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Pope Francis Highlights Importance of Prudence, Calls for End to War
“War is always a defeat. You can’t go on in war. We must make all efforts to negotiate, to negotiate, to end the war. Let’s pray for this,” the pope said Wednesday.
Art Inside Ethiopian Catholic Cathedral Reveals “paradise on earth”: Bishop
The structural design, the paintings, and the general aesthetics of St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral of the Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Emdeber gives off an aura of paradise.
Catholics in Sierra Leone Asked to Confess Sins against the Environment
Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone has challenged citizens of the West African nation to treat their abuse of the environment as an “ecological sin”, which must be confessed.
World’s Oldest Catholic Nun is 115-year-old Brazilian Whose "great secret is to pray"
“My secret, my great secret, is to pray,” says Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest nun in the world at 115 years of age.
There is Still Time to Receive a Plenary Indulgence During Lent
Did you know that there are four ways you can gain a plenary indulgence during Lent?
In Africa, Fiducia Supplicans Perceived as “cultural colonization, Western imperialism”: SECAM President
Fiducia Supplicans (FS), the declaration by the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) permitting the blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, was perceived as “cultural colonization” in Africa, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.
Solemnity of St. Joseph: Cardinal in Nigeria Advocates for Proactivity, “value, dignity, and joy of work”
On the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia in Nigeria, Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, has challenged citizens of the West Africa nation to be proactive, working towards resolving the challenges in the country.
Pioneer Catholic Bishop for Recently Erected Diocese in Tanzania Urged to Love Everyone, Listen “with kindness”
The pioneer Bishop for the newly erected Catholic Diocese of Mafinga in Tanzania has been urged to prioritize love for the people of God under his pastoral care, listening to them “with kindness”.
Catholic Bishop of DR. Congo’s Kabinda Diocese Appointed Archbishop for Kananga
Pope Francis has transferred the Local Ordinary of Kabinda Diocese in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the country’s Kananga Archdiocese, where he will serve as Archbishop.
Pope Francis’ Message for World Day of Prayer for Vocations Stresses Fraternity, Hope
The theme for the this year’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations is “Called to Sow Seeds ofHope and to Build Peace.”
Archbishop in Nigeria Decries “blatant misuse of public resources”, Says Perpetrators “rationalize sin”
The vice of corruption is pervasive and widespread in the West African nation of Nigeria, with perpetrators hell bent on diverting what “belongs to all” to themselves, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said.
Pope Francis Laicizes Toledo Priest after Life Sentence for Sexual Abuse of Minors
Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest, Michael Zacharias, who was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in Ohio last May.
Religious Orders in Ghana Urge President to Sign into Law Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill
Members of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious – Ghana (CMSR-GH) have urged the President of the West African nation to sign into law the new Bill that makes identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning plus (LGBTQ+) illegal in the country, with a prison sentence of up to three years for those found guilty.
UN Status of Women Conference “an outright declaration of war on traditional family values”: African Catholic Activists
The ongoing 68th edition of the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) conference is deviating from its role of advancing issues impacting women to promoting abortion and gender ideologies, officials of the African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo, have said.
Mission, “not a favour”: Catholic Bishop in Angola Urges Parents, Godparents to Educate Children in Christian Faith
Parents and Godparents have to take up education of children in Christian faith as their calling and mission, and not as a favour, Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has said.
Vatican Observatory publishes new method to better understand the Big Bang theory
Two priests from the Vatican Observatory have made further progress in developing a new mathematical method to understand the Big Bang theory.
Religious Congregations in Ghana Announce Crusade to “to cry out, as loud as we can” for Environment
To prepare for the Jubilee Year 2025, which Pope Francis announced on January 21, women and men Religious in the West African nation of Ghana are launching a crusade to advocate for environmental conservation in the country.
Vatican authorizes opening of cause for canonization for 13-year-old Filipina girl
The grave of Niña Ruiz-Abad, a 13-year-old girl who died in 1993 in the Philippines, has become a place of pilgrimage.
All Set for Episcopal Consecration of Catholic Bishop for São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese
All seems set for the Episcopal Consecration of the new Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Pope Francis: God’s glory does not correspond to human success
Pope Francis said Sunday that God’s glory and our true happiness are not found in success, fame, or popularity but in loving and forgiving others.
