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Annual Pilgrimage at Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima in Angola, Catholic Archbishop Calls for “genuine love of neighbor”

Sep 3, 2024

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola has urged hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at the annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima in the Southern African nation to live “genuine love”.

Pope Francis is greeted by children in traditional dress on his arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2024 | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Arrives in Indonesia, the First Leg of His Longest Trip Ever

Sep 3, 2024

Pope Francis arrived Tuesday in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, the first stop in the pope’s four-country tour of Southeast Asia and Oceania. The trip is expected to be the longest and most challenging international voyage of his pontificate to date.

Today, September 3, We Celebrate Saint Gregory the Great

Sep 3, 2024

St. Gregory the Great, a central figure of the medieval western Church and one of the most admired Popes in history, is commemorated in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Catholic liturgy today, September 3.

“Synodality is a new word for an old idea in Africa”: Cardinal Onaiyekan

Sep 2, 2024

Africa’s experience of “Church as a family of God” makes Synodality, which invites the  people of God to journey together in communion, participation and mission, “a new word for an old idea”, John Cardinal Onaiyekan of Nigeria has said.

Pope Francis prays during his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 15, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Condemns “heinous attacks on human life” after Burkina Faso’s Deadliest Attack that Claimed Over 150 Lives

Sep 2, 2024

Pope Francis has condemned the August 24th terrorist attack in the town of Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, which claimed the lives of over 150 people and many others wounded.

Pope Francis with members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Vatican Media

“We go home re-energized”: Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Say after Engaging Pope Francis in Ad Limina Visit

Sep 2, 2024

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have concluded their 10-day Ad Limina visit, saying that they return to the East African nation re-energized to serve in their respective Episcopal Sees. 

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Pastoral Year Seminarians in Ghana Conclude Workshop with Pledge to “adopt a synodal approach in our care for souls”

Sep 2, 2024

Seminarians from Ghana’s three Major Seminaries of theology, who are having their pastoral experience have concluded their three-day workshop with the pledge to “adopt a synodal approach” in their way of life and ministry now as Seminarians and in future as Priests.

Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Decry Proliferation of Private Ministries with “unorthodox practices” that Scandalize

Sep 2, 2024

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) are concerned about the increasing number of private “ministries” that a section of Priests and Laity have established in the West African nation.

Today, September 2, We Celebrate Martyrs of September

Sep 2, 2024

The September Martyrs are a group of 191 faithful Christians who were martyred at the hands of the French Revolution on September 2 and 3, 1792.

Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando

Inside the Joys and Struggles of Catholic Sisters Working in Non-Catholic Institutions in Africa

Sep 1, 2024

“To be a servant of God anywhere is not easy. But for a Catholic Sister, to serve in a non-Catholic institution is a different call altogether,” this is how Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando starts our conversation.

Nigeria’s Debt Burden “new form of enslavement”, Catholic Bishops Say, Advocate for “economic reform policies”

Sep 1, 2024

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) are concerned about the country’s growing debt and describe it as a burden that depicts a “new form of enslavement”.     

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Lauds Education Minister for “tireless dedication in advancing education”

Sep 1, 2024

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has lauded the country’s Minister of General Education and Instruction for her “tireless dedication in advancing education” across the East-Central African nation.

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29,  2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

This is Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of September

Sep 1, 2024

“Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30.

Sr. Victoire Noeline Rasoamanarivo. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Nuns in Madagascar Empowering Vulnerable Women, Single Mothers with Vocational Skills

Aug 31, 2024

Members of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Diego-Suarez (CIM-D/S) in Madagascar are empowering vulnerable women, including single mothers, with vocational skills.

“Complement the effort of the Church through regular financial subsidies”: Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops to Government

Aug 31, 2024

The Catholic Church in Nigeria can have a greater impact on the people of God in the West African nation than she is currently having if the government complemented her formal education and healthcare initiatives through “subsidies”. 

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: CDTY

Seminarians from South Sudanese Catholic Diocese Urged to Explore Innovations Abroad to Enrich Home Diocese

Aug 31, 2024

Seminarians from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) who are following Priestly studies and formation programs outside the East-Central African nation have been urged to come back home enriched, and in a position to transform the country which is the newest and youngest in the world.

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“People are presently living in fear”: Eyewitness on Aftermath of Recent Military Invasion of Churches in Nigeria

Aug 31, 2024

Residents of Umunze, a community in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, are gripped by “fear and uncertainty” following the military's invasion of their churches on August 18, disrupting public worship in various places, including some Catholic Parishes in Ekwulobia Diocese.

Today, August 31, We Celebrate Saint Aristides

Aug 31, 2024

Not much is known about the life of St. Aristides, excpet that he lived during the second century and was an avid confessor of the faith and Athenian philosopher.

In Eastern Africa, “the Synod on Synodality is ongoing” at Different Levels: AMECEA Secretary General

Aug 30, 2024

The multi-year Synod on Synodality, which Pope Francis extended to 2024, is “ongoing” at different levels of the Church in Eastern Africa, including Parishes, Dioceses, and national forums, the Secretary General of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.

Kenyan Nun Appeals to Catholic Bishops to Address Pastoral Needs of Women Religious Serving in Non-Catholic Institutions

Aug 30, 2024

A huge pastoral gap exists among women Religious serving in non-Catholic institutions, a Kenyan Catholic Nun has said, and proposed that the Church addresses the pastoral needs of Catholic Sisters serving in non-Catholic settings, especially when designing Diocesan and national pastoral programs.