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Possible pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/South Sudan. Credit: Sr. Orla Treacy/Loreto Sisters/Rumbek

Youths in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese “anxiously excited” about Jubilee in Rome as Most Africans Face Hurdles

Jul 17, 2025

Preparations for the forthcoming Jubilee of Youth in Rome that is part of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year have not been easy in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, where the young people in the world’s youngest nation are determined to participate in the historic event.

Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty. Credit: ACI Africa

Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria Calls Out Priests Turning the Eucharist, Church Events into Moneymaking Opportunities

Jul 17, 2025

The representative of the Holy Father in Nigeria has expressed concern about the growing “commercializing the Eucharist” trend among Catholic Priests in the West African country, warning that such practices compromise the sacred nature of the liturgy and the identity of the Priesthood. 

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National Biblical Week Opens in Angola with Caution against Simplifying God’s Word to “a science”

Jul 17, 2025

The National Biblical Week has opened in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Lwena with a call to embrace the transformative power of Scripture while steering away from the temptation to simplify God’s Word to a mere academic study.

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi addresses participants during the Sahel Peace Initiative (SPI) National Forum. Credit: Catholic Trends

“Things are getting worse”: Catholic Bishop in Ghana Demands Radical System Overhaul to Address Youth Unemployment

Jul 17, 2025

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has demanded that the government radically overhauls the country’s political and education systems to address the growing crisis of youth unemployment in the West African nation.

Holy Mass at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli during the Advent season. December 2024. / Courtesy of  Father Gabriel Romanelli

Attack on Gaza's Only Catholic Church: Without Warnings by Priest "it would have been a massacre"

Jul 17, 2025

Father Yusuf Asad, 49, assistant parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Gaza, had just celebrated morning Mass when a loud bang sounded. At around 10:20 a.m. local time, a projectile hit the building. 

Cardinal in Tanzania Calls for Generosity and Sacrifice in Support of Church Mission

Jul 17, 2025

Protase Cardinal Rugambwa of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora  has called on the people of God in his Metropolitan See, especially those not bound by the vow of poverty, to embrace a spirit of generosity in support of the Church’s evangelization mission.

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Church in Angola Partners with Police in National Campaign to Curb Road Accidents

Jul 17, 2025

The Catholic Church in Angola has joined forces with the country’s National Police in a nationwide campaign aimed at raising awareness and reducing traffic accidents in the country.

Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of Dundo Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Evangelization Rooted in Solidarity With People With “no place at table of powerful”

Jul 17, 2025

Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of the Catholic Diocese of Dundo in Angola has called for a renewed focus on evangelization rooted in solidarity with the poor and marginalized as the Southern African nation prepares to mark 50 years of independence in November.

Father Gabriel Romanelli with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, celebrating Christmas Mass at Holy Family Parish in Gaza, in December 2024. / Credit: Courtesy of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Gaza's Only Catholic Priest among Injured in Israeli Attack

Jul 17, 2025

The Holy Family Church in Gaza was hit Thursday amid a new wave of Israeli bombings, leaving several people dead and injured, including the church’s pastor, Gabriel Romanelli.

A view of the damage to the Holy Family church in Gaza City following an Israeli strike on the church, in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on July 17, 2025. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church killed two and injured several people on July 17, including the parish priest, as well as causing damage to the building. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

After Deadly Attack on Catholic Parish in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV Urges Immediate Ceasefire

Jul 17, 2025

Following a strike against the only Catholic Church in Gaza, which left at least two dead on July 17, Pope Leo XIV issued a call for an immediate ceasefire.

Ahead of Africa’s Catholic Bishops’ Assembly in Rwanda, SECAM Highlights Plenary Purpose, Participants, Vision

Jul 16, 2025

The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has highlighted the purpose and vision of the July 30 – August 4 Plenary Assembly that is to gather hundreds of participants from across Africa and invitees “from other continents” in the capital city of Rwanda, Kigali. 

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Passing On of Former Nigerian President at London Hospital Part of “tide of medical tourism”: Catholic Archbishop

Jul 16, 2025

The passing on of the immediate former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, at a London health facility in the United Kingdom (UK) is part of the “tide of medical tourism” in the West African nation, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the country’s Lagos Catholic Archdiocese has lamented.

Logo Signis Africa.  Credit: SIGNIS Africa

Ahead of First-Ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa, Board Approves Theme, Subthemes for 2026 Rwanda Event

Jul 16, 2025

The Board of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS, has approved the theme and seven subthemes to guide the planned 2026 SIGNIS World Congress in Rwanda, the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa.

Leonardo Donno and Moreno il Biondo in action during the Charity Soccer Match "Partita del Cuore" on July 15, 2025 in L'Aquila, Italy. / Credit: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV Cheers on Charity Soccer Match for Children from War Zones

Jul 16, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged encounter and unity in a message to the players and spectators of a soccer game to support sick and injured children from war zones.

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito, the Liaison Bishop for the SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishop Links Woes of Migrants in South Africa’s Public Hospitals to U.S. President’s Aid Suspension

Jul 16, 2025

The liaison Bishop for the Migrants and Refugees Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has denounced the ongoing xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in some parts of South Africa, noting that the foreigners are not to blame for the shortage of medication in the country’s health facilities.

Fr. Charlie and CAFOD supporter Mariama at the lobby of Parliament, 9 July 2025. Credit: CAFOD

At Legislators' Meeting in UK, Kenya-based Jesuit Calls for Urgent Action in Addressing Climate Change, Debt Crisis

Jul 16, 2025

The Director of the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) has called for an urgent action in addressing climate and debt related crises, especially those affecting developing countries which are most affected by climate change.

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Charity Pledges Continued Support in Forming Future Priests in Nigeria amid Rise in Vocations

Jul 16, 2025

Catholic charity and Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International has expressed a commitment to continue supporting the formation of future Priests in Nigeria where the foundation has observed an exponential growth in vocations.

View of the mass grave at the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in the town of Tuam, County Galway. / Credit: AugusteBlanqui, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Irish Team Begins Search for Children's Remains at Former Home for Unwed Mothers

Jul 16, 2025

A team of archaeologists, anthropologists, and forensic scientists have begun excavating an old septic tank this week at the former St. Mary's Mother and Baby Home run by the Bon Secours Sisters

Episcopal ordination of Bishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye as Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal

Newly Consecrated Catholic Bishop in Senegal Urged to Embrace Missionary Zeal in Episcopal Ministry

Jul 15, 2025

Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye has called upon the new Bishop of Senegal’s Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal to demonstrate passionate commitment to spreading the Gospel in his Episcopal Ministry.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in the chapel at the Carabinieri station in Castel Gandolfo on July 15, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: God’s Love is So Great that Jesus Does Not Keep Even His Mother for Himself

Jul 15, 2025

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass on July 15 in the chapel at the Carabinieri station in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he is on vacation.