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Pope Francis offers Mass on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter's Basilica on Dec. 12, 2020. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Like Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mothers Can Be Great Evangelizers Today

Aug 23, 2023

Our Lady of Guadalupe proclaimed the Gospel in “mother tongue,” Pope Francis said Wednesday in a message that highlighted the important role mothers play in passing on the faith to the next generation.

Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban of South Sudan's Torit Diocese.

Retired South Sudanese Bishop Recalls a Journey of Perseverance at 40th Anniversary

May 5, 2020

Celebrated Bishop Emeritus of Torit diocese in South Sudan on Monday, May 4 marked his 40th Anniversary as Bishop in the Eastern African country, expressing gratitude that he had remained steadfast in serving the needy through decades of war that he says he has experienced in the country.

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Increase of Missionaries’ Work Permit Charges “absolutely unethical”: Kenya’s Catholic Bishops

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30 Years after, Stories of Rwandan Women “scarred by genocide” Must Be Told: Jesuit Priest

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican after the recitation of the Regina Caeli prayer on April 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Sharing Our Cncounter with Christ Makes Our Encounters "even more beautiful"

South Sudanese teturnees receiving food relief in Abiemnhom, near the border with war-torn Sudan in March 2024. Credit: Sr. Elena Balatti

Yearlong Sudan Civil War “evokes terrible memories” for Comboni Missionary Sister Receiving Returnees in South Sudan

Logo of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Credit: CAN

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Mons. Martin Banga Ayanyaki, apointed for the Catholic Diocese of Buta in DR Congo on 15 April 2024. Credit: Jean-Baptiste Malenge

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