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Catholic Charity Foundation Launches Funds Drive in Portugal to Support Victims of Jihadist Attacks in Burkina Faso

Nov 13, 2024

The Pontifical charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has launched a “solidarity campaign” targeting its benefactors in Portugal, appealing for partnerships in reaching out to victims of jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso, where Christian persecution has reportedly hit an all-time high.

New Propaedeutic Seminary in Kenyan Catholic Diocese Officially Inaugurated, Named after St. Charles Borromeo

Nov 12, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya has officially opened a Propaedeutic Seminary, bringing the number of Major Seminaries for the formation of Diocesan Priests in the East African nation to six.

Veritas University of Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Hailed for “producing well-rounded graduates, morally outstanding”

Nov 12, 2024

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has hailed Veritas University that is under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), for graduating students with broad educational backgrounds, variety of experiences and abilities as well as fully developed personalities. 

Cardinal in South Sudan Hails Establishment of Radio Maria in Juba Archdiocese as “platform for religious education”

Nov 12, 2024

Radio Maria South Sudan is set to be a religious education forum for the people of God and a source of hope in the East-Central African nation, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, where the Marian radio has been established has said.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the primate of all England and leader of the Anglican Communion, announced his resignation on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, saying he takes “personal and institutional responsibility” for the mishandling of a number of high-profile abuse cases in the Anglican Church since taking the reigns in 2013. / Credit: Marinella Bandini

Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Resigns Over Handling of Abuse Cases

Nov 12, 2024

Though not accused of abuse himself, Archbishop Justin Welby was criticized for his response to a number of abuse cases within the church he led.

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola's Catholic Diocese of Caxito. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Angola Lagging Behind amid “fascination with titles, obsession with flattery”, Catholic Bishop Says, Urges Authenticity

Nov 12, 2024

Angola is lagging behind in progress on various fronts due to her people’s “obsession” with self-glory, including titles and academic certificates, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has noted with concern. 

Some participants at the first General Assembly of Catholic Schools in the Ecclesiastical Province of Luanda in Angola. Credit: ACI Africa

Address Teacher Shortage, “honour” 2019 Angola-Holy See Framework Agreement: Catholic Schools Coordinator to Government

Nov 12, 2024

There is a lack of qualified teachers in primary and secondary schools in the Southern African nation of Angola, the Coordinator of Catholic Schools in the Ecclesiastical Province of Luanda has noted with concern.

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Christian Human Rights Group Decries Egypt’s “culture of intimidation” after Three Hospitalized in Gruesome Attack

Nov 12, 2024

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, has condemned a November 5 attack that occurred in Upper Egypt, leaving three Christian men seriously injured.

USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio (left); Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the USCCB migration committee (center); and Bishop Michael Burbidge, chairman of the USCCB’s pro-life committee, speak to media at the USCCB fall plenary assembly on Nov. 12, 2024.   / Credit: Jonathan Liedl

U.S. Bishops Will Speak Out "loudly" If Trump’s Mass Deportation Rhetoric Becomes Reality

Nov 12, 2024

USCCB leadership also addressed the potential pro-life opportunities and challenges of the incoming Trump administration.

Pope Francis raises his glass at the start of a lunch with poor and economically disadvantaged people in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Nov. 19, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis to Have Sunday Lunch with 1,300 Guests on World Day of the Poor

Nov 12, 2024

This year’s lunch, organized by the Dicastery for the Service of Charity in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross, will be held inside the Paul VI Hall.

The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library, the library of the Holy See, currently located in Vatican City, is one of the oldest libraries in the world. / Credit: Checco2/Shutterstock

Pope Francis Moves Part of Vatican Library and Archive to Rome Seminary

Nov 12, 2024

The pope declared that part of the archives and library be moved to a building on extraterritorial Vatican property at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

Thanksgiving Mass at the University of Nairobi (UoN) Grounds following the canonization of Blessed Joseph Allamano. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

A Jaguar Attack, a Kenyan Nun, and the Miracle that Led to Canonization of Consolata Missionaries’ Founder, Allamano

Nov 12, 2024

All quiet at Catrimatini mission dispensary in the heart of the Northwestern Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, where Sr. Felicita Muthoni Nyaga served, was disrupted when a Jaguar attacked the village, mauling one man and leaving him with no possibility of recovering. In fact, when Sr. Felicita first saw Sorino Yanomami, he was lying in a pool of blood, his skull gaping and a large part of his brain strewn on the ground.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Yes to Missionary Life Without Leaving Home: Nuncio in Kenya on Lessons from Allamano, Consolata Missionaries Founder

Nov 11, 2024

The life of St. Joseph  Allamano, who never stepped outside his native country Italy owing to ill health but “prepared the groundwork” for great missionary work across the world, teaches that it is possible to be a missionary without having to leave one’s native country, the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has said.

Fr. Peter Okonkwo, Director of the Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa (InCLA), Nigeria

Ahead of Church’s 2025 Jubilee, Nigeria’s Consecrated Need to Review Charisms “in light of today’s realities”: Official

Nov 11, 2024

The Director of the Institute of Consecrated Life in Africa (InCLA), Nigeria, has called upon members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) in the West African nation to renew their commitment to the charisms of their respective Institutes ahead of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.

SACBC President, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka (left) and members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Southern Africa Catholic Bishops in Solidarity with Colleagues in Mozambique amid Deadly Post-election Protests

Nov 11, 2024

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have expressed their solidarity with their colleagues in Mozambique, where post-election protests have resulted in deaths. 

Late Malawian-born Jesuit Who Ministered in Zambia Eulogized as “beacon of hope; devoted advocate for justice, dignity”

Nov 11, 2024

Fr. Alexander Muyebe, the Malawian-born member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) who died on November 8 has been eulogized for his commitment to justice and human dignity in Zambia, where he served as the Executive Director of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR).

Father Roberto Pasolini, who was appointed Nov. 9, 2024, as the new preacher of the Papal Household, earned a doctorate in biblical theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and has been a professor of biblical languages ​​and sacred Scripture at the Laurentianum Interprovincial Theological Institute of the Capuchins in Milan and Venice. / Credit: Courtesy of Festival Bíblico

Pope Francis Appoints New Preacher to the Papal Household to Succeed Cardinal Cantalamessa

Nov 11, 2024

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa has been preacher of the Papal Household since 1980, when he was appointed by St. John Paul II.

Bishop Antony Gaspar Lagwen of the Catholic Diocese of Mbulu in Tanzania. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Tanzanian Diocese Inaugurates Silver Jubilee of Sacred Heart of Jesus Movement, Bishop Emphasizes Eucharist, Adoration

Nov 10, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Mbulu has launched the yearlong Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus movement in the Tanzanian Episcopal See.

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) . Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Archbishop Condemns “explosion of crime” Linked to Escalating Drug Abuse among Youths in Nigeria

Nov 10, 2024

The President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has condemned the growing rate of involvement of young people in crimes promoted by the “excessive” consumption of “hard drugs” in Nigeria.

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Diamonds alone won’t solve our problems”: Catholic Archbishop Emphasizes Formal Education to Address Poverty in Angola

Nov 10, 2024

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has cautioned against overreliance on diamonds in the Southern African nation that is reportedly Africa’s fourth largest diamond producer and the sixth globally, its 2023 production estimated at 9.8 million carats.