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Bishop Wolfgang Pisa of the Catholic Diocese of Lindi in Tanzania. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Clergy, Religious, Seminarians Cautioned against Partisan Politics Ahead of Tanzania’s October 29 General Elections

Sep 28, 2025

The Clergy, members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), and Seminarians in Tanzania have been cautioned against engaging in political campaigns ahead of the country’s general election scheduled for October 29.

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For Faith to Grow, “we must return to the Small Christian Communities”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania

Jun 30, 2024

The Small Christian Community (SCC), the new way of being church in Africa, is instrumental in the growth of Christian faith, Bishop Wolfgang Pisa of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Lindi has said. 

Mons. Wolfgang Pisa (left), appointed Bishop of Tanzania’s Lindi Diocese and Mons. Isaac Bunde Dugu (right) appointed Bishop of Katsina-ala Diocese in Nigeria. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Appoints New Bishops for Tanzania’s Lindi, Nigeria’s Katsina-ala Dioceses

Apr 10, 2022

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Wolfgang Pisa as the Local Ordinary of Tanzania’s Lindi Diocese and Mons. Isaac Bunde Dugu as the Bishop of Katsina-ala Diocese in Nigeria.

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Missionary Congregation Joins Call for Prayers for 265 Children still Held after Nigerian School Abductions

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“A nation cannot build new roads on old wounds”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

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Mozambique’s National Youth Celebrations Open with Call for Young People to Lead Healing, Renewal of the Country

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South African Catholic Bishop Known for Liturgical Reform at Conference Dies at 76

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Vatican Commission Rejects Female Diaconate, Although Without a "definitive judgment"

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Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Call for Family Centred Approach in Addressing Gender-Based Violence

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Last of Six Abducted Catholic Priests in Cameroon’s Bamenda Archdiocese Regains Freedom

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DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Launch Construction of National Shrine Honoring Blessed Anuarite

Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: CUEA

African Centre of Theology and Canon Law Conference in Kenya Lauded as “truly an important moment”

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New Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi Diocese in Congo Brazzaville Acknowledges Fears, Appeals for Prayers

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Christian Entity Calls for Justice for Employee Assaulted by Police in UK while Protesting Atrocities in Sudan

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Powerful Moments from Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Fr. Emmanuel Ezema. Credit: Zaria Diocese

Appeal for Prayers as Catholic Priest Kidnapped from Residence in Nigeria Remains Missing

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

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“Bring laughter back into our homes,” Kenyan Archbishop Urges Women to Restore Joy in Families

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Nigerian, Iraqi Priests Tell of Aiding Persecuted Christians Seen in Photo Exhibit

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