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The 25th anniversary of the Catholic University of Angola (UCAN) sets “a new stage” for “great dreams”, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education has said.
The message, centered on selfless service and forgiveness, emphasized three fundamental aspects of diaconal ministry: “forgiveness, selfless service, and communion.”
The ministry of Diaconate is not a promotion but God’s call to service with humility and dedication, Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has told the five Seminarians he ordained Deacons on February 22.
The Holy See Press Office released a new medical bulletin on Saturday evening stating that Pope Francis had experienced “an asthma-like respiratory crisis of prolonged intensity” that required high-flow oxygen therapy.
Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are appealing for prayers after tens of bodies were found inside a church building in the village.
The discourse around the vice of corruption in Kenya needs to change, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu has said.
Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) are decrying an “upsurge in social vices” and the reluctance or failure of some of the country’s government officials to honour the Church-State partnership.
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop André Gueye, the Local Ordinary of Senegal’s Thiès Diocese, as Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Dakar, and Mons. Ignatius Anipu, as the Local Ordinary of Maradi Diocese in Niger.
Every year on Feb. 22, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Chair of St. Peter, a tradition that dates back more than 1,600 years.
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ), an entity of the country’s Catholic Bishops that handles socio-political issues, has lauded Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, for signing into law a bill that abolishes capital punishment in the Southern African nation.
Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has called on learners at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to embrace the Holy Spirit as a source of renewal in their Christian life.
Bishop Ildo Augusto dos Santos Lopes Fortes of the Catholic Diocese of Mindelo has urged Cape Verdean authorities to reduce government expenditure and direct resources toward those most in need.
“The pope is not a quitter,” the Holy Father’s physician told journalists toward the end of a Friday press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Here’s the latest news on Pope Francis’ health and hospitalization.
Fr. Cornelius Manzak Damulak, who was abducted on February 6 from the Catholic Diocese of Shendam in Nigeria has successfully escaped captivity, and he is receiving treatment at an “undisclosed” health facility in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, ACI Africa has established.
The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has called for “racial reconciliation” in response to ongoing land reform disputes between South Africa and the United States government.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the UK-based human rights organisation that specialises in religious freedom and works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and for other religious belief or even lack of belief has petitioned the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Hybrid Joint Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to address violations of religious freedom and gender-based violence in Sudan.
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, pointed out that concern for the Holy Father’s health “must be kept within limits.”
“Francis is an 88-year-old man who has had a serious problem but who is now undergoing treatment. It’s not a simple treatment and will require time,” the priest said.
Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have acknowledged the need for the Church in the two countries to push for tax exemptions, noting that they need all the money they have for mission work.