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“It's not war”: African Theologians on Church Involvement in National Politics

Jan 15, 2023

Involvement of the Church in the politics of a country should not always be adversarial, seeking to always oppose the running of governments, Catholic Theologians have said.

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 15, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Announces Ecumenical Prayer, Reflects on St. John the Baptist's "spirit of service"

Jan 15, 2023

In his Angelus address on Sunday, Pope Francis encouraged Christians to cultivate the virtue of knowing “how to step aside” in order to bear witness to Jesus, as St. John the Baptist did.

Jim Caviezel (left) will once again portray Jesus in the new Mel Gibson movie "The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection," which is set to begin production in spring 2023. | DFree/Shutterstock and Tinseltown/Shutterstock

Filming of "The Passion of the Christ" Sequel Set to Begin this Spring

Jan 15, 2023

The highly anticipated sequel to “The Passion of the Christ” is set to begin filming this spring. The film, “The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection,” will focus on the days immediately following Christ’s crucifixion.

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Catholic Theologians Foresee Year of “good surprises” for Africa in 2023

Jan 14, 2023

The growing population of the youth in Africa, the continent’s increasing percentage of Christians, as well as its vastness of resources, signals better days ahead for African countries, two Catholic Theologians have said.

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Catholic Bishop Decries “terrible” Terrorism Consequences on Church Work in Burkina Faso

Jan 14, 2023

Terrorism in Burkina Faso has taken a heavy toll on the ministry of the local Church in the West African nation, a Catholic Bishop has lamented in a report.

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Catholic Activists in Africa Demand Justice for Aborted Baby, Deceased Mother in Kenya

Jan 14, 2023

Members of CitizenGo Africa, the African branch of CitizenGo, are demanding justice for a baby and her mother who died following a botched abortion procedure in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. 

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Grow Private Sector to Address Unemployment in Zambia: Jesuit Scholars to Government

Jan 14, 2023

Zambia’s government ought to grow the private sector to curb the high levels of unemployment in the Southern African nation, an official of an institution of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the country has said.

Cardinal George Pell's coffin in front of some of the cardinals who concelebrated his funeral Mass on Jan. 14, 2023 | Alan Koppschall/CNA

"A man of the Church": Cardinal George Pell’s Funeral Celebrated at Vatican

Jan 14, 2023

Catholics traveled from near and far to attend the funeral Mass of Cardinal George Pell in St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday.

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) with President Muhammadu Buhari. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Commend President for Electoral Reforms Ahead of Feb. Polls

Jan 13, 2023

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for electoral reforms ahead of the elections slated for February 25.

A view of modern-day Jericho, the site of a recently uncovered sixth-century church. | Tamar Hayardeni|Wikimedia Commons|GFDL

Archaeologists Uncover Early Christian Church with Ornate Mosaic in Jericho

Jan 13, 2023

A team of Israeli archaeologists has discovered a sixth-century Byzantine church with highly decorated mosaic floors. 

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News at his home in Rome in December 2020. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Cardinal George Pell’s Final Years in Rome

Jan 13, 2023

Cardinal George Pell arrived in Rome on Sept. 30, 2020, in the midst of Vatican financial scandals and the immediate aftermath of the resignation of his once-rival, Cardinal Angelo Becciu.

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At Burial, Ghanaian Cardinal Eulogized as Good Pastor “with meekness, serenity of saints”

Jan 12, 2023

Richard Kuuia Cardinal Baawobr has been remembered as a good and wise pastor who served the people of God “with the meekness and serenity of the saints”.  

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Rome-based Catholic Development Agency Rallying for Funds to Support Projects in Africa

Jan 12, 2023

Harambee Africa International (HAI), a Rome-based Catholic development agency, is rallying for funds to support projects in select African countries.

Bishop Ernest Sambou. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Catholic Bishop of Saint-Louis Diocese in Senegal

Jan 12, 2023

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Ernest Sambou from the pastoral care of the Catholic Diocese of Saint-Louis in Senegal.

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero during the January 12 press conference. Credit: CENCO

Papal Visit to DR Congo to Show “friendship, solidarity, closeness of universal Church”

Jan 12, 2023

The planned Papal visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) set to begin at the end of this month is an opportunity for Pope Francis to show his “friendship, solidarity, and closeness” with the people of God in the Central African nation, the Apostolic Nuncio in the country has said.

Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013. | Vatican Media

Church in Argentina to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Election to Papacy

Jan 12, 2023

The executive committee of the Argentine Bishops’ Conference invited the country’s faithful to celebrate “with joy and fervor” the 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as the successor of St. Peter.

An IDP Camp in Mozambique. Credit: DHPI

Why IDPs in Mozambique are Rejecting Humanitarian Assistance: Catholic Charity

Jan 12, 2023

People who have fled terror attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province are shunning humanitarian assistance from the Mozambican government and other aid agencies, the Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has said.

Cardinal George Pell leads Eucharistic adoration and a Eucharistic procession at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (the Angelicum) in Rome on May 18, 2021. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Funeral of Cardinal George Pell to be at Vatican on Saturday

Jan 12, 2023

The funeral Mass of Cardinal George Pell will be held in St. Peter’s Basilica at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, the Vatican announced Thursday.

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Catholic Peace Entity Fears for Civilian Killings in Mozambique’s New Military Offensive

Jan 12, 2023

The Mozambican government has launched Operation Vulcan IV in Cabo Delgado province to wipe out insurgents in the embattled northern region of Mozambique, a move that the Catholic charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), says may affect innocent civilians.

Bishop Christian Carlassare of South Sudan's Rumbek Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Ecumenical Visit to Show with “clarity a new common path” for South Sudan: Catholic Bishop

Jan 11, 2023

The planned ecumenical visit to South Sudan to be undertaken by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields early next month will show “a new common path” for the people of God in the country, a Catholic Bishop in the East-Central African nation has said.