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Pope Francis with members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the spiritual and emotional healing of women and men who suffer the consequences of having chosen abortion, on Oct. 30, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis to Parents of Aborted Children: Evil Does not Have the Last Word

Oct 31, 2024

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Francis received in audience members of “Project Hope,” a program of accompaniment for the healing of those who suffer consequences of abortion.

Pope Francis prays near the tomb of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, superior general of the Society of Jesus between 1965 and 1981, during a Mass at the Jesuit Church of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, known as the “Gesu” in Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2022, on the 400th anniversary of the canonization of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the society’s founder. / Credit: Vatican Media/Abaca/Sipa USA/Sipa via AP Images

Vatican Inquiry into Canonization of Former Jesuit Leader, Mentor to Pope Francis, Fr. Arrupe, to Begin

Oct 31, 2024

By Tyler Arnold

The diocesan tribunal will conclude its inquiry into the life, virtues, and holiness of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, with a ceremony on Nov. 14 in Rome.

Today, October 31, We Celebrate St. Wolfgang, Bishop

Oct 31, 2024

Oct. 31, though best known as the Vigil of the Solemnity of All Saints (All Hallows’ Eve) in the Western church, is also the liturgical feast day of St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon, who was regarded as one of the greatest German saints of his time

Diocesan Priests in Nigeria Caution against Artificial Intelligence’s “potential to distance us from one another”

Oct 30, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Artificial Intelligence (AI), the technology that enables gadgets to simulate human faculties facilitating learning, comprehension, solving of challenges, decision making, and other possibility with creativity has the potentiality of negatively affecting interpersonal communication and relationships, members of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests' Association (NCDPA) hare warned. 

Newly Ordained Priest, Deacon in Mozambique Urged to “serve without seeking recognition”

Oct 30, 2024

By João Vissesse

Members of the Clergy are to prioritize service to the people of God with humility, Bishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua has said.

Africa’s Christian Professionals Laud Sierra Leone for Commitment to Fostering Dialogue in Addressing Crises

Oct 30, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF) have commended Sierra Leone’s commitment to dialogue as a vital step towards peaceful coexistence in the West African nation and across the globe.

Argentine Vatican Diplomat to Represent Holy Father in Benin, Togo as Apostolic Nuncio

Oct 30, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi, a native of Argentina, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Togo, assigning him the Titular See of Ursona with the dignity of Archbishop.

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims as he enters St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his Wednesday general audience on Oct. 30, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Confirmation is the "sacrament of witness," not the "sacrament of goodbye": Pope Francis

Oct 30, 2024

By Kristina Millare

The Holy Father during his Wednesday general audience said confirmation is a “gift of God” and a “milestone” that should not mark a departure from the Church.

Pope Francis says Mass for All Souls' Day at the Laurentino Cemetery outside Rome, Nov. 2, 2018. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Here’s What Pope Francis is Doing for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days 2024

Oct 30, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

For All Souls’ Day, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, especially the holy souls in purgatory.

An academic congress — “From the Council to the Synod: Rereading a Church’s Journey, 60 Years on Since Lumen Gentium (1964–2024)” — was hosted by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from Oct. 28–30, 2024. / Credit: Pontifical Gregorian University

In Rome, Theologians Reflect on "reception" Stage of Synod on Synodality

Oct 30, 2024

By Hannah Brockhaus

The academic congress was hosted by the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome from Oct. 28–30.

Today, October 30, We Celebrate St. Alonso Rodriguez

Oct 30, 2024

On October 30, the Catholic Church honors a man whose humble occupation gave the world only glimpses of his extraordinary holiness. During his lifetime, Brother Alonso Rodriguez never became a priest, published a book, or advanced professionally. But writings discovered after his death revealed a true mystic, who attended to a rich spiritual life while he worked as a doorkeeper and porter.

Screen grab from "The Heartbeat of Budaka" by Lornah Hope Apiyo. The documentary is one of the winning entries in the "Communicating Africa" contest by Harambee Africa International. Credit: HAI

Winners of “Communicating Africa” Contest by Rome-Based Development Agency to be Feted in Poland

Oct 29, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Harambee Africa International (HAI) has announced winners of the contest, “Communication Africa: Stories of Hope and Change”, which was launched earlier in February.

Credit: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Christian Foundation Condemns Attacks on Places of Worship as Violence Escalates in Sudan

Oct 29, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

A UK-based human rights foundation has condemned the escalation of attacks on places of worship in Sudan following the recent bombing of Sheikh El Jeili Mosque in the embattled Gezira State of the East-Central African country.

Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

“Seek them out”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania on Declining Number of Men in Church Attendance

Oct 29, 2024

By Nicholas Waigwa

The number of men participating in public worship is on the decline in Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Kahama, the Local Ordinary has noted with concern. 

Credit: Radio Pax

At 70th Anniversary of Catholic Radio in Mozambique, Bishop Urges Staff to Accept Their Service as Pastoral Calling

Oct 29, 2024

By João Vissesse

The staff of Rádio Pax of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique have been called upon to accept their communication apostolate as a pastoral calling. 

Pope Francis joines the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in prayer at the Vatican on March 7, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Publishes First Report on Church Safeguarding Efforts Worldwide

Oct 29, 2024

By Courtney Mares

The 50-page report by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors is the first in an annual series that aims to provide analysis of safeguarding measures.

Today, October 29, We Celebrate St. Narcissus

Oct 29, 2024

St. Narcissus was born towards the end of the first century, and he was nearly 80 years old when he was named as the 30th bishop of Jerusalem.

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Let’s “continue to inspire hope”: Catholic Bishop to the Consecrated in Kenya at Planned Walk ahead of 2025 Jubilee Year

Oct 28, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Women and men Religious serving in Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have been urged to foster hope among the people of God they encounter as they journey towards the Jubilee of Consecrated Life planned for 8-9 October 2025 in Rome.

Rector Kidnapped During Evening Prayers at Nigerian Minor Seminary

Oct 28, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

The Rector of the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi was taken away on Sunday, October 27, when gunmen attacked the institution that is located in Edo State of the country’s embattled central southern region.  

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Francis Transfers South Africa’s Newest Cardinal from Cape Town to Johannesburg Catholic Archdiocese

Oct 28, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Pope Francis has transferred Stephen Cardinal Brislin, who has been at the helm of Cape Town Catholic Archdiocese in South Africa to the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg.