causing the people of God in the West African nation “sleepless nights.”
Catholics in Kenya Urged to Embrace Culture of Infant Baptism, to be Faithful to All Sacraments
The Archbishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has urged the people of God in the East African country to practice all the sacraments of the Church faithfully, and to embrace the habit of getting their children baptized when they are still infants.
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus Challenges Presumption of Those Who Think They are Already Saved
Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Aug. 24, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from Luke.
President Zelenskyy Shares Letter from Pope Leo XIV on Ukraine’s Independence Day
“With a heart wounded by the violence that ravages your land, I address you on this day of your national feast,” the pope wrote in the letter.
Align Anti-Trafficking Initiatives with United Nation’s 2030 SDGs, Catholic Nun in Zimbabwe to Church in Africa
Church efforts to end human trafficking in Africa risk being reactive rather than preventive if the underlying socio-economic vulnerabilities that drive the crime are not addressed, the National Coordinator of Zimbabwe’s Talitha Kum Network has warned.
Plans Underway for Conclusion of Golden Jubilee Celebrations in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Menongue
The Catholic Diocese of Menongue in Angola has unveiled the full program for the conclusion of its Golden Jubilee celebrations, the height of which is the Solemn Festive Mass on Sunday, August 24, at the Shrine of Missombo, on the Mount of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Humanity.
Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Legislators to Look to Augustine’s "City of God"
The pope called on parliamentarians to ensure that “power is tamed by conscience and law is at the service of human dignity.”
At Spiritan Priest’s Funeral Mass in Tanzania, Archbishop Advocates for Disease Prevention Culture in Africa
Archbishop Isaac Amani Massawe of the Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania has advocated for the culture of disease prevention over treatment through routine medical checkups and early diagnosis amid what he said is a growing threat of cancer and other lifestyle diseases in Africa.
