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Pope Francis addresses civil authorities and other dignitaries at a former a Carmelite monastery in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 2023, on the first day of his three-day pilgrimage to the country. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Calls Abortion "senseless" and Criticizes Gender Theory in Hungary Speech

Apr 28, 2023

Pope Francis spoke out strongly against abortion and gender ideology Friday, citing both as examples of “ideological colonization” during a speech in Budapest.

Pope Francis speaks to bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, seminarians, and pastoral workers in St. Stephen's Co-Cathedral in Budapest, Hungary, April 28, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis: Solutions to Loss of Faith "come from the tabernacle, not the computer"

Apr 28, 2023

Pope Francis on Friday encouraged clergy and others discouraged by a shortage of priests and ebbing faith in the West to pray for God’s help, saying the solutions will “come from the tabernacle and not the computer.”

Spiritan Marian School in Tanzania “a mustard seed”: Official on Institution’s Jubilee

Apr 27, 2023

Marian Girls’ High School in Tanzania that is behind the liberation of girls from cultural practices that limit their opportunities in life is “a mustard seed”, the Provincial Superior of the members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) in the East African country has said.

Warring parties in Sudan conflict. Credit: Vatican Media

“Deeply concerned, troubled”: Religious Leaders in Eastern Africa on Violence in Sudan

Apr 27, 2023

Religious leaders in Eastern Africa are “deeply concerned and troubled” by the ongoing violent conflict in Sudan that erupted on April 15, pitting the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

M23 rebels in DR Congo. Credit: Agenzia Fides

Catholic Priests in DR Congo Question Government’s Plan to Resettle Ex-Rebels

Apr 27, 2023

Catholic Priests in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have poked holes in the government’s plan to resettle ex-rebels belonging to the March 23 Movement (M23) who reportedly surrendered some of their strongholds in the Central African country.

Some participants at the workshop organized by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) in collaboration with the German Bishops conference commission of Justice and Peace, and AGIAMONDO on the theme: "Dealing with the Past and ReconciliationLearning in the Light of Liberian Experience" in Monrovia. Credit: CABICOL

War Survivors in Liberia Need Opportunities “to tell their stories”: Catholic Entities

Apr 27, 2023

Catholic entities in the West African nation of Liberia are calling on the country’s government, religious leaders, and officials of civil society organizations to work towards creating fora for survivors of the Liberian civil war to share their experiences.

Logo of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Hungary. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ Hungary Trip to Shine Hope for IDPs from Neighboring Ukraine

Apr 27, 2023

Pope Francis will be in Hungary between April 28-30, a visit expected to shine hope for millions of people who have fled from the war in Ukraine and are now living in the central European country.

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Cardinal Erdő: Pope’s Visit to Hungary Tells us "Christ is our future"

Apr 27, 2023

In a lengthy interview on the eve of Pope Francis’ trip to Hungary, Cardinal Péter Erdő, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, noted that the motto of Pope Francis’ trip to Hungary is “Christ is our future” and that the pontiff’s visit means the presence of Christ is the hope by which Christians live, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets Pope Francis in a private, 30-minute encounter at the Vatican on the morning of April 27, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Asks Pope Francis to Help Bring Back Children Taken to Russia

Apr 27, 2023

Ukraine’s prime minister told journalists Thursday that he has asked Pope Francis for help getting back children forcibly deported to Russia.

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale at SECAM Conference on Statelessness in Africa. Credit: SACBC

Protracted Violence Behind Africa’s “many stateless children”: Archbishop in South Africa

Apr 26, 2023

Protracted violent conflicts in African countries has brought about the phenomenon of “stateless children” on the continent, the Catholic Archbishop of Johannesburg in South Africa has said.

Mr. Wycliffe Wasike presenting at the Catholic Private Education Institutions Association' (CaPEIA) conference on Tuesday, 25 April 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Kenyan Catholic Schools Managers Urged to Embrace Objectivity, “wise leadership”

Apr 26, 2023

Managers of Catholic private schools in Kenya have been urged to approach contemporary challenges in their institutions of learning by employing objectivity and “wise leadership”.

The fire incident at Mwanga High School. Credit: CENCO

Catholic Bishops in DRC in Solidarity with Sisters after Fire Injures Dozens of Students

Apr 26, 2023

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expressed solidarity with Notre Dame Sisters after a school they run in the country was razed down, leaving one student dead and 132 others seriously injured.

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Why There Are More Natives of Cape Verde Away from Home: Catholic Priest

Apr 26, 2023

A bigger percentage of the natives of the island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde, have left the country and are living away from home, a Catholic Priest serving in the archipelago has said.

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Laypeople to Vote in Synod on Synodality Assembly: Vatican

Apr 26, 2023

The Vatican announced Wednesday that there will be laypeople participating as voting members in the Synod on Synodality’s October assembly, a break with past custom, which allowed laypeople to participate without the right to vote.

Pope Francis smiles with two religious sisters during his general audience on Jan. 11, 2023 | Vatican Media

"There is no vocation without mission": Pope Francis

Apr 26, 2023

In his message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2023, Pope Francis said God’s call to a particular vocation also includes the mission to offer one’s life for others.

Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg told EWTN News that Pope Francis will find “a vibrant Christian country” when he visits Hungary April 28–30, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis to Find "a vibrant Christian country" in Hungary: Ambassador to Holy See

Apr 26, 2023

Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See Eduard Habsburg says that Pope Francis will find “a vibrant Christian country” when he visits Hungary this weekend.

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Catholic Priests in Burkina Faso in Constant Alertness to Death amid Jihadists Threat

Apr 25, 2023

A Catholic Priest has shared the unending fear of Christians in Burkina Faso, noting that Catholics risk attending Holy Mass and that Priests have to constantly receive sacraments before stepping out for pastoral work, just in case they are killed on the way.

Bishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua, Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo Archdiocese in Mozambique. Credit: Maputo Archdiocese

Go after Sheep “that has disappeared”: Apostolic Nuncio in Mozambique to New Bishop

Apr 25, 2023

The representative of the Holy Father in Mozambique has urged the new Auxiliary Bishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Maputo to look out for lost sheep in the example of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd.

Fr. Arialdo Urbani survives mine explosion at a Catholic Mission in the Central Africa Republic (CAR). Credit: LANOCA

Italian Catholic Missionary Survives Second Mine Explosion in Central African Republic

Apr 25, 2023

An Italian missionary who was involved in the April 16 mine explosion at a Catholic Mission in the Central Africa Republic (CAR) had escaped a similar incident two years ago.

73 Bodies found during Kenya religious cult investigation. Credit: Rex/Shutterstock

Christian Leaders in Kenya Condemn “starvation” Cult as Dozens of Bodies Exhumed in Forest

Apr 25, 2023

Christian leaders in Kenya have, in separate statements, condemned activities of a suspected “starvation” cult unearthed in dozens of deaths, with 73 bodies so far exhumed from shallow mass graves in Shakahola forest, some 70 kilometers from Malindi town in Kenya’s coastal County of Kilifi.