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Vote for Leaders Keen to “heal, unite, prosper” Suffering Nigerians: Catholic Archbishop

Sep 6, 2022

Eligible voters in Nigeria’s 2023 elections need to consider voting for political leaders keen to bring about healing, unity, and prosperity among Nigerians “suffering poverty and insecurity”, a Catholic Archbishop in the country has said.

Kenya’s Supreme Court Upholds President-elect’s Victory after Call for Calm, Prayers

Sep 5, 2022

Kenya’s Supreme Court has, on Monday, September 5, delivered a verdict upholding the victory of Deputy President, Dr. William Ruto, who was declared winner of the country’s closely contested August 9 presidential election.

Be “an example the whole flock can follow”: Archbishop in South Africa to New Bishop

Sep 5, 2022

The newly consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese has been encouraged to live his Episcopal Ministry in a manner that inspires the people of God.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria's Sokoto Diocese. Credit: Kukah Foundation

In Nigeria, “there is no problem between Christians and Muslims”, Catholic Bishop Says

Sep 5, 2022

There is no problem between members of the two major religious groups in Nigeria, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in the West African nation has said in reference to Christians and Muslims.

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Caritas Internationalis Seeking Partners to Address Bishops’ Drought Appeal for Kenya

Sep 5, 2022

The leadership of the global confederation of Catholic relief agencies, Caritas Internationalis (CI), is calling on people of good will to support the drought appeal that Catholic Bishops in Kenya have made.

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On International Charity Day, Salesians Highlight Programs for Vulnerable Youth in Benin

Sep 5, 2022

On the occasion of the International Day of Charity marked September 5, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted their social programs seeking to empower vulnerable youth and families in Benin.

A poster announcing the August 31 Book Lauch. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa

“African culture more receptive to gift of Eucharist”: Comboni Missionary in New Book

Sep 4, 2022

An Italian-born member of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) who has ministered in Kenya since 1989 has, in a new book, expressed appreciation for cultures in Africa, saying that they are “more receptive to the gift of the Eucharist”.

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Catholic Bishops Withdraw from Chad’s National Inclusive Dialogue, Cite Lack of “dialogue”

Sep 4, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Chad have, in a collective statement, announced their withdrawal from the country’s National Inclusive Dialogue (DNI) initiative, decrying the lack of “dialogue”.

Logo South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC). Credit: SSCC

“Prevent any stigmatization” of Families of Missing Persons: Church Leaders in South Sudan

Sep 4, 2022

On the International Day of the Disappeared marked August 30, Church leaders in South Sudan urged citizens not to stigmatize families of missing persons.

Some members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) during the 19th Plenary of SECAM in Accra, Ghana. Credit: ACI Africa

Planned Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa to Focus on Young People

Sep 3, 2022

The planned 13th Plenary Assembly of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) will focus on young people, the Director of the Secretariat has said. 

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Vote against UN Attempt to Legalize “safe abortion”: Catholic Activists to African Nations

Sep 3, 2022

Catholic social activists across Africa under their umbrella association, CitizenGo Africa, are calling on nations on the continent to vote against "safe abortion" as fronted in one of the agenda of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). 

Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale receiving Kush Bank donation. Credit: Catholic Radio Network

Bishops’ Secretariat in South Sudan Gets Boost from Local Bank for Security Infrastructure

Sep 3, 2022

The Secretariat of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has received a financial boost from a local financial institution toward security infrastructure at the Juba-based entity that suffered nighttime robbery on May 24-25.

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Salesian Entity Responding to Food Insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Sep 3, 2022

The U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, is responding to the growing food insecurity crisis in Ethiopia's Tigray region.

Flood damage in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 31 August 2022. Credit: Office of the Mayor of Freetown

Caritas Freetown’s Insight into Slum Community Susceptible to Disasters in Sierra Leone

Sep 3, 2022

Every time that flooding, mudslides, fires and other disasters hit the Western communities of Sierra Leone, Culvert, a low land informal settlement in the East of Freetown is one of the places that are left battered the most, with victims mostly having to start life afresh.

Richard Kuuia Cardinal Baawobr of Ghana's Wa Diocese. Credit: SECAM

African Cardinal Hospitalized in Rome Thankful for Prayers for “complete, full recovery”

Sep 2, 2022

The new Ghanaian Cardinal who is expected to undergo heart surgery in Rome has expressed gratitude to the people of God praying for his “complete and full recovery”.

Archbishop Buti Joseph Tlhagale (left) and Bishop Atanasio Amisse Canira (right). Credit: ACI Africa

Undocumented Migrants Risk “being vulnerable to mistreatment”: Mozambican Catholic Bishop

Sep 2, 2022

The Bishop at the helm of the Episcopal Commission for Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons (CEMIRDE) of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) has expressed concern about  undocumented Mozambicans in South Africa saying they risk “being vulnerable to mistreatment”. 

Bishop Martin Albert Happe of Nouakchott Diocese in Mauritania, Credit: ACN

Count on Our Support, Pontifical Foundation to Mauritania’s Small Catholic Population

Sep 2, 2022

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has announced an upcoming engagement with a Bishop in Mauritania, and assured the leadership of the Church in the Northwestern African country of its help to sustain Christianity in the hugely Islamic population.

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Catholic Church in DR Congo Committed to Healing “mental wounds” from Violence: Priest

Sep 2, 2022

The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at the center of providing therapy to millions of locals who have developed deep wounds from internal conflicts to heal, a Congolese Catholic Priest who completed his own formation amid insecurity has told the Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Switzerland.

Flood damage in Freetown, Sierra Leone, 31 August 2022. Credit: Office of the Mayor of Freetown

Caritas Freetown Rallying for Funds to Support Victims of Sierra Leone’s Deadly Floods

Sep 1, 2022

Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone is rallying for support to help tens of thousands of victims of deadly floods that hit communities in the country’s Western region, leaving scores dead in their wake.

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“Do your work with honor, integrity”: Archbishop to South Sudan’s First Unified Troops

Sep 1, 2022

The Catholic Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan has called upon the thousands of troops constituting the first batch of the unified armed forces from previous rival groups to graduate in the East-Central African nation to serve the military “with honor and integrity”.