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Catholic-led Researchers Decry Veiled “settlement of jihadists” Plan in Nigerian States
A Catholic-inspired group of researchers, criminologists and human rights activists in Nigeria is concerned that a section of Nigerian authorities is planning to expand activities of jihadists in some parts of the West African country under the guise of state ranching projects.
SECAM Advocates for Continental Prayer Day to “amplify voices of marginalized” in Africa
Participants in the seminar that the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) convened in Ghana’s capital, Accra, have advocated for the creation of a Continental Prayer Day aimed at bringing to the light particular challenges the people of God grapple with in their respective African countries.
Bishops in Malawi Launch Vocations Sunday with Call to Conversion, “new evangelization”
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have launched Vocations Sunday in anticipation of this year’s Sunday, April 21 event, with a call to conversion and the fostering of “new evangelization”.
Meet the young Catholic pilgrims who will walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist this summer
These “Perpetual Pilgrims” will walk thousands of miles across the United States this summer, carrying Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
Today, March 12, We Celebrate St. Theophanes the Chronicler
St. Theophanes was born in Samothrace, Greece around the year 759. He was orphaned while still a young child, but was left a large inheritance.
Help Rescue South Sudanese “on brink of destitution, slowly perishing”, Bishops Appeal
The people of God in South Sudan are in urgent need of external support, the President of the Integral Human Development Commission of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has said.
Catholic Bishops in Kenya Decry Inter-Ethnic Violence, Urge “political will” for Unity
Catholic Bishops in Kenya are decrying protracted inter-ethnic clashes in the Catholic Dioceses of Kitale and Lodwar among members of the Pokot and Turkana communities dwelling at the border of Turkana and West Pokot Counties of the East African nation.
“Not synodal”, Archbishop in Sierra Leone against “monopolizing” Parts of Holy Mass
The Eucharist is the centre of a synodal Church requiring the participation of all “by virtue of their common baptism”, the Archbishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has said, and cautioned individuals and groups against monopolizing activities of Holy Mass.
At Death Anniversary, Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Remembered for Impacting “many people”
At the Eucharistic celebration marking the 10th death anniversary of Bishop Pius Suh Awa, the Cameroonian Catholic Bishop who died on 9 February 2014 after having served as Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Buea for over three decades has been remembered for impacting many during his Episcopal ministry.
Prejudice, Blame Game Fomenting Inter-Ethnic Violence among Kenya’s Pokot, Turkana: Bishop
Prejudice and blame game are among vices fomenting violent confrontations between members of the Pokot and Turkana communities in Kenya, Bishop John Mbinda of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar has said.
Today, March 11, We Celebrate St. Aurea
St. Aurea was born around the year 1042 in the village of Villavelayo, Spain.
Pauline Sisters in Africa Unveil Restyled Logos “to stay relevant in a dynamic world”
Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Africa have unveiled their newly restyled logos in recognition of the changes that have come with the signs of the times.
Meet Veteran Kenyan Radio Journalist Now Promoting Devotion to the Holy Eucharist
Ciku Muiruri was a household name when her program “Busted” that exposed cheating spouses on Kenya’s Classic FM got everyone hooked. Those who were caught on the wrong side of “Busted” blamed Ciku for their broken marriages while their partners thanked her for opening their eyes to the deception of their spouses.
Today, March 10, We Celebrate St. John Ogilvie
March 10 is the liturgical memorial of Saint John Ogilvie, a 16th- and 17th-century Scotsman who converted from Protestantism to Catholicism, served as a Jesuit priest, and died as a martyr at the hands of state officials.
Retain Nigeria as “Country of Particular Concern”: U.S. Senators to State Department
Nigeria should be returned to the list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom, some members of the U.S. Senate have appealed.
Pope Francis Appoints Bishop in Madagascar, Auxiliary Bishop in Tanzania
Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa as the Local Ordinary for Miarinarivo Diocese in Madagascar, and Mons. Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga as the Auxiliary Bishop for Tanzania’s Mbeya Archdiocese.
Gabon’s Gloom Following 2023 Coup has Disappeared: Catholic Bishop
The gloomy mood that had engulfed Gabon following the August last year’s military coup that had President Ali Bongo ousted from power has disappeared, a Catholic Bishop in the Central African nation has said.
Bishop in Zambia Decries Subversion of “original intentions” of International Women’s Day
Bishop Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga of Zambia’s Mansa Diocese has decried the undermining of the International Women’s Day (IWD) through the fostering of an agenda that hardly augurs well for women as the initiators of the commemoration wanted.
Today, March 9, We Celebrate St. Frances of Rome
St. Frances was born into a noble Roman family in the year 1384. From an early age, Frances felt drawn to the religious life, but at the age of thirteen her parents forced her into marriage.
Initiate Canonization of “German martyrs”: Official of German Bishops to Church in Africa
A representative of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference for the Martyrology of the 20th Century has challenged Church leaders in Africa to initiate canonization processes for the “German martyrs, who were violently killed” in various African countries.
