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Amid testimonies of “rising tension” in South Sudan and reports of the arrest of the first Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, a Catholic Bishop in the world’s youngest country has directed the people of God under his pastoral care to participate in daily prayers for peace.
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafang in Cameroon has directed that St. Augustine Famkeu Chapel of the Diocese remains closed after the chapel was desecrated, with the robbers making away with a Ciborium containing consecrated hosts and other items.
Participants in the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year have the possibility of coming to terms with the fact that they are free based on their communion with their Creator and Savior under the influence of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Masilo John Selemela has said.
Plans are underway for training sessions targeting the Clergy and women and men Religious serving in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) as part of the “spiritual journey” of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Metropolitan See has said.
Two Kenyan Catholic Bishops, who interacted with late Fr. Paddy Roe during their time in the Minor Seminary have eulogized him as an “effective” administrator, who had the best interests of students at heart.
The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan, Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Mulla is soliciting support towards the furnishing of the residence of his Auxiliary, Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale.
A service of EWTN News, ACI MENA was established in 2022 and currently operates from the Catholic University in Erbil, a city in northern Iraq.
In an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Mel Gibson said the film is “very ambitious” and the story follows “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle.”
St. Margaret Clitherow was born in Middleton, England around the year 1555 to a protestant family. Margaret was known throughout the town for her wit and good looks, and in 1571 she married John Clitherow, and together they bore two children.
Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has appealed to the U.S to redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) owing to increased Islamist attacks against Christians in the West African nation, attracting a backlash from Muslim leaders in the country who have described the Bishop’s testimony as “unsubstantiated”.
Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) is cautioning the people of God under his pastoral care against Satan, God’s chief adversary.
Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed solidarity with members of the Missionary Sisters of Santo Domingo who were attacked by a criminal gang in their community.
The Catholic Diocese of Dori in Burkina Faso has continued to pray for the safety of Fr. Joël Yougbare who has been missing for the past six years following a suspected kidnapping incident.
The Solemnity of the Annunciation celebrates the coming of the Angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce to her the special mission God had chosen for her in being the mother of His only son.
Stephen Cardinal Brislin, the Local Ordinary of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg, has appealed for spiritual solidarity with Pope Francis after he was discharged from Gemelli Hospital, where he was being treated for double pneumonia since February 14.
The planned protests against the kidnapping and killing of Catholic Priests, farmers, and other community members in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi are to honour all the fallen martyrs in Edo State, the convener of the three-day peaceful demonstrations set to begin on Tuesday, March 25 has told ACI Africa.
The marking of six decades since the first Kenyans joined the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM) is a testament to God’s fidelity to those He calls to His service, Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga has said.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri is appealing for prayers for the speedy and “safe release” of Fr. John Ubaechu, who was abducted on Sunday, March 23.
St. Catherine was born near the beginning of the fourteenth century to parents Ulfo and St. Bridget of Sweden. At the age of seven, Catherine was sent to the Abbey at Risburgh by her parents and placed under the care of the abbess to receive an education and to build a foundation for her spiritual life.
The African branch of the global Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo, is urging the government of Kenya to pursue diplomatic intervention for a Kenyan who is facing execution in Vietnam.