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Pope Francis greets religious sisters at the end of his general audience on Aug. 10, 2022. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Extends Time to Appeal Dismissal from Consecrated Life

Apr 3, 2023

Pope Francis amended canon law on Monday to give members of institutes of consecrated life more time to appeal a dismissal.

Pope Francis meets with executives and employees of the Istituto Nazionale della Previdenza Sociale, Italy's main welfare agency, April 3, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Tells Italian Welfare Agency Not to Forget Foreign Workers

Apr 3, 2023

Pope Francis has urged Italy’s main welfare agency not to forget the contribution of foreign workers.

Bishop Mathew Remijio Adam of Wau Diocese in South Sudan. Credit: AMECEA

“I will continue to pray, hold you in my heart”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan to IDPs

Apr 3, 2023

The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese has assured Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camps in Western Bahr el Gazal State covered by his Episcopal See of his spiritual solidarity and that he holds them in his heart.

Fr. John Michael Fillie at St. Mary’s Nursing Home & Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin. Fr. Fillie worked at the Hospital as Catholic Chaplain from 2013 to 2021 before he was advised to retire because of his age and the COVID-19 outbreak. Credit: Fr. John Michael Fillie

Muslim Boy Who Secretly Converted to Catholicism, Sierra Leone’s First Native Missionary

Apr 2, 2023

Inside Our Lady of Victories Gerihun Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Bo, Sierra Leone, a six-year-old boy marks time, waiting for the Irish Priest presiding over Holy Mass to give the final blessing before he falls into the Priest’s steps, begging to visit the Parochial house.

Credit: Lafia Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Urges Parents to Foster “positive parenting behaviors”

Apr 2, 2023

Parents in Nigeria need to foster “positive parenting behaviors” in their respective families, a Catholic Bishop in the West African nation has said.

Pope Francis presided over Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on April 2, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday 2023: Lost, Confused, Forgotten? Jesus is with You

Apr 2, 2023

On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis said Jesus voluntarily took on the pain and abandonment of his Passion and Crucifixion so that he could be with us in whatever sorrow or difficulty we might be experiencing.

Pope Francis greets staff at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, July 11, 2021. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Returns to the Vatican After 3 Days in the Hospital

Apr 1, 2023

Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Saturday morning after a three-night stay in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.

Fr. John Medeni. Credit: CDTY

“Doing a great job”: Catholic Priest on Catechists’ Service in South Sudanese Diocese

Apr 1, 2023

Catechists serving in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) are “doing a great job”, a member of the Clergy of the Diocese has said.

Some of the homeless youths in prison that Salesian MIssionaries are supporting in Madagascar. Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesisans in Madagascar Providing “full meals, social support” to Young Prisoners

Apr 1, 2023

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) ministering in Madagascar are providing basic means of livelihood, including “social support” to young boys imprisoned at a state-run rehabilitation center in the country’s capital, Antananarivo.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter's Square for Easter 2022 | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Here is Pope Francis’ Schedule for Holy Week and Easter 2023

Apr 1, 2023

Palm Sunday marks the start of one of the most full and beautiful liturgical periods of the Catholic Church year.

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere of Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishops in Uganda Awaiting “entire Bill” on Homosexuality to Give Church Position

Mar 31, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Uganda are waiting for the details of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill (AHB) that members of Parliament (MPs) recently passed to be able to give the position of the Church in the East African nation, the Local Ordinary of Uganda’s Kampala Archdiocese has said.

, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo  of South Sudan’s Yei Diocese. Credit: Yei Diocese

Bishop in South Sudan Urges Politicians to “carry values of faith into government"

Mar 31, 2023

There is need for politicians serving in the South Sudanese government to render services to the people of God in the East-Central African nation under the guidance and influence of values drawn from their respective religious affiliations, especially truth, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.

Credit: JCTR

High Cost of Living Pushing Low-income Families in Zambia “into abject poverty”: Priest

Mar 31, 2023

The high cost of living in Zambia is likely to push low-income citizens “into abject poverty”, the Executive Director of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), an institute that is engaged in research, advocacy, education, and consultancy on social issues, has said. 

Pope Francis' General Audience in St. Peter's Square on March 29, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican: Pope Francis had Pizza Dinner, May Leave Hospital Tomorrow

Mar 31, 2023

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis may be discharged from the hospital on Saturday after responding well to treatments yesterday and sharing a pizza dinner with those assisting him.

Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on March 29, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Has Bronchitis but is Resting and Improving, Vatican Says

Mar 30, 2023

Pope Francis is exhibiting “marked improvement” after being admitted to the hospital on Wednesday with difficulty breathing, which was later diagnosed as bronchitis. 

A poster announcing the Wednesday, March 29 event that Uganda’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala organized to celebrate Pope Francis’ decade of service at the helm of the Catholic Church. Credit: UEC

Attention to the Poor among Underpinnings of Pope Francis’ Pontificate: Ugandan Theologian

Mar 30, 2023

Attentiveness to the poor and marginalized in society and the mercy of God are among the seven aspects that underpin the 10-year Pontificate of Pope Francis, a Ugandan-born Catholic Theologian has said. 

Representatives of Church leaders in Zambia under the auspices of the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG). Credit: CCMG

“It’s disheartening”: Zambia’s Church Leaders on 2019 Boundary Delimitation Report Secrecy

Mar 30, 2023

Representatives of Church leaders in Zambia under the auspices of the Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) have decried the government’s failure to make public the 2019 Boundary Delimitation Report.  

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin of Juba Archdiocese in South Sudan. Credit: CRN

“Set aside individual interest”: Catholic Archbishop to South Sudanese Lawmakers

Mar 30, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan has called on lawmakers in the East-Central African country to “set aside individual interest, and prejudice” and work towards improving the living standards of citizens.

Archbishop Arthur Roche at a Vatican press conference on Feb. 10, 2015. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican Cardinal Intervenes against German Church’s Plan for Laity to Give Homily, Baptize

Mar 30, 2023

The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has intervened against the implementation of resolutions of the German Synodal Way that demand lay people should be able to regularly baptize and preach the homily at Holy Mass in churches across Germany. 

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on March 8, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Rested Well, Continuing Treatment in Hospital, Vatican Says

Mar 30, 2023

Pope Francis will continue to receive treatment after being hospitalized for a respiratory infection on Wednesday, a Vatican spokesman said Thursday.