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A screengrab from a video that shows students at St Theresa's Eregi Girls High School struggling to walk owing to a strange illness that was reported at the school in Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Kakamega

How “prayer” over Strange Illness at Kenyan Catholic School Sent Students into a Frenzy

Oct 6, 2023

On Wednesday, October 4, officials from Kenya’s ministry of education visited St. Theresa’s Eregi Girls High School of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega where an outbreak of a strange illness had been reported.

Vivian Ogu. Credit: Vivian Ogu Movement (VOM)

Church in Nigeria Opens Door for Testimonies to Start Canonization Cause of Murdered Teen

Oct 6, 2023

A movement seeking to promote the awareness of the life of Vivian Ogu, a 14-year-old Nigerian girl who opted to be killed rather than be sexually defiled is calling for testimonies to start the cause for her canonization. 

Official Logo Union of the African Catholic Press (UCAP). Credit: UCAP

Upcoming Training to Build African Catholic Journalists’ Capacity in Ecology Reporting

Oct 6, 2023

Catholic Journalists in Africa are set to undergo training on how to work with other entities in addressing environmental challenges.

Students, teachers, staff and members of the community gathered to celebrate the opening of a new school building in Rwanda. Credit: Salesian Missions

On World Teachers’ Day, Salesians Highlight Programs that Support Educators in Africa

Oct 6, 2023

On the annual World Teachers’ Day marked October 5, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted programs supporting educators around the globe including Africa.

Speaking at a press briefing on Oct. 6, Vatican spokesman Paolo Ruffini said that there needs to be “a certain amount of confidentiality about who takes the floor and who doesn't in order to leave the space open … for ‘conversation in the Spirit.’” | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Secrecy at the Synod on Synodality: What we know about delegates’ confidentiality requirements  

Oct 6, 2023

The Synod on Synodality’s official regulations no longer allow Synod delegates to share their personal interventions with the public. 

Logo Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF). Credit: KCPF

Adoption of Family Protection Policy in Kenya “a major milestone”: Christian Professionals

Oct 5, 2023

Members of the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPF) have welcomed the approval of the National Policy on family promotion and protection describing it as “a major milestone” for the people of God in the East African nation.

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Mission Month: Catholic Official in Angola Advocates for Action-based Solidarity with Poor

Oct 5, 2023

During the month of mission, October, the people of God in Angola need to go beyond proclaiming the Gospel in mere words, and manifest their solidarity with the poor and needy through actions. 

St. Martin of Tour's Kembong Parish of the Diocese of Mamfe in Southwest Cameroon. Credit: Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM)

Catholic Priest Shot in Attack on Cameroonian Catholic Mission Recovering after Surgery

Oct 5, 2023

The member of the  Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM), who was shot and seriously injured on September 26 when militants attacked St. Martin of Tour's Kembong Parish of the Diocese of Mamfe in Southwest Cameroon has undergone surgery and is recovering well.

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde's Mindelo Diocese. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Let’s Be “missionary disciples”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde to Christians, Youth

Oct 5, 2023

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has called upon all the baptized, especially young people in his Episcopal See, to foster a missionary lifestyle amid “uncertainty and disorientation”. 

The Synod on Synodality convened on Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

What is Being Discussed During the First Week of the Synod on Synodality?

Oct 5, 2023

During the first full day of work Oct. 5, participants met in small groups of about 12 people where they received a homework assignment.

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Salesians in Ghana Highlight Success of Three-month Program “in organic agriculture”

Oct 5, 2023

Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted the success of a three-month program in Ghana involving boys.

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Read Some of the Reactions to the Pope’s "heartfelt appeal" on Climate Change

Oct 5, 2023

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the environment and the threat of climate change was met with praise both by Catholic and environmental leaders.

Cardinal Raymond Burke was part of a panel that convened on the eve of the Synod on Synodality, Oct. 3, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News

“Dubia” Not an Attack on Pope Francis Nor His Agenda: One of Five Cardinal Authors Says

Oct 5, 2023

The cardinal was speaking at a conference in Rome on Oct. 3 on the theme “the synodal Babel” to discuss the main points of contention raised by the synod.

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St. Francis of Assisi: Catholic Official in Angola Calls for Actions “in favor of planet”

Oct 4, 2023

The people of God in Angola need to avoid actions that contribute to the destruction of the planet, the National Director for Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.

Families fleeing violence in Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique. Credit: DHPI

Catholic Peace Entity Concerned about “new wave of attacks” in Mozambican Province

Oct 4, 2023

Returnees who had been displaced from Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique are fleeing again following a “new wave of attacks” aimed at displacing them, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has reported. 

Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké (left) and Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (right). Credit: Archdiocese of Gagnoa/San Pedro Diocese

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of 72-year-old Ivorian Archbishop, Appoints Caretaker

Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa in Ivory Coast, the 72-year-old Catholic Church leader who started his Episcopal Ministry as Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan in September 2001.

Bishop Isaac Dugu prays with pilgrims during the Marian pilgrimage in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Makurdi. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Makurd

“Demonic”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Condemns Laity’s “blessing”, Distribution of Water

Oct 4, 2023

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala in Nigeria has warned of the rise of “self-ordained men and women” allegedly “blessing” water and giving it out to others, who are in search of spiritual favors.

Synod on Synodality delegates in small groups listen to Pope Francis' guidance for the upcoming weeks on Oct. 4, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis to Synod on Synodality Participants: "Do not sadden the Holy Spirit"

Oct 4, 2023

Pointing synod delegates to texts by St. Basil on the Holy Spirit, the pope emphasized the importance of listening over speaking.

Logo of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi/ Credit: ECM

Malawi Facing “a looming hunger situation”: Catholic Bishops’ Commission

Oct 4, 2023

The people of God in Malawi are reportedly staring at starvation amid signs of rising food prices and scarcity of grain in the Southern African nation. 

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Directs Parishes to Set Up “appropriate” Catechesis Facilities

Oct 4, 2023

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has directed Catholic Parishes in his Episcopal See to work towards establishing “appropriate” facilities for catechesis that would see an end to having catechetical classes under trees.