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A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church killed two and injured several people on July 17, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

After Deadly Attack on Catholic Parish in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV Urges Immediate Ceasefire

Jul 17, 2025

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope Leo XIV issued a call for an immediate ceasefire.

After his Angelus on Sept. 15, 2024, Pope Francis appealed for the release of the remaining Hamas hostages and said he is praying for the victims and their families. / Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Urges Release of Hamas Hostages, End of Conflict in Israel and Palestine

Sep 15, 2024

Pope Francis on Sunday urged the release of the remaining Hamas hostages as he remembered 23-year-old American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five others.

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Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, and Pope Leo XIV. / Credit: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0/Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Receives Call from Israel Prime Minister,Netanyahu, after Gaza Church Attack

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“I felt unwanted”: Moving Tales of Catholic Priests Forced Out of South Africa as Foreigners’ Woes Escalate

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

“Ruled by fashion, we’ve lost our dignity”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya Denounces Inappropriate Attire for Christians

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Official at Conference of Bishops in Ghana Proposes Skills Training for Youths to Tame Imminent Violent Extremism

58th Anniversary celebration of Our Lady of Africa Lubaga Girls' Secondary School in Uganda. Credit: Ugandan Catholics Online

“We are like stray sheep”: Kampala Catholic Archbishop Denounces Homosexuality as Disruption of God’s Plan

Environmentalist Lauds First-Ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa Organizers for Including Care for Creation in Theme

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Possible pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/South Sudan. Credit: Sr. Orla Treacy/Loreto Sisters/Rumbek

Youths in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese “anxiously excited” about Jubilee in Rome as Most Africans Face Hurdles

Ahead of Africa’s Catholic Bishops’ Assembly in Rwanda, SECAM Highlights Plenary Purpose, Participants, Vision

Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty. Credit: ACI Africa

Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria Calls Out Priests Turning the Eucharist, Church Events into Moneymaking Opportunities

Holy Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli during the Advent season. December 2024. / Courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli

Attack on Gaza's Only Catholic Church: Without Warnings by Priest "it would have been a massacre"

Fr. Charlie and CAFOD supporter Mariama at the lobby of Parliament, 9 July 2025. Credit: CAFOD

At Legislators' Meeting in UK, Kenya-based Jesuit Calls for Urgent Action in Addressing Climate Change, Debt Crisis

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito, the Liaison Bishop for the SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishop Links Woes of Migrants in South Africa’s Public Hospitals to U.S. President’s Aid Suspension

Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of Dundo Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Evangelization Rooted in Solidarity With People With “no place at table of powerful”

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi addresses participants during the Sahel Peace Initiative (SPI) National Forum. Credit: Catholic Trends

“Things are getting worse”: Catholic Bishop in Ghana Demands Radical System Overhaul to Address Youth Unemployment

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Charity Pledges Continued Support in Forming Future Priests in Nigeria amid Rise in Vocations

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