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“Why do you allow your citizens to be killed?” Priest in Nigeria Decries State Inaction
The Federal government of Nigeria has ignored the plight of the people of God, a Catholic Priest in the West African nation said, and decried government’s inaction amid cases of Nigerians being “butchered and slaughtered daily”.
A Christian Life Based on Achieving Higher Positions is "pure paganism": Pope Francis
Pope Francis said Wednesday that everyone in the Church is equal in dignity, thus a focus on hierarchical advancement is “pure paganism.”
Caritas Freetown Partners with Spanish Catholic Aid Agency to Help Victims of Slum Fires
Caritas Freetown, the humanitarian and development arm of the Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone, is facilitating the distribution of dignity kits to victims of slum infernos.
Why is Pope Francis Sometimes Misunderstood? Nigerian Catholic Theologian Explains
Not everyone, including some Theologians, understands the theology of Pope Francis, a Nigerian-born Catholic Theologian has said.
Historic Building Near Vatican to Become Four Seasons Hotel
A Catholic order of knighthood has signed a leasing agreement that will allow a Four Seasons hotel to manage part of a historic building close to the Vatican.
Vatican-China Deal "not the best deal possible," Top Holy See Diplomat Says
The Vatican’s foreign minister has said that the Vatican-China deal was “not the best deal possible” and that negotiations are underway to make the deal “work better.”
Catholic Universities Should do More to Respond to Environmental Issues, Vatican Cardinal
The cardinal who is seen as Pope Francis’ point man on the environment said in an address at Gonzaga University last week that universities, especially Catholic universities, have a major role to play in constructing a plan to “care for our common home.”
Register, Exercise “duty as responsible citizens”: Zimbabwe’s Catholic Bishops’ Commission
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ), an entity of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC), is calling on citizens of the Southern African nation to register as voters to be able to exercise their “duty as responsible citizens” in this year’s general election.
Meet 14 African Cardinals Pope Francis Created in 10 Years of His Pontificate
From a son of a rubber tapper in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a Bishop-elect who was rejected by the Diocese he had been assigned in Nigeria, and a young priest who spent a year in an Ethiopian jail, the stories of African Cardinals created by Pope Francis are awe-inspiring.
Promote Family Values as “your official duty”: Kenyan Catholic Bishop to New Clergy
The newly ordained Deacons and Priests for the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya have been instructed to make the fostering of family values in their “official duty”.
Health Workers’ Strike in South Africa Contradicts “oath to save lives”: Catholic Bishop
The violence that has characterized health workers’ strike in South Africa contradicts the “oath to save lives” that medical practitioners take, the Catholic Bishop of the country’s Mthatha Diocese has said.
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass, Records "popecast" for 10th Anniversary
Pope Francis marked his 10th anniversary as pope Monday with a private Mass with cardinals and an appearance on what Vatican News has dubbed a “popecast.”
Catholic Journalists Called to be "truth tellers": EWTN Chief Executive Officer
Catholic journalists are “called to do our part to be truth tellers,” even in the face of rising intolerance toward religious belief, traditional moral values, and the very idea that objective truth even exists, EWTN CEO Michael P. Warsaw said Saturday.
Nicaragua to Close Vatican Embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan Embassy to Holy See
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has ordered the closing of the Vatican embassy in Managua and the Nicaraguan embassy to the Holy See in Rome, according to Reuters.
How the Catholic Church has Changed During Pope Francis’ Pontificate
Pope Francis was elected to the papacy 10 years ago, on March 13, 2013. How has the worldwide Catholic Church changed since then?
Salesians in Burundi Boost Learning in Partnership Realizing “access to better nutrition”
Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Burundi are boosting learning at their institution in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Ngozi in a partnership that is realizing “access to better nutrition”.
Africa “deeply grateful”: Catholic Bishops on 10 Years of Pope Francis’ Pontificate
The people of God in Africa are “deeply grateful” to Pope Francis for his service to Global Catholicism in the last 10 years, the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.
Catholic Bishop’s Key Lessons from Pope Francis in Caring for Migrants, Refugees in Africa
Pope Francis is celebrating his 10th anniversary as leader of the Catholic Church on Monday, March 13.
“He fertilized my brain”: Widely Published Nigerian Priest Inspired by Pope Francis
With over 100 scholarly publications in just about a decade, Fr. Stan Chu Ilo is inarguably one of the most published Catholic authors in Africa.
Catholic Nun in Kenya Lauds Pope Francis for Amplifying Women Voices “like never before”
In February 2021, Pope Francis appointed Sr. Hermenegild Makoro, a South African Catholic Nun, to the Commission for Methodology of the 2023 Synod of Bishops.
