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The Catholic Church in Burkina Faso has lauded the four-day planned visit Pietro Cardinal Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, describing it as a great measure of friendship and fraternity.
The director of Radio Waumini, established by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), has challenged media outlets invest more resources on climate change content.
The Episcopal Consecration of the new Local Ordinary of Awasa Apostolic Vicariate in Ethiopia was an “auspicious” event worth celebrating with joy, the former Apostolic Administrator of the Horn of Africa Vicariate has said.
Besides the Holy Doors, various factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to take part in jubilee year celebrations.
Catholic communicators from various Dioceses in Kenya have completed a training that was designed to equip them with skills to articulate governance issues.
The release date coincides with Pope Francis’ canonization of Carlo Actuis, the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, on April 27.
The Ricci are an ancient family in Tuscany. Catherine was born at Florence in 1522, and called at her baptism Alexandrina, but she took the name of Catherine at her religious profession.
It is becoming challenging for the Church in Nigeria to sustain the message of hope among the people, who are starving, Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province (IEP) have said, and called on leaders in the West African country to find strategies to feed the people.
The Catholic Diocese of Dédougou in Burkina Faso is mourning the death of two Catechists, who were violently attacked while returning from a training on January 25.
Parishioners of Sacred Heart of Jesus Mhonda Parish of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro have been told to open their hearts to God’s voice and to discern His will as they prepare for the 150th Jubilee of Christianity in their parish.
Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has urged the people of God to show love and solidarity to people while they are alive, rather than waiting until their death to express extravagance.
Making the effort to use his own voice at the end of the audience, the pope earnestly pleaded with Catholics to “do our best” to bring an end to all conflicts.
A Catholic Nun in Nigeria has taken the fight against insecurity, poverty, and violent conflict in the West African country head-on through empowerment initiatives aimed at fostering peace, uplifting the less privileged, and promoting interfaith dialogue.
On the annual World Day of the Sick marked on February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted programs supporting health needs of youths and their respective families around the globe including Africa.
St. Julian the Hospitaller, or "the Poor Man," came from a wealthy, noble family in the early 4th century and is a popular saint in Western Europe.
The Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay in Kenya has called on medical practitioners to cultivate hope among the sick by engaging with them meaningfully, showing them God’s “tender love”, including the gesture of “a beautiful smile”.
The leadership of the Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM-JPDC) is appealing for action towards victims of violence in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The three-year initiative aimed to integrate mental health care into community interventions across the West African nation of Ivory Coast is a “concrete action” being undertaken to give hope to persons living with mental disorders, an official of the country’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference has said.
Those directly involved in the ministry of evangelization as pastoral agents must inspire hope among the people of God, Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has said.
Chems-Eddine Hafiz made the proposal on Feb. 10 at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican during an audience with the pope.