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At least 42 people have been killed and an unknown number of women and children abducted following a series of coordinated bandit attacks on villages located within the territory of Nigeria’s Kontagora Catholic Diocese.
Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) have condemned what they describe as an attack against their colleague, Archbishop Alick Banda, and the entire Church in the southern African country, following a “money-laundering” probe initiated against the Archbishop.
Bishop Agapitus Nfon of Cameroon’s Kumba Catholic Diocese has called on Christians to become “stars” that lead others to Christ, urging renewed faith, courage, and sustained prayer for the country’s Catholic Bishops.
More than 33.4 million pilgrims traveled to Rome to participate in the Jubilee of Hope, surpassing initial projections, the Vatican said Monday.
The vital importance of sacred music to the liturgy, the need for every Catholic to be watchful and prepared for the Four Last Things, and the recognition that only Christ’s kingship will bring true peace were among the key messages Cardinal Robert Sarah brought to the United States late last year.
The Local Ordinary of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo has remembered his predecessor, Bishop Serafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, who passed on aged 80 on January 1, as a pastor who faithfully carried the charism of members of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap), into his Episcopal Ministry.
The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Ho in Ghana has observed that many of society’s challenges could be avoided if people chose to be guided by God instead of depending only on human judgement.
The Bishop of Zambia’s Catholic Diocese of Mansa has urged the people of God under his pastoral care to remain steadfast in prayer for “the mission of Christ” following the summoning of Archbishop Alick Banda of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka by the State’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC).
The Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope that is coming to an end has helped to rekindle hope firmly rooted in Christ among Clergy, women and men Religious, and lay faithful amid Nigeria’s social, economic, and security challenges, a Nigerian Catholic Archbishop has said.
The Pontifical Mission Society of the Holy Childhood in Malawi has emphasized the importance of involving children in the Church’s salvific mission, highlighting their role in advancing its goal of transforming lives.
The Pontifical Mission Society of the Holy Childhood in Malawi has called for an awakening of zeal and love for Jesus in the Eucharist among children, emphasizing the need to encourage them to grow deeper in their love for Christ.
The parents of St. Carlo Acutis contributed to the development of a new official news application connected to the institutional website of the Vatican City State.
Catholic Bishops in Ethiopia have issued a far-reaching Synodality Message that speaks into the fear, suffering, and fragmentation gripping the Horn of Africa nation, repeatedly urging the people of God to “not be afraid.”
The Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast has urged the newly consecrated Bishop of Abengourou Catholic Diocese to live his Episcopal ministry as a “gift and a service” to the people of God.
The New Year 2026 marks 75 years since the establishment of the Southern African Catholic hierarchy, a milestone that invites gratitude for the past, honest reflection on hard-won struggles, and renewed hope for the future, Stephen Cardinal Brislin has said.
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya, as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of the country’s Machakos Diocese, granting him the “right of succession” in accordance with Canon 403 §3 of the Code of Canon Law.
Pope Leo XIV said Christian hope “is not based on optimistic forecasts or human calculations,” but on God’s decision to share humanity’s path so that no one is alone on life’s journey.
Pope Leo XIV expressed deep concern over the situation in Venezuela and called for the country’s national sovereignty to be fully respected, one day after a U.S. operation ended with the capture and arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.