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Respect Ceasefire Agreement, Appeal for International Support: Catholic Bishops to DR Congo, Rwanda Governments
Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) are urging the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to honour the recently signed peace agreement aimed to bring stability to DRC’s Eastern.
Weak Catholic Institutions, Limited Vocations to Priesthood Slowing Down Evangelization in Southern Africa: Bishop
The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has raised concern about the shortage in vocations to both priesthood and Religious Life in the region, saying that the shortage is slowing down evangelization in southern Africa.
Newly Ordained Clergy in Angola Urged to Emulate “missionary spirit, zeal” of Archbishop Alves, Redemptorist
Archbishop José de Queirós Alves, a retired member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists - CSsR), manifested dedicated commitment in his Episcopal Ministry, which he lived with a missionary zeal, the Local Ordinary of Angola’s Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo has said about his immediate predecessor.
Today, August 9, We Celebrate St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
On August 9 the Catholic Church remembers St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, also known as St. Edith Stein. St. Teresa converted from Judaism to Catholicism in the course of her work as a philosopher, and later entered the Carmelite Order. She died in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz in 1942.
South African Catholic Bishop Decries Government Inaction on Alleged ISIS Operations
The Bishop of South Africa’s Mthatha Diocese has raised concerns that the authorities in the country have failed to act on alleged presence and financial operations of individuals linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country.
What Catholic Pro-lifers are Doing to Address Tanzania’s Declining Birthrate, Rise in Abortions
With a declining birthrate as abortions rise, the East African nation of Tanzania is facing a crisis, Human Life International (HLI), the world’s largest pro-life global Catholic ministry has said.
At Installation, Catholic Archbishop in Ivory Coast Pledges to Foster Synodality, “conversations” in Communion
The newly installed Local Ordinary of Ivory Coast’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, has pledged to foster the theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality: communion, participation, and mission.
Catholic Bishop in Togo Urges 19 Newly Ordained Priests to Accept “formation in the school of Jesus Christ”
Bishop François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou of the Catholic Diocese of Dassa-Zoumé in Togo has urged the 19 Priests he ordained to nurture their relationship with the person of Jesus Christ as “authentic” witnesses to truth and justice.
Today, August 8, We Celebrate St. Dominic
On Aug. 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Dominic Guzman, who helped the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by founding the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominicans.
Conferences of Catholic Bishops, Church Entities in Africa Laud EWTN News Service in Africa ahead of 5th Anniversary
Conferences of Catholic Bishops in Africa, various Church entities, and individuals have extended their congratulations to the Association for Catholic Information in Africa (ACI Africa), a service of EWTN News of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) Global Catholic Network ahead of its fifth anniversary celebration on Friday, August 9.
The Catholic Church Needs Hierarchy, Vatican Official on Relationships Between Bishops and Religious in Africa
Hierarchies in the Catholic Church ensure that there is someone who calls everything to order, the Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization has said, underscoring the role that Local Ordinaries play in the Church in Africa.
Catholic Priest Decries “clericalism” in Africa, Says Religious Congregations Denied Growth
There is widespread clericalism in Africa, a Catholic Priest and professor of Moral Theology and African Theology has said.
Ahead of Installation, Pioneer Bishop for South Sudan’s Newest Catholic Diocese Seeks to Spearhead “bridges” for Unity
The Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Bentiu Diocese that was recently erected in South Sudan has expressed optimism in realizing unity among the people of God in his Episcopal See that covers the country’s Unity State.
Today, August 7, We Celebrate St. Cajetan
Saint Cajetan was one of the great reformers of the Church during the period of the Reformation, remaining loyal to the Church regardless of the corruptions and excesses that led many others to betray Her.
Church in South Sudan “has reached its maturity”: Outgoing Apostolic Nuncio Lauds Appointment of Pioneer Resident Nuncio
Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, the outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan, has expressed his joy that the East-Central African country has a resident representative of the Holy Father, the first-ever in the world’s newest nation that gained independence from Sudan in July 2011.
“I have to change my wardrobe”: Newly Consecrated Catholic Bishop in Ghana ahead of Episcopal Ministry
The newly Consecrated Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Wa in Ghana will have to stock anew his wardrobe as he begins his Episcopal Ministry, having been in possession of “only jeans”, he has said.
Ongoing Catholic Youth Jubilee Year in Cape Verde: Preparations, Expectations, Experiences
Young people from Dioceses in Cape Verde and beyond started the National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youths on Sunday, August 4 in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Santiago.
Pioneer Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Benin City Archdiocese Dies at 92 after a “brief illness”
Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu, the pioneer Local Ordinary of Benin City Archdiocese in Nigeria, has passed on after a “brief illness”. He was aged 92.
Last of Founding Board Members of EWTN, Richard DeGraff, Dies at 94
Richard DeGraff, a founding board member at EWTN who was instrumental in helping Mother Angelica launch the network, passed away July 31 at age 94.
Today, August 6, We Celebrate The Transfiguration
Both Roman and Eastern rite Catholics celebrate the Church's feast of the Transfiguration today, August 6, on its traditional date for both calendars.
