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Catholic News in Africa
Cardinal in Mali Expresses Solidarity with Family of Missing Catholic Missionary Priest
Jean Cardinal Zerbo has delivered a message of solidarity with the family of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre who has been missing since Sunday, November 20 in a suspected kidnapping incident.
Foster “evangelization, peace everywhere”: Bishop in South Sudan to New Deacons, Priests
Members of the Clergy are expected to be at the forefront in the fostering of the evagelization mission of the Church, realized in fostering peace, the Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Rumbek Dioceses has said.
Emulate Blessed Ambrosoli, Work Hard to Chase Away Poverty: Ugandan President
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has urged citizens of the East African nation to follow the example of Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a celebrated Priest and medical doctor in the country, and work hard to eradicate poverty in their homes.
How Catholic Priest “collected material” for Book on History of Catholic Church in Kenya
A member of the Clergy of Kenya’s Nairobi Archdiocese has recounted how he gathered content for his new book about the history of the Catholic Church in Kenya that Paulines Publications Africa published.
Congolese Cardinal Urges Youth to “show solidarity” with the Displaced amid Insecurity
The Archbishop of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has urged young people in his Episcopal See to be in solidarity with the displaced persons amid insecurity in the Eastern part of the country.
Pope Francis Declares July 28 Feast Day of Comboni Priest Who Ministered in Uganda
The Feast Day of Blessed Giuseppe Ambrosoli, a Comboni Priest who served in Uganda’s Archdiocese of Gulu for years will be July 28.
“Distasteful, disrespectful”, Archbishop in Kenya Faults State Official’s Remarks on GMO
A Catholic Archbishop in Kenya has termed as “distasteful and disrespectful to Kenyans” the remarks, which the country’s Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Trade and Industrialization made on the legalization of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) foods.
Nigeria Needs “Christ-like leader”, Ready to Die for People of God: Catholic Archbishop
The Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese in Nigeria has said that the West African nation stands in need of a leader after the example of Jesus Christ, aware of the challenges of the people of God and prepared to make sacrifices for the common good, including laying down his or her own life.
Catholic Archbishop in Kenya Urges Young People to “live according to the Beatitudes”
The Archbishop of Nairobi has encouraged young people under his pastoral care to strive to “live according to the Beatitudes”, which he described as the identity of Christians.
“I pray for their redemption”, Catholic Girl Tortured by Boko Haram in Nigeria Says
A Nigerian Catholic girl who was forced to watch as his father was beheaded, after which she was captured and tortured for days has forgiven his tormentors, saying that she prays for the militants’ redemption.
Moral Decay, Poverty, Unemployment among Concerns Zambia’s Catholic Bishops Want Addressed
Moral decay, high poverty levels, and unemployment in Zambia are among issues of national concern that the Catholic Bishops in the Southern African nation want addressed.
Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Cautions Youth against “being misled to do bad things”
The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese has cautioned young people in the East-Central African nation against “being misled” to engage in bad behavior.
National Peace Committee Officials in Nigeria Concerned about Violent Election Campaigns
Members of the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Nigeria who include representatives of the Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have raised concern over violent election campaigns ahead of the country’s February 2023 polls.
Synod on Synodality Call to Heal “wounds of violence, division”: Bishop in South Sudan
The ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality is a call to heal “wounds of violence and division” that the people of God in South Sudan have experiences, the Bishop of the country’s Rumbek Diocese has said.
Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Call for Joint Effort in Addressing Insecurity “misfortune”
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) have cautioned against the sole reliance on the military in addressing the “misfortune” of insecurity in the Southern African nation, and called for joint efforts.
Provide Holistic Education, Orienting Learners “to be human”: Malawian Catholic Bishop
The Catholic Bishop of Dedza Diocese in Malawi is calling on all institutions of learning to provide holistic education, the kind that orients learners in human and Christian formation, fostering the spirit of responsibility.
“Rejoice because we have suffered enough”: Bishop-elect in South Sudan to Citizens
The Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Torit has called on the people of God in the East-Central African nation to look beyond the challenges they have experienced in the past as a result of protracted violent conflict and to cheer up.
Rome-based Catholic Development Entity Unveils African Countries Marked for 2023 Funding
Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Liberia, Kenya, and Nigeria are the five African countries that Rome-based Harambee Africa International (HAI) has marked for support through funding of various development projects next year.
Catholic Bishop Decries “reign of terror” in Cameroon, Says “local population powerless”
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon has decried rising violence in the Central African country, noting that the people, specifically in the country’s northernmost region, are experiencing the “reign of terror”.
Catholic Bishops in Rwanda, Burundi Express Solidarity with the Congolese amid Insecurity
Catholic Bishops in Rwanda and Burundi have expressed their “solidarity and spiritual closeness” with the people of God in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) amid reports of persistent violent conflicts and deaths.
