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Support Local Ordinary’s Vision: Archbishop to Newly-Ordained Auxiliary Bishops in Ghana

Apr 20, 2023

The two newly-Consecrated Auxiliary Bishops for Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese have been cautioned against prioritizing their personal agenda, and urged to look out for and support the “vision and strategic planning initiatives” of the Local Ordinary of the Ghanaian Archdiocese.

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Dozens of “jobless youth” in Nigeria, Ghana to Benefit from Salesian Inaugural Eco-Program

Apr 20, 2023

Dozens of “jobless youth” in the West African nations of Ghana and Nigeria are set to benefit from the first transcontinental Eco-program in Africa that members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) are spearheading.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria's Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Early Christians’ Equitable Distribution of Sales Proceeds “a model”: Nigerian Archbishop

Apr 20, 2023

The equitable distribution of proceeds from sales of personal possessions by members of the early Christian communities “should be a model” for the people of God in Nigeria in various spheres, from political, to social, and to “national life”, a Catholic Archbishop in the West African nation has said.

Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Biblical Institute on April 20, 2023, at the Vatican. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Illness and Suffering Can Help us Discover What Really Matters in Life

Apr 20, 2023

While the world today can view sickness and suffering as meaningless, Pope Francis wants everyone to remember that Christ has the power to transform suffering into love.

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Mother Angelica’s Hometown: A Virtual Tour of the Key Places that Shaped Her

Apr 20, 2023

Canton, Ohio, was a rough town in the 1920s. The Mafia ran the show, and crime was rampant. Children who grew up there faced a host of challenges almost unimaginable to many in the United States today — challenges that made childhood there far from typical. 

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier. Credit: SACBC

Hostility to Migrants “blatant violation” of God’s Commandments: Cardinal in South Africa

Apr 19, 2023

The refusal to accept migrants in South Africa goes against “divine commandment” and the Christian call to give special consideration to “the stranger, the widow, and the orphan”, Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier has said.

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Five-Year-Old Beheaded, 33 Killed in Nigeria, Christian Foundation Calls for Action

Apr 19, 2023

A five-year-old boy was reportedly beheaded when Islamists attacked a village in Southern Kaduna State, leaving dozens of people dead.

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“Respect our neutrality”: Catholic Relief Service after Killing of Employees in Ethiopia

Apr 19, 2023

Officials of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have emphasized the need to respect the neutrality of their employees who, they say, are part of the “frontline humanitarian workers” in Ethiopia.

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea, President of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC). Credit: NECC

“Thanks be to God, relative calm returning”: Archbishop on Insecurity Crisis in Cameroon

Apr 19, 2023

There are positive signs that give hope for an end to the protracted situation of insecurity in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference has said. 

Pope Francis' general audience of April 19, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis: "Every Christian is called to the witness of life"

Apr 19, 2023

Even when not called to the particular grace of martyrdom, every Christian is called to testify to Christ through his or her life, Pope Francis said on Wednesday.

A fragment on the true cross on which Jesus was condemned to death. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Donates Relic of the True Cross for King Charles’ Coronation

Apr 19, 2023

Thanks to a gift from Pope Francis to King Charles III, two pieces of the true cross on which Jesus was crucified will lead the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom’s coronation procession May 6.

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Papal Foundation Visits Rome, Marks 35 Years and $200 Million in Donations to the Poor

Apr 19, 2023

The Papal Foundation, a U.S.-based organization that provides funding for Catholic projects around the world, is in Rome this week for its annual pilgrimage and meeting with Pope Francis.

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“End the fighting, revert to dialogue”: Catholic Bishops to Rival Forces in Sudan

Apr 18, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have, in a collective statement, called on the rival forces in Sudan to end the ongoing violence and “revert to dialogue” to safeguard the lives of the people.

Fr. Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo, appointed new Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD) on 18 April 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

Nigerian Priest Appointed Under-Secretary for Dicastery for Integral Human Development

Apr 18, 2023

A Nigerian Priest has been appointed as new Under-Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD).

Some participants at the conference on immigration that St Joseph’s Theological Institute (SJTI) organized. Credit: SACBC

Archbishop in South Africa Warns of Retaliatory Victimization amid Abuse of Migrants

Apr 18, 2023

South Africans risk receiving a taste of their own medicine in the future should they continue mistreating migrants and refugees who have settled in the country, a Catholic Archbishop in the country has warned.

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“Zealous pastor”: Catholic Archbishop in Angola Eulogized for “selfless service to Church”

Apr 18, 2023

The late Archbishop Francisco Viti who died at the age of 89 on April 15 in Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese has been eulogized as “a zealous Pastor” and a “selfless” servant of the people of God.

Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Says President Ortega’s Attacks are "a sign of desperation"

Apr 18, 2023

Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Báez of Managua, Nicaragua, who is living in exile in the United States, responded to new verbal attacks by Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega saying they are signs of the weakness and desperation of the president of the Central American country.

Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel of Addis Ababa Archdiocese in Ethiopia delivering his Easter 2023 message. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Cardinal in Ethiopia Expresses Solidarity with Families of Slain Catholic Aid Workers

Apr 17, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia has expressed his closeness to the families of two employees of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) who were killed in the Amhara region of the Horn of Africa nation.

Children's Act of 2022 in Kenya. Credit: Child Space Organization

Catholic Activists Call for Amendment of “deeply flawed” Children Act in Kenya

Apr 17, 2023

The Children Act of 2022 in Kenya is a defective law that seeks parental rights and introduces sexualized content to minors, Catholic activist foundation, CitizenGo Africa, has said.

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Catholic Peace Entity’s Lesson from Increased Holy Week Attacks in Nigeria

Apr 17, 2023

The ongoing attacks against Christians in Nigeria are not a clash over resources between Muslim herders and Christian farmers, the Catholic foundation Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) has said.