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Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis Remembers Jimmy Carter’s "firm commitment" to Peace, Reconciliation

Dec 30, 2024

The former president died on Dec. 29 at age 100 after entering hospice care in February 2023.

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Pope Francis: "I like to think of hell as empty"

Jan 15, 2024

Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night where the pontiff shared how he hopes that hell is “empty.”

Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta on March 10, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis Prays for Those Who Weep from Coronavirus Loneliness or Loss

Mar 29, 2020

“Many cry today. And we, from this altar, from this sacrifice of Jesus -- of Jesus who was not ashamed to cry -- ask for the grace to cry. May today be for everyone like a Sunday of tears,” Pope Francis said.

At least 28 Priests in Northern Italy Have Died From COVID-19

Mar 19, 2020

Italian dioceses surrounding Milan have reported the deaths of 30 priests during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome as prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia on March 14, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Health Remains "stable with slight improvements": Vatican Monday Updates

Second National Catholic Education Forum in Ghana Ends with Call to “strengthen Catholic identity in schools”

Serve “with joy”: Catholic Bishop in Mozambique to Newly Ordained Deacons

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja Dedicates 2025 Lenten Campaign towards “multipurpose centre” to House Youths

Fr. Ruffino Ezama. Credit: PACTPAN

Time to Look Inward for Sustenance as African Missionaries Seek to Evangelize Fellow Africans

In Separate Interviews, Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Highlight National, Local Challenges, Share Signs of Hope, Solutions

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Credit: Ethiopia Catholic Secretariat

Situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region “unstable, flights have been cancelled”, Source Says Church Leaders Yet to Comment

Credit: CRN

Support South Sudan’s “reconciliation initiatives”: IGAD Heads of States to Religious, Traditional, Civil Leaders

The first photo of Pope Francis since he entered Gemelli Hospital on February 14, 2025. / Credit: Holy See Press Office

First Photo of Pope Francis since Admission to Hospital Released, Concelebrates Holy Mass at Chapel

Second National Catholic Education Forum in Ghana Ends with Call to “strengthen Catholic identity in schools”

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja Dedicates 2025 Lenten Campaign towards “multipurpose centre” to House Youths

Religious Leaders Laud Angolan President for Move to Mediate Talks as War Rages on in DR Congo

Candles are placed at the bottom of the St. John Paul II statue at Gemelli Hospital in Rome as prayers for Pope Francis continue as he marks one month in the hospital for treatment of bronchitis and double pneumonia on March 14, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Pope Francis’ Health Remains "stable with slight improvements": Vatican Monday Updates

Catholic Bishop in Mauritius Urges Youths to “rise above culture of indifference, violence”, Foster Justice for All

Deploy “high technology” to Address Insecurity: Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops to State, Federal Governments

Catholic Priest Murdered in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese “lived his life fully in service to God”: Local Ordinary

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