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Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Let’s “kneel, pray for peace”, Bishop in Tanzania Calls for Spiritual Solidarity with Violent Conflict Victims Globally

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of Tanzania has called for spiritual solidarity with victims of violent conflicts in various parts of the globe. 

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Salesians Equip Youths in Multiple African Countries with Mobile Journalism Skills to Participate in Evangelization

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have completed the training of 18 youths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), adding to the numerous youths the Italian-founded Missionary Congregation has equipped with Mobile Journalism (MoJo) skills to evangelize in the current digital spaces.

Members of the Council of Religions (CoR) in Mauritius. Credit: CoR

Days to Mauritius’ General Elections, Religious Leaders Condemn Social Media Shutdown

Religious leaders in the Indian Ocean Island nation of Mauritius have expressed concern about the government’s recent decision to restrict access to social media platforms, days before the country’s general elections scheduled for November 10.

Pope Francis speaks to the academic community at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on Nov. 5, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Warns Gregorian University Students, Facultry against "Coca-Cola spirituality"

Speaking at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, the pope told faculty and students to avoid superficial approaches to faith formation.

The Vatican on Oct. 31, 2024, inaugurated a center to welcome pilgrims and tourists before they visit St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican Opens Visitor Center for St. Peter’s Basilica

The space, inaugurated Oct. 31, is intended to provide practical, artistic, and spiritual information to visitors of the Vatican basilica.

Today, November 5, We Celebrate Sts. Elizabeth and Zachariah

Sts. Elizabeth and Zachariah were the parents of John the Baptist.

Fr. Thomas Oyode. Credit: Nigerian Catholics

How Rector at Minor Seminary in Nigeria Offered Himself to Kidnappers to Save Seminarians

Details have emerged of the circumstances surrounding the October 27 kidnapping of Fr. Thomas Oyode, who is said to have offered to be taken in the place of the students at the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria, where he serves as Rector.

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“Season of weddings” for Kenyan Catholic Parish as 50 Couples United in Family Day Celebration

One of the key highlights of this year’s Family Day celebration at All Saints Riara Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) was the celebration of the marriage of 50 couples.

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against "love with expectations", Advocates for Love "with no strings attached"

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela has cautioned against the tendency to love on condition that certain expectations are met.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Loss of “the sense of neighbour” among Contemporary Realities, Nigerian Archbishop Laments, Calls for “true love”

Individualism is a mark of contemporary society, a Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has observed with concern, and advocated for the revival of the spirit of good neighbourliness, which demonstrates altruism and manifests “true love”.

Pope Francis prays during a Mass of suffrage for deceased cardinals and bishops in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 4, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Offers Mass for Over 120 Deceased Cardinals and Bishops

Seven Catholic cardinals and 123 Catholic bishops died within the last 12 months. Six U.S. bishops were among the deceased clergy remembered.

Today, November 4, We Celebrate St. Charles Borromeo

St. Charles Borromeo, a central figure in the Council of Trent, is remembered on November 4, as a model of such leadership in difficult times.

Pilgrims at Annual Marian Pilgrimage in Angola Urged to Foster Listening to Shun “cycles of violence”

Pilgrims at Our Lady of Máxima do Toco in the Catholic Archdiocese of Lubango in Angola have been called upon to foster the attitude of listening.  

Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation Official Urges Parents, Caregivers to Protect Children’s Rights, “eliminate mistreatment”

The Deputy Director of the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) has urged parents and caregivers to prioritize the protection of children’s rights, eliminating all forms of mistreatment.

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

Members of the Young Christian Workers (YCW) in the Catholic Diocese of Ngong in Kenya have been cautioned against procrastination in deciding to establish and maintain an intimate relationship with God.

At the Angelus on Nov. 3, 2024, Pope Francis asked for prayers for Valencia, a region in southeast Spain that was hit by devastating flash flooding in late October. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love

Every Sunday, Pope Francis appears at a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square to give a brief spiritual reflection before leading the Angelus prayer.

Today, November 3, We Celebrate St. Martin de Porres

St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, Peru in 1579 as the son of Spaniard Juan de Porres, and a freed colored-woman from Panama, Ana Velasquez. Being of mixed race, Martin was of a lower social caste, though his father looked out for him and made sure the boy was apprenticed in a good trade.

“They need a sense of direction”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for Youth Formation as Part of Synodality

The formation of young people is part of the realization of the goals of the recently concluded Synod on Synodality requiring that no one is left behind, Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria has said.