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“Welcoming migrants a Christian faith obligation”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola

Oct 22, 2024

The President of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (CEPAMI) in Angola has said welcoming migrants is not just a human duty but a requirement of the Christian faith. 

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela

“Your mission extends beyond liturgical roles”: Nine Newly Ordained Deacons in Angola Told

Oct 22, 2024

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela has called upon the nine Seminarians he ordained Deacons on October 19, to embrace their calling as servants of the people and live out their vocation with joy.

Marist Brothers in Africa Commit to Synodality, Missionary Life at Gathering in Nigeria

Oct 21, 2024

Members of the Marist Brothers of the Schools, commonly known as simply the Marist Brothers in Africa have expressed their commitment to fostering synodality and missionary life in their respective missions.

Eugenio Cardinal Dal Corso

Cardinal in Angola who Died in Italy Eulogized as a “pastor who left an indelible mark on the Church”

Oct 21, 2024

Tributes are pouring in for Eugenio Cardinal Dal Corso, the third Local Ordinary of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela who passed on aged 85 in Italy.

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis to Release New Encyclical Letter "Dilexit Nos" on the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Oct 21, 2024

The encyclical, titled “Dilexit Nos,” meaning “he has loved us,” will be published on Oct. 24.

Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi in Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigerian Catholic Bishop Encourages Christians to Persevere in Evangelization amid Persecution

Oct 21, 2024

Bishop Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi in Nigeria has urged Christians in the West African country to persist in their evangelization efforts despite ongoing persecution meted against them.

“Simple yet sacred”: Pilgrims on Canonization Mass of Founder Whose Members Were First Commissioned to Kenya

Oct 20, 2024

While the Canonization Mass of Blessed Joseph Allamano alongside 13 others took place in “simplicity”, the celebration had a deep “spiritual significance”, pilgrims at the Sunday, October 20 event have said. 

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Honors Ugandan Pilgrims on 60th Anniversary of Martyrs' Canonization

Oct 20, 2024

During the Sunday Angelus prayer at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis extended a special greeting to a large group of Ugandan pilgrims, including the Vice President of Uganda,  Jessica Alupo.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyo

“Let us be selfless in our giving for the missions”: Nigerian Catholic Bishop in Mission Sunday Message

Oct 20, 2024

On the occasion of this year’s World Mission Sunday marked on October 20, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Oyo Catholic Diocese has called on Catholics to embrace selflessness in their support for the Church's mission work

Statuary sits before imagery of the recently canonized saints in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Canonizes 14 New Saints, Including Consolata Missionaries Founder, Priests Martyred in Syria

Oct 20, 2024

In a Holy Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, October 20, Pope Francis declared three nineteenth-century founders of Religious Orders and the eleven “Martyrs of Damascus” as Saints to be venerated by the global Catholic Church.

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks during a press conference about a new Vatican document on human dignity on April 8, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Synod on Synodality: Vatican's Doctrine of the Faith Prefect Promises Follow-up Meeting after Controversial Absence

Oct 20, 2024

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), has reportedly apologized for what he called a “misunderstanding” regarding his absence from an Oct. 18 meeting of synod delegates about a Vatican study group on women’s roles in the Church.

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Malawian Catholic Diocese Moves to Address Dwindling Financial Aid from “outside”

Oct 20, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Karonga in Malawi has outlined measures to address a reduction in external financial aid, particularly for pastoral projects.

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône (center) of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis, Bishop Michel Moura (left) of the Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues, and Bishop Stenio André (right) of the Anglican Church

“Sacred duty”: Church Leaders in Mauritius Call for Responsible Participation in General Elections

Oct 20, 2024

Church leaders in Mauritius have underscored the importance of voting as a “sacred duty” and are calling for responsible participation in the country’s general elections scheduled for November 10.

IMC Superior General, Fr. James Bhola Lengarin. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez

Consolata Missionaries Founder Canonization Time to Sing “Magnificat”: Kenyan-born Superior General, 1,300 to Witness

Oct 19, 2024

The joy that the Blessed Virgin Mary expressed after exchanging greetings with Elizabeth in her song of the Magnificat is inspiring members of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) and the Consolata Missionary Sisters (MC) at the canonization of their founder, Blessed Joseph Allamano.

Sr. Joan Agnes Matimu/Blessed Joseph Allamano. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Media

Fr. Allamano’s Total Reliance on Missionaries of His Institute Confirmation “mission is not ours”: Kenyan Consolata Nun

Oct 19, 2024

The total reliance of the founder of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) and the Consolata Missionary Sisters (MC) on the Priests, women and men Religious and Laity he formed in Italy to go to evangelize elsewhere reinforces the notion that the mission and the work of evangelization belongs to the Lord.

Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla at the Friday, 18 October 2024 Media Briefing at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican Media

Cardinal in Embattled South Sudan says Synodal Journey Helping to Resolve “many human problems”

Oct 19, 2024

Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla of South Sudan has underscored the important role of the multi-year Synod on Synodality in addressing the socio-political and humanitarian crises facing South Sudan and other regions of the continent.

Worshippers attend a Mass at Ouagadougou's Catholic cathedral on June 12, 2022, in Burkina Faso. The country has been grappling with Islamist terrorism since 2015 and Christian communities live in fear of furhter attacks. / Credit: OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images

Many Christians among Over 150 Killed in Burkina Faso’s “beyond horrible” Terrorist Attack

Oct 19, 2024

More than 150 people, including many Christians, were massacred by Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso, sources told Aid to the Church in Need.

Delegates at the 2024 Synod on Synodality participate in roundtable meetings on Oct. 10, 2024, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Here’s What’s Happening During the Last Week of the Synod on Synodality

Oct 19, 2024

The focus going forward will be the writing and editing of the Synod on Synodality’s final document.

More than 30 students — most of whom were from the U.S. — from over 10 universities attended “The University Students in Dialogue with Synod Leaders,” an Oct. 18, 2024, event organized by the General Secretariat of the Synod held in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall. / Credit: Synod-va YouTube screenshot

Synod on Synodality Delegates Urge Young Catholics to Learn How to Listen to Others in a Polarized World

Oct 19, 2024

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich drew attention to the upcoming Nov. 5 U.S. elections and stressed the importance of seeing the person behind the opinion. 

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“We’ve been looking forward”: Consolata Bishop in Africa Retraces Journey to Institute ahead of Founder’s Canonization

Oct 18, 2024

The Canonization of Blessed Joseph Allamano is an occasion that members of the two Institutes he founded have been looking forward to for close to a century, Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León of the Catholic Diocese of Manzini in the Kingdom of Eswatini has said.