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Pope Francis delivers his Angelus reflection from the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City on March 26, 2023. | Vatican Media

"Rise again": Jesus Gives Life When Hope Seems Lost, Pope Francis Says

Mar 26, 2023

On the fifth Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis challenged the faithful to do as they did when they were little children learning how to walk: letting God take them by the hand.

Musa is the headmaster of Azare Central School in northeast Nigeria Credit: Jesuit Refugee Service

Jesuits Training Teachers in Nigeria’s Embattled Northeastern Region to Boost Learning

Mar 26, 2023

The Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), an international refugee entity of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) is implementing a teacher training program in Nigeria’s violence-stricken Northeastern region with an aim of improving “access to learning environments for out-of-school children.”

Mons. Cleophas Oseso Tuka. Credit: Nakuru Diocese

Use Formal Education, Job Creation to Address Decades of Banditry: Bishop-elect in Kenya

Mar 25, 2023

Empowering the people of God in Kenya’s North Rift region through formal education and the creation of “job opportunities” provide a long-term solution to the banditry menace that has been going on for decades, the Bishop-elect of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru has said.

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Militias in Nigeria “emboldened” amid Post-elections Leadership Gap: Catholic Peace Entity

Mar 25, 2023

Militia groups are on a killing spree in Nigeria following the country’s just-ended elections that have left a power vacuum in the country, the Catholic foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has said.

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Thousands of IDPs Flee Salesian Camp in DR Congo “to unknown destinations” amid Shooting

Mar 25, 2023

Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have fled the grounds of Don Bosco Shasha in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they were seeking shelter after artillery fire hit the center owned by the Religious Institute of the Salesian of Don Bosco (SDB) center.

A child drinking tap water at the distribution base in kabasa Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Thousands in Somalia Reached in Catholic Entity’s Water Initiative amid Protracted Drought

Mar 25, 2023

Thousands of people in Somalia are benefiting from access to clean water courtesy of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, amid prolonged drought in the Horn of the African nation.

Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in Vatican City's Paul VI Hall on Feb. 22, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Extends Norms to Prevent, Counter Sexual Abuse to Cover Lay Leaders

Mar 25, 2023

Pope Francis permanently decreed Saturday an updated version of Vos estis lux mundi, his landmark legislation to counter sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. 

Mother Angelica, foundress of EWTN. | EWTN

Why the Stations of the Cross Were a Daily Devotion for Mother Angelica

Mar 25, 2023

It is tradition for Catholics around the world to participate in the Stations of the Cross each Friday during Lent. However, for EWTN foundress Mother Angelica, it was a daily devotion. 

Bishop Franz-Josef Bode of the Diocese of Osnabrück served as vice president of the German bishops' conference from 2017 to 2023. | Courtesy of Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachner

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Vice President of German Bishops’ Conference

Mar 25, 2023

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a German bishop on Saturday who played a key role in the German Synodal Way and had come under pressure over his handling of clerical sexual abuse in his diocese. 

Fr. John Lo’boko Morris beside Pope Francis following his arrival in Juba on 5 February 2023. Credit: Elias Turk

“Impressed, really honored”: Pope Francis’ Translator in South Sudan on Gratitude Letter

Mar 24, 2023

The Catholic Priest who served as Pope Francis translator during the ecumenical visit to South Sudan has, in an interview with ACI Africa, expressed his elation at having received a letter of gratitude from the Holy Father.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama with catecumens at St. Paul’s Pastoral Area in Sauka Wasa, Abuja. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“God will return you someday”: Nigerian Catholic Archbishop to IDPs in Abuja

Mar 24, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria has expressed optimism that victims of extremist attacks who fled from Northern Nigeria and are now living in communities served by his Metropolitan See will “someday” enjoy peace and tranquility back in their homeland.

Father Carlo Crespi Croci (1891-1982) holding a crucifix from his ethnographic collection in Cuenca, Ecuador. | Credit: Salesianos de Don Bosco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pope Francis Puts a Priest, Three Religious Women, and Two Laywomen on Path for Sainthood

Mar 24, 2023

Pope Francis on Thursday declared a priest, three religious sisters, and two laywomen as venerable servants of God, moving them each a step closer to canonization.

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB/Catholic Justice and Peace Department Facebook

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Caution Government, Opposition against “stand-off, defiance”

Mar 23, 2023

Resorting to a “stand-off and defiance” on the part of the government and opposition leaders in Kenya will not address the “myriad of problems and crises” ordinary citizens are grappling with, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have warned.

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Bamenda Archdiocese in Cameroon. Credit: ACI Africa

Prioritize Cameroonians in Addressing Violence: Archbishop to International Community

Mar 23, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Bamenda in Cameroon has challenged the international community, especially Western countries, to make the interest of Cameroonians a priority in addressing the protracted crisis in the English-speaking region of the country.

Ethnic Profiling in Nigeria’s Gubernatorial Poll among “unacceptable” Vices: Archbishop

Mar 23, 2023

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese has condemned “in very strong terms” vices in the recently held Gubernatorial elections.

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Catechists in Niger, Burkina Faso Braving Heightened Insecurity to Make Jesus Christ Known

Mar 23, 2023

Catechists serving in areas located on the border between Niger and Burkina Faso have shared the joy of making Jesus Christ known and “living the beatitudes” amid heightened insecurity in the region.

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu. | Credit: Christian Peschken/EWTN News

Meet the New Nigerian Secretary for the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization

Mar 23, 2023

From a childhood as a war refugee to a career as a Holy See diplomat, Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu will now take on a new leadership role in one of the most important dicasteries in the Roman Curia.

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“Doctored, fake news”: Diocese Dismisses Claims Bishop Endorsed Nigeria’s President-Elect

Mar 22, 2023

The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria has dismissed reports that Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah found Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president-elect as the most qualified person to rule the West African country.

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Catholic Charity Foundation Boosts Catechists’ Pastoral Work in Zambian Diocese

Mar 22, 2023

The Catholic Diocese of Mpika in Zambia, with the support of the Pontifical and Charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has purchased bicycles and motorcycles to support Catechists in their pastoral duties. 

St. Octavian Major Seminary Vulindi, an Inter-diocesan house of formation in Butembo-Beni Diocese. Credit: RMBB

Major Seminary in DR Congo’s Butembo-Beni Diocese Looted in Nighttime Robbery

Mar 22, 2023

St. Octavian Major Seminary Vulindi, an Inter-diocesan house of formation in Butembo-Beni Diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was looted in a nighttime robbery, the Rector of the Seminary has confirmed.