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Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa (right), retires as Bishop of Madagascar’s Miarinarivo Diocese and Bishop Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina (left) of Madagascar’s Morondava Diocese, appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the Malagasy Episcopal See. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of 61-year-old Bishop in Madagascar

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa of Madagascar’s Miarinarivo Diocese.

Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka during the consecration Mass on 9 June 2023. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Nakuru

Catholic Bishop in Kenya Cautions against “faith in human beings” at the Expense of Christ

The Catholic Bishop of Nakuru Diocese in Kenya has cautioned against the temptation to put one’s “faith in human beings” at the...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the new President of Nigeria, who was sworn in on May 29. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Ensure “appointments reflect the diversity of Nigeria”: Christian Leaders to New President

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the new President of Nigeria, who was sworn in on May 29 will need to see to it that those...

Caritas Uganda conducts a press conference to mark the beginning of the world food safety day scheduled for 7 June 2023. Credit: Caritas Uganda

Caritas Uganda among Entities Decrying “rapidly increasing” Food Safety Concerns

Caritas Uganda, the humanitarian and development arm of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC), is among entities raising alarm over food security concerns...

Members of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA) in Ghana. Credit: CYNESA

Network of Catholic Youth in Africa Commit to Protect “God’s handiwork” amid Pollution

Members of the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA) are committing to take initiatives that contribute to the protection...

=Mons. Gian Luca Perici (right), appointed Apostolic Nuncio for the Southern African countries of Zambia and Malawi and Mons. Alfred Chaima (left), appointed as Local Ordinary of Zomba Diocese in Malawi. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Appoints New Apostolic Nuncio for Zambia/Malawi, Bishop for Malawian Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Gian Luca Perici as the Apostolic Nuncio for the Southern African countries of Zambia and Malawi.

Bishop Jean de Dieu Raoelison, appointed Archbishop of Madagascar’s Antananarivo Archdiocese on 5 June 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Archbishop of Antananarivo in Madagascar Retires, Pope Francis Appoints Successor

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Archbishop Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona from the pastoral care of Madagascar’s Antananarivo Archdiocese, and has appointed Bishop Jean de...

Altar of St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish of Ondo Diocese. Credit: ACN

Nigerian Catholic Priest Proposes Beatification of 2022 Pentecost Sunday Massacre Victims

A Catholic Priest in Nigeria has proposed the beatification of those who lost their lives in last year’s Pentecost Sunday massacre.

Sir Gibson Mwila, JCTR Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, and Child-Safeguarding Focal Person. Credit: JCTR

Jesuit Entity in Zambia Warns of “increasing political interference” in Constituency Fund

Officials of the Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) in Zambia are warning of a “seemingly increasing political interference” in the handling...

Pupils in procession during the feast day of St. Mary’s Primary School Ongata Rongai. Credit: St. Mary’s Primary School Ongata Rongai

Children in Need of Safeguarding “now more than ever”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya

Children are exposed to multiple challenges, and stand in need of safeguarding “now more than ever” before, the Bishop of...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad (CET). Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Blood, tears of Chadians have flowed enough”: Catholic Bishops Demand End to Violence

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad (CET) are demanding an end to violence in the Central African nation, decrying the continued...

Catholic, Africa Civil Entities Call for Seafood Inclusion in Global Climate Discussions

Catholic and Africa-based civil entities are among the organizations calling for the inclusion of seafood in the Sharm El-Sheikh Joint Work...

Members of the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations. Credit: WUCWO

Catholic Women Have Mission to “mentor, animate the girl child”: Bishop in South Africa

Catholic women have the mission to contribute to the bringing up of young girls into Catholic faith and practice through...

High Court in Malawi Postpones Same-Sex Unions Ruling after Christian Leaders’ Outcry

The High Court in Blantyre, Malawi, has postponed the hearing meant to interpret Section 153 (c) of the Penal Code...

Fr. Jude Kingsley Maduka, freed after spending three days in captivity in Nigeria’s Okigwe Diocese. Credit: Okigwe Diocese

Nigerian Catholic Priest Freed After Three Days in Captivity

Fr. Jude Kingsley Maduka, the Nigerian Catholic Priest who was abducted on May 19 while inspecting the site of a new adoration...

Protesters at a Profamily event in Kenya. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Don’t Legalize Same-sex Unions: Malawi’s Christian Leaders to Judges ahead of Ruling

Church leaders in Malawi are calling on the country’s High Court in Blantyre to rule against same-sex unions.

Some members of the Interreligious Council of Kenya. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Let’s Rally against Use of “any form of plastics”: Religious Leaders in Kenya

The Chairman of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK) is asking other faith leaders in the East African nation to rally together...

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen blesses the Holy Trinity Catholic Cathedral ground in Kenya's Homa Bay Diocese. Credit: Fr. Joshua Mege/Arise Communications Network

Groundbreaking for New Cathedral in Kenyan Diocese “a gracious milestone”: Local Ordinary

The groundbreaking for the construction of a new Cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay in Kenya is “a gracious milestone”,...

Credit: Fr. Joshua Mege/Arise Communications Network

“Go to them”: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya Urges New Deacons to Serve the Troubled, Abandoned

The representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has urged the new Deacons he ordained on Thursday, May 18 in...

Fr. Andrew Small, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors addressing participants during the convention of stakeholders of the Catholic Care for Children International (CCCI) in the region of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) in Nairobi on 16 May 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Not a new moral requirement”: Vatican Official on Safeguarding Children in Eastern Africa

The moral requirement to safeguard children is not new, the Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has said.