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Bishara Hassanow and her children live in an IDP camp in Luuq, Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Leadership of Catholic Entity Highlights Efforts in Addressing Somalia’s Drought Crisis

Sep 24, 2022

The leadership of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has highlighted initiatives it is undertaking to address the crisis in Somalia’s Gedo region following the warning of “a major humanitarian catastrophe” earlier this month.

Pope Francis at the Economy of Francesco conference for young economists, researchers, and activists in Assisi, Italy on 24 September 2022. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Young People Are Missing the ‘spiritual capital’ that Gives Life Meaning

Sep 24, 2022

Pope Francis on Saturday lamented the loss of spiritual meaning in the lives of many young people today — a lack that is often replaced by an undue focus on material goods, he said.

Dr. Erik  Domini (on the front row) poses for a photo with staff and midwifery students at Kalongo hospital in Northern Uganda. Erick is the doctor who asked to pray seeking the intercession of Fr. Ambrosoli for a woman who was in a comma. Credit: Fr. Egidio Tocalli/ Comboni Missionaries

Why Comboni Missionary Set for Beatification in Uganda is a Good Example for Medics

Sep 23, 2022

Through the example of Fr. Giuseppe Joseph Ambrosoli, a member of the Comboni Missionaries who treated patients from poor backgrounds at a hospital in Uganda, doctors and nurses appreciate their God-given gift to perform miracles by loving the sick.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama after the opening Mass of the 3rd Abuja Catholic Archdiocesan General Assembly at Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Let’s Foster “merit over mediocrity” in Nigeria’s 2023 Elections: Catholic Archbishop

Sep 23, 2022

The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria has cautioned the electorate in the West African nation against mediocrity during the 2023 general elections, and advocated for “merit”.

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Director of PMS in Slovakia “satisfied” with Church Initiatives in Malawi, Recognizes Gaps

Sep 23, 2022

The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Slovakia has expressed satisfaction with the initiatives of the Catholic Church in Malawi. 

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Salesian Sisters in Zambia Partner with UK Entity to Furnish Lusaka-based “City of Hope”

Sep 23, 2022

Members of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), also known as the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco, have furnished their educational institution in Zambia, City of Hope, in partnership with Reuse Network (IRN), a UK-based entity that specializes in tackling “material poverty, isolation and inequality”.

Alessandro Diddi addresses Pope Francis during the opening of the Vatican City State court's 93rd judicial year on March 12, 2022. | Vatican Media.

Pope Francis’ Chief Vatican Prosecutor Retires; Deputy Prosecutor Promoted

Sep 23, 2022

Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of the chief prosecutor of the Vatican City State court, Gian Piero Milano, and named a new prosecutor.

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Pastor and more than 80 others Kidnapped in Attacks on Two Nigerian Churches

Sep 23, 2022

Armed men kidnapped more than 80 Christians last week in attacks on two separate churches in north-central and northwest Nigeria, reported Morning Star News.

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Abductors Demand Ransom to Free Priests, Nun, Others Kidnapped in Cameroon’s Mamfe Diocese

Sep 22, 2022

Those behind the abduction of five Catholic Priests, a Catholic Nun and three others in Cameroon’s Mamfe Diocese are demanding a ransom of some US$100,000.00 in order to free them, a Catholic Archbishop in the Central African nation has told ACI Africa.

Official logo and motto of Pope Francis’ Apostolic visit to the South Sudan. Credit: Vatican Media

South Sudan Papal Ecumenical Visit Awaiting Vatican’s “official announcement”: Archbishop

Sep 22, 2022

The ecumenical visit to South Sudan to be undertaken by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, is awaiting the Holy See’s “official announcement”, the Archbishop of South Sudan’s only Metropolitan See has said.

Bishop Augustine Tochukwu Ukwuoma of Nigeria's Orlu Diocese. Credit: CBCN

Catholic Bishop Condemns Killing of Residents, Razing of Markets in Nigeria’s Orlu Diocese

Sep 22, 2022

The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Orlu has condemned the September 17 killing of two residents and torching of markets in two South-east communities of his Episcopal See allegedly by troops belonging to Nigerian “government security agencies”.

Children from South Sudan painting a poster of “One Million Children Praying the Rosary 2021”. Credit: ACN

Catholic Charity Announces Children’s Rosary Campaign for Sahel Africa, War-torn Countries

Sep 22, 2022

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, is inviting children from across the globe to join the “One million children praying the Rosary” campaign for countries experiencing war and hunger, especially those in Africa’s Sahel region, which has been described as the “world’s most neglected and conflict-ridden region”.

Pope Francis Asks Financial Consultants to Put People Before Business

Sep 22, 2022

Pope Francis has encouraged financial advisers and consultants to make decisions that put the good of individuals and communities before that of businesses.

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Blessed Sacrament Found Intact in Tabernacle of Church Burned by Armed Men in Cameroon

Sep 22, 2022

In the aftermath of the fire that gutted a church in Cameroon, Bishop Aloysius Fondong of the Diocese of Mamfé entered the ruins to retrieve the Blessed Sacrament and found the sacred Hosts and the ciborium containing them to be intact.

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Leading Theologian Sees a ‘rise in interest in Aquinas’ Among Young Catholics

Sep 22, 2022

A new generation of young people are deeply invested in the study of St. Thomas Aquinas, according to Father Thomas Joseph White.

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Ortega Dictatorship Expels a Another Religious Congregation from Nicaragua

Sep 22, 2022

The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has expelled the Religious Sisters of the Cross, thus continuing its attacks against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

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South African Author’s Insight into Religious Life through Grandaunt’s Missionary Journey

Sep 21, 2022

The recently published book, “The Adventurous Nun – Stories my Family Told Me”, is about Catholic Religious Life through the experiences of a South African Catholic Nun who died of COVID-19 in 2020, the author of the 35-chapter book has said in an interview with ACI Africa.

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022. | Courtesy of Adakole Daniel

Human Rights Activists Call on US State Department to Return Nigeria to Religious Freedom

Sep 21, 2022

Human rights advocates are calling on U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to put Nigeria back on a list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom in light of increasing attacks against Christians.

Giulia Cirillo gives Pope Francis a report from Catholics with disabilities on Sept. 21, 2022. | Vatican Media

‘Full members of Church’: Catholics with Disabilities Contribute to Synod on Synodality

Sep 21, 2022

Catholics with disabilities delivered to Pope Francis on Wednesday a report they prepared for the Synod on Synodality.

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Catholic Peace Foundation Fears for Anarchy in Cameroon as Militias Get Out of Control

Sep 20, 2022

Groups claiming to be fighting for the independence of the Northwest and Southwest English-speaking regions of Cameroon have been increasing in number, a situation that is running out of control, the leadership of the Catholic peace and charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), has said, and expressed concern that the Central African nation may be sliding into anarchy.