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Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has emphasized the unifying power of faith within the Cape Verdean diaspora community.
Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has urged Christians to live their faith with dignity, avoiding actions that go against Church principles, even in difficult times.
The original plan had been to release the memoir after his death. However, the pope decided to publish in light of the upcoming 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.
The Papal representative in Kenya has commended the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) for their unwavering commitment to peacekeeping, highlighting the deep connection between their sacrifice and Christ's sacrifice.
The pope said “the climate of dialogue between the two Churches has lost the acrimony of the past and today allows us to hope for full mutual acceptance.”
“It's the one Church, it’s the one faith, and we want to keep celebrating that even amidst our cultural diversity,” Australian Archbishop Anthony Fisher said.
“It gives us an insight into culture and also faith and history,” Father Terence Hogan said in an interview with EWTN News.
Ahead of World Mission Sunday to be marked this year on October 20, Bishop John Akinkunmi Oyejola of Nigeria’s Osogbo Diocese has called on Catholics and Christians across Nigeria to reflect on their faith and deepen their spiritual commitment.
The pioneer Bishop of the recently erected Diocese of Ganda in Angola has called for unity and collaboration among the people of God in his Episcopal See.
Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has encouraged Seminarian Sérgio Mário Vilangulo who he ordained Deacon to embrace his calling with complete detachment from personal comforts and securities.
The Nuncio in Kenya has encouraged those in marriage and in Religious life to have patience in the challenges they face, emulating St. Daniel Comboni who endured hard labour, unbearable climate, sickness, the deaths of several of his young fellow-missionaries while he served in Africa.
On Oct. 16, Roman Catholics celebrate the life of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the French nun whose visions of Christ helped to spread devotion to the Sacred Heart throughout the Western Church.
The Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe has appealed for support for seminaries in Malawi, citing rising costs that he says have impacted the Church’s ability to provide for the formation of future Priests in the Southern African country.
A UK-based human rights foundation has condemned the forced conversion of Christians to Islam in Sudan following the arbitrary arrest of 12 Christian men by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) military intelligence unit.
To prepare for the complications that manifest in old age, Sisters congregations must keep health records of their members, a Kenyan-based financial consultant has said.
“The Synodality Tent,” which aims to offer an experience of faith, opened in Rome in the context of the second session of the Synod on Synodality.
On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th century counter-reformation.
The theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality is foundational for the reconciliation and healing processes in Rwanda, whose citizens continue to recover from the 1994 genocide against Tutsis., a Rwandan Catholic Bishop participating in the ongoing Synod in Rome has said.