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Catholic Nuns in Kenya Launch Communications Network to Boost Apostolate “media visibility, amplify Sisters’ voices”

Jun 14, 2024

Catholic sisters in Kenya under their umbrella body, the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), have officially launched a communications forum aimed at enhancing “media visibility” of their various apostolates in the East African nation. 

Bishop  Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi with newly ordained members of the Congregation of the Sons of Divine Providence (Don Orione Fathers) in Kenya. Credit: Don OrioneTv

Newly Ordained Sons of Divine Providence in Kenya Cautioned against “detesting” Academic Studies

Jun 14, 2024

Newly ordained Priests of the Congregation of the Sons of Divine Providence (Don Orione Fathers) in Kenya have been cautioned against fostering a negative attitude towards academic studies after many years of hard toil “with books”.

Logo Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF). Credit: KCPF

Kenya’s Christian Professionals Fault Proposed Finance Bill 2024 as “punitive”, Discouraging “economic activities”

Jun 14, 2024

The proposed Finance Bill 2024 in Kenya that seeks to increase taxation and introduce other taxes is “punitive” and will discourage economic activities in the East African nation, Christian Professionals in the country have said. 

Today, June 14, We Celebrate St. Methodius of Constantinople

Jun 14, 2024

St. Methodius worked for unity and reconciliation in the Eastern Church and served as the Patriarch of Constantinople the last five years of his life.

Bishop Prosper Bonaventure Ky with the 80 Major Seminarians. Credit: Fr. Paul Dah

New Major Seminarians in Burkina Faso Urged to Embrace Vocation with “courage, strength”

Jun 13, 2024

New Seminarians at Sts. Peter and Paul Kossoghen Major Seminary in Burkina Faso’s Catholic Archdiocese of Ouagadougou have been urged to embrace the call to the Priesthood with “courage and strength.”

Fr. George Ehusani , Executive director Lux Terra leadership foundation Abuja Nigeria

Nigeria Running an “economic apartheid” Society: Catholic Priest Faults Leaders on Proposed Minimum Wage

Jun 13, 2024

As the debate over the new minimum wage in Nigeria continues to generate reactions across the country, a Catholic Priest in the West African nation has warned of an “imminent revolt” should Nigerian leaders continue oppressing the poor in what he has termed “economic apartheid”.

The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves to  meet Pope Francis in Rome on 14 June 2024.

President of Cape Verde to Highlight “challenges of today” in His Planned Friday Audience with Pope Francis

Jun 13, 2024

The President of Cape Verde, José Maria Pereira Neves, plans to highlight contemporary challenges, including those in Africa during his planned audience with Pope Francis.

Catholic Priests at the conclusion of the 10th Conference of the Regional Union of West African Priests has been organized under the Regional Union of the Diocesan Priests of West Africa (RUPWA). Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Catholic Priests in West Africa Conclude Conference with Commitment to Foster Peace in Troubled Countries

Jun 13, 2024

Priests who attended the 10th Congress of the Regional Union of Priests of West Africa have acknowledged the existence of ethnic and religious-based divisions in the region and pledged to do their part in ending them.

Bishop Anselm Pendo Lawani of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Ilorin  during the press conference to mark Nigeria’s Democracy Day on 11 June 2024. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Despite Nigeria’s “superabundance of human, natural resources”, Many Live “below poverty line”: Catholic Bishop

Jun 13, 2024

The West African nation of Nigeria is endowed with multiple resources, yet many citizens languish in poverty, Bishop Anselm Pendo Lawani of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Ilorin has lamented.

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, executive secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Angola and São Tomé. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Official in Angola Advocates for Collective Responsibility “to rescue moral and ethical values”

Jun 13, 2024

There is need for stakeholder collaboration to have the Southern African nation of Angola become a country governed by rightful values, the Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has said.

Today, June 13, We Celebrate St. Anthony of Padua

Jun 13, 2024

On June 13, Catholics honor the memory of the Franciscan priest St. Anthony of Padua. Although he is popularly invoked today by those who have trouble finding lost objects, he was known in his own day as the “Hammer of Heretics” due to the powerful witness of his life and preaching.

Archbishop Dabula Mpako of South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese

Why Archbishop in South Africa Thinks Synod on Synodality calls for “radical shift” in Church Model

Jun 12, 2024

The Synod on Synodality is a call to move from one model of the Church to another, Archbishop Dabula Mpako of South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese who participated in the first session of the ongoing synod has observed.

Late Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima. Credit:  Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

Tributes from the Catholic Church Pour in for Malawi’s Vice President Who Died in Plane Crash

Jun 12, 2024

The Catholic Church in Malawi is mourning the passing of the country’s Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima who died in a plane crash alongside nine others on June 10, with many eulogizing the late leader as “generous and a great man who gave hope to many.”

Mons. Cyrille Ikomba Mankelele Mambi, appointed Apostolic Administrator to help in shepherding the Diocese of Popokabaka in DR Congo. Credit: CENCO

Pope Francis Appoints Apostolic Administrator for DRC’s Popokabaka Diocese

Jun 12, 2024

After considering the state of health of the Local Ordinary of Popokabaka Diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Cyrille Ikomba Mankelele Mambi as an apostolic Administrator to help in shepherding the Diocese.

Archbishop Luzizila Kiala of the Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Concerned About High Rate of Theft, Urges Respect for Eighth Commandment

Jun 12, 2024

Archbishop Luzizila Kiala of the Catholic Archdiocese of Malanje in Angola has expressed concern about the high rate of theft in his Episcopal See, calling on the people of God to respect the eighth Commandment “Thou shalt not steal.”

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah

“Democracy has to be an instrument of development”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria

Jun 12, 2024

On the occasion of Democracy Day in Nigeria marked annually on June 12, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese has underscored the importance of democracy, saying it should be “an instrument of development.

Bishop Robert Kasaija Muhiirwa Akiiki during the official handing over of a zero grazing dairy unit to the Diocese of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese. Credit: Jubilee Radio

Uganda’s Fort Portal Catholic Diocese Starts Dairy Farming to Boost Income

Jun 12, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal in the East African nation of Uganda has started a zero-grazing dairy farm as a source of income, as well as to promote modernized agriculture in the Diocese.

Today, June 12, We Celebrate St. Gaspar Bertoni

Jun 12, 2024

St. Gasper was born in Verona, Italy in 1777. He was baptized the day after. It is known that he was from an affluent family, and that his family's faith-life was also quite notable.

Late Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and Madam Patricia Dzimbiri

“Our hearts are torn, the nation mourns”: Malawi's Bishops after Death of Vice President and Nine Others Confirmed

Jun 11, 2024

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have joined the entire people of God in the East African nation in mourning the Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others who perished in a plane crash on Monday, June 10.

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa speaks June 6 at a celebration at the Saint Paul Senior Seminary in his Archdiocese of Tabora, Tanzania. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Church in Africa is Booming, But Faces "Big Challenges," Says Continent’s Newest Cardinal

Jun 11, 2024

One of Africa’s newest cardinals affirmed that the people of his continent will play a leading role in the future of Catholicism, but also acknowledged that the Church in Africa faces serious challenges amid its boom.