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Bishop John Kobina Louis. Credit: Accra Archdiocese

Ghanaian Bishop Blames Dwindling Catholic Population to Lack of Zeal among Priests

Mar 14, 2024

Lack of zeal among priests in Ghana is partly to blame for the country’s dwindling Catholic population, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana has said.

Logo of Human Life International (HLI). Credit: HLI

Inaugural Training to Prepare African Pro-lifers to Address Issues in Modern Medicine

Mar 14, 2024

Pro-lifers in Tanzania, Rwanda and Cameroon are set to join the first cohort of a training that has been designed to equip family and life advocates around the globe with skills to address ethical issues in modern medicine.

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria's Lagos Archdiocese. Credit: Lagos Archdiocese

Archbishop Urges Nigerians to Create Conducive Environment for God’s Providence

Mar 14, 2024

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Lagos has urged Nigerians to be open to God’s abundant blessings by ending insecurity, ethnicity and corruption.

A camp of displaced people spontaneously arises around Salesian work “Don Bosco Ngangi”. Credit: Salesian Missions

Humanitarian Situation in Eastern DR Congo “serious and risks getting worse”: Salesians

Mar 14, 2024

The situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where clashes between rebels and the military have intensified is “serious and risks getting worse”, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in the country have said.

“A moment of rebirth”: Carmelite Sisters on 65th Anniversary in Mozambique

Mar 14, 2024

The Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (OCARM) in Mozambique are celebrating what they have described as “a moment of rebirth” as the Congregation marks its 65th anniversary in the southern African country.

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria's Lagos Archdiocese. Credit: Lagos Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop Urges Nigerians who have “lost faith” to Keep Praying for Country

Mar 14, 2024

Nigerians seem to be losing confidence in prayers in their seemingly unanswered cries to be liberated from suffering, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Nigeria’s Lagos Archdiocese has said, and encouraged the people of God in the country to continue interceding for their nation. 

St. Mary's Cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Windhoek

Churches in Namibia Urged to Use Vast Resources to Address Climate Change

Mar 14, 2024

Churches and faith-based organizations across Namibia have been urged to utilize their platforms and the vast resources at their disposal to make “a tangible impact” in mitigating the dangers of climate change.

Celebration of Mass at Holy Family Parish in Gaza. | Credit: ACN & Holy Family Parish

Christians in Gaza Face "worst period" Since Start of War, Report Says

Mar 14, 2024

The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need reported that the Christian community in Gaza “is going through the worst period” since the start of the war.

Today, Sunday, March 14, We Celebrate St. Matilda

Mar 14, 2024

Matilda, Queen of Germany and wife of King Henry I was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. 

Late Fr. William Banda. Credit: Diocese of Polokwane

Catholic Priest Shot Dead in Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tzaneen Diocese, South Africa

Mar 13, 2024

A member of the St. Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan Fathers) serving in the Catholic Diocese of Tzaneen in South Africa was shot dead while preparing to celebrate Holy Mass the morning of Wednesday, March 13. 

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Study Links Catholic Relief Services to Contraception, Abortion Programs in Africa

Mar 13, 2024

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has been engaged in contraception and abortion programs in some African countries, a joint study by the Lepanto Institute (LI) and Population Research Institute (PRI) alleges.

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon offering words of comfort to persons affected by the fire disaster that razed hundreds of shops at the central market in his Metropolitan See last month. Credit: Bamenda Archdiocese

Archbishop in Cameroon Comforts Fire Disaster Victims, Calls for Union in Jesus’ Suffering

Mar 13, 2024

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon has offered words of comfort to persons affected by the fire disaster that razed hundreds of shops at the central market in his Metropolitan See last month.

LI President, Michael Hichborn (right) and PRI President, Steven Mosher (left). Credit: Lepanto Institute (LI) and Population Research Institute (PRI)

“This must stop”: Scholars on Catholic Relief Services’ Contraception Programs in Africa

Mar 13, 2024

The alleged participation of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in the promotion of contraception and abortion programs in some African countries must be halted, leaders of the Lepanto Institute (LI) and Population Research Institute (PRI) have said.

Members of the Yaounde Provincial Episcopal Conference (CEPY) with authorities after the opening ceremony of their first annual session. Credit: Diocese of Ebolowa

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Underscores Need to “humanize” Digital Networks

Mar 13, 2024

There is need to “humanize” the modern means of communication in the Church and society, the Catholic Bishop of Kribi Diocese in Cameroon has said.

Pope Francis and the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Pope Tawadros II, led the general audience at the Vatican on May 10, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Attack on Coptic Monastery in South Africa Takes Lives of Three Monks

Mar 13, 2024

The Coptic Orthodox Church announced that three monks were attacked and murdered Tuesday in the Coptic monastery in South Africa.

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Angolan Catholic Archbishop Urges Creation of “spaces” for Women in All Professions

Mar 13, 2024

Except for jobs that require physical exertion, women can thrive in professions where men currently dominate, the Archbishop of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese has said, calling for the creation of spaces and opportunities for women to emerge in Church and society.

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Christian Foundation Appeals for Safety Measures in Nigeria Schools as Abductions Resurge

Mar 13, 2024

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights foundation, is appealing to the Nigerian government to implement a “Safe Schools Initiative” to keep school-going children out of danger amid a resurgence of abductions in the West African country.

Today, March 13, We Celebrate St. Roderick

Mar 13, 2024

Roderick, also known as Ruderic, was a priest in Cabra, Spain during the persecution of Christians by the Moors.

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: SECAM

Africa Not “adequately” Benefiting from Foreign Investment in Its Riches: Cardinal Ambongo

Mar 12, 2024

Local populations in Africa are not “adequately” benefiting from their natural resources that foreign entities venture into, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), has said.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama during Holy Mass at St. Paul’s Gwagwalada Parish of Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“Our thoughts, prayers”: Archbishop on Abduction of Hundreds of Students, Women in Nigeria

Mar 12, 2024

The Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has expressed spiritual solidarity with the hundreds of students and women abducted in the recent past in the West African nation.