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Catholic News in Africa
EWTN Launches News Agency for Middle East and North Africa in Arabic Language
EWTN Global Catholic Network has launched a news agency that is to publish news content sourced from the Middle East and North Africa in Arabic language.
Guide Faithful to be Disciples of Jesus Christ: Cardinal in Sudan to New Bishop of Rumbek
The Archbishop Emeritus of Sudan’s Khartoum Archdiocese has told the newly ordained Bishop of Rumbek Diocese in South Sudan to guide the people of God in his Episcopal See to be disciples of Jesus Christ.
Prayer Appeal for Safe Release of Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Nigeria’s Zaria Diocese
Prayers are being sought for the safe release of an abducted member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Zaria.
Pope Francis Erects New Diocese in DR Congo, Appoints First Bishop
Pope Francis has erected a new Diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and appointed Mons. Sebastien Kenda Ntumba, a member of the Clergy of Luiza Diocese, as the first Bishop of the Episcopal See.
Catholic Priest in Cameroon Says Logging Driving Pygmies into Heavy Drinking
The Pygmies who inhabit the edges of the Atlantic Ocean in the Central African nation of Cameroon have lived under canopies of trees for the many years that Fr. Innocent Akum Wefon has known them.
How Botswana’s Language Culture is Enabling Vibrant Participation in Synodal Process
The people of God in a Catholic Diocese in Botswana are finding it easy to fully participate in the ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations using the language they are most familiar with, the Local Ordinary of the Diocese has said.
“We have been waiting a long time”: Nuncio to South Sudan on Eve of New Bishop Ordination
The representative of the Holy Father to South Sudan who has arrived in the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek to preside over the Episcopal Ordination of the new Bishop for the South Sudanese Diocese has said it was a long-awaited event.
Catholic Bishop in South Africa Directs Rosary Prayer for “suffering of Eastern Europe”
The Catholic Bishop of South Africa’s Tzaneen Diocese, Bishop João Noé Rodrigues, has directed members of the Clergy to spearhead the prayer of the Holy Rosary in their respective communities in solidarity with the “suffering of Eastern Europe”.
Inaugural Meeting of Catholic University Rectors in IMBISA Calls for Regional Forum
Participants in the first meeting of Catholic University Rectors that brought together representatives from four Southern African countries of Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe earlier this week called for the creation of a regional forum, an official has told ACI Africa.
Free Nigerians from Poverty by Renouncing “unfriendly policies”: Catholic Archbishop
The people of God in Nigeria can be freed from poverty if political leaders in the West African nation renounce “unfriendly policies” and refrain from “self-serving leadership and sterile political ramblings”, a Catholic Archbishop in the country has said.
Christian Leaders in Nigeria Urge Central Bank Leadership to Investigate Loan Sharks
Representatives of Christian leaders in Nigeria are calling on the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to look into loan sharks who are taking advantage of the economic challenges in the West African nation to extort money from innocent Nigerians.
Eswatini Awaiting State Directives on National Dialogue to Address Unrest: Catholic Bishop
The Catholic Bishop of Manzini, the only Diocese in the Kingdom of Eswatini, has said citizens are waiting for the government and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to give directives on when and how a national dialogue aimed at realizing peace in the country will be held.
President of Ivory Coast Reaches Out to Vulnerable Persons “living this time of Lent”
The President of the Republic of Ivory Coast has donated food items to the humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the country to help reach out to vulnerable persons in the West African nation described as those “living this time of Lent”.
Catholic Bishops in Africa Respond to Pope Francis’ Call for Ukraine, Russia Consecration
Catholic Bishops in Africa have, in separate statements, responded to Pope Francis’ call for prayer and consecration of Russia and Ukraine scheduled to take place on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Friday, March 25.
Bishop-elect in South Sudan Receives Heroic Reception in Rumbek, Pledges to Foster Unity
It was an emotional Wednesday mid-morning characterized with dance and jubilation at Rumbek Airstrip in South Sudan’s Lakes State as members of the Clergy, women and men Religious, the Laity, State officials, and members of the public received the Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek, Mons. Christian Carlassare.
Catholic Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan Say Logo, Motto of Papal Visit a Call for Peace
Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have launched the logo and the motto of the visit of Pope Francis to the world’s youngest country early July, saying the two are a call for peace in the East-Central African nation.
Harrowing Encounter of Nigerian Siblings Abducted by Fulani Herdsmen: Catholic Entity
Two siblings who survived a kidnapping by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria’s Kaduna State have narrated their harrowing encounter in the hands of their abductors, with one of them being shot and left for dead.
Remind Tanzanians “from time to time” about Christ Peace: Vice President to Faith Leaders
Tanzania’s Vice President has told religious leaders in the East African nation to never give up on preaching about the need for peace in the country, particularly peace that “our Lord Jesus Christ left us”.
Use Special Drawing Rights Allocation to Tackle “climate crisis” in Africa: Jesuits to UK
Members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Africa are calling on the United Kingdom (UK) to direct more of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocation to combating “climate and biodiversity crisis” in sub-Saharan Africa.
Newly Launched Book Narrates Missionary Service to Refugee Women in Johannesburg: Editor
The editor of the book, “Bienvenu Shelter: 20 Years of Welcoming, Caring and Empowering”, has said that the publication provides insight into the ministry of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo, the Scalabrinians, with refugee women and their children in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg.
