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“The misfortune of Ivory Coast is its politicians”: Ivorian Missionary Cleric
With elections in the West African nation of Ivory Coast slated to take place later this year amid heightened tensions...
“Be close to united, divided, separated, reconstituted families”: Mauritian Cardinal
As Christians around the world conclude the Advent Season that ushers in the joyful celebration of God becoming man in...
Fostering African Identity, Leadership Focus of Planned “Together for a New Africa” Forum
As African countries strive to achieve the aspiration of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 on good governance and democracy, a planned...
Bishops in Kenya Want “a dialogue process” for Building Bridges Initiative (BBI)
Three weeks after the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, a document containing recommendations on ways of ending...
Pope Appoints New Bishops for Dioceses in Burundi, Chad
Pope Francis on Tuesday, December 17 appointed Bishop Georges Bizimana who has been the coadjutor of Burundi’s Bonanza Diocese as the...
Catholic Catechism, Bible Translated into Local Languages in Angola, Kenya
More than two decades after Pope St. John Paul II approved the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) as the official teachings...
After Days with Abductors, Two Nigerian Priests Released Unharmed
Two Catholic priests from Nigeria’s Awka Diocese, Fr. Felix Efobi and Fr. Joseph Nweke, who were kidnapped December 6 while...
“Am I a promoter, accomplice of tribal hatred?” Cameroon Bishops Probe Amid Ethnic Rivalry
The renewed ethnic rivalry in Cameroon pitting, on one hand the Bamilieke who control a great deal of the country’s...
Pan-African Congress on Theology Proposes New Ways of Doing Theology in Africa
Participants in the four-day Pan-African Congress on Theology that sought to reflect on the faith of the people of God...
Bishops in Zimbabwe Decry “Leadership Crisis”, Call for Comprehensive National Dialogue
Catholic Bishops in Zimbabwe are calling on citizens of the Southern Africa nation to shelf various forms of selfish tendencies...
Pope Francis Condoles with Families of Seminary Formators in South Africa
Pope Francis has expressed his condolences to the families of the two priests, formators at Saint John Vianney Seminary in...
New Vice Postulator of Canonization Cause of Kenya’s Cardinal Otunga “very excited, eager”
As the Catholic Church in Kenya prays for the beatification and subsequent canonization of the Servant of God Maurice Michael...
Newly Installed Nigeria’s Abuja Archbishop Pledges to Engage Government on National Issues
The newly installed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has, during his installation ceremony, promised...
The Two “Blesseds” Congolese Community in Rome Want Pope Francis to Canonize
On Sunday, December 1, at the three-in-one event marking 25 years since the inauguration of the Congolese Catholic Chaplaincy in...
Kenya’s Religious Leaders Endorse “Building Bridges Initiative,” Propose “refinement”
A week after the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) report, a much-awaited document with recommendations on ending post-election...
“Accept court ruling, or challenge it peacefully, constitutionally”: Malawi Bishops
Following months of post-elections unrest in the Southeast African nation of Malawi and a court hearing expected Friday, December 6...
Planned Pan-African Congress on Theology to “develop best practices for pastoral ministry”
Ten years after the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops on the theme “The Church in...
Rwanda’s First Lady Acknowledges Role of Church in Reconciliation Efforts over the Years
25 years after the 1994 Rwanda genocide that pitted majority Hutus against minority Tutsis leading to the death of an...
During Advent, Church in Southern Africa Wants Initiatives to End Violence Targeting Women
As the global community continues to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence that started November 25 advocating...
Bishops in Kenya Appeal for Humanitarian Aid to People Affected by Floods, Landslides
Following the devastation occasioned by unprecedented torrential rains in parts of Kenya with the Government Spokesman giving Thursday, November 28...