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Youths from South Sudan's Catholic Diocese of Rumbek on their peace pilgrimage to Tonj. Credit: Bishop Christian Carlassare

Youths in South Sudanese Diocese Walking 125Kms in Weeklong Pilgrimage to Preach Peace

Jan 10, 2024

Young people from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek are walking from Rumbek to Tonj, some 125 kilometers, in a seven-day pilgrimage they started on Sunday, January 7 to sensitize communities in the East-Central African nation on the need for peace.

Silver Jubilee: Pauline Sisters in Angola Lauded for Evangelizing with “tools of our time”

Jan 10, 2024

Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Angola have been lauded for their commitment to spreading the Gospel by engaging “tools of our time”. 

The National Coordinator of the Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM), Mrs. Chimwemwe Sakunda receives the award from Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the President of Malawi NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA). Credit: State house Malawi.

“This award means a lot to us”: Caritas Malawi official on Recent National Recognition

Jan 10, 2024

The recognition of the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), previously called Caritas Malawi, as the top organization in emergency response management in the Southern African nation is significant, an official of the entity has said.

Christian leaders during the 8 January 2024 "Plateau Peace Walk” to demonstrate against the 23-26 December 2023 attacks that left nearly 200 Christians dead. Credit: CAN Plateau State

Nigerian Christians in “Plateau Peace Walk” Want Armed Terrorist Militias Proscribed

Jan 10, 2024

Christians in Nigeria, who took to the streets on Monday, January 8 in what was dubbed “Plateau Peace Walk” to demonstrate against the 23-26 December 2023 attacks that left nearly 200 Christians dead have demanded that armed terrorist militias be proscribed in the West African nation.

Mons. João de Ceita Nazaré, appointed Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe on 9 January 2024. Credit: Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe

“I ask for your prayers”: Newly Appointed Catholic Bishop of São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese

Jan 10, 2024

The newly appointed Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has appealed for prayers for the success of his Episcopal Ministry.

Sanctuary of the martyrs of brotherhood in Buta. Credit: ACN

Nigeria Leads Countries with Most Christian Murders, Kidnappings of Clergy: Report

Jan 9, 2024

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has compiled a report that places Nigeria ahead of all countries in the world that experienced most kidnappings of Clergy and the killing of Christians in 2023.

A portrait of Fr. Josiah Asa K’Okal during the requiem Mass at Divine Shepherd Cathedral of Tucupita Apostolic Vicariate in Venezuela. Credit: Archdiocese of Caracas via Seed Consolata

Sombre Mood as Kenyan Catholic Priest Who Died in Venezuela is Laid to Rest

Jan 9, 2024

A sombre mood engulfed Divine Shepherd Cathedral of Tucupita Apostolic Vicariate in Venezuela where the requiem Mass of Fr. Josiah Asa K’Okal was held on Monday, January 8 before the Kenyan-born member of the Institute of Consolata Missionaries (IMC) who is said to have died in unclear circumstances was laid to rest.

Mons. João de Ceita Nazaré, appointed Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe on 9 January 2024. Credit: Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe

Pope Francis Appoints Local Ordinary for São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese

Jan 9, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed a Local Ordinary for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Late Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro. Credit: Lomé Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop Known for Freedom, Democracy Advocacy in Togo Dies at 93

Jan 9, 2024

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, who has been known for freedom and democracy advocacy in Togo has passed on in Sweden, where he had fled following the West African nation’s controversial 2020 presidential election. He was aged 93.

Fr. Abinet Abebe, Coordinator of the Department of Family and Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

Ethiopia “crying out” for Peace, “cornerstone of tranquility”: Catholic Priest

Jan 9, 2024

The people of God in Ethiopia are “crying out” for peace, the Coordinator of the Department of Family and Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) has said.

Archbishop John Baptist Odama with some members of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu (LSMIG). Credit: Uganda Catholics Online

At Religious Profession, Ugandan Archbishop Emphasizes Nuns’ Power to “transform” Society

Jan 9, 2024

Catholic Nuns have the power to bring positive change to society, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda has said.

Credit: ACI Africa

Newly Ordained Priest in Angola Cautioned against Celebrating Holy Mass as “a ritual”

Jan 9, 2024

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of Viana Diocese in Angola has cautioned Deacon Pedro Lucau Caganjo Massuca, whom he ordained a Priest against celebrating daily Holy Mass everyday as “a ritual function”. 

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese. Credit: Lagos Archdiocese

“We possess the power to sow the seeds of peace”: Catholic Archbishop to Nigerians

Jan 9, 2024

Nigerians have the ability to spread peace in their country and realize unity in diversity, love, and the actualization of the principle of mutuality, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese has said. 

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi (left) and Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu (right). Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Prohibits Predecessor from Celebrating Holy Mass in Public

Jan 8, 2024

Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu, who retired from the pastoral care of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea in December 2019, has been prohibited from celebrating or concelebrating Holy Mass in public in the Cameroonian Episcopal See without the “explicit permission” of his successor.

Massacre in Plateau Nigeria on 24 December 2023.  Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)

Amid Persecution, Nigeria’s Christians Rely on Saints for Inspiration, Not State: Priest

Jan 8, 2024

Christians in Nigeria can no longer trust their government to protect them against persecution; they are now drawing their inspiration from the lives of the saints of the Church, a Catholic Priest in the West African nation has said.

Pope Francis prays at his Wednesday audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 12, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Says He’s “very close” to Flood Victims in DR Congo

Jan 8, 2024

Pope Francis has expressed his closeness to the people of God in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following extreme flooding that has resulted in hundreds of deaths and the displacement of thousands.

Fr. Paul Saa-Dade Ennin, President Conference of Major Superiors of Religious Ghana. Credit: Fr. Dr. Paul Saa-Dade Ennin

“The stakes are high”: Religious Warn Ahead of Ghana’s 2024 Elections, Appeal for Prayers

Jan 7, 2024

The 2024 general elections in Ghana will be different from any other polls the country has had in the past, members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious in Ghana (CMSR-Gh) have warned and appealed to the people of God in the West African country to embark on prayers for the country to undergo a peaceful poll.

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of Angola’s Saurimo Archdiocese, President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST). Credit: João Vissesse/ACI Africa

Prisons Not for “frustration”, Catholic Archbishop in Angola Says, Decries Overcrowding

Jan 7, 2024

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of Angola’s Saurimo Archdiocese has emphasized the need to improve the living conditions of inmates at Luzia Prison in the country’s Lunda Sul Province.

Depiction of the Holy Spirit in St. Peter’s Basilica. | Paolo Gallo / Shutterstock

Cameroonian Archdiocese Launches “year of the Holy Spirit” to Spur Spiritual Growth

Jan 7, 2024

The Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon has launched the year of the Holy Spirit which is set to run from January to December with a view of stimulating spiritual growth among the people of God.

Bishop Francis Obafemi Adesina of Nigeria's Ijebu-Ode Diocese. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Bishop Calls for Special Prayers as Nigerian Diocese Marks 55th Anniversary

Jan 7, 2024

Bishop Francis Obafemi Adesina of Nigeria’s Ijebu Ode Diocese has called for special prayers to mark the Diocese’s 55th Anniversary since it was erected.