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Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde

Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde Denounces Extravagance in Government, Wants Needs of the Poor Prioritized

Feb 21, 2025

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo has urged Cape Verdean authorities to reduce government expenditure and direct resources toward those most in need.

Dr. Sergio Alfieri (right) and Dr. Luigi Carbone give a press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is hospitalized for tests and treatment for bronchitis, on Feb. 21, 2025. Alfieri said the pope asked him to say hat he has “the mind of a a 50-year-old man.” / Credit: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images

"Fragile and not out of danger": Pope Francis' Medical Team at Friday Press Conference

Feb 21, 2025

“The pope is not a quitter,” the Holy Father’s physician told journalists toward the end of a Friday press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome. 

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Continues Recovery, Likely Not to Recite the Sunday Angelus as Doctors Monitor Treatment

Feb 21, 2025

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

“He's being taken care of medically”: Nigeria’s Shendam Diocese on Abducted Catholic Priest Escaping Captivity

Feb 20, 2025

Fr. Cornelius Manzak Damulak, who was abducted on February 6 from the Catholic Diocese of Shendam in Nigeria has successfully escaped captivity, and he is receiving treatment at an “undisclosed” health facility in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, ACI Africa has established. 

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Catholic Church in South Africa Calls for “racial reconciliation” amid Land Reform that Irked Trump

Feb 20, 2025

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing land reform disputes between South Africa and the United States government.

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Christian Entity Petitions African Commission on Human Rights over Religious, Gender-based Violations in Sudan

Feb 20, 2025

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the UK-based human rights organisation that specialises in religious freedom and works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and for other religious belief or even lack of belief has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Hybrid Joint Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to address violations of religious freedom and gender-based violence in Sudan.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, on Feb. 20, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pontifical Academy for Life President Denounces Alarmism, "morbid atmosphere" Surrounding Pope Francis' Health

Feb 20, 2025

Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, pointed out that concern for the Holy Father’s health “must be kept within limits.”

Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro. / Credit: Antoniospadaro, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pontiff's Health Situation "delicate" but Not Cause for Alarm: Personal Friend of Pope Francis

Feb 20, 2025

“Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment and will require time,” the priest said.

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC)

“Financial burdens should not hinder our mission”: Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan on Possibility of Tax Exemptions

Feb 20, 2025

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have acknowledged the need for the Church in the two countries to push for tax exemptions, noting that they need all the money they have for mission work.

Catholic Bishops in Africa Pen Letter to Pope Francis, Praying for His “swift, complete recovery”

Feb 20, 2025

Catholic Bishops in Africa have expressed their solidarity and spiritual closeness with Pope Francis as he undergoes medical care at a hospital in Rome.

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Hope in God, “He has a purpose for your trials”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya on Handling Pain During 2025 Jubilee Year

Feb 19, 2025

Challenging situations of life, when handled with God’s grace, can become opportunities for growth, bringing about good, Bishop James Maria Wainaina Kungu of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Murang’a has said.

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Doctors Say Pope Francis Shows "slight improvement" While in Hospital

Feb 19, 2025

According to the Feb. 19 communication, medical staff found the pope’s blood tests to show less inflammatory markers. They said his clinical condition is “stationary.”

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of Sierra Leone's Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown poses for a photo with the pioneering students of St. Peter's Junior Seminary. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Sierra Leone’s Freetown Catholic Archdiocese Optimistic New Minor Seminary to Spur Growth of Priestly Vocations

Feb 18, 2025

The Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has been experiencing a decline in the vocations to the priesthood, an official of the Archdiocese has said, noting that the Archdiocese’s new Minor will motivate more young people to become Priests.

From left to right: Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga, Bishop Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, Bishop Bertrand Guy Richard Appora-Ngalanibé. Credit: ACN

Catholic Bishops Appeal to International Community Not to Punish CAR for Government’s “opening” to Russia

Feb 18, 2025

A group of Catholic Bishops from the Central African Republic (CAR) who visited the headquarters of the Pontifical charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International in Germany, have appealed to the international community to keep supporting CAR in its fight against insecurity, noting that the country is being sidelined at the continental level.

“The cries of the poor are getting louder”: Archbishop in Nigeria Calls on Leaders to Prioritize Needs of the Vulnerable

Feb 18, 2025

The poor in the West African nation of Nigeria have been crying to have their basic human needs addressed unsuccessfully and the cries are now “getting louder” by the day, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.

Left: Banners at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital. Right: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Feb. 13, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Diagnosed with Double Pneumonia: Latest Updates

Feb 18, 2025

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

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Valueless Education Behind “small club of super-rich in a sea of poverty”: Catholic Bishop at School Launch in Kenya

Feb 18, 2025

The lack of value-based education in Kenyan institutions of learning is behind the widening gap between a small wealthy elite and the much larger impoverished population in the East African nation, Bishop Norman King'oo Wambua of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya has said.

Burkina Faso’s Evangelization Jubilee: Vatican Secretary of State Urges Catholics to Embrace Integrity, “joyful hope”

Feb 17, 2025

Pietro Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, has called on Catholics in Burkina Faso to uphold integrity, embrace hope, and foster solidarity as they mark their country’s 125 years of evangelization.

Concert at the Santa Maria dell'Olivo convent in Maciano, Italy, in July 2024. / Credit: Courtesy of Amici della Nave Association

Pope Receives Prisoners’ Prayers for Recovery While Hospitalized in Rome

Feb 17, 2025

While hospitalized at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, Pope Francis has received touching letters from inmates who were set to perform for him at a special concert.

Prioritize Prayer, “friendship with God": Catholic Archbishop in Angola to Newly Ordained Priests, Deacons

Feb 17, 2025

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has called upon the Deacons and Priests he ordained on February 15 to prioritize their friendship with God through prayer.