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SECAM Hopes Nigeria’s General Elections Will Produce Leaders “with justice, integrity”

Feb 16, 2023

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are praying and hoping that the general elections in Nigeria give the West African nation political leaders “with justice and integrity”.

Participants during the two-day conference of Spiritans in Kenya on “Safeguarding and Care of Self” held at St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of Nairobi Archdiocese 14-15 February 2023. Credit: ACI Africa

“Grateful to organizers”: Spiritan Priests in Kenya on Gains of Safeguarding Conference

Feb 16, 2023

Members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) who participated in a two-day safeguarding conference in Nairobi, Kenya, have lauded the program, noting that it is eye-opening for them in how they interact with minors and vulnerable groups.

Clement Usoo. Credit: ACN

Little Left for Nigerian Man who Watched Militants Kill Three Family Members

Feb 16, 2023

Clement Usoo admits that he has lost all hope in life, and is only waiting for his death after watching armed Fulani herdsmen brutally murder his mother, brother, and son, and losing seven other family members to the militants.

Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of South Sudan's Yei Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“It’s really shameful”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan on Killings in His Diocese

Feb 16, 2023

The Catholic Bishop of South Sudan's Yei Diocese has condemned “the killing of innocent people” in his Episcopal See earlier this month, and described the loss of lives as “shameful for us”.

Pope Francis meets with Jesuits in South Sudan on 4 February 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

World Immersed in Pagan Culture with “own idols, gods”: Pope Francis to Jesuits in S.Sudan

Feb 16, 2023

During the fraternal conversation that Pope Francis had with members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Juba, South Sudan, the Holy Father cautioned against “pagan culture”, which he said “has its own idols and gods” and that it has pervaded the world, the Jesuit-run journal, La Civiltà Cattolica reported Thursday, February 16.

Pope Francis met with bishops, priests, and religious in St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. / Vatican Media

"I believe Pope’s ministry is for life": Pope Francis in Meeting with Jesuits in DR Congo

Feb 16, 2023

Pope Francis addressed once again the question of whether he will resign the papacy in two conversations with Jesuit priests in Africa this month.

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Let’s Work to Foster Vocations to Priestly, Religious Life: Catholic Nun in South Sudan

Feb 16, 2023

The people of God in South Sudan need to work towards the fostering of vocations to Priestly and Religious Life, a Catholic Nun in the country has said. 

Participants and facilitators in the two-day conference of Spiritans in Kenya on “Safeguarding and Care of Self” held at St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of Nairobi Archdiocese 14-15 February 2023. Credit: ACI Africa

Conference Equips Spiritans in Kenya with Safeguarding Skills in Priestly Ministry

Feb 15, 2023

Members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) have been equipped with safeguarding skills to deal with abuses of minors and vulnerable adults in their Priestly ministry, including “fear about false allegations”.

Fr. Norberto Pozzi. Credit: ACN

Catholic Missionary Priest Injured in CAR Mine Explosion Undergoes Surgeries, Amputated

Feb 15, 2023

An Italian-born Catholic Priest has undergone numerous grueling surgeries, eventually losing his leg after he sustained injuries in a mine explosion in the Central African Republic (CAR).

Mons. Cleophas Oseso Tuka, appointed Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya. Credit: Nakuru Diocese

In Kenya, Catholic Bishop for Nakuru Appointed, Isiolo Vicariate Elevated to Diocese

Feb 15, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Cleophas Oseso Tuka as the Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya and elevated the Apostolic Vicariate of Isiolo in the East African nation to a Diocese “with the same denomination and territorial configuration”.

Members of the  Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Ongoing Catholic Bishops’ Plenary in Nigeria Urged to be Articulate on Country’s Woes

Feb 15, 2023

The ongoing meeting of the members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) is happening at a critical moment when the West African nation is preparing for national elections, an African theologian has said, and urged the Church leaders in the country to come up with a strong statement on the woes facing Nigeria.  

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Feb. 15, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Bring the Gospel into the World Without Becoming Worldly

Feb 15, 2023

Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christians are called to bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldly.

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Synod on Synodality: North American Delegates Embark on Writing retreat

Feb 15, 2023

The delegates for North America are in Orlando, Florida, until Feb. 17 to work on composing a document called a continental synthesis.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 12, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Creates Independent Supervisory Commission for Rome Diocese

Feb 15, 2023

The oversight committee is part of the pope’s reform of the governance of the Rome Diocese.

Pope Francis at his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Contributes to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria and Turkey

Feb 15, 2023

Boxes of thermal shirts took sail from the port of Naples, Italy, destined for Turkey, on the morning of Feb. 15.

Wiktoria Ulma with six of her children. / The Ulma Family Museum of Poles Saving Jews in World War II.

Beatification Date Announced for Married Couple with Seven children Martyred by Nazis

Feb 15, 2023

The entire Ulma family, including one unborn child, will be beatified in Markowa, Poland.

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Resource Administrators in Nigeria Make “more difficult” Church Ministry: Archbishop

Feb 14, 2023

Persons at the helm of national resources in Nigeria are not helping the ministry of the Catholic Church among the people of God in the West African nation, the Archbishop of the country’s Abuja Archdiocese has said.

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Seek “professional help”: Catholic Doctor in Kenya to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies

Feb 14, 2023

Persons with homosexual tendencies need to consider seeking “professional help” to address their sexual inclinations that are “not natural”, the Chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors’ Association (KCDA) has said.

Mons. John Kobina Louis (left) and Mons. Anthony Narh Asare (right). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Appoints Two Auxiliary Bishops for Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese

Feb 14, 2023

Pope Francis has, on Tuesday, February 14, appointed two Auxiliary Bishops for Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese. 

Fr. Stan Chu Ilo, a Research Professor in the Department of Catholic Studies at DePaul University. Credit: PACTPAN

Time to “leave the scene”, Warring South Sudanese Politicians Told after Ecumenical Visit

Feb 14, 2023

A Catholic Theologian has called on political rivals in South Sudan to either commit to working with Pope Francis in ending the conflict in the East-Central African nation or to leave politics altogether for better leaders committed to working towards peace in the country.