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You’ve Been Prepared to “broaden your roles as peacemakers, faith leaders”: Cardinal in Nigeria to Graduates
The Cohort of Fellows who graduated from Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) on May 4 were “fully equipped” with what they need to contribute to peacemaking and to spearhead faith practice, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.
Today, May 7, We Celebrate St. John of Beverley
St. John of Beverley was the Bishop of Hexham, and later of York. He was born in Harpham, Yorkshire, and died in Beverley on May 7, 721.
Uganda’s Catholic Dioceses Notified of Limited Altar Wine Stock, Urged to “regulate use” amid Delays in Shipment
Catholic Dioceses in Uganda have been notified of a limited stock of wine for Holy Mass occasioned by delays in the shipment process.
Nigeria’s Economic Situation “becoming worse day by day”: Catholic Bishop Decries High Cost of Living
The economic situation in the West African nation of Nigeria is worsening by the day, and ordinary citizens have difficulty making ends meet, Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Yola has said.
“A great milestone”, “produces the very best”: Students of Newly Chartered Catholic University in Kenya
The granting of the Charter to Tangaza University (TU) is “a great milestone”, a student at the jointly owned Catholic institution of higher learning in Kenya has told ACI Africa.
“Do not forget about the poor”: Apostolic Nuncio to Newly Ordained Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia
The representative of the Holy Father in Liberia has called upon the new Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia to prioritize the poor during his Episcopal Ministry.
Today, May 6, We Celebrate St. Evodius of Antioch
Evodius was one of the 72 disciples of Christ, and Catholic tradition has always held that he was the first bishop of Antioch after St. Peter. However, we are not sure in what year he assumed the position.
“Now there is a humanitarian crisis”: Social Entity of Taombura-Yambio Catholic Diocese, South Sudan, Appeals for IDPs
The leadership of the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP), the social wing of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), has raised alarm over “a humanitarian crisis” in the South Sudanese Diocese, with thousands of people displaced by ongoing violence.
“Significant achievement”, “new era”: Archbishop, Kenya’s Parliament Speaker on Newly Chartered Catholic University
The granting of the Charter to Tangaza University (TU), the Kenya-based institution of higher learning that is jointly owned by some 22 Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), is a move of great significance and ushers in “a new era”, a Catholic Archbishop and the Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly have said.
Persecution Should Not “dampen our missionary zeal”: Catholic Bishop in Angola
Christians have to keep alive the zeal to share the Gospel, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has said.
Religious Leaders in Kenya “strongly urge” Legislators to Engage Citizens in the National Dialogue Committee Report
Religious leaders in Kenya have “strongly” urged legislatures to engage citizens of the East African nation in the multiple constitutional reforms that members of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) have presented in their report.
Today, May 5, We Celebrate St. Hilary of Arles
On May 5, Catholics celebrate Saint Hilary of Arles, a fifth-century bishop who gave up wealth and privilege in favor of austerity and sacrifice for the sake of the Church.
Easter in Ethiopia: Cardinal Emphasizes Need for Lasting Peace, Says “only way out of our problems”
The challenges the people of God in Ethiopia grapple with can only be resolved through lasting peace in the Horn of Africa nation, the Catholic Archbishop of Addis Ababa has said.
He “collapsed during Mass”: Botswana’s Francistown Diocese Mourns Bishop Rebello, Regional Bishops “shocked, sad”
Bishop Anthony Pascal Rebello of the Catholic Diocese of Francistown in Botswana has died after he “collapsed during (Holy) Mass” on Saturday, May 4, the Diocese has confirmed.
Provincial Superior of Consolata Missionaries in Kenya, Uganda Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Isiolo Diocese in Kenya
Mons. Peter Munguti Makau, the Provincial Superior of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) in Kenya and Uganda, has been appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Isiolo in Kenya.
Newly Ordained Deacons in Angola’s Mbanza Congo Diocese Urged to “be very attentive to the needs of all”
Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku of the Catholic Diocese of Mbanza Congo in Angola has called upon the five Deacons he ordained in his Episcopal See to prioritize the needy in the community during their Diaconate and Priestly ministry.
From the Washington Post to the Maronite Convent: Meet Mother Marla Marie
“I wanted to be a journalist to spread the truth,” Mother Marla said of her time at the Washington Post. “But I just felt like this was against my faith.”
Today, May 4, We Celebrate St. Pelagia
Pelagia (originally Margarita) was born as the beautiful daughter of pagan parents, and was said to have caught the eye of the Emperor Diocletian's son.
Today, May 4, We Celebrate English Carthusian Martyrs
These 18 Carthusian monks were put to death in England under King Henry VIII between 1535-1540 for maintaining their allegiance to the Pope.
“Be serious in the business of forming leaders”: Bishop to Faculty of Newly Chartered Catholic University in Kenya
Faculty members of Tangaza University (TU), the newly chartered Kenya-based institution of higher learning that is jointly owned by some 22 Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), have to be keen on helping students overcome the temptation of aping others as “followers”.
