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Late Sr. Maria De Coppi. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Bishops in Southern Africa Condole with Mozambican Church Following Murder of Comboni Nun

Sep 7, 2022

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have condoled with the people of God in Mozambique and the Church leadership following the killing of a member of the Comboni Missionary Sisters (CMS). 

A Combonian missionary nun living in Wau, South Sudan, believes the upcoming visit by Pope Francis to the youngest country in the world, scheduled for 5-7 July, could have an historic effect on the peace process. Credit: ACN

Pope’s Envisioned Visit to South Sudan Heightens Expectations for Swift Peace Process

May 19, 2022

Pope Francis is scheduled to be in South Sudan in July, an Ecumenical visit that has raised expectations for a swifter peace process in the embattled African country.

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A banner welcoming Michael Cardinal Czerny to the 140th anniversary of evangelization in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville). Credit: DPIHD The appointment of the Vatican-based Michael Cardinal Czerny to represent the Holy Father at the June 4 Holy Mass to mark the conclusion of the year-long celebrations in the Central African nation was announced by the Holy See Press Office on Monday, May 29.

Pope Francis Appoints Envoy to Congo Brazzaville's 140th Anniversary of Evangelization

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Credit: Courtesy Photo

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Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

"Perplexing": Catholic Archbishop on Swearing in of Nigeria’s President Despite Petition

Fr. Dominic Gathurithu and Fr. George Omondi with the newly commissioned Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

New Lay Associates of Kenya’s Oldest Missionary Order Urged to “be available for service”

Members of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations. Credit: WUCWO

Catholic Women Have Mission to “mentor, animate the girl child”: Bishop in South Africa

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Fr. Matthias Opara freed after spending three days in captivity in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri

Catholic Priest in Nigeria Freed on Pentecost Sunday after Three Days in Captivity

Fr. Dominic Gathurithu and Fr. George Omondi with the newly commissioned Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

New Lay Associates of Kenya’s Oldest Missionary Order Urged to “be available for service”

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on January 26, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican Releases Pastoral Reflection on Christian Engagement with Social Media

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

"Perplexing": Catholic Archbishop on Swearing in of Nigeria’s President Despite Petition

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On Pentecost, Catholic Bishops in Africa Emphasize Need to Work for “a better world”

Members of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations. Credit: WUCWO

Catholic Women Have Mission to “mentor, animate the girl child”: Bishop in South Africa

Thousands of pilgrims have lined up at the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus in Gower, Missouri, to view the remains of Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster.

Thousands Visiting Sister Wilhelmina's Body Over Holiday Weekend

Religious sisters of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, sing as the process with the body of their late foundress, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, on May 29, 2023, at their abbey near Gower, Missouri. The sisters exhumed the nun's body on May 18 and discovered that it was apparently intact, four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin. | Joe Bukuras/CNA

Body of Sr. Wilhelmina, African American Foundress, Placed in Glass Case

Catholic Youth on Annual Pilgrimage in Zambian Archdiocese Urged to Embrace Truth, Christ

A banner welcoming Michael Cardinal Czerny to the 140th anniversary of evangelization in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville). Credit: DPIHD The appointment of the Vatican-based Michael Cardinal Czerny to represent the Holy Father at the June 4 Holy Mass to mark the conclusion of the year-long celebrations in the Central African nation was announced by the Holy See Press Office on Monday, May 29.

Pope Francis Appoints Envoy to Congo Brazzaville's 140th Anniversary of Evangelization

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