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Nairobi Archdiocese Initiates “PMC role models” to Address “more grown -up” Challenge from New Education Curriculum

Feb 25, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The leadership of the Pontifical Missionary Children (PMC) of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has initiated a new PMC group dubbed “role models” in a bid to address the challenge of status brought about by the country’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

The faithful pray the rosary for Pope Francis’ recovery at Major Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Lujan on Feb. 23, 2025 in Lujan, Argentina. / Credit: Tobias Skarlovnik/Getty Images

Catholic Bishops, Clergy, Religious, Laity Worldwide Pray for Pope Francis amid Ongoing Health Challenges

Feb 25, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Over the weekend the Vatican said the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion.

A statue of St. John Paul II stands outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Peaceful night for Pope Francis: Vatican Monday Morning

Feb 24, 2025

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Friday, Feb. 14, to undergo testing and treatment for bronchitis, the Vatican said. After a full week in medical care, the Vatican announced Feb. 22 the Holy Father had suffered a respiratory crisis and required a blood transfusion. 

Today, February 24, we celebrate Blessed Thomas Maria Fusco

Feb 24, 2025

Thomas was born to a noble family in 1831 in Pagani, Italy. He was the seventh of eight children.

Get-well cards from schoolchildren to Pope Francis are seen at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 / Credit: ACI Stampa

Hospitalized, Pope Francis Receives Get-well Cards, Drawings from Schoolchildren in Rome: Photos

Feb 24, 2025

By Daniel Payne

The pontiff's condition “remains critical,” the Holy See Press Office says in a statement issued Sunday evening.

A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome's Gemelli hospital on Feb. 22, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

"Alert and well oriented", Vatican Updates on Pope Francis, Says He Participated in Sunday Mass at Hospital

Feb 23, 2025

By Tina Dennelly

The statement also said the Holy Father is still receiving oxygen therapy “at high flows” through his nose.

Two Catholic Priests Kidnapped in Nigeria, Bishop Appeals for Prayers for “safe return”

Feb 23, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Prayers are being sought for the “safe return” of Fr. Matthew David Dutsemi and Fr. Abraham Saummam, reportedly abducted on February 22 from the Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria.

Fr. Luigi Fernando Codianni. Credit: Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ)

Italian Priest Elected Comboni Missionaries Superior General, Succeeds Newly Ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Ababa

Feb 23, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Members of the Religious Institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) have elected Fr. Luigi Fernando Codianni, a native of Italy, as their new Superior General, succeeding Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, who was Consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Ethiopia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa on February 2.

Catholic University of Angola Silver Jubilee Celebration Sets “a new stage” for “dreams, great dreams”: Vatican Cardinal

Feb 23, 2025

By João Vissesse

The 25th anniversary of the Catholic University of Angola (UCAN) sets “a new stage” for “great dreams”, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education has said.

An aerial view shows over 4,000 deacons gathered in St. Peter’s Basilica for the special jubilee Mass, Feb. 23, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis in Hospital Urges Deacons to Selfless Service as Thousands Gather for Jubilee Mass

Feb 23, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The message, centered on selfless service and forgiveness, emphasized three fundamental aspects of diaconal ministry: “forgiveness, selfless service, and communion.”

At Ordination, Catholic Bishop in Angola Emphasizes Service, Faults Secular Mentality of Diaconate as “promotion”

Feb 23, 2025

By João Vissesse

The ministry of Diaconate is not a promotion but God’s call to service with humility and dedication, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has told the five Seminarians he ordained Deacons on February 22.

Today, February 23, we celebrate St. Polycarp of Smyrna

Feb 23, 2025

On Feb. 23, the Catholic Church remembers the life and martyrdom of St. Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle and evangelist St. John. Polycarp is celebrated on the same date by Eastern Orthodox Christians, who also honor him as a Saint.

Left: Pope Francis waves from a wheelchair, Right:Religious sisters and faithful gather at Gemelli hospital to pray the rosary for Pope Francis on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Remains in Critical Condition after "respiratory crisis", Receives Blood Transfusion: Vatican

Feb 23, 2025

By CNA Staff

The Holy See Press Office released a new medical bulletin on Saturday evening stating that Pope Francis had experienced “an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity” that required high-flow oxygen therapy.

North and South Kivu have been embroiled in armed conflict for years. Credit: MONUSCO/Clara Padovan

Locals in DR Congo Appeal for Prayers as Over 70 Bodies of Suspected Victims of Kidnapping Found Inside Church

Feb 22, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are appealing for prayers after tens of bodies were found inside a church building in the village.

2025 Lenten Campaign launch in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya. Credit: Radio Maria Kisumu

At Archdiocesan Lenten Campaign Launch in Kenya, Catholic Archbishop Urges Change in Corruption “conversation”

Feb 22, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The discourse around the vice of corruption in Kenya needs to change, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu has said. 

Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu of Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Ho. Credit: Catholic Trends

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Decry “upsurge in social vices”, Church-State Partnership “non-compliance”

Feb 22, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) are decrying an “upsurge in social vices” and the reluctance or failure of some of the country’s government officials to honour the Church-State partnership.

Bishop André Gueye (left), appointed Local Ordinary of Senegal's Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, and Mons. Ignatius Anipu (left), the new Bishop of Maradi Diocese in Niger. Credit: Thiès Diocese/CEBN

Pope Francis Appoints New Local Ordinaries for Senegal’s Dakar Archdiocese, Maradi Diocese in Niger

Feb 22, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop André Gueye, the Local Ordinary of Senegal’s Thiès Diocese, as Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, and Mons. Ignatius Anipu, as the Local Ordinary of Maradi Diocese in Niger.

Altar of the Chair in St. Peter's Basilica, where Bernini's gorgeous bronze monument to the Chair of Peter acts as a massive
bronze reliquary for the historic wooden chair. / Credit: Vatican Media

Why Church has Celebrated the Chair of St. Peter Feast for 1,600 Years

Feb 22, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years.

Today, February 22, We Celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter

Feb 22, 2025

The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter celebrates the papacy and St. Peter as the first bishop of Rome. St. Peter's original name was Simon. He was married with children and was living and working in Capernaum as a fisherman when Jesus called him to be one of the Twelve Apostles.

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Catholic Bishops’ Commission in Zimbabwe Lauds President for Abolishing Death Penalty

Feb 21, 2025

The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ), an entity of the country’s Catholic Bishops that handles socio-political issues, has lauded Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for signing into law a bill that abolishes capital punishment in the Southern African nation.