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Young Catholics in Ghana Hope to address “pertinent issues” Pertaining their Faith at Annual Meeting
Members of the Ghana National Catholic Youth Council (GHANCYC) who are gathering for their 49th Annual General Council Meeting (AGCM) seek to address the issues they are grappling with, especially pertaining their faith.
Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Calls for Responsible Stewardship in Caring for Creation
Humanity bears a moral obligation to exercise responsible stewardship, having been entrusted by God with the care of creation, the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has said.
Today, September 5, We Celebrate St. Teresa of Kolkata
The Church celebrates on Septermber 5 the feast of Mother Teresa, a universal symbol of God's merciful and preferential love for the poor and forgotten.
“Treated as amateurs”: African Women Theologians Ask to Be “taken seriously” in Academia
Theology is still a hostile space for women in Africa who are denied opportunities to contribute to the daily life of the Church alongside their male counterparts, participants in the ongoing Second African Women Theologians Conference have said.
SIGNIS Nigeria’s Ongoing Congress to Equip Communicators to be Agents of Hope amid Despair: Official
SIGNIS Nigeria has organized a congress to strengthen professional bonds among Catholic communicators in the West African country that is grappling with socio-economic challenges.
Jubilee of Bishops in Malawi Ends with Invitation to be “true channels of God’s love”
The ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year and the Synod on Synodality, is a call to transformation that invites the people of God to become true channels of His love, the Local Ordinary of Zimbabwe's Catholic Diocese of Hwange has said.
Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Condoles with Victims after Landslide Wipes Out Sudanese Village
As Sudan reels from the devastating landslide that reportedly wiped out the village of Tarasin in the Marrah Mountains of the war-torn Darfur region, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has expressed solidarity with those affected, and called for urgent humanitarian and environmental action.
New Priests in Angola Urged to be Present in Communities, Walk with the People
Bishop Pio Hipunyati of the Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva in Angola has called on seven Deacons he ordained Priests against isolating themselves from those they have been sent to serve, but to be fully present in communities.
Church is both Patriarchal and Matriarchal: Catholic Archbishop at African Women Theologians Conference
Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has emphasized that women play a central role in the Catholic Church, contrary to the perception among some people that the Church is patriarchal.
Exorcism Ministry “comes from Scriptures”: South African Theologian Emphasizes Role of Jesus in Fight against Demons
The ministry of exorcism is founded in the Sacred Scriptures and modelled after the person of Jesus Christ, a member of the Theological Advisory Committee of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has said.
Today, September 4, We CelebrateSaint Boniface I, Pope
Though few details are known of Boniface's early life, he was elected Pope on December 28, 418. He is believed to have been ordained a priest by Pope Damasus I (366-384) and to have served as representative of Innocent I at Constantinople (c. 405).
Conference of African Women Theologians II Kicks Off with Invitation to Transfer Insights into Church Formation Programs
Participants in the Second African Women Theologians Conference 2025 who are gathering at Hekima University College (HUC) in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, have been challenged to transfer insights from the five-day convention into Church formation programs.
“I haven’t converted to Islam”: Nigerian “former” Catholic Nun Says She Made Viral FB Post in “extreme emotional stress”
A Nigerian Catholic Nun whose Facebook post in which she renounced Christianity, saying that she had decided to embrace Islam has stated that she is still a Christian, noting that the viral post was made “during a period of extreme emotional stress.”
At Installation of New Catholic University of South Sudan VC, Chancellor Emphasizes “moral values, ethical behaviours”
Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla has emphasized the importance of fostering “moral values” and upholding “ethical behaviour” and discipline as foundational in the affairs of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS).
Africa Peace and Environment Summit: Catholic University VC Urges “sense of ecological citizenship, virtue”
The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has called for conversion at a personal level to curb environmental degradation and the associated dangers.
Smooth Leadership Transition at Catholic University of South Sudan Lesson to Government: Official at VC Installation
The Governor of Western Equatoria State in South Sudan has lauded the smooth leadership transition at the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS).
“Creation is wounded by human greed”: Catholic Official in Angola Laments, Calls for “attitude of care for creation”
The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has lamented the disregard for creation that he said is a manifestation of “human greed”.
Today, September 3, We Celebrate Saint Gregory the Great
St. Gregory the Great, a central figure of the medieval western Church and one of the most admired Popes in history, is commemorated in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Catholic liturgy today, September 3.
Pope Leo XIV Assures Persons Affected by Deadly Landslide in Sudan’s Darfur Region “his spiritual closeness”
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual solidarity with all persons affected by the August 31 landslide that reportedly wiped out Tarsin village in Sudan’s Central Darfur region, killing at least 1,000 people.
Newly Installed Catholic University of South Sudan VC Pledges to Foster Teamwork to Create “inclusive environments”
The new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) has pledged to foster teamwork with various stakeholders in view of “creating inclusive environments” to advance the institution’s mission.
