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Today, September 30, We Celebrate St. Jerome

Sep 30, 2024

Saint Jerome, the priest, monk and Doctor of the Church renowned for his extraordinary depth of learning and translations of the Bible into Latin in the Vulgate, is celebrated by the Church with his memorial today, September 30.

Faith Community “must come together” to Address Climate Crisis: Kenyan Catholic Nun at Faith-Based Youth Forum

Sep 29, 2024

There is a need for urgent collective action from faith communities to address the climate crisis amid droughts and forced migration in many parts of the globe, the Executive Director of the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Franciscans Africa (JPIC-FA) has said.

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari

Criminals are Operating Freely, Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Says, Calls for Urgent Reforms

Sep 29, 2024

Bishop Mark Maigida Nzukwein of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Wukari has decried the state of governance in Nigeria, warning that the absence of effective leadership has created space for criminals to operate “freely” across the country. 

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Bishops in Angola Urged to Seek Balance Between Opulence and Poverty amid Growing Inequalities

Sep 29, 2024

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) have been urged to find balance between the corrupting nature of opulence and the humiliation brought by poverty.

Youths from Kenyan Catholic Diocese Join Peers in Push for Reforms to Address Drug Abuse

Sep 29, 2024

Young people from Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega have joined their peers from other faiths and civil groups in calling for urgent reforms to address drug abuse that they say is impeding progress in the western region of the East African country.

Today, September 29, We Celebrate Sts. Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Archangels

Sep 29, 2024

The three Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael are the only angels named in Sacred Scripture and all three have important roles in the history of salvation.

Fr. Uchechukwu Obodechina, Executive Director of Church and Society department, Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria

Create “a comprehensive database” in Elections Preparedness: Catholic Official to Nigeria’s Justice, Peace Commission

Sep 28, 2024

The Executive Director of Church and Society at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has urged members of the Justice Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) to develop a database in each of the Catholic Dioceses in the West African nation as part of general elections preparedness.

Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo welcomes Bishop Peter Munguti Makau to the Catholic Diocese of Isiolo

Succession in Kenyan Catholic Diocese: Bishop of Isiolo Retires, Coadjutor Appointed Local Ordinary

Sep 28, 2024

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, who has been at the helm of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Isiolo since January 2006.

Late Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento

Angola’s First Cardinal Dies in Luanda at 99, Eulogized as a “great pastor of the Church”

Sep 28, 2024

Alexandre Cardinal do Nascimento, the first Cardinal in the Southern African nation of Angola, has passed on in Luanda; he was aged 99.

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Catholic Church in Senegal Decries “persistent stigmatization” following Prime Minister’s Remarks on Church-Run Schools

Sep 28, 2024

Members of the National Laity Council (CNL) in Senegal have condemned Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko’s remarks in which he refers to Catholic private schools as “foreign institutions.”

Today, September 28, We Celebrate St. Wenceslaus

Sep 28, 2024

On Sept. 28, the Catholic Church honors Saint Wenceslaus, a Central European ruler who died at the hands of his brother while seeking to strengthen the Catholic faith in his native Bohemia.

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“Show generosity, charity towards victims”: Catholic Bishops in Cameroon Direct Sunday Collection for Flood Victims

Sep 27, 2024

Persons affected by the deadly floods in Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Yagoua are in need of support, members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) have said. 

Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua (right) and Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (left)

Catholic Bishop of Machakos Diocese in Kenya Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Country’s Wote Diocese

Sep 27, 2024

Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya has been appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the country’s Wote Diocese.

Launch of the new pastoral year in the Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast. Credit: ACI Africa

“The body of Christ must be synodal”: Ivorian Catholic Archbishop at Launch of New Pastoral Year

Sep 27, 2024

Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast has called on the Church in the country to be truly synodal by stepping out of its comfort zone to reach out to the peripheries.

John Cardinal Njue. Credit: Nairobi Archdiocese

Rumors of Cardinal Njue’s Death “entirely false, without foundation”: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

Sep 27, 2024

The Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya has dismissed as “entirely false” and unfounded claims in social media posts that John Cardinal Njue had died.

An Israeli air strike hits the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. / Credit: Mawan Semaan/ACI MENA

Lebanon Crisis Threatens Eastern Catholic Participation at Vatican Synod on Synodality

Sep 27, 2024

The Lebanon-Israel situation could diminish the presence of Eastern Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon at the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality, which begins Oct. 2.

Today, September 27, We Celebrate St. Vincent de Paul

Sep 27, 2024

On Sept. 27, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Vincent de Paul, the French, 17th century priest known as the patron of Catholic charities for his apostolic work among the poor and marginalized.

Nigerian Catholic Diocese Distances Itself from Pastor of “Old Catholic Apostolic Church”

Sep 26, 2024

The controversial ‘Old Catholic Apostolic Church’ operating in Nigeria’s Imo State is not a Catholic entity, and its pastor, ‘Fr. Mario’ is not a Priest of the Catholic Church, the Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara has said.

Sr. Beatrice Mary, presenting a gift to Archbishop Muheria during the September 24-26 workshop on child care reforms. Credit: ACI Africa

Balance Between Policy and Societal Values Key in Child Safeguarding: Kenyan Catholic Nun

Sep 26, 2024

For child care reforms to work effectively, government policies must be integrated with societal values, a Kenyan Nun working as a Safeguarding Officer in Ethiopia has said.

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“Draw strength from prayer”: Catholic Bishop to Theology Students of Missionary Institute in Ivory Coast

Sep 26, 2024

Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi of the Catholic Diocese of  San Pedro in Ivory Coast has urged students of the Catholic Missionary Institute of Abidjan (ICMA) to draw strength from prayer and commitment to their mission.