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Participation of African Catholic Sisters in G20 Interfaith Forum Commendable: Kenya-based Hilton Foundation Official

Aug 13, 2025

The presence of a delegation of Catholic Sisters at the ongoing Group of 20 (G20) Interfaith Forum (IF20) in Cape Town, South Africa, is groundbreaking and commendable, the Program Officer in charge of the initiative for women Religious in Africa at the U.S-based Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has said. 

Tell Africa’s Story to Counter Media Making “nonsense of Africa”: SECAM Official to Catholic Journalists at Congress

Aug 13, 2025

Catholic journalists in Africa have the responsibility to counter foreign media narratives that have “made nonsense” of the continent, an official of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.

Missionaries from Africa Not “agents of rescue” to the West: Vatican Official

Aug 13, 2025

The contribution of African Clergy and women and men Religious to the West is not a sign of Western deficiency but a fruit of shared faith, the Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has said, and cautioned missionaries from Africa against the temptation to present themselves as “agents of rescue" to the Church that is said to be experiencing a decline in vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.

Missionaries from Africa Not “agents of rescue” to the West: Vatican Official

Aug 13, 2025

The contribution of African Clergy and women and men Religious to the West is not a sign of Western deficiency but a fruit of shared faith, the Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has said, and cautioned missionaries from Africa against the temptation to present themselves as “agents of rescue" to the Church that is said to be experiencing a decline in vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.

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

“Parents are not present”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya Cautions against “remote parenting”

Aug 13, 2025

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has urged parents and guardians to embrace responsible parenting, noting that many of them are busy in contemporary times.

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd at his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Basilica on Aug. 13, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: Evil is Real but Does not Have the Last Word

Aug 13, 2025

Continuing his jubilee catechesis on “Jesus Christ Our Hope,” the Holy Father continued his reflection on the Last Supper recorded in the Gospel of St. Mark. 

An aerial view of the papal palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome. The apostolic palace is a complex of buildings served for centuries as a summer residence for the pope and overlooks Lake Albano. / Credit: Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock

Pope Leo XIV Returns to Castel Gandolfo

Aug 13, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 13, at around 4:30 p.m. local time, returned to Castel Gandolfo, where he stayed July 6–22.

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African Religious Orders Challenged to Meet Local Needs Before Sending Priests Abroad

Aug 13, 2025

“A Church that fails to care for its own cannot credibly claim to care for others.” This is what the Secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, believes.

Official opening ceremony of the UCAP Congress in Accra, Ghana. / Catholic Trends/Charles Ayetan

UCAP Congress 2025: Catholic Journalists in Africa Urged to Safeguard Human Values amid Artificial Intelligence Invasion

Aug 12, 2025

The ever-increasing presence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our lives should not result in the undermining of human dignity and values, the representative of the Holy Father in Ghana has told Catholic journalists in Africa.

Holy Family Basilica Nairobi. Credit: ADN

Unless “with express permission of Local Ordinary,” No Sunday Mass in Private Homes in Nairobi: Catholic Archbishop

Aug 12, 2025

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has prohibited the celebration of Sunday Mass in private homes unless he grants permission.

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At Conclusion of Malawi’s Maiden National Eucharistic Congress, Vatican Official Urges Christian Fraternity

Aug 12, 2025

Christian fraternity that is made visible in the celebration of the Eucharistic is the very essence of the Eucharist, the President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congress (PCIEC) has said.

The Catholic University of America. / Credit: Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock

Catholic University Press to Publish Pope Leo XIV’s Doctoral Dissertation

Aug 12, 2025

Here’s a roundup of some of the latest Catholic education news.

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito with late Bishop Fritz Lobinger. Credit: Southern Cross

“He was a great communicator, brief and to the point”: Catholic Bishop in South Africa Eulogizes Late Predecessor

Aug 12, 2025

The late Bishop Fritz Lobinger, who passed on August 1 was an accomplished communicator, the Bishop of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Aliwal, his successor, has said. 

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu. Credit: ACI Africa

Vatican Official Proposes Creation of “missionary welcome centres” in the West for Incoming African Priests

Aug 12, 2025

The Secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has weighed in on the possibility of the Church in the West establishing places where Priests coming from Africa could be equipped with skills to efficiently respond to the pastoral needs of their Episcopal Sees. 

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon. Credit: ACI Africa

In Cameroon, “anti-gospel acts” Causing Discontent ahead of 2025 Presidential Poll: Catholic Archbishop Urges Fraternity

Aug 12, 2025

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala has denounced what he has termed as “anti-gospel acts”, including corruption and bad governance that he says are causing discontent among Cameroonians as they prepare for the October presidential election.

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At Golden Jubilee of Angola’s Sumbe Diocese, 28 Newly Ordained Priests Urged to Embrace Mission Spirit

Aug 12, 2025

Bishop Firmino David of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Sumbe has urged the 28 Deacons he ordained Priests to embrace the mission, striving to live a life of service, prayer, and communion with the people of God.

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ADN

Recent Deaths in “Saba saba” Anti-government Protests in Kenya about “legitimate yearning of young Kenyans”: Archbishop

Aug 12, 2025

The deaths and injuries during the July 7 (Saba Saba) anti-government protests in Kenya were about a push for accountability, economic opportunities, and the dignity of Kenyans, Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said.

Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes because of the insurgency, Fr. Kwiriwi Fonseca. Credit: ACN

Catholic Priest in Mozambique Decries Rise in Child Abduction as War Rages on in Northern Province

Aug 12, 2025

A Catholic Priest working in the embattled Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique has condemned the increased cases of child abduction in the province, warning that the protracted conflict is robbing children of hope and safety.

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Delegates at III Pan African Congress Call for Support of African Missionaries Frustrated by Immigration Challenges

Aug 11, 2025

Delegates of the III Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life who gathered in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan from August 5-10 have called for the support of African missionaries who are experiencing hardships in their missions, especially those set back by immigration challenges.

2025 Family Day in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: ADN

Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Cautions Youths against Threats to Marriage and Family Life

Aug 11, 2025

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has urged the young men and women in his Metropolitan See to embrace marriage as “a singular vocation”, cautioning them against ideologies that threaten the family.