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Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025.

“I offer assurance of my prayers”: Pope Leo XIV Expresses Spiritual Solidarity with Victims of Deadly Stampede in CAR

Jul 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual solidarity with victims of the tragic incident at Barthélémy Boganda High School in Bangui Catholic Archdiocese in the Central African Republic (CAR), claimed at least 20 lives and injured dozens.

Pope Leo prays the Angelus at the Vatican on June 30, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Denounces Use of Hunger As "weapon of war" in Message to UN Conference

Jun 30, 2025

Pope Leo XIV deplored the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” in a message to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization conference in Rome. 

A woman and a girl in Tigray walk with supplies. The founder and CEO of the global school-feeding charity Mary’s Meals visited northern Ethiopia in March and confirmed reports of a widespread hunger crisis unfolding rapidly in Tigray in the aftermath of a two-year civil war and ongoing drought.  / Credit: Armstrong Studios/2024

Ethiopia among World Countries Benefiting from Large Catholic aid organizations amid Widespread Hunger Crises

May 27, 2024

Approximately 350 million people are in dire need of food globally, including vast numbers of children. Catholic groups are on the ground tirelessly working to help.

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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

Credit: Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

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

Late Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC)

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

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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Fr. John Berinyuy Tatah. Credit: Bamenda Archdiocese

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

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

Mons. François Halyday Mbouangui. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Brazzaville

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

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

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

A photo display of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Nigeria can be seen at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., until Feb. 8, 2026. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA

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

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

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