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“The Church is built in hearts, not walls”: Catholic Bishop in Mozambique Urges Commitment to Spiritual Renewal
Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino has called for commitment to spiritual renewal based on the fact that at the heart of the Church is people’s hearts and not just physical edifices.
Caritas Torit Gives Out Cholera Kits as Deadly Outbreak Spreads Across South Sudan
The development arm of the Catholic Diocese of Torit in South Sudan has handed over cholera response kits to the country’s Eastern Equatoria State Ministry of Health to contain what has been described as a worsening cholera outbreak in the region.
Season of Creation 2025: Cardinal Brislin in South Africa Calls for Responsibility Towards Vulnerable, Suffering
Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg has urged the people of God under his pastoral care to prioritize love and care for the vulnerable and the suffering if the Season of Creation 2025 is to be realized.
Today, September 10, We Celebrate St. Nicholas of Tolentino
Born in 1246 in Sant' Angelo, Italy, Nicholas became an Augustinian friar at the age of 18 after hearing an Augustinian hermit preach. He was ordained seven years later and quickly gained a reputation as a great preacher and confessor.
Plan to Advance Sainthood Course of Catechist in Mozambique Who Chose Death to Save Villagers Surfaces
Bishop Alberto Vera Aréjula of the Catholic Diocese of Nacala in Mozambique has revealed plans to advance the beatification of Catechist Cipriano Parite who chose to die to save a group of Muslims and Christians in his village.
Award-Winning African Scholar Calls for Mentorship, Positive Criticism between Men and Women Theologians
Male theologians in Africa can sometimes be very dismissive of the ideas of their female counterparts, Fr. Prof. Paul Béré has said, calling for respect, mentorship, and positive criticism of women theologians.
“I don't have a village anymore”: Catholic Priest Decries Insecurity, Christian Persecution in Nigeria
The Superior General of the Via Christi Society in Nigeria has decried the state of insecurity in his native Makurdi Catholic Diocese, saying that he can no longer travel to his village.
To Safeguard Creation, Catholic Development Agencies in Africa Urge “more robust policies” Prioritizing Climate Justice
Officials of Catholic Church development agencies in Africa, including Laudato Si Movement Africa (LSM), Caritas Africa (CA), and the Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), are calling for enhanced policies focusing on climate justice aimed to protect creation.
First African Bishop Ordained to Lead U.S. Diocese in Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana
Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was ordained last week in Louisiana, making him the first African bishop in the mainland United States.
Go Beyond Sacrament of Confirmation, Nurture Children’s Faith: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya to Parents, Guardians
Parents and guardians have the responsibility to nurture the faith of their respective children even after they have facilitated their receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation, Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said.
Today, September 9, We Celebrate St. Peter Claver
On Sept. 9, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Peter Claver, a Jesuit missionary who spent his life in the service of African slaves brought against their will to South America during the 17th century.
SECAM Calls for “Africa-led, community-rooted and just” Solutions for Climate Crisis
Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are calling for methods that are African, “community-rooted” and just in addressing climate change manifested in droughts, floods, and cyclones, among others in the world’s second largest continent.
“Deeply regrettable”: Catholic Sisters’ Congregation in Kenya Troubled after Member Captured Assaulting Younger Sister
The leadership of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (FSJ), also known as Asumbi Sisters in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay has expressed regret over an incident of abuse in which an older member is captured in a video recording assaulting a younger member of the Congregation.
“Do not be frightened by crosses”: Catholic Bishop at 75th Anniversary of Legion of Mary in Ivory Coast
Bishop Raymond Ahoua of the Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam in Ivory Coast has invited members of the Legion of Mary, known as Patricians, to be, like the Blessed Virgin Mary, disciples of Jesus amid challenges in the West African nation.
Second Local Ordinary of Cameroon’s Mbalmayo Dies at 86, Eulogized as Tireless Pastor Who “worked for evangelization”
Bishop Adalbert Ndzana, the second Catholic Bishop of Mbalmayo Diocese in Cameroon, has passed on in Yaounde after an illness. He was aged 86.
Catholic Priest “out of danger” Following Armed Bandits Attack in DR Congo’s Kisangani Archdiocese
Fr. Jean-Paul Yailo Wamoko, a member of the Clergy of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is recovering after he was shot and robbed reportedly by “unidentified bandits.”
“Put God above greed”: Catholic Archbishop Urges Nigeria’s Politicians to Narrow Gap Between Poor and Rich
Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called on political leaders in the West African nation to work towards reducing the gap between the country’s “first-class citizens” and “second-class citizens” in a nation grappling with corruption, poor infrastructure, poverty, and insecurity.
At Our Lady of Muxima Shrine in Angola, Pilgrims Urged to Go Beyond Devotion to Realize Actions of Peace, Justice
Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola has urged the people of God in the Southern African nation to go beyond devotion and realize some concrete action of peace, justice, and solidarity.
Social Status Divisions in Parishes, Small Christian Communities Cause for Concern: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya
Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu has cautioned against social status divisions in Parishes and Small Christian Communities (SCCs), noting that such stratification contradicts the Christian call to fraternity.
Divine Word Missionaries in Ghana-Liberia Acclaimed for 150 Years of Zeal, Steady Growth
The Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana has lauded members of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) for their missionary zeal, steady growth and service to the people of God in Ghana and Liberia over the past 150 years.
