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Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Paulines Publications Africa Participants “awestruck” by Deep Reading Culture Elsewhere
Early this year, Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya decried what he described as a poor reading culture in the East African nation.
“It’s a pity”: Nigeria Catholic Bishops’ Conference President on Insecurity, Says “government appears to be helpless”
The challenge of security in the West African nation of Nigeria, including abductions, the most recent being that of Fr. Thomas Oyode, is pitiable, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said.
Vatican: Holy Days of Obligation not Dispensed If Transferred to a Monday
The Vatican said that certain feast days are established by canon law as days of obligation. These “must be observed” and “the canon does not provide exceptions.”
Here’s How Catholics Can Get 8 Plenary Indulgences During the First Week of November
For centuries, the Catholic Church widely observed All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1) as an octave, extending the holy celebration to eight days.
Today, November 1, We Celebrate All Saints' Day
The Solemnity of All Saints is celebrated on the first of November. It was instituted to honour all of the saints, both known and unknown, and, according to Pope Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.
At Regional Research Symposium, Leader of Kenya’s Association of Sisterhoods Explores Ways to Achieve Sustainability
Faith-based organizations can transform their social ministries from challenging enterprises into sustainable ones through partnerships, designing and implementing “business” models, realizing a diverse “revenue streams” and ensuring strategic monitoring and evaluation, the Chairperson of the Association of Sisterhoods in Kenya (AOSK) has said.
“Pricks the heart and mind”: Kenyan Bishop Moved by Experiences of Catholic Sisters Serving in Non-Catholic Institutions
The experiences of women Religious serving in non-Catholic institutions are deeply moving, Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of the Military Ordinariate in Kenya has said, and pledged to rally other Catholic Bishops in the East African country to support the Sisters who have been said to grapple with a myriad of pastoral challenges.
“Simple yet profound”: Germany-based Nigerian Spiritan Eulogizes Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Alindao, CAR
Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Alindao in the Central African Republic (CAR), who died October 21 has been remembered for touching many lives in his “simple yet profound” approach to life.
Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Bishop of Farafangana Diocese in Madagascar, Appoints Successor
Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Gaetano Di Pierro of the Catholic Diocese of Farafangana in Madagascar and appointed Bishop Marcellin Randriamamonjy of the country’s Fenoarivo Atsinanana Diocese as his successor.
Religious Orders in Africa Urged to Embrace “paradigm shift from social ministries to social enterprises”
The Chairperson of the Association of Sisterhoods in Kenya (AOSK) is calling on religious congregations and faith based organizations to embrace “a paradigm shift” that seeks to transform social ministries into social enterprises to enhance sustainability.
Vatican Inquiry into Canonization of Former Jesuit Leader, Mentor to Pope Francis, Fr. Arrupe, to Begin
The diocesan tribunal will conclude its inquiry into the life, virtues, and holiness of Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ, with a ceremony on Nov. 14 in Rome.
Today, October 31, We Celebrate St. Wolfgang, Bishop
Oct. 31, though best known as the Vigil of the Solemnity of All Saints (All Hallows’ Eve) in the Western church, is also the liturgical feast day of St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon, who was regarded as one of the greatest German saints of his time
Diocesan Priests in Nigeria Caution against Artificial Intelligence’s “potential to distance us from one another”
Artificial Intelligence (AI), the technology that enables gadgets to simulate human faculties facilitating learning, comprehension, solving of challenges, decision making, and other possibility with creativity has the potentiality of negatively affecting interpersonal communication and relationships, members of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests' Association (NCDPA) hare warned.
Newly Ordained Priest, Deacon in Mozambique Urged to “serve without seeking recognition”
Members of the Clergy are to prioritize service to the people of God with humility, Bishop Tonito Francisco Xavier Muananoua has said.
Africa’s Christian Professionals Laud Sierra Leone for Commitment to Fostering Dialogue in Addressing Crises
Members of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF) have commended Sierra Leone’s commitment to dialogue as a vital step towards peaceful coexistence in the West African nation and across the globe.
Argentine Vatican Diplomat to Represent Holy Father in Benin, Togo as Apostolic Nuncio
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Rubén Darío Ruiz Mainardi, a native of Argentina, as the new Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Togo, assigning him the Titular See of Ursona with the dignity of Archbishop.
Today, October 30, We Celebrate St. Alonso Rodriguez
On October 30, the Catholic Church honors a man whose humble occupation gave the world only glimpses of his extraordinary holiness. During his lifetime, Brother Alonso Rodriguez never became a priest, published a book, or advanced professionally. But writings discovered after his death revealed a true mystic, who attended to a rich spiritual life while he worked as a doorkeeper and porter.
Winners of “Communicating Africa” Contest by Rome-Based Development Agency to be Feted in Poland
Harambee Africa International (HAI) has announced winners of the contest, “Communication Africa: Stories of Hope and Change”, which was launched earlier in February.
Christian Foundation Condemns Attacks on Places of Worship as Violence Escalates in Sudan
A UK-based human rights foundation has condemned the escalation of attacks on places of worship in Sudan following the recent bombing of Sheikh El Jeili Mosque in the embattled Gezira State of the East-Central African country.
“Seek them out”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania on Declining Number of Men in Church Attendance
The number of men participating in public worship is on the decline in Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Kahama, the Local Ordinary has noted with concern.
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