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EWTN Radio Conference Highlights Importance of "strong Catholic identity"

Aug 30, 2025

The 2025 EWTN Catholic Radio Conference has drawn hundreds of attendees to Washington, D.C., this week to discuss Catholic radio as an evangelization tool.

Archbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel. Credit: Capuchins in Angola

“Be truly holy”: Apostolic Nuncio to OFM Capuchins in Angola at Third Ordinary, Elective Provincial Chapter

Aug 29, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has called on members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) participating in the Third Ordinary and Elective Provincial Chapter to embrace holiness as the foundation of their Religious vocation.

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito. Credit: SACBC

Launched Strategic Plan Roadmap to Guide Dioceses on Migration, Human Trafficking in Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa

Aug 29, 2025

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have unveiled a five-year strategic plan to help Episcopal Sees in the three-nation forum to address the challenges around migration and the human trafficking menace.

Late Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo. Credit: Nsukka Diocese

Pioneer Bishop of Nigeria’s Nsukka Catholic Diocese Dies at 88

Aug 29, 2025

Bishop Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo, the pioneer Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, has passed on at the age of 88.

Time Magazine named Pope Leo XIV (pictured in the Paul VI Audience Hall) one of its Top 100 most influential thinkers concerning AI on Aug. 28, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Listed in Time Magazine’s "Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence"

Aug 29, 2025

Time magazine included Pope Leo XIV in its 2025 list of the “World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” on Aug. 28.

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo. Credit: Huambo Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Urges Teachers to Be “authentic educators of faith, hope”

Aug 29, 2025

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has urged Catholic teachers to embrace their teaching apostolate as “authentic educators”, guiding learners not only in academics but also in the three theological virtues of faith, hope and love.

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“I am not afraid”: Catholic Bishop in Eswatini Expresses Readiness as Country Prepares to Host IMBISA Golden Jubilee

Aug 29, 2025

The Local Ordinary of Eswatini’s Catholic Diocese of Manzini has expressed satisfaction with the progress of preparations for the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA). 

Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan. Credit: CDTY

St. Augustine Complex Lauded for Educating “countless South Sudanese” Contributing to Nation Building

Aug 29, 2025

Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has lauded St. Augustine Complex in his Episcopal See for facilitating the formal education of “countless” youths in the world’s newest country, who he says are involved in nation building.

Pope Leo XIV accepts the Medal of St. Augustine from Father Robert P. Hagan, OSA, prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova (right) and Father Joseph Farrell, OSA, vicar general of the Order of St. Augustine (left) in a video released on Aug. 28, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot from the YouTube page of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova

Pope Leo XIV Accepts Medal of St. Augustine: "It’s an honor held dearly"

Aug 29, 2025

Pope Leo XIV accepted the highest honor of the Augustinian order, the Medal of St. Augustine, in a video released on the saint’s feast day, Aug. 28.

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South African Catholic Archbishop Calls for Action as Foreigners Denied Healthcare

Aug 28, 2025

Archbishop Siegried Mandla Jwara of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Durban has denounced the denial of healthcare to foreigners seeking services in some hospitals and clinics in the country, urging the authorities to take immediate action to address the matter.

Religious leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Credit: CENCO

Inside Four-Stage Roadmap Unveiled by Religious Leaders in DR Congo to End Protracted Violence

Aug 28, 2025

Religious leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have presented a detailed roadmap for a national and inclusive peace process in the war-torn Central African nation.

Fr. George Omaku Ehusani of Nigeria's Lux Terra Leadership Foundation. Credit: ACI Africa

Surge in Child Trafficking in Nigeria “a national emergency”, Nigerian Catholic Priest

Aug 28, 2025

A Nigerian Catholic Priest has described the growing trafficking of secondary school children across the country as “a national emergency” that requires urgent and coordinated action from government institutions, faith leaders, schools, and families.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Leo XIV Appoints South Africa’s Cardinal Brislin to Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed members to the Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy, including Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa.

Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of political representatives and civic leaders from the Diocese of Créteil, France, on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Politicians to Follow the Gospel in Public Life

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public duties in a secular polity. 

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OFM Capuchins in Angola Urged to Live among the People, “experience their pains and hopes”

Aug 28, 2025

Members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola have been urged to live among the people they serve, bearing fruit for the Church and the wider community. 

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims at the general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Recalls the "life and witness" of St. Augustine on His Feast Day

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV recalled what the “life and witness” of St. Augustine means for Christians on the day the Catholic Church celebrates his feast day, Aug. 28.

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti. Credit: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs/Santa Clara University Employees, Location, Alumni/Global Sisters Report

Award-winning Catholic Sister in Nigeria Urges Donors to Partner Directly with Faith-Based Organizations in Africa

Aug 27, 2025

A Nigerian member of the Religious institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus (HHCJ) and winner of the 2024 Opus Prize of US$1 million has emphasized the need for donor institutions, including the World Bank, to consider working directly with faith-based organizations.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: Archdiocese of Nyeri

Catholic Archbishop Lauds Kenyan Gen Z for Rising beyond Tribalism, Criticizes their “bad language”

Aug 27, 2025

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has lauded the unity of Generation Z (Gen Z), which he says transcends their tribal affiliations, urging other generations to emulate them.

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“A time of profound reflection”: Official on Third Ordinary, Elective Provincial Chapter of OFM Capuchins in Angola

Aug 27, 2025

The ongoing Third Ordinary and Elective Provincial Chapter of members of the  Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola is a moment of “profound reflection,” an official has said.

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo Prays for Victims of "terrible tragedy" in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

Aug 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting.