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Stephen Cardinal Brislin (left) and Bishop Sylvester David (right)

News of Cardinal Brislin’s Transfer from Cape Town “left us with heavy hearts”: Auxiliary Bishop in South Africa

Nov 14, 2024

It was “with heavy hearts” that the people of God in Cape Town Archdiocese (ADCT) received the news of the Papal transfer of their shepherd, Stephen Cardinal Brislin , the Auxiliary Bishop of the South African Archdiocese has said.

Today, November 14, We Celebrate Blessed John Licci

Nov 14, 2024

John Licci is one of the longest living holy men of the Church. His 111 years on this earth in a small town near Palermo, Sicily, were filled with many miracles. His mother died during childbirth, and his father was a poor peasant who had to work the fields, and so was forced to leave John alone as an infant.

Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha during Holy Mass to officially launch the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Centenary of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary: Catholic Archbishop Urges Dedication to “nurture” Legacy of Faith

Nov 13, 2024

The centenary celebrations of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary provide an opportunity to reflect on the mission of the Catholic Church today, Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha has said.

Uganda’s Oldest Catholic Church Torched in Suspected Land Feud

Nov 13, 2024

The leadership and Parishioners of Mapeera Kigungu Catholic church of Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda are counting losses after arsonists set fire on a section of the church in a suspected land feud.

Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Key Focus of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Annual Plenary Assembly Deliberations

Nov 13, 2024

The Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is pervading deliberations of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, who are meeting for their annual Plenary Assembly at St. Thomas Obuasi Social Centre of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Obuasi.

Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Grateful for “fervent prayers, show of love” Following Release of Abducted Parish Priest

Nov 13, 2024

The Parish Priest of St. Theresa's Catholic Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on November 5 while returning from pastoral ministry has regained freedom.

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Catholic Woman Awarded $12.7 Million in Religious Discrimination Lawsuit over COVID Vaccine

Nov 13, 2024

In her religious excemption request, Lisa Domski wrote that taking the vaccine “would be a terrible sin and distance my relationship with God.”

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Catholic Charity Foundation Launches Funds Drive in Portugal to Support Victims of Jihadist Attacks in Burkina Faso

Nov 13, 2024

The Pontifical charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has launched a “solidarity campaign” targeting its benefactors in Portugal, appealing for partnerships in reaching out to victims of jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso, where Christian persecution has reportedly hit an all-time high.

Today, November 13, We Celebrate St. Frances Cabrini

Nov 13, 2024

On November 13, the universal Church honors St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian missionary who spent much of her life working with Italian immigrants in the United States. Mother Cabrini, who had a deathly fear of water and drowning, crossed the Atlantic Ocean more than 30 times in service of the Church and the people she was serving.  

New Propaedeutic Seminary in Kenyan Catholic Diocese Officially Inaugurated, Named after St. Charles Borromeo

Nov 12, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya has officially opened a Propaedeutic Seminary, bringing the number of Major Seminaries for the formation of Diocesan Priests in the East African nation to six.

Veritas University of Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops Hailed for “producing well-rounded graduates, morally outstanding”

Nov 12, 2024

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has hailed Veritas University that is under the auspices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), for graduating students with broad educational backgrounds, variety of experiences and abilities as well as fully developed personalities. 

Cardinal in South Sudan Hails Establishment of Radio Maria in Juba Archdiocese as “platform for religious education”

Nov 12, 2024

Radio Maria South Sudan is set to be a religious education forum for the people of God and a source of hope in the East-Central African nation, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, where the Marian radio has been established has said.

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius

Mauritius’ Catholic Bishop Hails Electorate for “orderly” General Elections, Exemplifying “democratic maturity”

Nov 12, 2024

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône of the Catholic Diocese of Port-Louis in Mauritius has hailed the reportedly peaceful November 10 general elections in the Indian Ocean Island nation.

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola's Catholic Diocese of Caxito. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Angola Lagging Behind amid “fascination with titles, obsession with flattery”, Catholic Bishop Says, Urges Authenticity

Nov 12, 2024

Angola is lagging behind in progress on various fronts due to her people’s “obsession” with self-glory, including titles and academic certificates, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has noted with concern. 

Some participants at the first General Assembly of Catholic Schools in the Ecclesiastical Province of Luanda in Angola. Credit: ACI Africa

Address Teacher Shortage, “honour” 2019 Angola-Holy See Framework Agreement: Catholic Schools Coordinator to Government

Nov 12, 2024

There is a lack of qualified teachers in primary and secondary schools in the Southern African nation of Angola, the Coordinator of Catholic Schools in the Ecclesiastical Province of Luanda has noted with concern.

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Christian Human Rights Group Decries Egypt’s “culture of intimidation” after Three Hospitalized in Gruesome Attack

Nov 12, 2024

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, has condemned a November 5 attack that occurred in Upper Egypt, leaving three Christian men seriously injured.

USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio (left); Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the USCCB migration committee (center); and Bishop Michael Burbidge, chairman of the USCCB’s pro-life committee, speak to media at the USCCB fall plenary assembly on Nov. 12, 2024.   / Credit: Jonathan Liedl

U.S. Bishops Will Speak Out "loudly" If Trump’s Mass Deportation Rhetoric Becomes Reality

Nov 12, 2024

USCCB leadership also addressed the potential pro-life opportunities and challenges of the incoming Trump administration.

Thanksgiving Mass at the University of Nairobi (UoN) Grounds following the canonization of Blessed Joseph Allamano. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

A Jaguar Attack, a Kenyan Nun, and the Miracle that Led to Canonization of Consolata Missionaries’ Founder, Allamano

Nov 12, 2024

All quiet at Catrimatini mission dispensary in the heart of the Northwestern Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, where Sr. Felicita Muthoni Nyaga served, was disrupted when a Jaguar attacked the village, mauling one man and leaving him with no possibility of recovering. In fact, when Sr. Felicita first saw Sorino Yanomami, he was lying in a pool of blood, his skull gaping and a large part of his brain strewn on the ground.

Today, November 12, We Celebrate St. Josaphat

Nov 12, 2024

Today, on the day of his martyrdom, Nov. 12, Roman Catholics and some Eastern Catholics remember St. Josaphat Kuntsevych, a bishop and monk whose example of faith inspired many Eastern Orthodox Christians to return to full communion with the Holy See.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Yes to Missionary Life Without Leaving Home: Nuncio in Kenya on Lessons from Allamano, Consolata Missionaries Founder

Nov 11, 2024

The life of St. Joseph  Allamano, who never stepped outside his native country Italy owing to ill health but “prepared the groundwork” for great missionary work across the world, teaches that it is possible to be a missionary without having to leave one’s native country, the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has said.