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Bishop-Elect for Angolan Diocese Says Episcopal Appointment a Humbling Experience
Mons. Martín Lasarte Topolansky has described his Episcopal appointment for Lwena Diocese in Angola that was made public on July 1 as a humbling experience.
“Comfortable in not playing their role": Bishop in South Africa Laments Laity’s Inactivity
The Laity in South Africa are not playing their role as members of the church, and they seem to be comfortable with this status quo of inactivity, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of the country’s Mthatha Diocese has lamented.
“Overwhelmed with joy”: Bishop-elect for Guinea’s Newly Erected Diocese on Appointment
Mons. Norbert Tamba Sandouno, who was appointed on June 29 as the pioneer Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Guéckédou in Guinea has expressed joy and appealed for prayers ahead of his Episcopal Ministry.
Keep Humanity the Focus of Tech Innovations, Says New Vatican-approved Ethics Guide
A new ethics handbook for the tech industry and big business launched with the collaboration of the Vatican’s culture and education body advises “don’t build the future badly.”
Strive for “values of peace, respect, hard work”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan to Youth
Young people in South Sudan need to strive for values that positively contribute to a good future, the Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has said.
Vatican-based Guinean Cardinal Offers Five Ways to Deal with “crisis of faith”
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, gave a keynote address June 26 at La Salle University in Mexico City on being “witnesses to the truth in a world in crisis.”
Give Christians Land to Build Churches: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria to Government
Nigeria’s Federal Government needs to facilitate Christians’ acquisition of land for building places of worship, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has said.
At Priestly Ordination in Kenya, Catholic Bishop Highlights Priests’ “job description”
The role of a Catholic Priest as a prophet, a pastor, and a king defines his Priestly ministry among the people of God, Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga said in his Sunday, July 2 homily.
Uruguayan-born Salesian Priest Appointed Bishop in Angola
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Martín Lasarte Topolansky, a native of Uruguay and member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) as the new Bishop for Lwena Diocese in Angola.
Archbishop on How Nigeria’s Leaders Can Address Factors Behind Increased Criminality
Nigeria’s leaders might not “truly want” to address factors that are behind violence and criminality in the West African nation, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama has said.
Pope Francis Condemns Quran Burning in interview with UAE Newspaper
Pope Francis has spoken to Al-Ittihad in his first interview granted to an Arabic news outlet, according to the United Arab Emirates newspaper.
Unrest in France: Religious Leaders Call for Dialogue and Calm
France’s bishops joined other religious leaders over the weekend in responding to the ongoing unrest in their country with a call for peace, dialogue, and a return to calm.
This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for July 2023
“If you are the same at the end of Mass as you were at the beginning, something is wrong,” the pope said in a video shared by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network on July 3.
Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Cautions Pastoral Agents against Manipulating Others
Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor Eyobo of South Sudan’s Yei Diocese has cautioned pastoral agents in his Episcopal See against the tendency to “manipulate others”.
Meet Young Catholic Influencers from 50 African Countries Evangelizing Digital Peripheries
Sergent Gomez yearns to see his parish grow. The member of Blessed Sacrament parish of the Catholic Diocese of Banjul in the Gambia laments about the lack of vitality in the Catholic Church in the West African country owing to the absence of new “faces” among young people participating in church activities.
Catholic Bishop Faults Angolans Who Downplay National Health, Education Facilities
Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has faulted citizens of the Southern African nation who downplay the education and health facilities in the countries.
The Suspended Catholic Priest at the Helm of a Nigerian State as Governor
His titles are many: priest, faith healer, exorcist, psychotherapist, and, since May 29, governor of Benue State in Nigeria.
Charity Foundation Responds to Threat from Sects Luring Catholics from Zambian Church
Growth of the Catholic Church in Zambia is thwarted by the constant move by sects to lure Catholics from the Church, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International has said.
All Baptized Called to Live as Witnesses of Jesus to Others: Pope Francis During Angelus
Every baptized person is called to be a modern-day prophet, living as a witness of Jesus to others, Pope Francis said on Sunday.
One Month Until World Youth Day, a Look at the Numbers
More than 600,000 people have started the registration process.
