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St. Cecilia's family was one of the principle families of Rome. According to the cultural custom of the time, Cecilia's family betrothed her to a pagan nobleman named Valerian despite St. Cecelia's consecration to God.
The Catholic Church’s centuries of humble service to humanity and her development record to society are among the reasons Alhaji Ahmed Raji, a Nigerian Muslim, has given for donating a modern 400-seater assembly hall to Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo in the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province.
Members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) are calling upon authorities in Mozambique to “guarantee a climate of peace” for the people as post-election violence surges in the Southern African nation.
Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have urged the Sudanese to embrace peaceful coexistence, reject violence, and work together for lasting peace amid escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises in the country.
Sir Jude Nnam, a renowned Nigerian gospel singer who was kidnapped on November 14 has regained his freedom.
Pope Francis has published a letter addressed especially to priests in formation to promote the renewal of the study of Church history.
Radio Ecclesia, the Catholic Radio of Angola, will uphold its mission and values, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has said, underscoring the need for the Church in the southwestern African country to free itself from “partisan perspectives.”
The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) has expressed its solidarity with members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) who have criticized President William Samoei Ruto’s government for what they describe as a growing “culture of lies” in the government, among other issues that the Bishops want addressed.
Describing nihilism as “perhaps the most dangerous plague of today’s culture,” the pope told dicastery members their institution should work to inspire humanity.
Organized by the Christian aid group Aid to the Church in Need International, “Red Week” has been taking place every November since 2016.
In a Nov. 21 letter to cardinals, prefects, and managers in the Roman Curia, the pope underlined the gravity of the unsustainability of the pension fund.
The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in Jerusalem.
On this year’s occasion of the annual World Children’s Day marked on November 20, members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF) are urging governments, civil society, and international organizations on the continent to implement legal frameworks, charters as well as policies that prioritize children.
The Vocations Director of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has cautioned against complacency about Christian faith.
Ghana’s Catholic Bishops have continued their September 11 call for synergy in the fight against illegal mining in the country. In a collective statement, they are appealing to the variety of stakeholders in the fight against illegal mining to play their respective roles to end the vice that is commonly referred to as Galamsey.
Christian living involves a life of “serious commitment” to practising the faith through acts of justice and love, Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has said.
The surprise announcement came at the conclusion of the pope’s weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square as Francis celebrated World Children’s Day.
Saint Bernward served as the thirteenth Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany during the middle of the tenth century. His grandfather was Athelbero, Count Palatine of Saxony. After having lost his parents, Bernward was sent to live with his uncle Volkmar, who was the Bishop of Utrecht.
Catholic Bishops in Ghana are advocating for re-evangelization in the West African nation targeting Catholics going through “crisis of faith” as well as non-Catholic keen “the Gospel message of salvation.”
In a newly published book on the upcoming Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, two Kenyan Catholic Priests have offered insights and guidelines to help the people of God across Africa and the world prepare for the yearlong celebrations set to officially begin on Christmas Eve, on December 24, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.