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Nigerian Archbishop Reminisces about “perfect” Catholic Church – Nicaraguan State Relationship before Persecution
Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, the Nigerian-born Vatican-based Catholic Church leader, who previously served as the Apostolic Nuncio in Nicaragua has reflected on...
Plenary Assembly of Catholic Nuns in East, Central Africa to Strategize Formation to Adjust to Contemporary “changes”
The topic of formation of Catholic Sisters, both initial and ongoing, is central in the ongoing 19th Plenary Assembly of...
Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Defends Holy See’s Commitment to Diversity in Diplomatic Service
The Holy See is increasingly diversifying the membership of its diplomatic service, a Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop, who previously served...
Catholic Theologian Urges Apostolic Nuncios to Acknowledge Diversity of Church in Africa “as a gift” to Universal Church
To foster the good relations between Apostolic Nunciatures and the Church in Africa, representatives of the Holy Father on the...
Kenyan Bishops Eager to Engage the Holy Father on Country's Full Seminaries, Vibrant Church in Rome Visit
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have expressed their eagerness to talk about the growth of the Church in...
Prelates at African Synodal Palaver Appeal for Patience, Understanding, amid Criticism of “not smelling like sheep”
Being a Catholic Bishop in Africa involves a lot of work that sometimes leaves Bishops exhausted, participants at a the10th...
ACI Africa’s 5th Anniversary: How EWTN Fulfilled Dreams of Catholic Bishops in Africa
For years, the Church in Africa longed to have a platform that could amplify her voice, an ex officio of...
The Catholic Church Needs Hierarchy, Vatican Official on Relationships Between Bishops and Religious in Africa
Hierarchies in the Catholic Church ensure that there is someone who calls everything to order, the Secretary of the Dicastery for...
Church in South Sudan “has reached its maturity”: Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio Lauds Appointment of Pioneer Resident Nuncio
Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, has expressed his joy that the East-Central African country has...
Catholic Priest Decries “clericalism” in Africa, Says Religious Congregations Denied Growth
There is widespread clericalism in Africa, a Catholic Priest and professor of Moral Theology and African Theology has said.
Church in Africa asked to Address Cultural Impediments to Healthy Relationships between Local Ordinaries and Religious
Patriarchal structures that characterized the traditional African setting were introduced in the Church and have continued to affect the relationship...
Catholic Theologians Concerned about ‘tensions and conflicts” between Dioceses and Religious Communities in Africa
Tensions between women and men Religious and Bishops in African Catholic Dioceses have led to closure of some communities of...
Why Catholic Church in Nigeria is Not Ready for Married Deacons
It is highly unlikely that the Catholic Church in Nigeria will cheer up to married men being ordained Deacons, a...
Congolese Catholic Theologian Proposes Ordination of Permanent Female Deacons to Address Abuse in Church
A majority of victims of abuse in the Catholic Church are women, a Congolese Theologian has said, noting that ordination...
Pastoral Solution for Polygamous Marriages “presents a difficulty” for Church in Africa: Catholic Theologian, Canonist
The proposed pastoral solution for the polygamous Catechumen seeking to convert to Catholicism presents a difficult situation for African families, a Catholic...
Catholic Theologians in Africa Propose “gradual conversion” of People in Polygamous Marriages
Giningakpio Justin Dapu is one of the most active members of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). He leads various groups...
Last Supper Mockery at Olympics: Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Question Freedom of Religion in the West
A section of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria has described the drag queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured during the...
“I was deceived”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Revokes Ordination of “Deacons” in Forgery Saga
The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Lokoja has withdrawn “ordination certificates” to four men he had ordained Deacons on July 12...
Pope Francis Expresses Closeness with “sorely tried population” of Southern Ethiopia following Deadly Landslides
Pope Francis has expressed his solidarity with the people of Gofa Zone in the Southern part of Ethiopia who lost...
Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Distance Themselves from Petition to Oust President, Commit to “multi-stakeholder engagement”
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have distanced themselves from a petition that has been filed at the High Court in...