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Father Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family who was wounded in a recent strike on the church, stands before the altar during a Sunday morning Mass held by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem at the church in Gaza City on July 20, 2025. / Credit: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images

"We are in God’s grace and we persevere in faith": Pastor of Gaza Church Hit by Israeli Fire

Jul 21, 2025

By Walter Sanchez Silva

The pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Argentine priest Father Gabriel Romanelli, posted a video on his YouTube channel on July 20 describing the situation there.

Credit: Ashley Kitisya

Environmental Stewardship in Strategic Plan for Tanzania’s Laity Lauded as “truly commendable”

Jul 21, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Programs Manager of Laudato Si’ Movement in Africa has lauded the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) for integrating environmental stewardship into the first-ever five-year strategic plan for the country’s Catholic Laity Council.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Serve with “hands of Martha” and “heart of Mary”, Catholic Priests and Religious in Nigeria Told

Jul 21, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has called upon Priests and the Religious in the country to always seek to balance between work and their spiritual closeness with God.

Pope Leo XIV greets residents of St. Martha Home for the Elderly in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, during a visit on July 21, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"Age doesn’t matter": Pope Leo XIV Visits Home for Elderly in Castel Gandolfo

Jul 21, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

After spending time praying in the chapel, the Holy Father personally greeted approximately 20 elderly people, all between the ages of 80 and 101.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Pope Leo XIV on Monday, July 21, 2025, to discuss the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. / Credit: A Katz/Shutterstock

Palestine’s President Calls Pope Leo XIV Concerning Holy Land conflict

Jul 21, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV on Monday spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who called the pope to discuss the conflict in Gaza and the West Bank.

Sebastião Marques Panzo. Credit: ACI Africa

Planned Laity’s National Congress in Angola “decisive milestone” for Church: Official

Jul 21, 2025

By João Vissesse

The planned Third National Congress of Catholic Laity in Angola will be a defining moment for the people of God in the Southern African nation, the Director of the National Secretariat for the Apostolate of the Laity of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.

Today, July 21, We Celebrate St. Lawrence of Brindisi

Jul 21, 2025

St. Lawrence of Brindisi, whose feast we celebrate on July 21, is a Doctor of the Church. He was born Caesar de Rossi in 1559 in Naples. As a boy, he studied with the Conventual Franciscans and later went to study in Venice. There he discerned a call to enter the Capuchin Franciscans and took the name Lawrence.

Provincial Superior of Salesians of Don Bosco Africa Nigeria- Niger Province, Fr Peter Morba. Credit: ACI Africa

How Salesians in Nigeria Are Addressing Challenges of Traditional Religions, Quick Wealth Pursuits among Youths

Jul 20, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Capacity building initiatives, spiritual retreats and sports for evangelization are among ways members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Nigeria are employing to address the challenges of traditional religions and quick wealth pursuits in the West African nation. 

Members of the Permanent Council of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST). Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Angola’s Governance System “kills private initiatives, stifles creativity”: Catholic Bishops Lament Restricted Freedoms

Jul 20, 2025

By João Vissesse

There is a decline in ethical standards and growing social injustices in Angola, members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have noted with concern.

Cardinal in Tanzania Calls for Generosity and Sacrifice in Support of Church Mission

Jul 20, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Protase Cardinal Rugambwa of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora  has called on the people of God in his Metropolitan See, especially those not bound by the vow of poverty, to embrace a spirit of generosity in support of the Church’s evangelization mission.

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Christian Foundation Lauds UK’s New Freedom of Religion Strategy Focusing on Nigeria, Algeria, Eight Others

Jul 20, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has launched a new Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) strategy that seeks to address religious persecution in Nigeria, Algeria and in eight other countries, a move that Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says is a timely and necessary initiative.

Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus address on July 13, 2025 from Liberty Square in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, where he is spending a two-week summer break. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Prays by Name for Gaza Parish Strike Victims, Renews Plea for Ceasefire

Jul 20, 2025

By Courtney Mares

“I express my profound sadness regarding last Thursday’s attack by the Israeli army on the Catholic Parish of the Holy Family in Gaza City, which as you know killed three Christians and gravely wounded others,” Pope Leo XIV said in his Angelus address from the papal estate at Castel Gandolfo, offering prayers for the victims by name and renewing his call for an immediate ceasefire. 

Pope Leo XIV greets a young woman along the streets of Albano, Italy before offering Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Pancras near Castel Gandolfo on July 20, 2025. / Vatican Media

Summer "providential time" to Savor Prayerful Moments with God, Others: Pope Leo XIV in Sunday Homily

Jul 20, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Pope Leo XIV, who is spending two weeks on summer holiday at the papal estate in Castel Gandolfo, encouraged people in his Sunday homily to embrace the summer season as a time to deepen their relationship with God through silence, reflection, and time spent with others.

Today, July 20, We Celebrate St. Margaret of Antioch

Jul 20, 2025

Saint Margaret, whose feast is celebrated on July 20, is a virgin and martyr. She is also called "Marina". Margaret belonged to Pisidian Antioch in Asia Minor, where her father was a pagan priest. 

Credit: Ashley Kitisya/SIGNIS Africa

Environmentalist Lauds First-Ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa Organizers for Including Care for Creation in Theme

Jul 19, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

A Kenyan Catholic environmentalist has commended the organizers of the 2026 first-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa to be realized in Rwanda for including environmental stewardship in the theme of the global event.

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito, the Liaison Bishop for the SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishop Links Woes of Migrants in South Africa’s Public Hospitals to U.S. President’s Aid Suspension

Jul 19, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

The liaison Bishop for the Migrants and Refugees Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has denounced the ongoing xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in some parts of South Africa, noting that the foreigners are not to blame for the shortage of medication in the country’s health facilities.

Fr. Charlie and CAFOD supporter Mariama at the lobby of Parliament, 9 July 2025. Credit: CAFOD

At Legislators' Meeting in UK, Kenya-based Jesuit Calls for Urgent Action in Addressing Climate Change, Debt Crisis

Jul 19, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Director of the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA) has called for an urgent action in addressing climate and debt related crises, especially those affecting developing countries which are most affected by climate change.

Fr. Clement Kwasi Adjei

Official at Conference of Bishops in Ghana Proposes Skills Training for Youths to Tame Imminent Violent Extremism

Jul 19, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

The Secretary General of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has proposed the creation of job opportunities for youths in the West African nation, noting that youth unemployment is “a very realistic security threat” in the country.

Market in Shevchenkove settlement in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine after a 2023 Russian rocket strike. / Credit: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

"Charity doesn’t go on vacation": Pope Leo XIV Sends Food to Families in Ukraine

Jul 19, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV once again expressed his closeness to the people of Ukraine by sending packages of food destined to families who have suffered from Russia’s recent attacks.

Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of Dundo Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Evangelization Rooted in Solidarity With People With “no place at table of powerful”

Jul 19, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of the Catholic Diocese of Dundo in Angola has called for a renewed focus on evangelization rooted in solidarity with the poor and marginalized as the Southern African nation prepares to mark 50 years of independence in November.