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Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of political representatives and civic leaders from the Diocese of Créteil, France, on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges Catholic Politicians to Follow the Gospel in Public Life

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV encouraged Catholic politicians to live coherently as Christians and follow the Gospel, even when performing their public duties in a secular polity. 

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OFM Capuchins in Angola Urged to Live among the People, “experience their pains and hopes”

Aug 28, 2025

Members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola have been urged to live among the people they serve, bearing fruit for the Church and the wider community. 

Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims at the general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Recalls the "life and witness" of St. Augustine on His Feast Day

Aug 28, 2025

Pope Leo XIV recalled what the “life and witness” of St. Augustine means for Christians on the day the Catholic Church celebrates his feast day, Aug. 28.

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti. Credit: Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs/Santa Clara University Employees, Location, Alumni/Global Sisters Report

Award-winning Catholic Sister in Nigeria Urges Donors to Partner Directly with Faith-Based Organizations in Africa

Aug 27, 2025

A Nigerian member of the Religious institute of the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus (HHCJ) and winner of the 2024 Opus Prize of US$1 million has emphasized the need for donor institutions, including the World Bank, to consider working directly with faith-based organizations.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: Archdiocese of Nyeri

Catholic Archbishop Lauds Kenyan Gen Z for Rising beyond Tribalism, Criticizes their “bad language”

Aug 27, 2025

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has lauded the unity of Generation Z (Gen Z), which he says transcends their tribal affiliations, urging other generations to emulate them.

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“A time of profound reflection”: Official on Third Ordinary, Elective Provincial Chapter of OFM Capuchins in Angola

Aug 27, 2025

The ongoing Third Ordinary and Elective Provincial Chapter of members of the  Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (Capuchins/OFM Cap) in Angola is a moment of “profound reflection,” an official has said.

Pope Leo XIV prays during his Wednesday general audience on Aug. 13, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo Prays for Victims of "terrible tragedy" in Minneapolis Catholic School Shooting

Aug 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday said he was offering prayers for the victims of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting.

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea in Cameroon. Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Teachers in Cameroonian Diocese Urged to Embrace Holistic Formation of Students

Aug 27, 2025

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of the Catholic Diocese of Buea in Cameroon has called on teachers and administrators in Catholic schools across his Episcopal See to strengthen their commitment to faith-based education, authenticity, and holistic formation of students.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: KCCB

“We have rejected tribalism,” Catholic Archbishop Cautions Kenyans against Incitement by Politicians

Aug 27, 2025

The Catholic Archbishop of the Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has challenged Kenyans to be aware of the divisive tactics of political leaders, and to say no to politicians who seek to incite them along tribal lines.

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo. Credit: Huambo Archdiocese

Newly Ordained Priest, Deacons in Angola Urged to Embrace Listening, Ongoing Formation in their Ministry

Aug 27, 2025

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has called on a Priest and ten Deacons he ordained to embrace their ministry with humility, a spirit of listening, dedication to ongoing formation, and true presbyteral fraternity.

Ashley Kitisya presenting during the Monday, July 28 Front line Faith leaders and movements round table discussions at Pride Inn Azure in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

Climate Activists Convene in Kenya for Interfaith Prayer against Fossil Fuel Expansion in Africa

Aug 27, 2025

Climate activists and faith leaders from across Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Sunday, August 24 for an interfaith prayer session to push for an end to fossil expansion on the world’s second largest continent.

Pilgrims reach out to Pope Leo XIV at the general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV: "Christian hope is not evasion, but decision"

Aug 27, 2025

Addressing thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 27 emphasized Jesus’ embrace of suffering.

Telley Sadia, CAFOD’s Country Representative for Sudan. Credit: CAFOD

Why It’s Costly for Catholic Entities in War-Torn Sudan to Engage in Peacebuilding Initiatives

Aug 26, 2025

Catholic entities in Sudan where there is heavy fighting are intervening with caution, an official at the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has said, noting that the Church is especially keen not to engage in any peace-building initiatives that might be misinterpreted as the war rages on.

Members of the Bamenda Provincial Episcopal Conference (BAPEC). Credit: Mamfe Diocese/Buea Diocese

Voting “an act of grave moral responsibility”: Catholic Bishops of Cameroon’s Bamenda Province to Electorate

Aug 26, 2025

Catholic Bishops of Cameroon’s Bamenda Provincial Episcopal Conference (BAPEC) have emphasized the need for the electorate to actively participate in their country’s presidential election scheduled for October 12.

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, named the laureate of the 2024 Opus Prize, a $1.2 million award recognizing transformative humanitarian work. Credit: Santa Clara University (SCU)

“It has helped us a lot”: Nigerian Catholic Sister on 2024 Opus Prize Impact on Apostolate with Vulnerable Girls, Women

Aug 26, 2025

The 2024 Opus Prize of US$1 million has had significant impact on the apostolate of Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, the laureate of the award that recognizes transformative humanitarian work.

Pope Leo XIV, whose recent discourses will be published in a book on Aug. 27, waves during his Wednesday audience Aug. 20, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Let there be peace!": Book of Pope Leo XIV’s Discourses to be Published August 27

Aug 26, 2025

On Aug. 27 the Vatican will publish a compilation of Pope Leo XIV’s discourses from the first months of his pontificate in a book signed by the pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims during his general audience on July 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Announces Theme for 2026 World Day of Peace

Aug 26, 2025

“Peace Be With You All: Towards an Unarmed and Disarming Peace” will be the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, the Vatican announced Aug. 26.

The Vatican Gardens at Castel Gandolfo. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Pope Leo XIV to Inaugurate Integral Ecology Center in Castel Gandolfo in September

Aug 26, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to inaugurate on Sept. 5 Borgo Laudato Si’, a development dedicated to the care of creation inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical.

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“Allow people to tell their stories”: Content Producers at Communication Network for Catholic Sisters in Kenya Told

Aug 26, 2025

Content producers at the Communication Network for Catholic Sisters (CNCS) in Kenya, an information service of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), have been urged to let people tell their own stories, and for them to only be “carriers” of the voices of their information sources.

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In Launched Strategic Plan, Catholic Sisters in Kenya to Engage in “income-generating media services” to Raise Funds

Aug 25, 2025

The five-year Strategic Plan that the Communication Network for Catholic Sisters (CNCS) in Kenya launched on August 23 provides for the Nairobi-headquartered entity to continue providing media services to raise funds for the entity of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), the Director of CNCS has said.