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Catholic Priest in Ethiopia appeals to Young Women, Girls to Assist in Evangelization

Jun 5, 2022

A Catholic Priest in Ethiopia has called upon young girls and women to assist in evangelizing in Gode, a city in the Somali region of Ethiopia, located in the Shebelle zone in the Horn of Africa country.

Gumbo Camp in South Sudan. Credit: Courtesy Photo

IDPs’ Message During Ecumenical Visit to South Sudan to “be delivered by a child”: Priest

Jun 5, 2022

The message of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) during the scheduled ecumenical visit at a camp in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, will be given by a child at the facility, a Catholic Priest involved in the preparations of the visit said in an interview.

Young people in South Sudan during celebrations marking International Youth Day. Credit: SSCC

Youth in South Sudanese Diocese Practicing ahead of 400-km Walk to Meet Pope Francis

Jun 4, 2022

A section of the youth in South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese who have volunteered to take part in the youth pilgrimage, which the Diocese has organized are practicing for the 400-km walk, a Catholic Priest overseeing the Diocesan pilgrimage to Juba has said.

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero  at the launch of the mobilization campaign around the arrival of the Holy Father in DRC. Credit: CENCO

Nuncio in DR Congo “encourages everyone to prepare their hearts” to Welcome Pope Francis

Jun 4, 2022

The representative of the Holy Father in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has encouraged the people of God in the Central African nation to prepare their hearts to welcome Pope Francis next month.

Father of ten Guyo Kala (49), from Borena Zone in Southern Ethiopia, has seen his livelihood decimated by drought. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Helping Thousands in Ethiopia Through Economic Initiative

Jun 4, 2022

More than 5,000 women and young people in Ethiopia are benefiting from an economic empowerment program spearheaded by Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland.  

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Salesian Entity Facilitating Scholarships for Vulnerable at Nigerian Vocational Center

Jun 4, 2022

The U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, is facilitating scholarships for students with vulnerabilities at the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center Koko in Nigeria.

Bishop Christian Carlassare, MCCJ of South Sudan's Rumbek Diocese. Credit: Fondazione CESAR

Catholic Diocese in South Sudan Organizing 400-km Walk to Participate in Ecumenical Visit

Jun 3, 2022

The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan is organizing a 400-km walk involving young people to participate in the ecumenical visit that is part of Pope Francis’ two-African-nation pastoral visit.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria during the Thursday, June 2 virtual meeting with Catholic Communicators. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishops in Kenya to Begin “Sunday message strategy” to Foster Evangelization

Jun 3, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have pledged to start sharing weekly messages in what is to be called “Bishops' Sunday message” aimed at fostering evangelizing in the East African nation.

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of the Bishop of Yendi in Ghana, Appoints Successor

Jun 3, 2022

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Vincent Sowah Boi-Nai of the Catholic Diocese of Yendi in Ghana and appointed his successor.

Fr. Charles Chilufya , Director of the Jesuits Justice Ecology Network Africa (JENA).

Sweden Meeting on Ecology Should Achieve “more serious collective action”: African Priest

Jun 3, 2022

The June 2-3 international meeting on ecology in the capital city of Sweden, Stockholm, dubbed “Stockholm+50” needs to facilitate the achievement of “more serious collective action” on environmental matters including “lifestyle changes”, an African Catholic Priest overseeing the Jesuits Justice Ecology Network Africa (JENA) has said. 

Bishop Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara of the Diocese of Port-Bergé  in Madagascar. Credit: ACN

New Chapel, Library at Madagascar Prison Drawing Inmates to Catholic Church

Jun 3, 2022

The chapel at the prison of Port-Bergé located in the North of Madagascar has been witnessing a rising number of “religious conversions”, with most of them joining the Catholic Church, a Catholic Bishop in the Island country in the Indian Ocean has said.

Edmond Yakani. Credit: Civil Rights Defenders

Ecumenical Visit to “help our political leaders in making peace”: South Sudanese Catholic

Jun 3, 2022

The scheduled ecumenical visit of Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Jim Wallace, to South Sudan will have an impact of politicians in the East-Central African nation to work toward lasting peace, a lay Catholic has said.

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Catholic Charity Constructs Education Center for South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda

Jun 3, 2022

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, is completing the construction of an educational and pastoral center to support the learning of South Sudanese refugees at Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in the Catholic Diocese of Arua, Uganda.

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: Vatican Media

Ensure “no one dies from lack of basic food”: Catholic Bishops in Africa to Governments

Jun 2, 2022

Catholic Bishops in Africa have, in a message ahead the Solemnity of Pentecost, urged governments and humanitarian organizations to take necessary measures to ensure that “no one dies from lack of basic food.”    

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). Credit: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) Communications

Catholic Bishops in Malawi Seeking Financial Support for Formation of Major Seminarians

Jun 2, 2022

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) are reaching out to the faithful and well-wishers in the Southern African nation to “generously” support the formation of Diocesan Major Seminarians.

Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah of Nigeria's Nsukka Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Let’s Value, Focus on “the unity that Jesus sees in us”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria

Jun 2, 2022

The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka has urged the people of God in the country to work towards disregarding the things that divide them and instead to foster the common humanity that unites them.

Bishop Giorgio Bertin. Credit: ICMC

Election of New President in Somalia “a rebirth of hope” That Could Fade Over Time: Bishop

Jun 2, 2022

The Apostolic Administrator of Somalia’s Catholic Diocese of Mogadishu has said that while the election of president Hassan Sheikh Mahamud is a sign of hope, “new direction” in the Horn of Africa country is still unpredictable.

Cover page of the book titled "Migration and social transformation: Engaged perspectives”. Credit: Courtesy Photo

In New Book, Authors Pioneer “research and practice network” on South-South Migration

Jun 2, 2022

Authors of a new book have explored the combination of empirical research and practice on the topic of the movement of migrants between and among developing countries in what is the first publication of its kind, ACI Africa has been told.

Senator Regina Mundi freed in Cameroon's Bamenda Archdiocese on 31 May 2022 after a month in captivity. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Freeing of Cameroonian Senator “a big sigh of relief, answered prayers”: Archbishop

Jun 1, 2022

The freeing of Senator Regina Mundi after being held captive for a month in Cameroon brings “a big sigh of relief” and God’s answer to “our prayers”, a Catholic Archbishop in the Central African nation has said.

Fr. Marcelo Fonseca Oliveira. Credit: ACN

Pope Francis Wishes to Touch Reality of Suffering in DRC “with own hands”: Catholic Priest

Jun 1, 2022

A Catholic Missionary Priest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exuded confidence that Pope Francis, who has always spoken passionately about the suffering in the central African nation, wishes to know the reality of the country better.