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Persons fleeing the civil war in Sudan. Credit: Courtesy Photo

South Sudanese Diocese Plans “second collection” for Sudan War Victims on Pentecost Sunday

May 27, 2023

South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has planned for “a second collection” on Pentecost Sunday to support victims of the ongoing war in Sudan.

St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre (VCT) situated in Khartoum. Credit: Salesian Missions

Restricted Movement, “communication is very difficult for us”: Missionary Priest in Sudan

May 25, 2023

A Catholic Missionary Priest ministering in violence-stricken Khartoum has lamented restricted movement in the Sudanese capital city, and difficulty in establishing communication with others amid continued violence in the Northeastern African nation since April 15.

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Members of the Provincial Episcopal Assembly of Bukavu (ASSEPB). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Four Issues of Concern Catholic Bishops in Congolese Province Want Addressed for Peace

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Pope Francis meets victims of violence from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-ridden eastern region. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Recognizes African Children’s “lofty ambitions, great dreams” in Audience

People fleeing Sudan being transferred from Renk to Malakal, where their families are. Credit: JRS

Jesuit Entity Warns Rains to Worsen Situation of Returnees at South Sudanese Camp

A banner welcoming Michael Cardinal Czerny to the 140th anniversary of evangelization in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville). Credit: DPIHD The appointment of the Vatican-based Michael Cardinal Czerny to represent the Holy Father at the June 4 Holy Mass to mark the conclusion of the year-long celebrations in the Central African nation was announced by the Holy See Press Office on Monday, May 29.

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Credit: Courtesy Photo

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Fr. Dominic Gathurithu and Fr. George Omondi with the newly commissioned Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

New Lay Associates of Kenya’s Oldest Missionary Order Urged to “be available for service”

Pope Francis during his general audience in Paul VI Hall on January 26, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican Releases Pastoral Reflection on Christian Engagement with Social Media

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

"Perplexing": Catholic Archbishop on Swearing in of Nigeria’s President Despite Petition

Members of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations. Credit: WUCWO

Catholic Women Have Mission to “mentor, animate the girl child”: Bishop in South Africa

Religious sisters of the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, sing as the process with the body of their late foundress, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, on May 29, 2023, at their abbey near Gower, Missouri. The sisters exhumed the nun's body on May 18 and discovered that it was apparently intact, four years after her death and burial in a simple wooden coffin. | Joe Bukuras/CNA

Body of Sr. Wilhelmina, African American Foundress, Placed in Glass Case

Thousands of pilgrims have lined up at the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus in Gower, Missouri, to view the remains of Sr. Wilhelmina Lancaster.

Thousands Visiting Sister Wilhelmina's Body Over Holiday Weekend

A banner welcoming Michael Cardinal Czerny to the 140th anniversary of evangelization in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville). Credit: DPIHD The appointment of the Vatican-based Michael Cardinal Czerny to represent the Holy Father at the June 4 Holy Mass to mark the conclusion of the year-long celebrations in the Central African nation was announced by the Holy See Press Office on Monday, May 29.

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Catholic Youth on Annual Pilgrimage in Zambian Archdiocese Urged to Embrace Truth, Christ

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Credit: Courtesy Photo

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Members of the Provincial Episcopal Assembly of Bukavu (ASSEPB). Credit: Courtesy Photo

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