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Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of Cape Verde's Mindelo Diocese. Credit: Mindelo Diocese

Let’s Be “missionary disciples”: Catholic Bishop in Cape Verde to Christians, Youth

Oct 5, 2023

Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo in Cape Verde has called upon all the baptized, especially young people in his Episcopal See, to foster a missionary lifestyle amid “uncertainty and disorientation”. 

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Salesians in Ghana Highlight Success of Three-month Program “in organic agriculture”

Oct 5, 2023

Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted the success of a three-month program in Ghana involving boys.

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Read Some of the Reactions to the Pope’s "heartfelt appeal" on Climate Change

Oct 5, 2023

Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the environment and the threat of climate change was met with praise both by Catholic and environmental leaders.

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St. Francis of Assisi: Catholic Official in Angola Calls for Actions “in favor of planet”

Oct 4, 2023

The people of God in Angola need to avoid actions that contribute to the destruction of the planet, the National Director for Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.

Families fleeing violence in Cabo Delgado Province in Mozambique. Credit: DHPI

Catholic Peace Entity Concerned about “new wave of attacks” in Mozambican Province

Oct 4, 2023

Returnees who had been displaced from Cabo Delgado Province in northern Mozambique are fleeing again following a “new wave of attacks” aimed at displacing them, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has reported. 

Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké (left) and Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi (right). Credit: Archdiocese of Gagnoa/San Pedro Diocese

Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of 72-year-old Ivorian Archbishop, Appoints Caretaker

Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Joseph Yapo Aké of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gagnoa in Ivory Coast, the 72-year-old Catholic Church leader who started his Episcopal Ministry as Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan in September 2001.

Bishop Isaac Dugu prays with pilgrims during the Marian pilgrimage in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Makurdi. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Makurd

“Demonic”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Condemns Laity’s “blessing”, Distribution of Water

Oct 4, 2023

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala in Nigeria has warned of the rise of “self-ordained men and women” allegedly “blessing” water and giving it out to others, who are in search of spiritual favors.

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Malawi Facing “a looming hunger situation”: Catholic Bishops’ Commission

Oct 4, 2023

The people of God in Malawi are reportedly staring at starvation amid signs of rising food prices and scarcity of grain in the Southern African nation. 

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

Catholic Bishop in Angola Directs Parishes to Set Up “appropriate” Catechesis Facilities

Oct 4, 2023

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has directed Catholic Parishes in his Episcopal See to work towards establishing “appropriate” facilities for catechesis that would see an end to having catechetical classes under trees.

Participants at the training session on community-based disaster risk reduction management organized by Caritas Africa from September 25 to 30, 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

Caritas in Southern Africa Urge Multi-agency “close collaboration” to Foster “resilience”

Oct 4, 2023

Officials of Caritas entities in Conferences under the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) are advocating for multi-agency “close collaboration” to facilitate the fostering of resilience among community members at the grassroots.

Mother Teresa around the year 1994. | L'Osservatore Romano.

Mother Teresa’s Postulator Says New Film’s Creators Made "grave errors"

Oct 4, 2023

Father Brian Kolodiejchuk said the film’s writer and director falsely claimed on his website that Mother Teresa had “lost her faith.”

Pope Francis smiles during his general audience in St. Peter's Square Sept. 27, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Issues New Call for Dramatic Climate Change Measures

Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis on Wednesday released a new document on the environment that he has described as the “second part” of his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si', and which warns of “grave consequences” if humanity continues to ignore the threat of climate change.

The opening Mass of the Synod on Synodality in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 4, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality’s Primary Task "to refocus our gaze on God"

Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis opened the Synod on Synodality’s three-week assembly on Wednesday with a call to remember that the Church exists to bring Jesus to the world and should face today’s challenges with a gaze fixed on God rather than “political calculations or ideological battles.”

Suspects in Killing of Seminarian in Razed Nigerian Catholic Parish Rectory Arrested

Oct 3, 2023

Security officials in Nigeria’s Plateau State have reportedly arrested eight suspects involved in crime, among them, those who set on fire the Catholic Parish rectory in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese that resulted in the death of a Seminarian.

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti with members of the Clergy in Cabinda Diocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia Angola

At Anniversary of Angolan Catholic Diocese, Bishop Recognizes Missionaries’ “sacrifices”

Oct 3, 2023

On the occasion of the Ruby Jubilee of the Catholic Diocese of Cabinda in Angola, the Local Ordinary has recognized the “sacrifices and efforts” of missionaries involved in spreading the Gospel in his Episcopal See.

“Valiant scholar”: Ivorian Catholic Archbishop Eulogized as Devoted Servant, Teacher

Oct 3, 2023

The late Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet, the second Local Ordinary of Korhogo Archdiocese in Ivory Coast, who died on Monday, October 2 aged 71 has been eulogized as “a valiant ecclesiastical scholar”, who served the people of God with devotion.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Archbishop of Nyeri in Kenya Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Embu Diocese

Oct 3, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed the Archbishop of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese to temporarily take care of the country’s Embu Diocese until a substantive Local Ordinary is appointed and takes canonical possession of the Kenyan Diocese.

Pope Francis with Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla during the September 30 Consistory. Credit: Vatican Media

New Cardinal in South Sudan Says His Elevation “recognition” of Catholic Faith in Country

Oct 3, 2023

The elevation of the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan’s only Metropolitan See, is an acknowledgement of Catholic faith in the East-Central African nation, the newly created Cardinal has said.

The Entrance to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: CUEA

Embrace Service as “most important thing in life”: Nuncio in Kenya to University Students

Oct 3, 2023

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has called upon students in institutions of higher learning in the East African nation to embrace the spirit of service as “the most important thing” in their respective lives. 

Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale during Holy Mass on Sunday, October 1, at St Theresa Cathedral of Juba Archdiocese: Credit: Moses Lino/Archdiocese of Juba.

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Emphasizes Link Between “sacrifice” and Doing God’s Will

Oct 3, 2023

There is a close connection between doing the will of God and making sacrifices, the Auxiliary Bishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese has said.