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Pope Francis delivers his Sunday Angelus message to about 20,000 faithful in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 22, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Here is What Pope Francis is Doing for the Week of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days

Oct 31, 2023

At the Vatican, Pope Francis will mark this holy and significant season with prayer and two liturgies.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary, fresco painting in San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, Italy. | Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock.

The Fascinating History of the Feast of Mary’s Assumption

Aug 15, 2023

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into heaven.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary, fresco painting in San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, Italy. / Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock.

The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven Explained

Aug 15, 2020

On Aug. 15, Catholics around the world mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, commemorating the end of her earthly life and assumption into Heaven.

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Funeral Mass of late Edmond Bahati Mbarushimana. Credit: Kivunyota

Catholic Journalist Murdered in DR Congo’s Goma Diocese Eulogized as “a man of peace”

Members of St. Monica Widows Group pose for a photo after Holy Mass at St, Aloysius Gonzanga Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Widows Group in Kenyan Archdiocese Rescuing Catholic Women from Regressive Wife Inheritance

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Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Call for Transparency, Fairness Ahead of General Elections

Archbishop Kryspin Witold Dubiel arrives in Angola to begin his mission to Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe

“I am here to serve the Church”: New Apostolic Nuncio on Mission to Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe

“Church must do more than providing shelter”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola on Care for Migrants, Refugees

Bishop Isaac Bundepuun Dugu of Katsina-Ala Diocese in Nigeria

The Holy Rosary Has Been More Powerful than Militants Weapons, Nigerian Catholic Bishop on Combating Insecurity

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New Commentary on Synod on Synodality’s Synthesis Report 2023 Seeks to Address Pastoral Issues Particular to Africa

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On Founder’s Day, 321-year-old Order with Dominant African Membership Launches Phase II of “Animation Plan” for Mission

“You are part of a rich legacy, a global family”: Apostolic Nuncio to Catholic University of South Sudan Students

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: CBCN

Stop the Scandal, Bishops in Nigeria Tell Priests Venturing in Partisan Politics, Outline Serious Penal Measures

Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad. Credit: SACBC

Let’s Pray for “conversion of perpetrators”: Catholic Bishop after 18 Killed in South Africa Mass Shooting

Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross as he opens the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality with a Mass on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Opens Synod on Synodality Assembly With Warning Against Personal "agendas"

Hon. Henry Yunkwap, President of the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN). Credit: ACI Africa

“Nigerians are hungry, we can’t keep quiet”: Nigeria’s Catholic Laity Council President on Hunger Crisis

“Approximately 1 in 7 Christians [more than 365 million people] are subject to significant levels of persecution on the basis of religious beliefs. The number of attacks against Christian churches and property increased significantly in 2023, with more Christians than ever suffering violent attacks,” said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin during his Sept. 28, 2024 address to the United Nations General Assembly. / Credit: The Official CTBTO Photostream (2019 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Article XIV Conference)/ ]Wikimedia Commons

Vatican Secretary of State Decries Wars, Abortion, Gender Ideology, and Repression in UN Address

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda

Cameroonian Catholic Archdiocese Announces “a second collection during all Masses” to Support Flood Victims

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