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“An experience of solidarity”: Catholic Youth Director in Angola on Planned Celebration of Christ the King Solemnity

Nov 17, 2024

The planned commemoration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, the patron of Catholic youths in Angola, provides an opportunity for young people to manifest their solidarity in common prayer, praise, and thanksgiving, the Director of Youth Ministry in the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has said.

Upcoming Church's 2025 Jubilee Year “favorable time for reconciliation, conversion”: Gabon’s Catholic Bishops

Nov 17, 2024

The upcoming Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year provides an opportunity for the people of God in Gabon to practice reconciliation and strive for conversion.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (CEM). Credit: ACI Africa

Prioritize Citizens’ “basic daily needs”: Catholic Bishops in Madagascar to Government

Nov 16, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Madagascar have called on the country’s government to prioritize the provision of the basic needs to citizens and to address the challenges of the people of God in the Indian Ocean Island nation off the Southeastern coast of Africa.

Vatican Official Says 10-year-old Holy See – Cameroon Framework Agreement “already bearing fruit”

Nov 16, 2024

The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations has hailed the 10-year-old Framework Agreement between the Holy See and the Central African nation of Cameroon as fruitful.

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro, Blessed Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan (Blessed Francis Jordan)

Strive for “true” Heroism, “denounce all things unorthodox”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Confirmation Candidates

Nov 16, 2024

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro has challenged candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation to strive for what he termed “true” heroism.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Gabon (CEG). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyem

“Go out and vote”: Gabon’s Catholic Bishops Advocate for Participation in Referendum on New Constitution

Nov 16, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Gabon have called upon the people of God in the country along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa to participate in the planned constitutional referendum scheduled for November 16.

Rouston Soares Cassamá

World Day of the Poor: Caritas Guinea-Bissau Outlines Ongoing Social Initiatives Benefiting Vulnerable Persons

Nov 15, 2024

Ahead of the 8th World Day of the Poor to be marked on Sunday, November 17, the leadership of Caritas Guinea-Bissau has outlined some of its ongoing social initiatives that have the vulnerable in the tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast as beneficiaries.

Fr. Samuel Costa

Planned Diocesan Youth Day in Cape Verde’s Santiago Catholic Diocese Moment of “encouragement, renewal”: Official

Nov 15, 2024

The Diocesan Youth Day in Cape Verde’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago scheduled for November 22-24 is an opportunity for participants to renew their Christian journey, finding encouragement through encounters with youths from other Parish communities, the Diocesan Youth Coordinator has said.

Fr. George Ehusani. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigerian Catholic Priest Calls for Renewed Christian Parenting amid Social Media Influence

Nov 15, 2024

A Nigerian Catholic Priest has called for a revitalized form of Christian parenting to instill strong values in children amid what he describes as pervasive influences of social media in society. 

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

“Culture of lies”: Catholic Bishops in Kenya Condemn Government of Unfulfilled Promises

Nov 14, 2024

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have condemned the government’s failure to keep promises they make to the citizens of the East African country, particularly concerning the provision of essential services including health care services in the country.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Pemba

Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Dedicate Christ the King Solemnity to Prayers for Peace amid Deadly Post-Election Protest

Nov 14, 2024

The Solemnity of Christ the King that marks the conclusion of the liturgical year will be marked by fervent prayers for peace in Angola where violence has continued following the country’s October elections.

Francis Cardinal Arinze during the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

“Not a display of theological acrobatics”: Vatican-based Nigerian Cardinal Cautions Priests against Lengthy Homilies

Nov 14, 2024

Francis Cardinal Arinze, the Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Church leader has urged Priests to avoid lengthy homilies, saying a homily should not be an exhibition of “theological acrobatics”, but rather a reflection of the Priest's prayer life and a clear, concise proclamation of the Gospel.

Catholic Bishop of Alindao Diocese, CAR, Lauds Predecessor as “good Pastor who impressed us with his simple way of life”

Nov 14, 2024

Late Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Alindao in the Central African Republic (CAR), who was laid to rest on November 4 manifested a simple lifestyle that impressed the people of God he encountered and shepherded, his immediate successor has said.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Decry Abductions and Torture Linked to Past Anti-Government Protests

Nov 14, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have expressed their concern about the increasing cases of abductions, torture, and killings linked to the June Generation Z (Gen Z)-led protests, as well as the emerging trend of femicide in the East African country.

Fr. Celestino Epalanga, Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST). Credit: ACI Africa

Freedom and Peace are the Greatest Gains of Independence, Catholic Official in Angola Says

Nov 14, 2024

The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has acknowledged the existing freedom and peace as gains achieved since the country’s independence, and appealed for a renewed commitment to reconciliation in the country.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB). Credit: CEB

“Work together to protect lives”: Catholic Bishops in Benin to Government, Civil Society amid Surge in Suicide Cases

Nov 14, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Benin are urging a unified response from the government, civil society, and the public to address rising social crises, including an alarming increase in suicide cases and other issues impacting the population. 

Credit: ACI Africa

Women Impoverished by Insecurity in Nigeria Benefit from Catholic Women’s Financial Aid for Start-Ups

Nov 14, 2024

The Ladies of St. Mulumba (LSM) in Nigeria have reached out to hundreds of vulnerable women and youth with financial assistance to start small-scale businesses.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin (left) and Bishop Sylvester David (right)

News of Cardinal Brislin’s Transfer from Cape Town “left us with heavy hearts”: Auxiliary Bishop in South Africa

Nov 14, 2024

It was “with heavy hearts” that the people of God in Cape Town Archdiocese (ADCT) received the news of the Papal transfer of their shepherd, Stephen Cardinal Brislin , the Auxiliary Bishop of the South African Archdiocese has said.

Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha during Holy Mass to officially launch the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Centenary of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary: Catholic Archbishop Urges Dedication to “nurture” Legacy of Faith

Nov 13, 2024

The centenary celebrations of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary provide an opportunity to reflect on the mission of the Catholic Church today, Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha has said.

Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Key Focus of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Annual Plenary Assembly Deliberations

Nov 13, 2024

The Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is pervading deliberations of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, who are meeting for their annual Plenary Assembly at St. Thomas Obuasi Social Centre of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Obuasi.