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“Christians here are really suffering”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for Displaced Families in Need of Support
Since his 2022 appointment, Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein has seen the destruction of at least 325 Catholic places of worship by Islamic extremists.
Leaders of 322-Year-Old Congregation with African Majority Deliberate on “dramatic decline in vocations to brotherhood”
The noted “dramatic decline” in candidates joining the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (CSSp./Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) as Brothers is a cause for concern, the leaders of the 322-year-old Religious and missionary Order with African majority have noted.
Pope Leo XIV Speaks about War with Visiting Children from Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV met with children and adolescents participating in the Vatican’s summer camp for kids. Some 300 Ukrainian youth were also in the audience.
This is Pope Leo XIV’s Prayer Intention for the Month of July
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for the month of July is for formation in discernment.
“Near-death experience”: Armed Robbers Attack Catholic Sisters’ Home for Girls in Mozambique
Armed robbers have attacked the girls’ home under the auspices of the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (HMSS) in the Catholic Diocese of Pemba in Northern Mozambique, where violent incidents are reportedly on the rise, the Pontifical and Charity Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has reported.
Vatican Hopes New Mass Prayers Will Renew Care for God’s Creation
The “Mass for the Care of Creation,” inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, has prayers and Mass readings designed “to ask God for the ability to care for creation.”
Parish Church in Lubumbashi Archdiocese, DR Congo, Closed after Desecration, Tabernacle “vandalized”, Hosts Burned
The church of St. Francis of Assisi Luano Parish of Lubumbashi Catholic Archdiocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was desecrated in a June 30 incident, when the desecrators forcefully accessed the building, vandalized the tabernacle, and set on fire hosts, the Vicar General of the Congolese Metropolitan See has confirmed.
“I offer assurance of my prayers”: Pope Leo XIV Expresses Spiritual Solidarity with Victims of Deadly Stampede in CAR
Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual solidarity with victims of the tragic incident at Barthélémy Boganda High School in Bangui Catholic Archdiocese in the Central African Republic (CAR), claimed at least 20 lives and injured dozens.
Pope Leo XIV’s Hometown Votes to Purchase His Childhood Home
In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, voted to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV.
Catholic Church’s Role in Education, Healthcare Discussed at Pope Leo XIV’s Audience with Equatorial Guinean President
The Catholic Church’s role in promoting formal education and healthcare in Equatorial Guinea was one of the topics discussed during the June 28 meeting between Pope Leo XIV and the President of the Central African nation, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Apostolic Nuncio in Angola Urges Catholics to Show Spiritual Solidarity with Pope Leo XIV, to “Pray the Rosary daily”
The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has urged Catholics to entrust the new Roman Pontiff to the maternal protection of the Virgin of Muxima and the guidance of the Holy Spirit by praying the Holy Rosary every day for Pope Leo XIV.
South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Reflects on His 17 Years of Episcopal Ministry, Says It’s Been “a daily sacrifice”
Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has described his 17 years of Episcopal Ministry in the world’s youngest nation as a “a daily sacrifice”.
Cardinal Ambongo: Opposition to Same-sex Blessings Not "African exception"
“The position taken by Africa was also the position of so many bishops here in Europe. It’s not just an African exception,” Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo said.
South African Bishop Appointed to Dicastery for Consecrated Life “delighted”, Lauds Pope Leo XIV for African Appointees
Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad has expressed “delight” following his appointment as member of the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL).
Foster Empathetic Communication: Catholic Official to Journalists in Angola, Emphasizes Truth, Hope
The Director of Rádio Ecclésia in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Ondjiva has called upon media practitioners to embrace a model of communication that fosters empathy, without compromising on truth and hope.
"Being rooted in Christ" Makes Unimaginable Possible: Pope Leo XIV to Women Religious
Pope Leo XIV told a group of religious sisters that rootedness in Christ allows them to “do things they perhaps never thought they could achieve.”
“Their suffering is our suffering”: Vatican Official on Christian Persecution in Nigeria, Calls for Spiritual Solidarity
The Secretary of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization has denounced attacks in Northen Nigeria reportedly targeting Christians and called for spiritual solidarity with the persecuted followers of Jesus Christ, personal conversion of persecutors, and concrete action to end the violence.
Professing Evangelical Counsels “a great gain”: Spiritan Provincial Superior at Perpetual Profession in Kenya
Professing the Evangelical Counsels, the set of three vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience that are at the heart of Religious Life, comes with the benefit of freedom to the promptings of the Holy Spirit to serve the needy and downtrodden, the Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya and South Sudan has said.
Newly Consecrated Bissau-Guinean Catholic Bishop Urged to Pay Attention to “people’s pain”
The representative of the Holy Father in Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Cape Verde, and Mauritania has called upon the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau to align his Episcopal Ministry with the public ministry of Jesus Christ, manifested in closeness to the suffering.
Pope Leo XIV Seeks to Reestablish "full visible communion" with Eastern Orthodox
Pope Leo XIV received members of a delegation from the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate in a June 28 audience.
