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Fr. Luigi Brenna. Credit: Edo State Police Command/BBC

Italian Priest in Nigeria “responding to treatment” after Captors’ Beatings: Official

Jul 5, 2022

An Italian Catholic Priest ministering in Benin City Archdiocese in Nigeria is “responding to treatment” after he suffered injuries from his captors, the Chancellor of the Nigerian Archdiocese has said.

Fr. Emmanuel Silas, freed in Nigeria's Kafanchan Diocese after 24 hours in captivity. Credit: Kafanchan Diocese

Nigerian Catholic Diocese Directs Offering “Mass of Thanksgiving” after Priest’s Release

Jul 5, 2022

Catholic Priests ministering in Kafanchan Diocese in Nigeria have been directed to celebrate Holy Mass in “Thanksgiving to God” following the safe release of Fr. Emmanuel Silas from captivity “barely 24 hours after his abduction”.

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

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Say “courts should prepare” to Handle Election Disputes

Jul 5, 2022

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have urged officials of Kenyan judiciary to “prepare themselves” to handle poll-related disputes ahead of the August 9 general elections.

Pietro Cardinal Parolin in Kiev, Ukraine, in 2017. | Shutterstock.

Vatican State Secretary’s South Sudan Trip “doesn’t replace” Pope Francis’ Visit: Bishop

Jul 5, 2022

The visit of the Vatican Secretary of State to South Sudan on the day Pope Francis was previously scheduled to arrive in the East-Central African nation “doesn’t replace” the visit of the Holy Father to the country, a Catholic Bishop in the country has said.

Fr. Emmanuel Silas, abducted in Nigeria's Kafanchan Diocese on 4 July 2022. Credit: Kafanchan Diocese

Prayers Sought for “quick, safe release” of Catholic Priest in Kafanchan Diocese, Nigeria

Jul 5, 2022

Prayers are being sought for the “quick and safe release” of a Catholic Priest kidnapped from his Parish residence in Kafanchan Diocese, Nigeria.

The Catholic Church in Kenya, through Bishop James Maria Wainaina (left) says Roots Party Presidential candidate George Wajackoyah (right) is not fit to lead the country. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Political Party’s Proposal to Legalize Bhang, Prostitution in Kenya “unthinkable”: Bishop

Jul 4, 2022

The proposal to legalize marijuana and prostitution in Kenya that is part of the manifesto of the Roots Party of Kenya is retrogressive, “very unfortunate”, and “unthinkable”, a Catholic Bishop in the East African nation has said.

Fr. Peter Udo (left) and Fr. Philemon Oboh (right) abducted in Nigeria's Uromi Diocese on 2 July 2022. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Two Catholic Priests in Uromi Diocese, Nigeria, Kidnapped

Jul 4, 2022

Two Catholic Priests ministering in Nigeria's Uromi Catholic Diocese have been abducted after gunmen attacked their car along the Benin-Ekpoma Express Way on Saturday, July 2, sources in Nigeria have confirmed in Sunday, July 3 statements.

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of South Africa's Mthatha Diocese. Credit: Bishop Sithembele Sipuka

Bishop in South Africa Laments Rotating Outage, Says Call for Resignations “makes sense”

Jul 4, 2022

A Catholic Bishop in South Africa has lamented rotating outage in the country, a situation that is characterized with the halting of electricity supply for non-overlapping periods of time over different parts of the Southern African nation.

Front page of the policy document, tagged, "Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications". Credit: Courtesy Photo

Faith Entities “not consulted” in Move to Legalize Abortion in Nigerian State: Archbishop

Jul 4, 2022

Faith-based leaders and Catholics were not consulted in the move by the State of Lagos in Nigeria to legalize abortion through what is being described as the “safe termination of pregnancy for legal indications", Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese has said.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama and some Priests after his pastoral visit at St. Matthias Mulumba Azhata Catholic Parish of Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Let’s Join “mission of peace, reconciliation, repentance”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria

Jul 4, 2022

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has called upon the people of God in the West African country to become part of the mission that Jesus Christ entrusted to his 72 disciples in pairs as narrated in Luke’s Gospel.

