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Pro-lifers Urge Kenyan Religious Leaders to Actively Select, Elect Pro-Family Politicians

Mar 6, 2022

Officials of pro-life groups under the Empowered Youth Coalition (EYC) are calling upon religious and community leaders in Kenya to identify and vote for political candidates who stand for the protection of life and family in the August 9 general elections. 

Some people displaced by Cyclone Batsirai. Credit: Caritas Madagascar

SECAM Expresses Solidarity with People of God in Madagascar Following Cyclone Batsirai

Mar 6, 2022

The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has, in a collective statement, expressed solidarity with the people of God in Madagascar following the “terrible cyclone Batsirai” that hit the country last month.

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST). Credit: CEAST

Declare “state of emergency” on Drought in Southwest Angola: Catholic Entity to Government

Mar 6, 2022

The leadership of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) is calling on the Angolan government to declare a “state of emergency” on drought in the Southern African nation.

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Increased Fuel Prices in Zambia Expected but “disheartening”: Jesuit Institute Official

Mar 6, 2022

An official of the Lusaka-based Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has said that while the recent increase in fuel prices in Zambia was expected, the move by the country’s Energy Regulation Board (ERB) is discouraging as it will impact negatively on households.

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, March. 6, 2022. Vatican Media.

Pope Francis Sends Cardinals to Ukraine, Where "rivers of blood and tears flow"

Mar 6, 2022

Pope Francis condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and expressed his solidarity with the country on Sunday.

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“Jesus accompanies us, every one of us, in our temptations”: Pope Francis

Mar 6, 2022

Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent.

Archbishop Stephen Brislin of South Africa's Cape Town Archdiocese. Credit: SACBC

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Disrespect for “sovereignty”: Southern Africa Bishops

Mar 5, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrespects “the sovereignty of each nation”, the spokesperson of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), Archbishop Stephen Brislin, has said.

Bishop John Oballa Owaa places ashes on a Priest's forehead during Ash Wednesday Mass. Credit: Ngong Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Kenya Decries Discrimination, Urges Fostering of “unity in diversity”

Mar 5, 2022

A Catholic Bishop in Kenya has urged the people of God in the East African country to stop discriminating each other based on their various differences but instead to foster unity in their diversity.

Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) with President Muhammadu Buhari. Credit: Presidency of Nigeria

Persistent Insecurity in Nigeria “biggest threat to 2023 elections”, Christian Leaders Say

Mar 5, 2022

Representatives of Christian leaders in Nigeria have expressed concern about persistent insecurity in the West African nation saying it constitutes the “biggest threat” to general elections scheduled to take place next year.

Maurice Cardinal Piat (left) and Fr. Jean Maurice Labour at a press conference to unveil the Pastoral Letter on the Lenten Season on 04 March 2022. Credit: Port Louis Diocese

Synodality Church’s “antidote to clericalism”: Mauritian Cardinal in Pastoral Letter

Mar 5, 2022

The Bishop of Port Louis Diocese in Mauritius, Maurice Cardinal Piat has, in his latest pastoral letter for the Lenten period, said that the Synod on Synodality and the ongoing preparations are part of the Catholic Church’s initiatives to counteract clericalism. 

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"I believe I'm holding Mary's hand," Catholic Journalist Chronicling War in Ukraine Says

Mar 5, 2022

A Catholic Ukrainian journalist is documenting day-to-day life in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country — and sharing her faith in God along the way.

Pope Francis meets with leaders of South Sudan on a spiritual retreat in the Vatican in April 2019. Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Leaders in South Sudan, DR Congo Express “great joy” Over Planned Papal Visit

Mar 4, 2022

Catholic Bishops in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have received with “great joy” the news of the planned pastoral visit of Pope Francis to their respective countries.

Late Sr. Sunita Conceicao Eusebia Colaco. Credit: Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate (FSI)

Catholic Hospital in Kenya to Be Named after Missionary Nun Who Died in Road Accident

Mar 4, 2022

Itando Mission Hospital of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya where Sr. Sunita Conceicao Eusebia Colaco served until her death in a road accident is to be named after the Indian-born Catholic Nun, Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe has said.

Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Nigeria's Ekwulobia Diocese. Credit: Ekwulobia Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Says Intimidation Has Become a Survival Technique in Country

Mar 4, 2022

Violence in Nigeria is on the rise and the people are intimidating others for survival, the Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Ekwulobia Diocese has said.  

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Urge Faithful to Strengthen Family Bonds During Lenten Season

Mar 4, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Ghana urge faithful to focus on strengthening family bonds during this year’s Lenten Season.

Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa with some Catholic journalsts in Malawi. Credit: ECM/Facebook

“Be in forefront to share Good News”: Malawian Catholic Archbishop to Journalists

Mar 4, 2022

A Catholic Archbishop in Malawi has urged Catholic journalists in the Southeastern African nation to be on the frontline in spreading the good news about Jesus Christ as part of their participation in the country’s evangelization ministry.

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Christian Entity Welcomes Release of Egyptian Quranic Blogger Accused of Extremism

Mar 4, 2022

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a human rights entity, has lauded the release of an Islamic blogger in Egypt whose Quranic content that allegedly challenged religious extremist narratives in the country landed him in police custody.

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Pope Francis to Visit Two African Countries in July, Vatican Official Says

Mar 3, 2022

Pope Francis is expected to visit two African nations in a July trip that is to begin in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and then to South Sudan, an official at the Vatican has announced.

Archbishop Gervas Nyaisonga of Tanzania's Mbeya Archdiocese. Credit: AMECEA

Archbishop in Tanzania Asks Musicians to Compose Songs to Publicize Planned AMECEA Plenary

Mar 3, 2022

The President of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) is calling upon Catholic artists in the East African nation to compose songs ahead of the Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA).

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Recite Rosary in Lent to “collapse bloodletting cloud” in Nigeria: Bishops of Onitsha

Mar 3, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province are calling on the people of God under their pastoral care to pray the Holy Rosary “daily and faithfully” throughout the Lenten Season imploring for peace in the Southeastern part of the country.