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Youths in South Sudanese Diocese Walking 125Kms in Weeklong Pilgrimage to Preach Peace
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”
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”.
“This award means a lot to us”: Caritas Malawi official on Recent National Recognition
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.
Nigerian Christians in “Plateau Peace Walk” Want Armed Terrorist Militias Proscribed
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.
Pope Francis at audience: Gluttony is Perhaps the Most Dangerous Vice
In the third installment of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday focused on the sin of gluttony.
“I ask for your prayers”: Newly Appointed Catholic Bishop of São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese
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.
Nigeria Leads Countries with Most Christian Murders, Kidnappings of Clergy: Report
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.
Sombre Mood as Kenyan Catholic Priest Who Died in Venezuela is Laid to Rest
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.
Pope Francis Appoints Local Ordinary for São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese
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.
Catholic Archbishop Known for Freedom, Democracy Advocacy in Togo Dies at 93
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.
Vatican Official at Doctrine of Faith Dicastery Says Church Should Allow Married Priests
Archbishop Charles Scicluna said that the Church should learn from the Eastern Churches, which allow married men the option to get ordained to the priesthood.
Ethiopia “crying out” for Peace, “cornerstone of tranquility”: Catholic Priest
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.
At Religious Profession, Ugandan Archbishop Emphasizes Nuns’ Power to “transform” Society
Catholic Nuns have the power to bring positive change to society, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda has said.
Newly Ordained Priest in Angola Cautioned against Celebrating Holy Mass as “a ritual”
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”.
“We possess the power to sow the seeds of peace”: Catholic Archbishop to Nigerians
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.
Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Prohibits Predecessor from Celebrating Holy Mass in Public
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.
Amid Persecution, Nigeria’s Christians Rely on Saints for Inspiration, Not State: Priest
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.
"We firmly and radically oppose a heresy": Guinean Cardinal on Fiducia Supplicans
“The freedom we must offer to people living in homosexual unions lies in the truth of the word of God,” Cardinal Robert Sarah wrote Jan. 6.
"I certainly would not write [that] now": Doctrine Prefect on His Sexually Explicit Book
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, one of the most powerful men in the Vatican, responded to criticism about a book he wrote in the 1990s on spirituality and sensuality.
Pope Francis Says He’s “very close” to Flood Victims in DR Congo
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.
