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Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have announced a campaign in which they plan to journey with the people of God seeking to strengthen their marriage relationships and families in the ecclesiastical region.
A 40-year-old Rwandan immigrant already suspected of starting a devastating fire at a French cathedral was questioned by police in connection with the murder of a Catholic priest on Monday in western France.
The 60-year-old priest was a popular leader of retreats.
Gérald Darmanin wrote: “All my support to the Catholics of our country after the dramatic murder of a priest in Vendée.”
‘God became man for me, for you, for all of us, to enter into our lives,’ the pope said.
The project is part of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year.
The leadership of Eswatini’s lone Catholic Diocese is dedicating August 15, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to “prayer and healing.”
Anti-clerical revolutionaries expelled the Benedictines in 1790.
It was the pope’s first general audience since he underwent colon surgery.
Members of the Clergy and the Laity in Kenya have paid glowing tribute to the late Kenyan Priest and University Professor, Fr. Peter Ignatius Gichure, describing him as one who advocated for Catholic marriage, family life, and peace among family members.
The newly-launched 10-year strategic plan aimed at accelerating growth and development in Ghana’s Tamale Archdiocese is expected to lay emphasis on the formation of Catholic youth, the Local Ordinary has said.
In an accompanying video, the pope said that the Church ‘always is in crisis, because she’s alive.’
The pope said that Catholics were called to leave behind self-interest.
The image was created by the Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik.
Angelo Cardinal Becciu was present Tuesday, July 27, the first day of a major Vatican finance trial to defend himself of charges of embezzlement and abuse of office. He is one of 10 defendants in the Vatican’s largest trial for financial crimes in modern times.
The pope called for a “new mindset” in the battle against malnutrition.
“In this time of pandemic, may these Games be a sign of hope,” the pope said.
The pope emeritus spoke about faith, worldliness, and the institutional Church.
Islamist terrorism threatens the future of Mozambique, according to a Catholic community aiding hundreds of thousands of refugees driven out by attacks.
The Vatican unveiled on Wednesday an intensive program for Pope Francis’ trip to Hungary on Sept. 12.