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Jesuits Launch Initiative to Foster Wide Access to Quality Healthcare in Africa

Jan 11, 2023

The Jesuit Conference for Africa and Madagascar (JCAM) has launched the Africa Health and Economic Transformation Initiative (AHETI) to foster wider “access to quality health care” on the continent.

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DR Congo Situation “not completely clear” Even After Peace Agreement: Catholic Priest

Jan 11, 2023

The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is “not completely clear” even after the Central African nation signed a peace agreement to end hostilities in Eastern provinces of the country, a Catholic Priest has said.

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of Nigeria's Makurdi Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Nigerian Bishop Prays for Cessation of Violence Following Killing of Over 40 in Two Months

Jan 11, 2023

Over 40 people have been killed in Nigeria’s Benue State in the two months that ended on January 9, a report shared by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi indicates.

Pope Francis receives Cardinal George Pell in a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2020. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Praises Cardinal George Pell’s Dedication to the Church

Jan 11, 2023

Pope Francis has praised the witness, dedication, and faith of Cardinal George Pell, who died in Rome on Tuesday at the age of 81.

Farhan takes an appetite test in Somalia after receiving treatment for being malnourished. Credit: Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Prolonged Drought in Somalia Exposing Families to “weakened immunity”: Catholic Entity

Jan 11, 2023

Hundreds of thousands of families in Somalia are exposed to “starvation and weakened immunity” due to prolonged drought in the Horn of African nation, the leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has said.

Pope Francis stops to pray before an image of Our Lady and the Child Jesus during his weekly general audience on Jan. 11, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis: We Don’t Have to be Perfect to Evangelize

Jan 11, 2023

We do not have to be perfect already to live in a way that gives witness to Christ and attracts others to him, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.

AT least 38 people died and scores were injured when two buses collided in Senegal. Credit: Public Domain

Pope Francis Condoles with Victims of Senegal’s Tragic Road Accident, Expresses Closeness

Jan 10, 2023

Pope Francis has condoled with victims of the tragic road accident in Senegal that reportedly killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more on Sunday, January 8.

Cardinal George Pell. | Matthew Rarey/CNA

Church in Australia Reacts with "shock," Sadness at News of Cardinal Pell’s Death

Jan 10, 2023

The Catholic Church in Australia reacted with surprise and sadness at the news of the death of Cardinal George Pell, with one former prime minister saying the country had “lost a great son and the Church has lost a great leader.”

Mons. Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta folowing arrives Torit Diocese ahead of his Episcopal ORdination on January 15. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“I am not here to work on a tribal basis but as a Catholic”: Bishop-elect in South Sudan

Jan 10, 2023

The Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Torit has cautioned the people of God in the East-Central African nation again the tendency to offer services on the basis of tribe and instead consider the common good.

Angwan Aku Village in Kaduna after the Christmas Day attack. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Dozens Still in Captivity after Christmas Day Attack in Nigerian State: Catholic Priest

Jan 10, 2023

Dozens of abductees are still being held in captivity following the Christmas Day attack on Angwan Aku Village in Kaduna, a state located in the North of Nigeria, a Catholic Priest in the West African country has told ACI Africa in an interview. 

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

Extend God’s Kingdom “through service to humanity”: Archbishop in South Sudan to Clergy

Jan 10, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan has called on members of the Clergy in Torit Diocese to contribute to the extension of the kingdom of God through their service to humanity

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Catholic Activists Warn of Exploitation as South Africa Seeks to Legalize Sex Industry

Jan 10, 2023

South Africa’s Department of Justice has invited public comment on the “Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Bill 2022”, which seeks to decriminalize sex work, a move that Catholic activists in Africa say will lead to the exploitation of vulnerable women and children in the industry.

From the Netflix documentary series, "Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi" | Netflix

Investigation into "Vatican Girl" Cold Case Reopened Amid Rekindled Public Interest

Jan 10, 2023

The Vatican promoter of justice announced Monday that the investigation into the vanishing of Emanuela Orlandi, a teenaged Vatican citizen whose disappearance in the 1980s has since spawned myriad conspiracy theories, will be reopened. 

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This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of January

Jan 10, 2023

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of January is for educators.

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

BREAKING: Australian Cardinal George Pell Dies at 81

Jan 10, 2023

Cardinal George Pell, prefect emeritus of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy, died on Tuesday at the age of 81.

Pope Francis blesses a young woman during a general audience in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall in December 2022. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Vulnerability Threatens the "culture of efficiency"

Jan 10, 2023

Sickness and vulnerability is scary because it is a threat to the culture of efficiency, Pope Francis said on Tuesday in a message published ahead of the World Day of the Sick.

A banner announcing the Year of the Eucharist 2023 in the Catholic Diocese of Murang’a (CDM) in Kenya. Credit:  James Muriithi, CDM Social Communications Office

Kenyan Diocese Launches Eucharistic Year to Spur “significant change in spiritual matters”

Jan 9, 2023

The Year of the Eucharist 2023 that the Catholic Diocese of Murang’a (CDM) in Kenya has launched is expected to foster positive change in the spiritual life of the people of God, especially in their relationship with the person of Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel of Addis Ababa Archdiocese in Ethiopia. Credit: CBCE

Cardinal Urges Ethiopians to Work towards "lasting peace" in November Agreement

Jan 9, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia has lauded the peace negotiations in the country's embattled Tigray region and prayed for grace for the people of God in the Horn of Africa country to continue to work towards “lasting peace”.

Fr. Peter Konteh, Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh/Facebook

Priest in Sierra Leone Advocates for Freedom of Expression in Fighting Hate Speech

Jan 9, 2023

The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has called on authorities in the West African country to respect the people’s right to express themselves freely, even as the country continues to fight hate speech.

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Cardinal in Nigeria Cautions Politicians against “any form of manipulations” of 2023 Polls

Jan 9, 2023

John Cardinal Onaiyekan has cautioned politicians against any attempts to manipulate the results of next month’s general elections to their favor “if not voted for”.