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Silence Guns, Give Children Chance to Resume School: Cameroon’s Catholic Peace Commission

Sep 15, 2022

There is need to silence the guns in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon to allow learners to resume the academic year 2022/2023, members of the Commission for Justice and Peace (CJPC) in Cameroon’s Bamenda Archdiocese have said.

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Caritas in Germany Reaches Out to Thousands in Drought-hit Somalia with “emergency aid”

Sep 15, 2022

The German Caritas Association, Caritas International, is reaching out to thousands of people in Somalia with “emergency aid” amid warnings of “a major humanitarian catastrophe”.

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Struggling Brothers’ Congregation in Uganda Grateful after Boost from Catholic Charity

Sep 15, 2022

Members of the Congregation of the Brothers of St. Martin de Porres in Uganda’s Gulu Archdiocese have expressed their gratitude following a financial donation from the Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, to boost the “ongoing formation”.

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Cardinal in Central Africa Calls for Peace at Start of Country’s Constitutional Amendment

Sep 15, 2022

The Cardinal in the Central African Republic (CAR) has called for peace as the country embarks on a constitutional review process that was propelled by protesters who wanted changes made to the country’s constitution.

Interreligious Dialogue An Urgent Need, Pope Francis Says at Close of Kazakhstan Congress

Sep 15, 2022

In his final remarks in Kazakhstan on Thursday, Pope Francis said interreligious dialogue is an urgently needed path to peace.

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Cuban Dictatorship Expels Superior of Jesuits from the Island

Sep 15, 2022

The Cuban dictatorship has expelled Father David Pantaleón, who served as superior of the Jesuits, from the island by not renewing his residency permit.

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Nigerian President Says Government “will continue to support Church in freedom of worship”

Sep 15, 2022

Nigeria’s Federal government “will continue to support the Church in the freedom of worship,” the President of the West African nation has told Christian leaders in the country.

Ongoing repairs at Kiera Chaplin Desert Flower School of Caritas Freetown following a mudslide that killed a six-month-old baby. Several communities in western Sierra Leone are experiencing destructive floods and mudslides Regards. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Caritas Freetown Counting Losses after School Damaged in Sierra Leone’s Tragic Floods

Sep 14, 2022

The management of Kiera Chaplin Desert Flower School, a charitable organization that is run by Caritas Freetown to support girls from vulnerable families, is counting losses after the September 10 disastrous downpour that left one dead, several injured and a lot of property destroyed in River Number 2 village in Sierra Leone’s Western region.

Some members of the Knights of St. John’s International (KSJI) in Nigeria. Credit: KSJI

Knights of St. John in Nigeria to Resume Operation after Catholic Bishops Lift Suspension

Sep 14, 2022

Members of the Knights of St. John’s International (KSJI) in Nigeria are to resume their activities in the West African nation after Catholic Bishops in the country lifted the suspension they had placed on the operation of the Catholic men’s fraternal organization.

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo of Pemba DIocese in Mozambique. Credit: Eduardo Jorge Madureira/7MARGENS

Terrorism in Northern Mozambique “must remain a global priority”: Catholic Bishop

Sep 14, 2022

The Catholic Bishop of Pemba Diocese in Mozambique has called on the international community to take note of the atrocities in the Northern part of the country due to terrorism as a matter of “priority”.

Maurice Cardinal Piat of Port Louis Diocese in Mauritius. Credit: Port Louis Diocese

Find Courage from the Cross: Mauritian Cardinal to Agaléga Islands Church on Anniversary

Sep 14, 2022

The Bishop of Port-Louis in Mauritius has expressed his closeness with members of the Catholic community in Agaléga Islands who are served by the Mauritian Catholic Diocese, and urged them to find strength and courage in the Cross implanted to commemorate the arrival of the first missionaries 125 years ago.

Pope Francis speaking at the Expo center in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, where he celebrated an outdoor Mass on Sept. 14, 2022. Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says His Thoughts Are with War-torn Ukraine on Feast of the Holy Cross

Sep 14, 2022

Pope Francis said that his thoughts are with Ukraine on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 

Bishop Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo preaching during Holy Mass on Monday, September 12, day four of the 2022 second Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Let’s Pray for Nigeria’s Political Leaders “to be submissive to the will of God”: Bishop

Sep 14, 2022

A Catholic Bishop in Nigeria has invited the people of God in the West African nation to pray for their political leaders involved in campaigns ahead of the 2023 elections to “always turn to God”, submitting to His will.

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"Be guided by Spirit of peace in your mission”: Nun to Sudan Sudan’s First Unified Troops

Sep 13, 2022

The first unified troops who graduated on August 30 in South Sudan need to be guided by the “Spirit of peace” for a successful mission, a Catholic Nun serving in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Malakal has said.

Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel of Addis Ababa Archdiocese in Ethiopia. Credit: CBCE

After Ethiopian Cardinal’s Call for Dialogue, Tigray Forces Agree to AU-led Peace Talks

Sep 13, 2022

Following the Ethiopian Cardinal’s call for dialogue and ceasefire after years of violence in the country’s Tigray region, members of the Tigrayan forces have said they are willing to engage in peace talks to be mediated by the African Union (AU). 

Ugandan-born Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito of Aliwal Diocese in South Africa. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Foster Inclusivity for Integration of Migrants in Host Communities: Bishop in South Africa

Sep 13, 2022

The Bishop overseeing the Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is calling on the people of God in Botswana, Eswatini, and South Africa to give special attention to values that foster inclusivity to achieve integration of migrants and refugees in host communities. 

Late Fr. Caesar Samuele Lukudu Jombi. Credit: Courtesy Photo

South Sudanese Cleric Involved in Priests’ Formation Eulogized as “formidable leader”

Sep 13, 2022

Fr. Caesar Samuele Lukudu Jombi, the late South Sudanese Catholic Priest who served as a formator has been eulogized as a “formidable leader”.

Pope Francis speaking in Nur-Sultan hall in Kazakhstan , Sept 13. 2022. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Urges Peace in "senseless and tragic war" in Ukraine

Sep 13, 2022

Pope Francis arrived in Kazakhstan Tuesday urging dialogue and peace in the face of Russia’s “senseless and tragic war” in Ukraine.

"Every human being is sacred": Pope Francis to Religious Leaders in Kazakhstan

Sep 13, 2022

It is the task of religions to remind society of the sacredness of all human life, Pope Francis told leaders of the world’s religions in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

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Human Rights Entity Lauds Dismissal of Apostasy Case against Christian Converts in Sudan

Sep 13, 2022

The UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has welcomed the dismissal of a case against four men who were accused of apostasy in Sudan.