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Fr. Patrick Lonkoy Bolengu at a mission station. Credit: Fr Patrick Lonkoy Bolengu

Mill Hill Missionaries in DR Congo Creating Safe Spaces to Heal Deeply Wounded Families

With never-ending wars and poverty, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a deeply wounded country.

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC). Credit: ACI Africa

Rise above Challenges to Vote Massively in October Polls: Cameroon’s Catholic Bishops to Electorate

With challenges such as high cost of living and insecurity in vast regions of Cameroon, few people may see the reason to participate in the country’s presidential elections slated for October, members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) have said.

Mons. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye, appointed Local Ordinary of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal Diocese in Senegal.

Rector of Catholic University of West Africa Appointed Bishop of Senegal’s Saint-Louis Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Augustin Simmel Ndiaye, who has been serving as the Rector of the Burkina Faso-based Catholic University of West Africa (UCAO) as the Local Ordinary of Saint-Louis Du Sénégal Diocese in Senegal.

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"God does not pass by without looking for those who are lost": Pope Francis

In his written catechesis, the Holy Father described Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus as having a “special place” in his own spiritual journey.

Participants speak at the conference “Jews and Catholics on Ethics: A Light to the Nations” at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome on April 1, 2025. / Credit: Kristina Millare/CNA

At Vatican Conference, Catholic and Jewish Scholars Discuss Faith as Foundation for Ethics

The April 1–2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas.

Members of the Standing Committee of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA). Credit: IMBISA

“We ask for your continued prayers”: IMBISA Standing Committee ahead of Plenary Assembly, Golden Jubilee

Members of the Standing Committee of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) are appealing for spiritual solidarity ahead of the 14th Plenary Assembly planned for September, during which the nine-nation forum of Catholic Church leaders will be marking its Golden Jubilee.

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Caritas Rwanda Lists “strengthening resource mobilization strategies” among Priority Activities in 2025

Caritas Rwanda, the humanitarian and development establishment of the Episcopal Conference of Rwanda (CEPR), has outlined activities to aid its operations in 2025, including how to mobilize resources and become more sustainable.  

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Caritas South Sudan “stands with” Catholic Bishops on Parties Involved in Rising Tensions Refraining from Violence

Officials of Caritas South Sudan, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the East-Central African nation, have expressed their solidarity with members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) in the call on all parties involved in the rising tensions in the country to refrain from violence. 

Today, April 2, We Celebrate St. Francis of Paola

Catholics will remember St. Francis of Paola on April 2. The saint founded a religious order at a young age and sought to revive the practices of the earliest monks during a period of corruption in the Church.

Fr. Celestino Epalanga (center), Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti (left), and Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto (right)

Reconciliation “essential for building prosperous, united, indivisible” Angola: Official of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

The people of God in Angola need to “invest” their energies in fostering reconciliation, the Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has said. 

Third Youth Pilgrimage in Ivory Coast’s Abidjan Archdiocese Ends with Call on Young People to be “agents of peace”

The third youth pilgrimage of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast has ended with a call for young people to embrace peace and show resilience amid life’s challenges.

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC). Credit: ACI Africa

Cameroon Elections 2025: Catholic Bishops Urge Authorities to Provide "electoral security” for October Polls

Cameroon’s Catholic Bishops have called on the “competent authorities” in the Central African nation to address any electoral insecurities that may mar the country’s presidential elections slated for October.

Pope Francis gives a thumbs up gesture from his window at Gemelli Hospital in Rome during his first public appearance in weeks on Sunday, March 23, 2025. / Credit: Screenshot/Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says He Has Experienced "Christian joy" Amid Ongoing Illness, Recovery

In an April 1 update about the 88-year-old pontiff’s continued recovery, the Holy See Press Office said Pope Francis’ condition continues to improve.

Bishop François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou. Credit: Vatican Media

Planned Diocesan Assembly to Reflect on 30-year Journey of Benin’s Dassa-Zoumé Diocese in “a synodal spirit”

The planned Diocesan Assembly in the Catholic Diocese of Dassa-Zoumé in Benin to be realized from April 28 to May 1 is to be a platform for dialogue and reflection on the 30-year journey of the Beninese Episcopal See in a spirit of synodality, the Local Ordinary has said.

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

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of April

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of April is for the use of new technologies. 

On April 2, 2025, the Augustine Institute will release its second documentary in its “Based on a True Saint” series, which airs on its faith formation streaming platform Formed. The latest installment in the series, “The Boy from Milan,” focuses on soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis. / Credit: The Augustine Institute

New Documentary on Blessed Carlo Acutis Aims to Show That Holiness is Possible Today

The latest installment in the Augustine Institute’s “Based on a True Saint” series, “The Boy from Milan,” focuses on soon-to-be saint Carlo Acutis.

Saint of the day: Today, April 1, We Celebrate St. Mary of Egypt

April 1 is the feast of a little-known saint whose story demonstrates the power of the Church as the home of forgiveness, redemption and mercy. St. Mary of Egypt was a prostitute for 17 years before she received the Eucharist and chose the life of a hermit.

Fr. Isaac Agabi, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi

“I'm not afraid of death”: Nigerian Priest Recounts Ordeal as Abductee, Attributes Escape to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Fr. Isaac Agabi, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi, who was abducted alongside a Seminarian on Trinity Sunday 2020 has recounted his experience as an abductee, attributing his successful escape to Our Lady of Perpetual Help.