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Members of the National Peace Council (NPC) in Ghana. Credit: National Peace Council (NPC)

Peace Council Officials in Ghana Call for Calm, Dialogue to End Conflict in Bawku Region

Apr 6, 2022

Officials of the National Peace Council (NPC) in Ghana are calling on “all actors” in the Bawku conflict to cease fire and create an enabling environment for dialogue.

At the Don Bosco Maputo Social-Sport School in Mozambique, more than 70 children and adolescents learn values ​​and improve their academic performance. Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesians, Real Madrid Foundation Collaborating on Youth Sports in Senegal and Mozambique

Apr 6, 2022

Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) are collaborating with the Real Madrid Foundation to run schools in Senegal and Mozambique where young people participate in sports and are taught other life skills and values.

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience on April 6, 2022. Vatican Media

We are Witnessing the "impotence" of the UN in Ukraine war: Pope Francis

Apr 6, 2022

The pope made the comments during a reflection on his recent trip to Malta at his weekly general audience.

Sr. Suellen Tennyson, a member of the Congregation of the Marianites of Holy Cross abducted from Burkina Faso’s Kaya Diocese on the night of Monday, April 4. Credit: Kaya Diocese

Prayer Appeal for American Catholic Nun Kidnapped from Kaya Diocese in Burkina Faso

Apr 5, 2022

Prayers are being sought for the safe release of an American Catholic Nun reportedly abducted from Burkina Faso’s Kaya Diocese on the night of Monday, April 4.

Mother Superior of the Congregation of Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea in Nairobi, Kenya, Sr. Leocadia N. Joseph (holding the miraculous image), poses for a photo together with other sisters and lay Victor Isaacs outside their convent in Westlands, Nairobi after receiving the Miraculous image of Mary from Tanzania. Credit: ACI Africa.

Religious Order in Kenya Receives “Mary’s image”, Offers Devotion for “peaceful elections”

Apr 5, 2022

Members of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea (SCIC) in Kenya who received the image of Mary that was retrieved from a burnt Catholic church in Libya last weekend have said they are offering their devotion to the Mother of Jesus for “peaceful elections” in the East African nation.

Bishop Ernesto Maguengue, appointed Bishop of Mozambique's Inhambane Diocese on 4 April 2022. Credit: Nampula Archdiocese

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Bishop of Inhambane in Mozambique, Appoints Successor

Apr 5, 2022

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Adriano Langa of Inhambane Diocese in Mozambique and appointed his successor.

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

Nigeria “groans in pain”, Catholic Bishops Bemoan, Condemn Recent Train Attack

Apr 5, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have condemned the March 28 Abuja-Kaduna train attack and bemoaned “bloody attacks” in the country that result in citizens of the West African nation “mourning with anguished hearts”.

Healthcare workers arrive at a check-up camp in Malad, India on June 25, 2020. Manoej Paateel/Shutterstock

Pope Francis’ April Prayer Intention: For Healthcare Workers in Poor Countries

Apr 5, 2022

Healthcare workers “have given their lives during this pandemic to help so many sick people recover,” Pope Francis said.

Filling station in Zambia. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Rise in Fuel Prices “inevitably going to hit hard on majority”: Jesuit Scholars in Zambia

Apr 5, 2022

Officials of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have said the continuous rise in fuel pump prices in Zambia is going to “hit hard” on majority of citizens of the Southern African nation. 

Sr. Esnath Gondo reaches out to young girls with sanitation items in Beitbridge, a town in Matabeleland South Province that forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Credit: Sr. Esnath Gondo

Catholic Nun in Zimbabwe Laments Lack of Sanitation Facilities at Border Town

Apr 5, 2022

A Catholic Nun ministering in Zimbabwe has lamented the lack of sanitation facilities for migrants and informal traders living in Beitbridge, a town in Matabeleland South Province that forms the political border between South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Bishop Charles Michael Hammawa of Nigeria's Jalingo Diocese. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Urges Christians “to actively participate in politics”

Apr 5, 2022

Christians in Nigeria need to refute the notion that politics is a “dirty game” and participate actively in the politics for good governance, the Catholic of Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese has said.

Bishop Carlassare at St. Josephine Bakhita Mapuordit Parish of Rumbek Diocese on 3 April 2022. Credit: Fr. Luka Dor, Rumbek Diocese.

New Bishop in South Sudan “missionary with sincere earnestness, love for humans”: Confrere

Apr 4, 2022

A confrere of the newly ordained Bishop in South Sudan has described him as a person who takes his missionary vocation seriously and who has “love for humans”.

Msgr. John Mbinda, appointed Bishop of Kenya's Lodwar Diocese on 4 April 2022. Credit: ACI Africa

Spiritan Priest Appointed Bishop in Kenya, Says “looking forward to being a servant”

Apr 4, 2022

The member of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans) who has been appointed Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya has said he looks forward to exercising servant leadership “as Christ offered Himself”.

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero (left) and Minister Patrick Muyaya (right) addressing journalists after the first preparatory meeting ahead of the Pope's July 2-5 trip to DRC. Credit: Primature RDC/Facebook

Pope Francis Coming “not only for Catholics”, Apostolic Nuncio in DR Congo Says

Apr 4, 2022

The representative of the Holy Father in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said the planned Papal visit is for everyone in the Central African nation, and not just for Catholics.

Late Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga during SECAM's Golden Jubilee in Uganda in July 2019. Credit: SECAM

Catholic Archbishop in Uganda Remembers Predecessor for Defending “rights of downtrodden”

Apr 4, 2022

The Local Ordinary of Uganda’s Kampala Archdiocese has remembered his immediate predecessor who died in April last year as one who stood up for the rights of the “downtrodden” and “spoke truth to power.” 

Cardinal Turkson at the Vatican Press Office. Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Pope Francis Appoints Ghanaian Cardinal New Chancellor of Pontifical Academy of Sciences

Apr 4, 2022

The pope accepted Turkson’s resignation as head of Vatican’s social development office in December.

Credit: ACN Portugal

Catholic Charity says Church Alarmed by Increased Kidnapping, Indoctrination in Mozambique

Apr 4, 2022

Cases of kidnapping in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province are on the rise, Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) Portugal, has reported, adding that the situation that also involves deep indoctrination of victims of militant attacks in the country is a matter of concern to the Catholic Church.

Kaduna State. Credit: CSW

Christian Entity Urges International Community to Pressure Nigeria after Kaduna Attacks

Apr 4, 2022

UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), is appealing to the international community to pressure the Nigerian government to be accountable for its failure to protect citizens of Kaduna State who are experiencing heightened insecurity. 

Members of the Association of Catholic Journalists in Southern Malawi donate a disaster relief package to flood victims. Credit: Chikwawa Diocese

Catholic Journalists, Lay Association in Malawi Donate Relief Package to Flood Victims

Apr 4, 2022

Members of the Association of Catholic Journalists in Southern Malawi and an association of Lay faithful have donated a disaster relief package to flood victims in the Southeastern African nation.

Some members of the Council of Religions in Mauritius . Credit: Catholic Diocese of Port Louis/Facebook

Faith Leaders in Mauritius Hope Ramadan will “increase faith, hope, charity” of Believers

Apr 4, 2022

Faith-based leaders in the Indian Ocean Island nation of Mauritius have expressed the hope that the Holy Month of Ramadan will increase the faith, hope and charity of believers.