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Saint of the day: Today, March 28, We Celebrate St. Sixtus III, Pope

Mar 28, 2025

Not much is known about the history and youth of St. Sixtus, but we do know that he was born in Rome, Italy and ascended to the papacy in 432.

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat in Ethiopia. Credit: ACN

Ethiopia “could be engulfed in a very bloody confrontation”: Catholic Bishop on Brewing Tension in Tigray Region

Mar 27, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Bishop Tesfaselassie Medhin of the Catholic Eparchy of Adigrat which covers the Tigray region in Ethiopia’s northernmost territory is warning of “a very bloody confrontation” that might involve Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Credit: Archdiocese of Kampala

Reflecting on 10 Years of Laudato Si: Uganda’s Kampala Catholic Archdiocese, Partners Plan Workshop

Mar 27, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala in Uganda is organizing a workshop to examine the milestones the Archdiocese has achieved since the unveiling of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, Laudato Si’, about 10 years ago.

Cecili (right) and Hope (left). Credit: JRS

Jesuit Entity Recounts Impact of Addressing Gender Inequality, Nurturing Female Leaders at Kenyan Refugee Camp

Mar 27, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS), the international Catholic entity of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) with the mission to accompany, serve, and engage in advocacy “on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons” is addressing the challenge of inequality and nurturing female leaders at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. 

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. / Credit: EWTN

Mother Angelica’s Work Still Bringing Inspiration, Conversion, Nine Years after Death

Mar 27, 2025

By Joe Bukuras

The foundress of EWTN, Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, died nine years ago, but her legacy lives on. 

Pope Francis presides at Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican on March 24, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Publishes Holy Week Schedule, No Indication Whether Pope Francis Will Preside over Rites

Mar 27, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

The Vatican has published the official calendar of liturgical celebrations planned for Holy Week, but it has not clarified whether Pope Francis will preside.

Credit: ACN

Charity Foundation Supports Training of Priests in Sierra Leone in Trauma Healing Post War

Mar 27, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Catholic charity and Pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International is supporting the Church in Sierra Leone to help the people face the trauma experienced in the country’s 11-year civil war that ended in 2002.

A special memorial Mass was held for Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, in Rome on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia near the Vatican, marking the ninth anniversary of her death in 2016. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Mother Angelica’s Life, Legacy Celebrated in Rome’s Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia: Photos

Mar 27, 2025

By Kristina Millare

A special memorial Mass was held for Mother Angelica, the foundress of EWTN, in Rome on Thursday to commemorate her legacy and the ninth anniversary of her death.

Saint of the day: Today, March 27, We Celebrate St. Rupert

Mar 27, 2025

On March 27 the Catholic Church remembers the monk and bishop Saint Rupert, whose missionary labors built up the Church in two of its historic strongholds, Austria and Bavaria.

Young men attending the encounter with youth with Pope Francis at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Worldwide Catholic Population Hits 1.4 billion

Mar 27, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Two reports prepared by the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics reveal a notable growth of the Catholic population worldwide during the two-year period 2022-2023.

Bishop Christian Carlassare (center), President Salva Kiir (left), and Dr. Riek Machar (right). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/Office of the President - Republic of South Sudan

South Sudan: Amid "rising tensions", Reports of First Vice President's Arrest, Bishop Directs Daily Prayers for Peace

Mar 26, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Amid testimonies of “rising tension” in South Sudan and reports of the arrest of the first Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar, a Catholic Bishop in the world’s youngest country has directed the people of God under his pastoral care to participate in daily prayers for peace.

Cameroonian Catholic Diocese Suspends “all forms of worship” for Chapel after Desecrators Steal Blessed Sacrament

Mar 26, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bafang in Cameroon has directed that St. Augustine Famkeu Chapel of the Diocese remains closed after the chapel was desecrated, with the robbers making away with a Ciborium containing consecrated hosts and other items.

Bishop Masilo John Selemela. Credit: Pretoria Archdiocese

Ongoing Jubilee Year Reminder of Our Freedom from “meaningful relationship with God”: Catholic Bishop in South Africa

Mar 26, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Participants in the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year have the possibility of coming to terms with the fact that they are free based on their communion with their Creator and Savior under the influence of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Masilo John Selemela has said.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

Workshops for Nairobi-based Clergy, Religious among Initiatives for “spiritual journey of the Jubilee”: Local Ordinary

Mar 26, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Plans are underway for training sessions targeting the Clergy and women and men Religious serving in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) as part of the “spiritual journey” of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Metropolitan See has said. 

Pope Francis waves from a balcony at Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Sunday, March 23, 2025, following weeks of hospitalization for bilateral pneumonia. / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot

God Desires to Offer His Love and Mercy to Those at the "crossroads" of Life: Pope Francis

Mar 26, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“To go and proclaim the Gospel, we first need to set down the burden of our history at the feet of the Lord, to consign to him the weight of our past,” the pope said.

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Recall Late Irish Spiritan Priest as “effective” Administrator, “good disciplinarian”

Mar 26, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Two Kenyan Catholic Bishops, who interacted with late Fr. Paddy Roe during their time in the Minor Seminary have eulogized him as an “effective” administrator, who had the best interests of students at heart.

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Mulla and Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Cardinal in South Sudan Solicits Support to Furnish Auxiliary Bishop’s Residence

Mar 26, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan, Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Mulla is soliciting support towards the furnishing of the residence of his Auxiliary, Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale.

Rody Sher, editor-in-chief of ACI MENA, speaks on the second anniversary of ACI MENA in 2024 at the Catholic University in Erbil, Iraq, where the agency is based. This year marks three years since ACI MENA began its mssion to report on the Church and the lives of Christians in the Middle East. / Credit: ACI MENA

EWTN News Service in Middle East, Northern Africa Marks Three Years of Amplifying Voices of Christians, Trusted Source

Mar 26, 2025

By Georgena Habbaba

A service of EWTN News, ACI MENA was established in 2022 and currently operates from the Catholic University in Erbil, a city in northern Iraq.

Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson. / Credit: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Resurrection of the Christ" Film to Begin Shooting in Italy this August

Mar 26, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

In an interview with podcast host Joe Rogan, Mel Gibson said the film is “very ambitious” and the story follows “the fall of the angels to the death of the last apostle.”

Maltese priest Fabio Attard was elected rector major of the Salesians for the next six years. / Credit: Courtesy of Salesian Family

Salesians Elect Maltese Priest Fabio Attard as Don Bosco’s 11th Successor

Mar 26, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Maltese priest Fabio Attard was elected as the new rector major of the Salesian congregation during its general chapter, becoming the 11th successor of St. John Bosco.