Late Fr. Bheki Monamoholo Motloung. Credit: Durban Archdiocese

“We are emotionally drained”: South African Archbishop after Missing Priest Found Dead

Jul 3, 2022

The Catholic Archbishop of Durban in South Africa is seeking spiritual solidarity after his Priest, Fr. Bheki Monamoholo Motloung, who was reported missing since Pentecost Sunday, June 5 was found dead.

A poster announcing the training organized by members of the Positive Psychology Association of Kenya (PPAK). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Positive Psychology Entity in Kenya to Foster Ethical Living in Planned Training: Official

Jul 3, 2022

The training that members of the Positive Psychology Association of Kenya (PPAK) have organized this month seeks to go beyond the usual focus on “life skills”, an official of the Kenyan entity has said.

Pope Francis sends a video message to the people of DRC and South Sudan, 2 July 2022./ Screenshot: Vatican News YouTube channel.

“Do not let yourselves be robbed of hope”: Pope Francis to Congolese, South Sudanese

Jul 3, 2022

Pope Francis has urged the people of God in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan not to let themselves “be robbed of hope” despite his decision to postpone his pastoral trip to the two African nations.

Deborah Nyambach, one of the young mothers who has benefited from the trainings by the Nairobi Central Zone Self Help Group initiative. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Entity in Kenya Transforming Lives of Young Mothers in “parenthood” Initiative

Jul 3, 2022

Young mothers in the Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya are benefiting from a life skills program spearheaded by members of the Nairobi Central Zone Self Help Group, a Catholic entity “regulated” by Caritas Nairobi.

By 2050, it is projected that as many as 38.5 million people in East Africa will be forcibly displaced. Credit: JRS

“Adapt sustainable development planning” to Address Climate Change: JRS Official in Africa

Jul 2, 2022

An official of the Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS), an international refugee entity of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), has underscored the need to "adapt sustainable development planning” in addressing the effects of climate change.

Members of the Central African Episcopal Conference (CECA). Credit: CECA

Crises of “moral, civic values, educational system” among CAR Challenges: Catholic Bishops

Jul 2, 2022

Catholic Bishops in the Central African Republic (CAR) have, in a collective statement, highlighted crises of “moral and civic values and a decay of the educational system” among the challenges the country is facing.

Don Bosco Youth Center provides 2 meals a day to give youth energy to focus in school. Credit: Salesian Missions

Hundreds of Children in “drought-ridden” Namibia Receive Salesian “nutritional support”

Jul 2, 2022

Hundreds of vulnerable children in Rundu, Namibia, have received nutritional support from members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SBD) in a collaborative initiative.

Fr. Bheki Monamoholo Motloung. Credit: Durban Archdiocese

Disregard “unofficial” Reports on Missing Priest: Catholic Archbishop in South Africa

Jul 1, 2022

The Archbishop of South Africa’s Durban Archdiocese has cautioned against unofficial reports, “especially those distributed on social media”, on Fr. Bheki Monamoholo Motloung who has been missing since Pentecost Sunday, June 5. 

Priests protest at the funeral of Father Vitus Borogo in the archdiocese of Kaduna on June 30, 2022. Photos courtesy of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna

Nigeria “never had it this bad in terms of insecurity”: Catholic Archbishop at Wake Mass

Jul 1, 2022

At the Vigil Mass in honor the late Fr. Vitus Borogo, a Catholic Clergy of Kaduna Archdiocese, the Archbishop of the Nigerian has decried the high levels of insecurity in the West African country, saying it has reached unprecedented levels. 

“Be missionaries everywhere”: Archbishop to New Priests, Deacons in Douala, Cameroon

Jul 1, 2022

Newly Ordained Priests and Deacons in the Catholic Diocese of Douala, Cameroon, have been encouraged to “be generous” with their lives in God’s service, availing themselves as missionaries whenever they are commissioned.