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Pope Appoints New Bishop in China, Bringing a 70-year Vacancy to an End

Pope Appoints New Bishop in China, Bringing a 70-year Vacancy to an End

Jan 25, 2024

The Holy See Press Office announced on Thursday that Father Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng was appointed by Pope Francis as the bishop of Zhengzhou.

Nigeria's President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Credit: Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Christian Leaders in Nigeria Laud President for “positive steps” to Unite Country

Jan 25, 2024

Members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for “making very positive steps” towards inclusiveness in the West African country since his inauguration in May last year.

Father Elias Leyds, CSJ. | Credit: EWTN News

EWTN Mourns Death of Father Elias Leyds, "heart" of Low Countries Apostolate

Jan 25, 2024

The Eternal Word Television Network this week mourned the unexpected death of Father Elias Leyds, CSJ, the founder of EWTN Low Countries.

Pope Francis leads an ecumenical second vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Jan. 25, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Christian Unity Must Be Rooted in Prayer, Pope Says at Ecumenical Vespers

Jan 25, 2024

Marking the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis hosted an ecumenical vespers at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

Seminarians at Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Nigeria's Kaduna state where four students were kidnapped and one, Michael Nnadi killed. Credit: Good Shepherd Major Seminary Kaduna/ Facebook

Inside the Growing Spirituality of Martyrdom in Nigerian Seminaries and Monasteries

Jan 24, 2024

Last year, 2023, was a difficult year for Br. Peter Olarewaju, a postulant at the Benedictine Monastery in Nigeria’s Ilorin Diocese, who was kidnapped alongside two others at the monastery. Br. Olarewaju underwent different kinds of torture. He watched as his companion, Br. Godwin Eze, was murdered.

Sniper sparks a fire at the FMA house in Karthoum. Credit: Salesian Missions

Rooms “badly damaged” in Latest Bombing of Salesian Sisters’ House in Sudan

Jan 24, 2024

The Dar Mariam House of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, (FMA/Salesian Sisters) in Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Khartoum has been bombed for a second time after a sniper reportedly set fire to a section of the building. 

Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio

Make Sacred Scripture “frame of family values”: PMS Official in Kenya

Jan 24, 2024

Families that take the Word of God and the Sacred Scripture seriously, relying on them in the day-to-day encounters, can surmount the challenges that the contemporary world poses, the National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya has said.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. | Credit: Vatican Media

Avarice is a "sickness of the heart, not of the wallet": Pope Francis

Jan 24, 2024

In his Wednesday general audience, Pope Francis said the preoccupation with the accumulation of material goods reflects a greater “pathological accumulation.”

Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky of Angola’s Lwena Diocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against Corruption “game”, Urges Honest Living

Jan 24, 2024

Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky of Angola’s Lwena Diocese has cautioned against the “game” of corruption. 

Members of the Daughters of St. Mary of Guadalupe (FSMG) in Angola during their 40th anniversary celebration. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

At 40th Anniversary, Catholic Nuns in Angola Urged to “prepare foundations for future”

Jan 24, 2024

Members of the Daughters of St. Mary of Guadalupe (FSMG) in Angola have been urged to look into the future with vision and strategy as they mark four decades of service in the Southern African nation. 

Sculpture of St. Peter outside of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. | Credit: Unsplash

Vatican Appeals Court Sentences Priest to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Teen

Jan 24, 2024

Father Gabriele Martinelli was accused of forcing the former altar server, identified as L.G., to have sexual relations with him between 2007 and 2012.

Mosaic of Sales on the exterior of St. Francis de Sales Oratory in St. Louis. | Credit: RickMorais/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

From Struggles With Temper to Path of Charity, St. Francis de Sales is a Model for us all

Jan 24, 2024

On Jan. 24, the Church celebrates the patron saint of journalists, writers, and the Catholic press: St. Francis de Sales, doctor of the Church.

Credit: Intersociety

How Security Forces’ “cow humanization” Code Led to Massive Christian Deaths in Nigeria

Jan 23, 2024

Nigeria security forces responded more swiftly to the killing of cows owned by Muslim jihadists than they did when Christians and other non-Muslims were killed, a current report by a Human Rights group in the West African country has revealed.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: Consolata Shrine Kenya

Let’s Rediscover “magnetism of our Christianity” in the Word of God: Archbishop in Kenya

Jan 23, 2024

There is need for Christians to continually seek to remain close to God through attentiveness to His Word, Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has said. 

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB). Credit: Presidency of Benin

Bishops in Benin Appeal for “concrete actions, behaviors” to Foster Christian Unity

Jan 23, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Benin have appealed to the people of God in the West African nation to settle for lifestyles that contribute to the fostering of Christian unity in the country. 

Young people greet Pope Francis as he arrives at the World Youth Day welcoming ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 3, 2023. | Credit: Jesus Huerta/Flickr JMJ Lisboa 2023

Pope Francis Recalls "primary reason" for New Edition of Youth Catechism

Jan 23, 2024

The full text was published yesterday by the Italian newspaper La Stampa and is titled “The Password for Joy.”

Fr. Alex Muyebe, Executive Director of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). Credit: JCTR

Stemming “rapid urbanization” among Strategies to Address Cholera in Zambia: Jesuit Priest

Jan 23, 2024

Taking strategies to empower the rural populations in view of stemming rural-urban migration can help address the recurring challenge of cholera in Zambia, a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in the Southern African nation has said. 

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza presenting the sum of 150,000 Naira to one of the Victims of Boko Haram Insurgency. Credit: Yola Diocese

Nigerian Diocese Reaches Out to Hundreds of Female Victims of Boko Haram Insurgency

Jan 23, 2024

The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria has reached out to 300 female victims of Boko Haram Insurgency in the country’s Adamawa State with financial support.

Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Promotion of “values of unity, communion, fraternity”

Jan 23, 2024

Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui has called on followers of Christ in Angola to be part of the promoters of values that are consistent with their faith, including the value of working together and being considerate to each other.

Enthronement of the Word of God at the Assumption of our Lady Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday, 21 January 2013. From left: Sr. Marie Chantal Musabyimana, Fr. Thomas kambire, and Sr Merceline Oduor.
Credit: Daughters of St. Paul/Harare/Zimbabwe

How Pauline Sisters Animated Sunday of the Word of God 2024 in African Countries

Jan 22, 2024

The Sunday of the Word of God 2024 marked on January 21 was a unique opportunity for members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) to take initiatives in regions of their apostolate in Africa to boost devotion to Sacred Scripture.