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Bishop Philip Davou Dung of Shendam Diocese addresses Military, Paramilitary, and Police Chaplains in Nigeria

Catholic Priests Ministering among the Military in Nigeria Cautioned against Prioritizing Ranks over Pastoral Care

Oct 3, 2024

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Shendam Diocese has called on Priests serving as Chaplains in the military, paramilitary, and police forces to remain true to their pastoral mission, and not to become consumed by the uniforms they wear and the ranks they occupy. 

How Nigerian Catholic Nun is Fighting Early Marriage in “Yes to what empowers you, No to what enslaves you” Campaign

Jun 23, 2024

Sr. Bernadette Duru is spearheading the safeguarding of the girlchild in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Shendam against early marriage.

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Members of St. Monica Widows Group pose for a photo after Holy Mass at St, Aloysius Gonzanga Catholic Parish of the Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

St. Monica Widows Group in Kenyan Archdiocese Rescuing Catholic Women from Regressive Wife Inheritance, Polygamy

Death of Dozens in Boat Capsize on Lake Kivu “deeply” Saddening: Catholic Official in DR Congo’s Goma Diocese

Governor of Nigerian Persecution-prone State to “consult” on Giving Land for Christian Cemetery, Churches

“Church must do more than providing shelter”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola on Care for Migrants, Refugees

Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of the world’s poor and vulnerable at a press briefing held in the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2024, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.  / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod on Synodality Participants Put Spotlight on World’s Poor, Vulnerable on St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day

Bishops and cardinals concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis to open the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod on Synodality Live Updates: Delegates Debate Catholic Church’s Future

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Death of Dozens in Boat Capsize on Lake Kivu “deeply” Saddening: Catholic Official in DR Congo’s Goma Diocese

On the first working day of the Synod on Synodality at the Vatican on Oct. 2, 2024, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, shut down speculation regarding further theological study into the possibility of women being ordained as deacons. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod Rules Out Women Deacons; Meetings Called to Be "laboratories of synodal life"

Funeral Mass of late Edmond Bahati Mbarushimana. Credit: Kivunyota

Catholic Journalist Murdered in DR Congo’s Goma Diocese Eulogized as “a man of peace”

Bishop Noel Rucastle, Liaison Bishop for Marriage and Family Life at the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

Marriage Has No Expiry Date, Catholic Bishop in South Africa Counsels against Divorce

Sr. Elisabete Corazza, the Coordinator of the Biblical Pastoral Ministry in the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Catholic Nun in Angola Recommends Biblical Training among Laity to Counter False Teachings on Prosperity

“Church must do more than providing shelter”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola on Care for Migrants, Refugees

Governor of Nigerian Persecution-prone State to “consult” on Giving Land for Christian Cemetery, Churches

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Call for Transparency, Fairness Ahead of General Elections

Bishops and cardinals concelebrate Mass with Pope Francis to open the second assembly of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 2, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod on Synodality Live Updates: Delegates Debate Catholic Church’s Future

Closing the first week of meetings, Synod on Synodality participants from different continents put a spotlight on the plight of the world’s poor and vulnerable at a press briefing held in the Vatican on Oct. 4, 2024, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.  / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod on Synodality Participants Put Spotlight on World’s Poor, Vulnerable on St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day

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