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Pope Francis at the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 6, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Synod on Synodality Organizers iInvite 300 Parish Priests to a Listening Session in Rome

Feb 3, 2024

Synod on Synodality organizers are inviting 300 parish priests to come to Rome for a meeting of “listening, prayer, and discernment” that will help shape the next Synod assembly discussions.

Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See Raphael Schutz meets with Pope Francis on February 2, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

In Letter, Pope Francis laments ‘terrible increase’ in attacks against Jews

Feb 3, 2024

In a letter addressed to “my Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel" and released today, Pope Francis lamented the “terrible increase in attacks against Jews around the world” that has taken place since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war last October.

Michael Cardinal Czerny, Prefect for the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD). Credit: DPIHD (Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development)

Vatican Cardinal “to renew” Pope’s Peace Message in Pastoral Trip to South Sudan

Feb 2, 2024

The Prefect for the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) is “to renew” the Holy Father’s peace message during his eight-day pastoral visit to South Sudan scheduled to begin on Friday, February 2.

Screengrab of of gas explosion in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya

“Very unfortunate”: Archbishop on Gas Explosion in Kenya, 3 Dead, Hundreds Injured

Feb 2, 2024

The Catholic Archbishop of Nairobi in Kenya has described as “very unfortunate” the gas explosion that occurred on Thursday, February 1 night in Nairobi’s Eastlands area of Embakasi, resulting in the death of at least three people.

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese, Nigeria. Credit: Lagos Archdiocese

“Let love be guiding virtue in all we do”: Nigerian Archbishop to the Consecrated

Feb 2, 2024

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos in Nigeria has urged women and men Religious to found their lives and ministry on the virtue of love, in compliance with the teaching and life of St. Paul, St. Therese of Lisieux, and St. Francis of Assisi, among others.

Pope Francis speaks at a Mass on the World Day of Consecrated Life, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, on Feb. 2, 2024, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Urges Consecrated Men and Women to Cultivate "an intense interior life"

Feb 2, 2024

The Holy Father presided over Mass on Feb. 2 for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Francis meets with Patrice Emery Trovoada, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe. Credit: Vatican Media

“Good relations” among Highlights of Pope Francis and São Toméan Prime Minister Encounter

Feb 2, 2024

The fostering of “good relations” between the Vatican and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe was one of the highlights of the Thursday, February 1 meeting of the heads of the two States. 

Bishop Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe of the Catholic Diocese of Uije in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Managers, Executives in Angola Urged to “be salt to humanity, light to world”

Feb 2, 2024

Bishop Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe of the Catholic Diocese of Uije in Angola has urged members of the  Christian Association of Managers and Executives (ACGD) to have a positive impact on the people they serve, and be a source of inspiration to members of society.

The Diocese of Plymouth in England said in a statement this week that the ordination of Plymouth Bishop-elect Christopher Whitehead “will not take place on 22 February 2024 as expected.” | Credit: © Mazur/cbcew.org.uk|Flickr|CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

Ordination of English Bishop-elect Canceled amid Unexplained "canonical process"

Feb 2, 2024

“Canon Christopher Whitehead has stepped back from active ministry whilst this process is ongoing,” a statement from the Diocese of Plymouth said. 

Pope Francis says Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St. Peter's Basilica, Feb. 2, 2022. | Credit: Vatican Media

The Presentation of the Lord: A Symbol of the Messiah’s Embrace

Feb 2, 2024

On this day we remember when Mary and Joseph carried the infant Jesus to the Temple to fulfill the law.

John Cardinal Onaiyekan (left) and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu . Credit: Oyo Diocese/Nigeria Catholic Network

“Exceptional religious leader”: President of Nigeria Extols Cardinal on His Birthday

Feb 2, 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has acclaimed John Cardinal Onaiyekan for his “exceptional” leadership traits, underscoring the Cardinal’s prophetic stance against injustice efforts in fighting for the oppressed and peacebuilding in the West African nation on the occasion of his 80th birthday celebration.

Logo Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF). Credit: KCPF

Kenya’s Religious Leaders Decry “persistent, well-funded attempts” to Legalize LGBTQ

Feb 1, 2024

Representatives of faith-based entities in Kenya have, in a petition, deed “persistent and well-financede attempts” to to legalize Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) practices in the East African nation. 

Christian leaders during an Ecumenical Service to mark the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) in Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“Christians the most persecuted people on earth”: Nigerian Archbishop Says, Urges Unity

Feb 1, 2024

There is a need for Christians to foster unity amid deliberate attempts to cause them suffering and even death, the Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has said.

Stephen Cardinal Brislin centre reading a statement following their eight-day January plenary session. Credit: SACBC Facebook page

Southern African Catholic Bishops Call for “total cessation of hostilities” in Holy Land

Feb 1, 2024

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have concluded their eight-day January plenary session with a call for “total cessation of hostilities” in the Holy Land.

Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle during the January 28 Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso. Credit: Nacala Diocese

Vatican Cardinal Calls on New Mozambican Bishop to “be humble, resist temptations”

Feb 1, 2024

Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has called upon the new Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo Archdiocese in Mozambique to exercise his Episcopal Ministry in humility, striving to “resist temptations”.

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Pope Francis’ 2024 Lenten Message: ‘"Lent is a season of conversion, a time of freedom"

Feb 1, 2024

Pope Francis has centered his Lenten message for 2024 on the Book of Exodus, choosing “Through the Desert God Leads Us to Freedom” as its main theme.

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Nigeria's Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Don’t Quit Church Because of “ignorance”: Nigerian Archbishop on Fiducia Supplicans

Feb 1, 2024

The faithful who are threatening to leave the Catholic Church because of Fiducia Supplicans (FS), the Vatican Declaration permitting members of the Clergy to bless “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations” are being guided by “ignorance”, the Archbishop of Abuja has told ACI Africa.

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Appoint “honest administrators”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Government

Feb 1, 2024

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has urged the government of the Southern African nation to take into account the honesty of those to be appointed to oversee State institutions.

Bishop John Oballa of Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Ngong during the commissioning of men to the Catholic Men Association(CMA). Credit: Ngong Diocese.

Catholic Men in Kenyan Diocese Invited to Mentor Boychild “for demands of life”

Feb 1, 2024

Members of the Catholic Men Association (CMA) of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Ngong have been called upon to facilitate and provide mentorship to the boychild to enable him manage contemporary “demands of life”.

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Catholic Activists “urgently call” for Ban of “One2OneKenya” Over Unlawful Sexual Content

Feb 1, 2024

Catholic activists in Africa under their umbrella organization CitizenGO Africa are calling upon the Kenyan government to ban the One2OneKenya program over its “unlawful sexual content education”.