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Bernini's baldacchino at the papal Mass on Jan. 1, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Announces Major Restoration Project in St. Peter’s Basilica

Jan 11, 2024

The Vatican announced on Thursday that the soaring baldacchino over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica will undergo a major restoration.

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Christian Entity Condemns Increasing Attacks on Churches in Egypt

Jan 11, 2024

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights group, has condemned the increasing attacks on churches in Upper Egypt. 

Members of the Association for the Promotion of Women in the Angolan Catholic Church (PROMAICA). Credit: Diniz Simão-ANGOP

Congress of Catholic Entity in Angola Ends with Call on Women to Make Rational Use of ICTs

Jan 11, 2024

The Annual Congress of the Association for the Promotion of Women in the Angolan Catholic Church (PROMAICA) has ended with a call on women in the Southern African nation to make rational use of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

Mons. John Aniagwu. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Catholic Priest Urges Nigerians to Pray Fervently against Country’s “multiple demons”

Jan 11, 2024

Nigeria is facing “multiple demons” including corruption, insecurity and tribalism, and can only be saved with fervent prayers, the Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos in the West African nation has said.

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Be more responsible”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Drivers amid Surge in Road Accidents

Jan 11, 2024

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has weighed in on the reported spike in road accidents in the Southern African nation, and called for responsible driving. 

Youths from South Sudan's Catholic Diocese of Rumbek on their peace pilgrimage to Tonj. Credit: Bishop Christian Carlassare

Youths in South Sudanese Diocese Walking 125Kms in Weeklong Pilgrimage to Preach Peace

Jan 10, 2024

Young people from South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Rumbek are walking from Rumbek to Tonj, some 125 kilometers, in a seven-day pilgrimage they started on Sunday, January 7 to sensitize communities in the East-Central African nation on the need for peace.

Silver Jubilee: Pauline Sisters in Angola Lauded for Evangelizing with “tools of our time”

Jan 10, 2024

Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Angola have been lauded for their commitment to spreading the Gospel by engaging “tools of our time”. 

The National Coordinator of the Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM), Mrs. Chimwemwe Sakunda receives the award from Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the President of Malawi NGO Regulatory Authority (NGORA). Credit: State house Malawi.

“This award means a lot to us”: Caritas Malawi official on Recent National Recognition

Jan 10, 2024

The recognition of the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM), previously called Caritas Malawi, as the top organization in emergency response management in the Southern African nation is significant, an official of the entity has said.

Christian leaders during the 8 January 2024 "Plateau Peace Walk” to demonstrate against the 23-26 December 2023 attacks that left nearly 200 Christians dead. Credit: CAN Plateau State

Nigerian Christians in “Plateau Peace Walk” Want Armed Terrorist Militias Proscribed

Jan 10, 2024

Christians in Nigeria, who took to the streets on Monday, January 8 in what was dubbed “Plateau Peace Walk” to demonstrate against the 23-26 December 2023 attacks that left nearly 200 Christians dead have demanded that armed terrorist militias be proscribed in the West African nation.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 10, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis at audience: Gluttony is Perhaps the Most Dangerous Vice

Jan 10, 2024

In the third installment of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday focused on the sin of gluttony.

Mons. João de Ceita Nazaré, appointed Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe on 9 January 2024. Credit: Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe

“I ask for your prayers”: Newly Appointed Catholic Bishop of São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese

Jan 10, 2024

The newly appointed Catholic Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has appealed for prayers for the success of his Episcopal Ministry.

Sanctuary of the martyrs of brotherhood in Buta. Credit: ACN

Nigeria Leads Countries with Most Christian Murders, Kidnappings of Clergy: Report

Jan 9, 2024

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has compiled a report that places Nigeria ahead of all countries in the world that experienced most kidnappings of Clergy and the killing of Christians in 2023.

A portrait of Fr. Josiah Asa K’Okal during the requiem Mass at Divine Shepherd Cathedral of Tucupita Apostolic Vicariate in Venezuela. Credit: Archdiocese of Caracas via Seed Consolata

Sombre Mood as Kenyan Catholic Priest Who Died in Venezuela is Laid to Rest

Jan 9, 2024

A sombre mood engulfed Divine Shepherd Cathedral of Tucupita Apostolic Vicariate in Venezuela where the requiem Mass of Fr. Josiah Asa K’Okal was held on Monday, January 8 before the Kenyan-born member of the Institute of Consolata Missionaries (IMC) who is said to have died in unclear circumstances was laid to rest.

Mons. João de Ceita Nazaré, appointed Bishop for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe on 9 January 2024. Credit: Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe

Pope Francis Appoints Local Ordinary for São Tomé and Príncipe Diocese

Jan 9, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed a Local Ordinary for the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Central African island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Late Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro. Credit: Lomé Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop Known for Freedom, Democracy Advocacy in Togo Dies at 93

Jan 9, 2024

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro, who has been known for freedom and democracy advocacy in Togo has passed on in Sweden, where he had fled following the West African nation’s controversial 2020 presidential election. He was aged 93.

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Charles Scicluna. | Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Official at Doctrine of Faith Dicastery Says Church Should Allow Married Priests

Jan 9, 2024

Archbishop Charles Scicluna said that the Church should learn from the Eastern Churches, which allow married men the option to get ordained to the priesthood.

Fr. Abinet Abebe, Coordinator of the Department of Family and Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

Ethiopia “crying out” for Peace, “cornerstone of tranquility”: Catholic Priest

Jan 9, 2024

The people of God in Ethiopia are “crying out” for peace, the Coordinator of the Department of Family and Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) has said.

Archbishop John Baptist Odama with some members of the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Gulu (LSMIG). Credit: Uganda Catholics Online

At Religious Profession, Ugandan Archbishop Emphasizes Nuns’ Power to “transform” Society

Jan 9, 2024

Catholic Nuns have the power to bring positive change to society, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda has said.

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Newly Ordained Priest in Angola Cautioned against Celebrating Holy Mass as “a ritual”

Jan 9, 2024

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of Viana Diocese in Angola has cautioned Deacon Pedro Lucau Caganjo Massuca, whom he ordained a Priest against celebrating daily Holy Mass everyday as “a ritual function”. 

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese. Credit: Lagos Archdiocese

“We possess the power to sow the seeds of peace”: Catholic Archbishop to Nigerians

Jan 9, 2024

Nigerians have the ability to spread peace in their country and realize unity in diversity, love, and the actualization of the principle of mutuality, Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Archdiocese has said.