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The opening Mass of the Synod on Synodality in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 4, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis: Synod on Synodality’s Primary Task "to refocus our gaze on God"

Oct 4, 2023

Pope Francis opened the Synod on Synodality’s three-week assembly on Wednesday with a call to remember that the Church exists to bring Jesus to the world and should face today’s challenges with a gaze fixed on God rather than “political calculations or ideological battles.”

Suspects in Killing of Seminarian in Razed Nigerian Catholic Parish Rectory Arrested

Oct 3, 2023

Security officials in Nigeria’s Plateau State have reportedly arrested eight suspects involved in crime, among them, those who set on fire the Catholic Parish rectory in Nigeria’s Kafanchan Diocese that resulted in the death of a Seminarian.

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti with members of the Clergy in Cabinda Diocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia Angola

At Anniversary of Angolan Catholic Diocese, Bishop Recognizes Missionaries’ “sacrifices”

Oct 3, 2023

On the occasion of the Ruby Jubilee of the Catholic Diocese of Cabinda in Angola, the Local Ordinary has recognized the “sacrifices and efforts” of missionaries involved in spreading the Gospel in his Episcopal See.

“Valiant scholar”: Ivorian Catholic Archbishop Eulogized as Devoted Servant, Teacher

Oct 3, 2023

The late Archbishop Marie-Daniel Dadiet, the second Local Ordinary of Korhogo Archdiocese in Ivory Coast, who died on Monday, October 2 aged 71 has been eulogized as “a valiant ecclesiastical scholar”, who served the people of God with devotion.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Archbishop of Nyeri in Kenya Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Embu Diocese

Oct 3, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed the Archbishop of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese to temporarily take care of the country’s Embu Diocese until a substantive Local Ordinary is appointed and takes canonical possession of the Kenyan Diocese.

Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals from across the world at the Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 2023, consistory in St. Peter’s Square. | Credit: Vatican Media

Here’s what the Church’s Newest Cardinals Think About the Synod on Synodality

Oct 3, 2023

Six cardinals who are participating in this month’s Synod on Synodality — and five who are not — told CNA their ideas of and expectations for the assembly.

Pope Francis with Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla during the September 30 Consistory. Credit: Vatican Media

New Cardinal in South Sudan Says His Elevation “recognition” of Catholic Faith in Country

Oct 3, 2023

The elevation of the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, South Sudan’s only Metropolitan See, is an acknowledgement of Catholic faith in the East-Central African nation, the newly created Cardinal has said.

The Entrance to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: CUEA

Embrace Service as “most important thing in life”: Nuncio in Kenya to University Students

Oct 3, 2023

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has called upon students in institutions of higher learning in the East African nation to embrace the spirit of service as “the most important thing” in their respective lives. 

Bishop Santo Loku Pio Doggale during Holy Mass on Sunday, October 1, at St Theresa Cathedral of Juba Archdiocese: Credit: Moses Lino/Archdiocese of Juba.

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Emphasizes Link Between “sacrifice” and Doing God’s Will

Oct 3, 2023

There is a close connection between doing the will of God and making sacrifices, the Auxiliary Bishop of South Sudan’s Juba Archdiocese has said. 

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Buea Diocese. Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Diocese in Cameroon Outlines Measures to Address “existing information gaps”

Oct 3, 2023

The Catholic Diocese of Buea in Cameroon has outlined measures to address “existing information gaps” in Parishes and other institutions, including a shift from the use of personal contacts to institutional ones.

Strive to Spearhead Justice, Peace in South Sudan: Catholic Bishop to New Cardinal

Oct 3, 2023

The newly created Cardinal for South Sudan, Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla, is expected to play the role of spearheading Church initiatives towards justice and peace in the country, a Catholic in the East-Central African nation has said. 

Stephen Cardinal Brislin exchanges pleasantries with other cardinals at the the September 30 consistory in St. Peter's Square. Credit: Sheila Pires/ Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC)

New Cardinal in Southern Africa Urged to Call Leaders Out for Bad Governance

Oct 3, 2023

One of Stephen Cardinal Brislin’s tasks in Southern Africa will be to call leaders out when they deceive those they govern, the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said.

Jacqueline Fritschi-Cornaz as Mother Teresa of Calcutta in the new film "Mother Teresa and Me." | Photo credit: Curry Western Movies

New film "Mother Teresa and Me" Portrays the "human being behind the saint"

Oct 3, 2023

For one night only on Oct. 5, the movie will be released by Fathom Events in 800 theaters across the United States.

The Christian community in Qaraqosh, in Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, was devastated last week after a fire broke out at a Syriac Catholic wedding celebration. | Credit: Rody Sher/ ACI MENA

Pope Francis Sends Telegram to Iraqi Christian Community After Tragic Wedding Fire

Oct 3, 2023

An Iraqi Christian community in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, was devastated by a massive fire at a crowded wedding reception that killed over 100 and injured 150.

Post Francis' post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia in Vatican City on April 8, 2016. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Here’s the full text of the Vatican’s response to dubia on divorced and remarried Catholics

Oct 3, 2023

Czech Cardinal Dominik Duka had submitted to the Vatican a request for pastoral guidance.

Screengrab of Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese in South Africa during the inaugural Mass of Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops'Conference (SACBC)

South African Catholic Bishop Faults Leaders “saying no to the Synod”, Prays for Wisdom

Oct 2, 2023

The President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is optimistic that the October 4-29 Synod on Synodality taking place in Rome will lead the Church into the right direction. He has appealed to those opposed to the Synod to have a change of heart, enlightened by the gift of wisdom.

Fr. Victor Ogunyemi. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Give Youth Chance to “showcase innovative capabilities”: Priest in Nigeria to Government

Oct 2, 2023

A Catholic Priest ministering in Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has called on the government to give youth in the West African nation the opportunity to hold leadership positions so they can exhibit their respective “innovative capabilities”.

Credit: Vatican Media

Month of the Bible: Catholics in DR Congo Urged to be “stewards of nature”

Oct 2, 2023

Catholics in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been urged to be “stewards of nature” during the annual month of the Bible declared by members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO).

Cardinal-elect Víctor Manuel Fernández was appointed by Pope Francis on July 1, 2023, to become the next prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. | Credit: Courtesy of Archdiocese of La Plata

Vatican Releases Pope Francis’ Responses to Pre-synod Dubia, Criticizes Cardinals

Oct 2, 2023

The pope’s responses, originally issued July 11, responded to requests for doctrinal clarification on the development of doctrine, same-sex unions, and more.

Left to right: German Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, Mexican Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, American Cardinal Raymond Burke, and Chinese Cardinal Zen Ze-Kiun. | Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA; Intermirifica.net; Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

The Five Cardinals Behind the Latest Dubia Issued to Pope Francis

Oct 2, 2023

The prelates, who also issued a “Notification to Christ’s Faithful,” hail from the diverse ecclesiastical landscapes of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.