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Women Religious Orders in Kenya Urged to Keep “good records” of New Members to Manage Old Age Health Complications
To prepare for the complications that manifest in old age, Sisters congregations must keep health records of their members, a Kenyan-based financial consultant has said.
Vatican “Synodality Tent”: Place to Reflect on Presence of Latin America, Popular Movements, Africa among Other Themes
“The Synodality Tent,” which aims to offer an experience of faith, opened in Rome in the context of the second session of the Synod on Synodality.
Today, October 15, We CelebrateSt. Teresa of Avila
On Oct. 15, Roman Catholics celebrate the Spanish Carmelite reformer and mystic St. Teresa of Avila, whose life of prayer enriched the Church during the 16th century counter-reformation.
Synodality Theme Foundational for Rwanda’s “national, spiritual healing”: Catholic Bishop at Vatican Press Briefing
The theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality is foundational for the reconciliation and healing processes in Rwanda, whose citizens continue to recover from the 1994 genocide against Tutsis., a Rwandan Catholic Bishop participating in the ongoing Synod in Rome has said.
Caritas Butembo-Beni Laments DR Congo’s “appalling human conditions”, Appeals for Support for People “in desperate need”
The humanitarian and development arm of the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Caritas Butembo-Beni, is lamenting the “desperate” situation of the people of God in violence-prone regions of the country.
“Good work!”: Pope Francis Congratulates Kenya’s New Military Ordinary after Short Stint as Auxiliary Bishop
Pope Francis has described Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi who he recently appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate as “a hardworking evangelizer” and “a passionate pastor”.
Accra Archdiocese, Religious Superiors Petition Ghana’s President to Take “decisive” Action against Illegal Mining
President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of Ghana needs to take “immediate and decisive” action against illegal mining in the West African nation, the leadership of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra and members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious - Ghana (CMSR-GH) have demanded.
Papal Envoy for “paths of peace” Between Russia and Ukraine Returns to Moscow on Continued Vatican Peace Mission
Cardinal Matteo Zuppi returned to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian authorities as part of the peace mission entrusted to him by Pope Francis.
“We must find ways”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya on Need for Self-Reliance in Episcopal Sees
The people of God in the Metropolitan Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu have to explore ways of realizing self-reliance, the Local Ordinary of one of the Suffragan Dioceses in the Kenyan Metropolitan See has said.
Today, October 14, We Celebrate St. Callistus I
Pope Callistus I is celebrated in churches throughout the world as a saint and martyr on October 14. The saint caused a major controversy, including a schism that lasted almost two decades, by choosing to emphasize God's mercy in his ministry.
Servant of God Michael Cardinal Otunga’s Love for Military “is my inspiration”: New Bishop of the Kenyan Military
The new Catholic Bishop of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate hopes to walk in the footsteps of the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, who served as the first Local Ordinary of the Military in the East African country, and is now on a journey to the sainthood.
“We have no peace”: Catholic Bishop on Insecurity in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province
The Bishop of Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Pemba has expressed concern about persistent violent conflicts in the Southern African nation’s Cabo Delgado Province that his Episcopal See covers.
22 Orders of Women Religious in Kenya Launch Strategic Plan with Commitment to Uphold Dignity of Aging Members
For their many years of service in society, aging Catholic Sisters are heroines, and must be taken care of with dignity, the leadership of the Care for Aging Sisters Association of Kenya (CASAK) has said at the unveiling of their five-year strategic plan.
Christian Foundation Calls on Canada to Investigate YouTuber for Attacks on “former Eritrean prisoner of conscience”
The UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), is calling on Canadian authorities to investigate YouTuber Selemun Syum for his recent attacks on Helen Berhane, described as “a former Eritrean prisoner of conscience”.
Pope Francis: "True wealth is being loved by God"
“Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. True wealth is being loved by God and learning to love like him,” Francis said Oct. 13.
Shun “kiosk mentality”: Bishop in Kenya Faults “unnecessary competition” in Duplicating Catholic Health Facilities
Bishop Norman King'oo Wambua of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya has faulted the practice of duplicating Catholic health facilities in the same geographical locations, describing the move as a “kiosk mentality” that bring about “unnecessary competition”.
Today, October 13, We Celebrate St. Edward the Confessor
St. Edward was born in 1003 as the son of the Duke of Normandy and nephew of King Edmund Ironside of England.
Let’s Be “promoters of a Synodal Church”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to 16 Newly Ordained Spiritan Deacons
Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, has called on the 16 members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans) he ordained Deacons to help realize the theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality, which Pope Francis extended to 2024, among the people of God.
“I vehemently call on my Catholics to lay down their tools”: Archbishop to Illegal Miners in Ghana
Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana has called on Catholics involved in illegal mining to abandon the vice.
Catholic University in Cape Verde to Realize Double Projects That “go beyond traditional academic training”
The Catholic University of Cape Verde (EU Católica) is set to launch the construction of two projects tailored to meet the social needs of the institution of higher learning, the leadership of the university has said.
