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A poster showing Bishop George Nkuo and the ten seminarians he ordained Deacons on 6 July 2023. Credit: Kumbo Diocese

“Show world that chastity is noble”: Catholic Bishop in Cameroon to Newly Ordained Deacons

Jul 6, 2023

Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon has urged the new Deacons he ordained on Thursday, July 6 to be chaste, manifesting to the world the value and nobility of the vow of chastity.

A poster announcing the national prayer days for peaceful elections in Gabon. Credit: Libreville Archdiocese

Catholic Bishops in Gabon Declare Two Days of “prayer and penance” for Peaceful Elections

Jul 6, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Gabon have announced two days of national “prayer and penance” for peaceful general elections in the Central African nation scheduled to take place in August.

Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, pictured here in 2014, is the archbishop of La Plata, Argentina. He will take up his new post as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in September 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

"I will do it my way": Newly Appointed Head of Doctrine of Faith Dicastery

Jul 6, 2023

When asked about the controversy surrounding his recent appointment as the Vatican’s doctrinal chief, Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández responded: “I will do it ‘my way.’”

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“People are starving to death”: Caritas Internationalis on Suspended Food Aid in Ethiopia

Jul 5, 2023

The Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis (CI) is calling on the World Food Programme (WFP) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to resume food aid to the needy in Ethiopia, where a section of the population is “starving to death”.  

Fr. Michael Nsikak Umoh. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Communications Official in Nigeria Warns against Ignoring Artificial Intelligence

Jul 5, 2023

The National Director of Social Communications in Nigeria is cautioning Catholic leaders and media practitioners against the temptation “to ignore” problem-solving and decision-making capabilities mediated by computers as opposed to the human mind, popularly known as Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

Catholic women taking part in the workshop that the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO) organized in Tanzania. Credit: WUCWO

Official of Tanzanian Catholic Bishops’ Conference Advocates for African Women Empowerment

Jul 5, 2023

The Secretary General of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) has advocated for the empowerment of women in Africa.

Cardinal Robert Sarah offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for his 50th anniversary of priesthood in 2019. | Credit: Evandro Inetti/CNA.

No Synod Can Invent a "female priesthood": Vatican-based Guinean Cardinal

Jul 5, 2023

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, stressed that "the priesthood is unique" and warned that "no council, no synod" can "invent a female priesthood."

Pope Francis greets an elderly couple at his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023 | Vatican Media

Vatican Offers Plenary Indulgence for Third Annual Grandparents’ Day this Month

Jul 5, 2023

The Vatican will again offer a plenary indulgence to mark the third World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 23.

A girl carrying water in Djabal refugee camp, Chad. Credit: JRS

Jesuit Entity Seeking Partnership Towards “dignified, solid response” to Sudan War Victims

Jul 5, 2023

Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) in Chad is seeking partners to facilitate “a dignified and solid response” towards victims of the ongoing violent conflict in Sudan who have fled to the landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa.

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 28, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican to Collect Stories of Christian Martyrs Killed Since 2000

Jul 5, 2023

The Vatican announced Wednesday the creation of a commission to research and catalog the stories of Christian martyrs from the third millennium.

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe currently undergoing treatment in Rome. Credit: ACI Africa

Hospitalized South Sudanese Catholic Bishop on Path to Recovery after “minor operation”

Jul 5, 2023

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe who underwent a “minor operation” at a hospital in Rome is on the path to recovery, the Auxiliary Bishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese has said.

Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC). Credit: ACI Africa

"Deeply concerned”: Catholic Bishops’ Conference on Human Rights Violations in Sudan

Jul 4, 2023

Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), who include Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed concern about continued human rights violations in the ongoing war in Sudan.

Mons. Martín Lasarte Topolansky, a native of Uruguay and member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) appointed Bishop for Lwena Diocese in Angola. Credit: Agenzia iNfo Salesiana

Bishop-Elect for Angolan Diocese Says Episcopal Appointment a Humbling Experience

Jul 4, 2023

Mons. Martín Lasarte Topolansky has described his Episcopal appointment for Lwena Diocese in Angola that was made public on July 1 as a humbling experience.

SACBC President Bishop Sithembele Sipuka greeting Pope Francis during the Ad Limina Visit in Rome. Credit: SACBC

“Comfortable in not playing their role": Bishop in South Africa Laments Laity’s Inactivity

Jul 4, 2023

The Laity in South Africa are not playing their role as members of the church, and they seem to be comfortable with this status quo of inactivity, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of the country’s Mthatha Diocese has lamented.

Mons. Norbert Tamba Sandouno, appointed Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Guéckédou in Guinea. Credit: Archdiocese of Conakry

“Overwhelmed with joy”: Bishop-elect for Guinea’s Newly Erected Diocese on Appointment

Jul 4, 2023

Mons. Norbert Tamba Sandouno, who was appointed on June 29 as the pioneer Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Guéckédou in Guinea has expressed joy and appealed for prayers ahead of his Episcopal Ministry.

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Keep Humanity the Focus of Tech Innovations, Says New Vatican-approved Ethics Guide

Jul 4, 2023

A new ethics handbook for the tech industry and big business launched with the collaboration of the Vatican’s culture and education body advises “don’t build the future badly.”

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the South Sudan's Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: ACI Africa

Strive for “values of peace, respect, hard work”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan to Youth

Jul 4, 2023

Young people in South Sudan need to strive for values that positively contribute to a good future, the Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has said.

Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks alongside Father Guillermo Gutiérrez at the lecture at La Salle University in Mexico City on June 26, 2023. | Credit: La Salle University

Vatican-based Guinean Cardinal Offers Five Ways to Deal with “crisis of faith”

Jul 4, 2023

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, gave a keynote address June 26 at La Salle University in Mexico City on being “witnesses to the truth in a world in crisis.”

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese after Holy Mass for the opening of the 119 Nigerian Airforce (NAF) Composite Group Catholic Chaplaincy in Sokoto State. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Give Christians Land to Build Churches: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria to Government

Jul 3, 2023

Nigeria’s Federal Government needs to facilitate Christians’ acquisition of land for building places of worship, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has said. 

The seven Jesuit Deacons and a Deacon for the Missionaries of Africa ordained Priests on 2 July 2023. Credit: ACI Africa

At Priestly Ordination in Kenya, Catholic Bishop Highlights Priests’ “job description”

Jul 3, 2023

The role of a Catholic Priest as a prophet, a pastor, and a king defines his Priestly ministry among the people of God, Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga said in his Sunday, July 2 homily.