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Bishop Gélase Armel Kema (right) and Mons. Abel Liluala (left), appointed Archbishops of Owando and Pointe-Noire Archdiocese respectively on 6 January 2024.  Credit: Ouesso Diocese, Archdiocese of Pointe-Noire

Pope Francis Appoints Local Ordinaries for Two Catholic Archdioceses in Congo Brazzaville

Jan 6, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Local Ordinaries for the Archdioceses of Pointe-Noire and Owando in the Republic of Congo, popularly known as Congo Brazzaville.

St. Peter's Dome. | Credit: dade72 via Shutterstock

No Blessing of “irregular unions” in Mozambique, Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe: Bishops

Jan 6, 2024

Church leaders in Africa, who have prohibited the implementation of Fiducia Supplicans (FS) in their Episcopal Sees and territories they govern.

Logo of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Credit: CAN

Christian Leaders Urge Nigerians to Remain United despite Terrorist Attacks

Jan 6, 2024

Christian leaders are calling on Nigerians to remain united despite the trials they face, including terrorist attacks that have become rampant in the West African nation. 

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde's Mindelo Diocese. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Fiducia Supplicans “a pastoral document”: Portuguese-born Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde

Jan 6, 2024

The Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released on December 18 is “a pastoral document”, Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has said.

The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in DRC. Credit: CENI

Church Leaders in DR Congo “strongly condemn” Violence Following General Elections

Jan 5, 2024

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) and the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) have “strongly condemned” cases of violence recorded in the country following the 20 December 2023 general elections.

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO). Credit: CENCO

"NO to any form of blessing of same-sex couples”: Congolese Bishops on Fiducia Supplicans

Jan 5, 2024

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have joined other Catholic Church leaders in Africa who have prohibited the implementation of Fiducia Supplicans (FS) in their Episcopal Sees and territories they govern.

Mons. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, appointed  Auxiliary Bishop of Orlu Diocese on 5 January 2024. Credit: Catholic Broadcast Nigeria

Pope Francis Appoints Auxiliary Bishop for Orlu Diocese, Nigeria

Jan 5, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Thomas Ifeanyichukwu Obiatuegwu, Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Orlu Auxiliary Bishop of the Nigerian Episcopal See.

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel. Credit: Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat/Facebook

Cardinal Urges Ethiopians to Respect Human Life, Holy Places in Christmas Message

Jan 5, 2024

The Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia has urged the people of God in the country to respect human life and holy places so as to “properly” celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-Gh). Credit: Fr. Dr. Paul Saa-Dade Ennin

Religious in Ghana Launch Crusade against Illegal Gold Mining in Fight for Environment

Jan 5, 2024

The Conference of Major Superiors of Religious -Ghana (CMSR-Gh) is rallying for support to end the illegal gold mining also locally referred to as Galamsey which the Religious say is contributing to environmental degradation in the West African country.

St. Peter's Basilica. | Credit: vvo/Shutterstock

Fiducia Supplicans: More Reactions from Catholic Bishops in Africa on Same-sex Blessings

Jan 4, 2024

Reactions have continued to pour in from Catholic Bishops in Africa on Fiducia Supplicans (FS), with many expressing their reservations about the Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) released on Monday, December 18.

Late Fr. Josiah Asa K’Okal. Credit: Consolata America

Kenyan Catholic Missionary Priest Dies in Unclear Circumstances in Venezuela

Jan 4, 2024

A Kenyan-born member of the Institute of Consolata Missionaries (IMC) who went missing on Monday, January 1 in the town of Guara, Monagas state in Venezuela, has been found dead.

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Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Concerned about Priests Not Wearing Clerical Attire

Jan 4, 2024

The Bishop of Cameroon's Catholic Diocese of Buea has faulted members of the Clergy in the diocese for not wearing clerical attire while undertaking their pastoral activities.

Bishop Gabriel Mendy of Banjul Diocese in Gambia. Credit: Gambia Pastoral Institute

Gambian Bishop Encourages Unconditional Thanksgiving to God in New Year Message

Jan 4, 2024

The Bishop of Banjul Diocese in Gambia, West Africa, has encouraged the people of God in the country to always remember to thank God in the new year, regardless of the difficulties they face in life.

Let’s celebrate “heroes of our age”: Homilist at Ghanaian Priests’ Triple Celebration

Jan 3, 2024

We need to rejoice with and honor people, who are “heroes” because of their positive impact on people’s lives, the homilist at the triple celebration of Mons. Alex Bobby Benson at Christ the King Parish of Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese has said.

In New Year Messages, Kenyan Prelates Urge Good Governance, Lowering Cost of Living

Jan 2, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have advocated for good governance, the need to lower the cost of living, and sustainable peace among other needs that can foster livelihoods of the people of God in the East African nation.

Members of the  Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC). Credit:  Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC)

Don’t “sit back”: Sudan, South Sudan’s Bishops to International Community amid Ongoing War

Jan 1, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan are urging the United Nations (UN), the governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Norway, also referred to as Troika, and other members of the international community to go on with their respective efforts to end the ongoing violence in Sudan.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo

In 2024, Let’s be “positive change” Agents: Nigerian Catholic Bishop in New Year Message

Dec 31, 2023

At the start of the New Year 2024, there is need for the people of God in Nigeria to take an active role in changing, for the better, the situation of their country individually and collectively.

Sr. Prof. Teresa Okure, addressing members of the Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria (CABAN). Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Biblical Scholars in Nigeria Call for “personal responsibility” in Peacebuilding

Dec 31, 2023

Members of the Catholic Biblical Association of Nigeria (CABAN) have underscored the need for the people of God in the West African nation to take a “personal responsibility” in the search for peace in the country. 

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI). Credit: CECCI

We Can’t “conceal risk of confusion, scandal”: Ivory Coast Bishops on Fiducia Supplicans

Dec 30, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast have expressed their concern about the possibility of blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations” as explained in Fiducia Supplicans, the December 18 Declaration of the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF).

Members of the Inter-Territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone (ITCABIC). Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Bishops in Sierra Leone Bemoan Years of Instability, Pray for Better Days

Dec 30, 2023

With a coup d’etat attempt that followed a chaotic presidential election in Sierra Leone, the West African country endured one of its most unstable years, Catholic Bishops in the country have said.