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Insecurity is impoverishing the Church in Nigeria, the Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has said, noting that in the northern part of the country alone, over 30 million naira (US$38,100) has been spent to rescue pastoral agents.
Three months after the July 26 military Coup in Niger, the West African nation is experiencing a rise in the prices of products, a situation that a Catholic Missionary Priest in the country says has led to the suffering of many people.
Bishop José Nambi of Kwito-Bié Diocese in Angola, who died on 31 October 2022, has been remembered for his missionary contribution to the Church in the Southern African nation.
Tributes are pouring in for Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, with many remembering the Bishop who died on Wednesday, November 1 for his dedication to peace in the East Central African nation.
At a Mass for Pope Benedict XVI and deceased cardinals and bishops on Friday, Pope Francis urged Christians, especially pastors, to be the humble servants of others.
Archbishop Lucius Ugorji, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) who participated in the October 4-29 XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome has said delegates “felt the Holy Spirit was at work.”
Delegates at the first session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops encouraged Catholic Bishops in Africa under their collective forum, the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), “to promote theological and pastoral discernment on the issue of polygamy”.
The Universal Church expects a spiritual and missionary revival in all aspects, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Bamenda Archdiocese in Cameroon who participated in the October 4-29 XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome has said.
The children's rosary initiative began in Caracas, Venezuela, in 2005.
Asked about the synod assembly’s discussion of homosexuality, Pope Francis said: “When I say ‘everyone, everyone, everyone,’ [I’m speaking about] people.”
Pope Francis prayed for peace, hope, and mercy at a Mass to mark All Souls’ Day on a rainy morning at the Rome War Cemetery.
Pope Francis said in a TV interview he will travel to the United Arab Emirates for the second time from Dec. 1–3.
It has been a year since young people in Africa had a virtual dialogue with Pope Francis, where the Holy Father challenged them to keep their roots intact, to never stop dreaming, and to be their own evangelizers.
Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, has passed on Wednesday, November 1, Feast of All Saints. He was aged 87.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria has expressed concern about the whereabouts of a Priest in the Nigerian Metropolitan See who has been missing for a month.
The Catholic Church in Africa has distinguished herself as an agent of peace amid conflict, the Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has observed, noting that the Church must now adapt to what he describes as “new forms of violence”.
Citing the need to deal with “profound cultural transformations,” the pope presented his dramatic vision for the future of Catholic theology in a new motu proprio.
On the day the Church celebrates the Church triumphant in heaven, we take a closer look at the formal process the Church uses to declare someone a saint.
“Holiness is a gift of God, which we’ve received at baptism. And if we let it grow, it can completely change our lives,” Pope Francis said.
African delegates who participated in the October 4-29 XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome are expected to share their experience and lessons from the meeting in a webinar scheduled for November 15.