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On International Girl Child Day, Salesians Highlight Programs Empowering Girls in Africa
On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child marked Monday, October 11, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted programs empowering young girls around the globe, including Africa.
No More Frequent Malaria Battles for Kenyan Mother after Vaccination at Catholic Hospital
Parenting was not always easy for Mirabel Maseghe whose first two children were always being admitted to hospital in Western Kenya with severe symptoms of malaria.
Relief as Life Returns to Parts of Northern Mozambique: Catholic Peace Entity
Photographs taken by Catholic Peace and charity foundation Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI) on various streets of Mocimboa da Praia, a town in Northern Mozambique, suggest that life is returning to the town that has been under the control of insurgents belonging to Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah for months.
Lawmaker Who Longed for Peace in Nigeria Died an Unhappy Man: Catholic Bishop
One of the things that Alhaji Ahmed Joda, a Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Federal State longed for, in the years that the Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese knew him, was a peaceful Nigeria where people from various religious divides live in harmony especially in the Northern part of the country.
Catholic Bishops in Ghana Support Government Bill to Outlaw Homosexual Practices
Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have written to the Ghanaian parliament expressing their support of a bill that seeks to illegalize homosexual practices in the country.
Catholic Church Wants “inclusive, credible, peaceful elections in 2023”: DR Congo Nuncio
The Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seeks to support democracy by ensuring an inclusive, credible and peaceful general elections in 2023, the Apostolic Nuncio in the Central African nation has said.
Malawi’s Vulnerable Youth Receiving Entrepreneurial Skills in Catholic Bishops’ Initiative
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) are empowering young people in the Southern African nation with entrepreneurial skills and vocational education.
Rome-based Catholic Entity Decries Low COVID-19 Uptake in Africa, Highlights Interventions
The leadership of Harambee Africa International, the Rome-based international Catholic association established to enhance various realities in Sub-Saharan Africa, has decried the low uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among African countries, warning that the trend puts the whole world at risk of a protracted pandemic.
Church Leadership in DR Congo Not Involved in Catholic Teachers’ Strike, Cardinal Says
The leadership of the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is not involved in the strike by Catholic teachers, the Cardinal in the Central African nation has clarified.
“Shed no more blood, work toward unity, peaceful co-existence”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria
Following persistent cases of insecurity recorded in Nigeria’s Orlu Diocese, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese located within Imo State has appealed to the warring parties to end the bloodshed and seek dialogue.
Archbishop in Tunisia Hopes Appointment of Woman to National Leadership “is innovative”
The Archbishop of Tunisia’s Tunis Archdiocese has expressed the hope that the appointment of Professor Najla Bouden Romdhane as Prime Minister in the Northernmost African country will set a stage for the recognizing the value of women in Arab countries.
Priest in Lesotho Addresses Misconceptions about Clergy, Religious Who Further Studies
Catholic Priests and women and men Religious who go back to class to further their studies in various fields are often misunderstood by members of their respective communities, a Catholic Priest in Lesotho who was recently awarded a doctorate has said.
Make Efforts to Build “a peaceful, just” Eswatini: Regional Catholic Bishops to Premier
There is need for the people of God in the Kingdom of Eswatini to understand the severity of the instability in their nation and make conscious efforts to build “a peaceful and just society”, the leadership of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said.
Christian Foundation Decries Lengthy Detention of Orphanage Co-founder in Nigeria
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is demanding the release of a professor accused of forging certificates to start a foundation that takes care of homeless children in Nigeria’s Kaduna State where many have lost their guardians owing to protracted militant attacks.
Do Not “scrap” Religious Studies in Kenyan Schools, Catholic Entity Petitions Government
The African branch of the International Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo Africa, has initiated an online campaign to stop the push by atheists in Kenya to ban religious education.
“Do things that are not only legally correct, but ecologically correct”: Bishops in Zambia
Governments and policy makers across the globe should make policies that are not only legally but also environmentally correct, Catholic Bishops in Zambia have said.
Religious Leaders in Nigeria Demand Arrest, Prosecution of Pastor's Killers
The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) is calling on the security agents in the West African nation to ensure that those behind the Pastor Yohanna Shuaibu are arrested and charged.
Church Vitality “depends on your participation”: Mauritian Cardinal in Message for Synod
The need for the people of God in Mauritius to fully participate in the upcoming Synod on Synodality has been emphasized by the Bishop of Mauritius’ Port-Louis Diocese.
Vatican Backs South Africa, India Proposal to Suspend COVID-19 Vaccine Production Barriers
The Secretary for Relations with States of the Holy See, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, has maintained the support of the Vatican entity of a call to waive barriers in the production of COVID-19 vaccines as proposed by South Africa and India.
New Catholic Bishop for Mali’s San Diocese, Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi Appointed
Pope Francis has, in his latest appointments, named a new Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of San in the West African nation of Mali and his representative in Burundi.
