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Members of the Episcopal Conference of Guinea (CEG) have extended “good wishes” to Muslims in the West African nation at the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan, which will culminate in the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast.
All seems set for the Episcopal Consecration of the new Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Despite the artistic lack in recent decades, there appears now to be a growing resurgence in the Catholic artistic world.
On March 17, Catholics celebrate St. Patrick, the fifth century bishop and patron of Ireland, whose life of holiness set the example for many of the Church's future saints.
Superiors of women and men Religious in Cameroon have concluded their assembly with the call to teach the spirit of togetherness and to the Consecrated persons work towards realizing healing and lasting peace in the Central African nation.
The President of the Commission for Social Pastoral Care of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI) has called on relevant authorities in the West African nation to “respect human dignity” in the process of evicting citizens from high risk zones.
The Chairman of the Episcopal Commission for Clergy and Religious at the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has called on major superiors in the West African nation to help the Church in boosting the number of Catholics in the country.
With the mushrooming of publishing firms, most of them only interested in making profit, Paulines Publications Africa (PPA) under the auspices of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) stands out for its professionalism, authors who have worked with the Nairobi-headquartered entity have testified.`
Christian leaders in South Africa have declared May 5 a day of national prayer for peaceful general elections in the country that are scheduled to place on May 29.
Initiatives towards training, engaging in dialogue, aiming for a common ground in decision-making processes, and the fostering of inclusive participation are some of the ways the spirit of Synodality can be fostered in families and among members of the new way of being Church in Africa, the Small Christian communities (SCCs), the Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.
Catholic activists in Africa under their umbrella organization,CitizenGo Africa are rallying for support to stop the plan by Uganda’s health docket to give contraceptives to 15-year-olds.
Participants at a planned 12th Information and Communications Technology for Development (12th ICT4D) Conference that the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has organized are set to explore ways in which Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help in mitigating effects of climate change.
Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi of Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese has decried insecurity in his Episcopal See, saying that persistent attacks in the Diocese are impeding evangelization efforts.
St. Louise de Marillac was born on August 15, 1591 near the town of Meux, France. Louise received an education from the Dominican convent at Poissy and eventually discerned that she was called to religious life. After consulting her confessor concerning her plans to enter the religious life, Louise decided not to pursue this vocation. Instead, in 1613, she married Antony LeGras.
Lack of zeal among priests in Ghana is partly to blame for the country’s dwindling Catholic population, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana has said.
Pro-lifers in Tanzania, Rwanda and Cameroon are set to join the first cohort of a training that has been designed to equip family and life advocates around the globe with skills to address ethical issues in modern medicine.
The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Lagos has urged Nigerians to be open to God’s abundant blessings by ending insecurity, ethnicity and corruption.
The situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where clashes between rebels and the military have intensified is “serious and risks getting worse”, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in the country have said.
The Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (OCARM) in Mozambique are celebrating what they have described as “a moment of rebirth” as the Congregation marks its 65th anniversary in the southern African country.
Nigerians seem to be losing confidence in prayers in their seemingly unanswered cries to be liberated from suffering, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese has said, and encouraged the people of God in the country to continue interceding for their nation.