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Mons. Giancarlo Dellagiovanna. Credit: Il Popolo

Pope Francis Appoints Italian-Born Clergy as Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Mar 15, 2025

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Giancarlo Dellagiovanna, a member of the Clergy of Italy’s Tortona Catholic Diocese, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso and assigned him the Titular See of Sistroniana with the dignity of Archbishop.

Pope Francis addresses bishops gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Announces Plans for 2028 Post-Synodal Assembly to Evaluate Synod on Synodality Implementation

Mar 15, 2025

Pope Francis has approved a three-year synodal process ending with a postsynodal ecclesial assembly in 2028, which will foster dialogue, Cardinal Mario Grech said.

Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on March 14, 2025. Prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican Moves to Once-a-day Updates about Pope Francis’ Health amid Stable Situation

Mar 14, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Offer Education to All, “especially the underprivileged”: Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana to Catholic School Leaders

Mar 14, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana, Archbishop Julien Kaboré, has encouraged the leadership of Catholic schools to consider offering education to all, who seek enrolment, “especially the underprivileged” in the West African nation.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

In 12 Years, Pope Francis Has “guided the Church's boat with wisdom, dedication”: Ivory Coast’s Catholic Bishops

Mar 14, 2025

As Pope Francis marks 12 years since his election as the 265th successor of St. Peter, Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast have expressed gratitude to God for his leadership.

Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigerian Catholic Diocese Launches Prayer Program to Foster Reconciliation in Ongoing 2025 Jubilee Year

Mar 14, 2025

Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria has unveiled a series of spiritual initiatives aimed at fostering reconciliation in marking the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.

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Concern as Thousands of Students in Northern Nigerian Catholic Schools Forced to Stay at Home for Ramadan

Mar 14, 2025

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria is appealing to authorities in the Northern parts of the West African nation to allow learners, especially those in non-Muslim schools, to resume learning after they were forced to break for the period of Ramadan.

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Wukari. Credit: ACI Africa

How Nigerian Catholic Diocese is Facilitating “a safe environment” for Farmer-Herder Peaceful Coexistence ahead of Rains

Mar 14, 2025

As the 2025 rainy season in Nigeria approaches, signalling the start of planting, Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari has outlined how he is spearheading the realization of peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders ahead of the rainy season.

Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora. Credit: ACI Africa

“We’re grateful”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Welcomes Reinstatement of Christian Religious Knowledge in Public Schools

Mar 14, 2025

Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has expressed gratitude to the Niger State Government for reinstating Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) in public schools after over a decade of neglect.

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Apostolic Nuncio Lauds Southern Africans for Spiritual Solidarity with Ailing Pope Francis

Mar 13, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa has expressed gratitude for the spiritual solidarity and support the people of God in the Southern African region have given to Pope Francis, who has been in hospital since February 14 where he is being treated for double pneumonia.

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

A Timeline of Pope Francis’ 12 years As Pope: Photos

Mar 13, 2025

Pope Francis is the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy.

Rosary beads and tributes are placed on the sculpture of St. John Paul II on March 13, 2025, at the main entrance of Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is being cared for. Today marks the 28th day since Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Feb. 14 and also 12 years since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis. / Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Pope Francis Marks 12th Anniversary of Pontificate and Nearly 1 Month in the Hospital

Mar 13, 2025

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy, Pope Francis received hundreds of drawings, messages, and letters from children and well-wishers worldwide.

A statue of St. John Paul II is flanked by candles with images of Pope Francis placed there by those praying for the Holy Father as he is treated for pneumonia and bronchitis at Gemelli Hospital in Rome the evening of Feb. 21, 2025. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis X-ray Shows "improvements", Vatican Denies Plans of Papal trip to Turkey

Mar 12, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Catholics pray for Pope Francis at Gemelli Hospital in Rome / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Continues Prescribed Therapies, Follows Lenten Retreat Remotely, Improvements “further strengthened”: Vatican

Mar 11, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Suspect in Abduction of Two Catholic Priests from Nigeria’s Yola Diocese “neither Mass server nor Clergy”: Bishop

Mar 11, 2025

The man in police custody suspected to have “masterminded” the abduction of Fr. Matthew David Dutsemi and Fr. Abraham Saummam from Nigeria’s Yola Catholic Diocese is not an Alter Server; nor is he a member of the Clergy, the Local Ordinary of the Nigerian Episcopal See has said.

Youth Unemployment in Nigeria “ticking time bomb”: President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Mar 11, 2025

The consequences of not addressing the challenge of youth unemployment in Nigeria can be far-reaching, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said.

Catholic Women Leader in Nigeria Cautions against Divorce, Says “no one should intervene destructively in a marriage”

Mar 11, 2025

The National President of Zumunta Mata Katolika, a Catholic Women's group predominantly from the Northern part of Nigeria, has expressed concern over the high rate of divorce in the West African nation.

Pope Francis Participates in Lenten Retreat Remotely, Health Condition “stable within a complex framework”: Vatican

Mar 10, 2025

Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.

Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan. Credit: Voice of Hope Radio Wau Diocese

Violence in South Sudan during Lent “grieves” Ailing Pope Francis: Apostolic Nuncio

Mar 10, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan has relayed the closeness of Pope Francis with the people of God in the East-Central African nation, noting that the protracted violence in the country continues to cause the ailing Holy Father a lot of pain.

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“A new Nigeria is possible”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Calls for Fervent Prayers to End Oppression

Mar 10, 2025

All is not lost for Nigeria, where economic hardships, insecurity, corruption, and social divisions have been on the rise, the Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.