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Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town in South Africa, one of the three Africans named Cardinals on Sunday, July 9 says he is “surprised” by his naming.
The residents of three rich cities in the time of Jesus were incapable of marveling at his works and message, Pope Francis noted, seeing in their example a warning for the faithful of today.
From the full list of some 364 participants in the October 4-29 Synod on Synodality in Rome, who include Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, women and men Religious, and Laity, 67 of them are from Africa.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti, who has been serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of Uganda’s Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal since his Episcopal Ordination in April 1999.
The Vatican published Friday the full list of participants who will take part in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October.
The Vatican released Pope Francis’s four-day schedule for the first papal visit to Mongolia in September, where the pontiff will meet with government leaders, engage in interreligious dialogue and celebrate Mass for the country’s small Catholic population.
The Vatican announced Wednesday the creation of a commission to research and catalog the stories of Christian martyrs from the third millennium.
Every baptized person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis said on Sunday.
Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The announcement on July 1 that Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith was accompanied by a letter the Holy Father addressed to the Argentine theologian.
The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has called on the people of God in the Southern African nation to continue offering prayers for Pope Francis to have “the strength” to carry on his mission of shepherding the Universal Church.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the Apostolic Nunciature to Morocco submitted by Archbishop Vito Rallo, a native of Italy who turned 70 on May 30.
In Pope Francis’ Angelus address Thursday on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, the Holy Father reflected on the different meanings of the first pope’s name, which he said can mean “rock, stone, or pebble.”
Pope Francis has urged Christians not to be afraid of suffering criticism, economic loss, and persecution for being faithful to what the Church teaches.
Pope Francis on June 23 sent a heartfelt video message to a 17-year-old Portuguese girl suffering from a serious illness.
Cameroon is in the “final phase” of preparations for World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, scheduled to take place in August, the National Youth Chaplain of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) has said.
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, a member of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Hwange in Zimbabwe, Bishop for the Southern African country’s Gokwe Diocese.
Pope Francis addressed approximately 200 prominent artists and other creative people from more than 30 countries in the Sistine Chapel on Friday.
The Catholic Diocese of Kasese in Uganda is observing a five-day prayer for the souls of the victims of the attack on Lubiriha Secondary School that is located in its terrirory, in the Western region of the country.
The June 16 encounter with Pope Francis during the Ad Limina visit of members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) was a source of blessings, Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León of Eswatini’s Manzini Diocese, the only Catholic Diocese of the Southern African landlocked nation, has said.