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Mission Sunday: Catholic Bishop in Angola Urges PMC to “be authentic missionaries”
Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has urged members of the Diocesan Pontifical Missionary Childhood (PMC) to be engaged in the mission of the Church as “authentic missionaries”.
Synod on Synodality’s "most fertile time" to Be Between the Assemblies: Spiritual Adviser
“These 11 months will be like a pregnancy,” Father Timothy Radcliffe told the synod delegates. “We, my brothers and sisters, are pregnant with new life.”
Pope Francis Criticizes West for Trying to Export "its own type of democracy"
“Saddam Hussein was certainly not a little angel, on the contrary,” Francis said, “but Iraq was a fairly stable country.”
Synod on Synodality "a long march of hope for all humanity": Cardinal Delegate
Myanmar’s Cardinal Charles Maung Bo described the Synod of Synodality as “a long march of hope for all humanity” during a Mass on Monday.
Theologian Points to Vatican II’s "dynamic" Tradition in Synod on Synodality Speech
Tradition “was a major point of discussion at the Second Vatican Council,” Father Ormond Rush said Monday.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Mourns 18 Dead in Gaza Christian Church Bombing
“War and bombs have never solved problems; on the contrary, they always create new ones,” Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa said.
“Completely abandoned”: Catholic Bishop in Angola on State of Roads in His Episcopal See
Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of Dundo Diocese in Angola has decried the poor state of roads in his Episcopal See, a situation he said has made the movement of goods and services in the region impossible.
Catholic Church in South Sudan Set to Receive Newly Created Cardinal
All is set to welcome Stephen Ameyu Martin Cardinal Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba who was created with 20 others at the September 30 Consistory.
15 Quotes from St. John Paul II on His Love for the Eucharist
Catholics worldwide remember St. John Paul II on his feast day, Oct. 22. His “secret” to life and all that he did, he said, was the Eucharist.
Catholic Doctors in Angola Encouraged to “find time” to Volunteer in Parishes
Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of Angola’s Luanda Archdiocese has called on Catholic Doctors in the country to set aside some time within their schedules to engage in volunteer work in the parishes.
Pope Francis at Sunday Angelus: "We must not be slaves to any earthly power"
During Sunday’s Angelus, Pope Francis spoke to the faithful on the importance of the correct relationship between the Church and the state.
“We exist to evangelize by educating”, Salesian Nuns on Ways to Mark 40 Years in Angola
Members of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), also called Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco, have underscored their commitment to evangelize by facilitating formal education in Angola as they celebrate four decades of service in the Southern African nation.
“Prohibitively high”: Jesuit Scholars in Zambia on Living Costs, Urge “pro-poor policies”
Jesuit scholars in Zambia are urging the government of the Southern African nation to make economic policies that target the poor and other vulnerable members of society, in view of getting them out of their inhuman situations.
Catholic Bishops in Mozambique Appeal for Peace amid Post Election Protests
Members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) have called on the people of God in the Southern African country to maintain peace as violence rocks the country following contested elections.
Salesians in Rwanda Enrolling Girls in “technical professions” to Break Gender Barriers
Members of the Institute of Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Rwanda are enrolling girls in “technical professions” in an effort to break gender barriers in the landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa.
Church should not ignore "signs of the times": German Synod Delegate
Bishop Overbeck cites Germany's "post-secular" context amid Synod's discussions on "decentralization."
Catholic Bishops in Burundi, DRC, Rwanda Renew Commitment “alternative paths” to peace
Members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC) comprising Catholic Bishops in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda have renewed “alternative paths” to peace in their region.
World Mission Sunday: Church in Nigeria Translates Pope’s Message in Local Languages
Ahead of this year’s World Mission Sunday to be marked on October 22, the leadership of Pontifical Mission Society (PMS) in Nigeria has translated the Message of Pope Francis that was published on January 6, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, into local languages to enhance its understanding.
Archdiocese in Cameroon Launching Perpetual Adoration at "every parish": Local Ordinary
Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea said at a press conference at the Vatican that “every parish is building a chapel of perpetual adoration” in his archdiocese.
Synod Delegate: If Synod Proposal at odds with Gospel, ‘that’s not of the Holy Spirit’
“We’ve got to be careful about blaming everything — all our opinions, our interests, lobbies, and factions — putting all that on the Holy Spirit,” he said.
