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A hearing in the Vatican finance trial on May 20, 2022. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican to Work With Italian Authorities to Prosecute Source of Leaks

Sep 19, 2024

The Vatican is cooperating with Italian prosecutors on an investigation into the leaking of financial information related to the major finance trial that ended last year.

A statue of Our Lady in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. / Credit: Gnuckx via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Vatican Approves Devotion at Medjugorje While Not Pronouncing on Authenticity of "alleged messages"

Sep 19, 2024

The Vatican has approved Marian devotion at Medjugorje without pronouncing on the authenticity of alleged apparitions, emphasizing positive spiritual fruits.

Monsignor Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, president of the French Bishops Conference, presides over the Mass that took place on Sept. 14, 2024, at Maison Abraham (Abraham House) in Jerusalem during the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of its foundation as a pilgrim guest house run by Secours Catholique-Caritas France. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem

New Pilgrimage Brings Christians, Muslims, and Jews Together in Holy Land at Abraham House

Sep 19, 2024

On Sept. 14 in Jerusalem, a new pilgrimage called “Pilgrims of Hope Way” was inaugurated at the 60th anniversary celebration of Abraham House.

Only Fund Biodiversity Initiatives that Protect Indigenous Communities: Africa’s Catholic Bishops to European Union

Sep 18, 2024

The Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of  Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has urged the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) to ensure that EU biodiversity conservation funds do not lead to the displacement of indigenous communities in Africa.

Members of the South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC). Credit: Ginaba Lino

South Sudan’s Church Leaders Decry Politicians’ “lack of will” to Remove Impediments to Delayed General Elections

Sep 18, 2024

Politicians in South Sudan are not showing the will to remove the obstacles that are impeding general elections in the East-Central African nation, Church leaders in the country have said.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah at the Edo Governorship Election Security Townhall. Credit: The Kukah Centre

Let’s “stop the fear, tension that rises before elections”: Catholic Bishop Appeals ahead of Poll in Nigeria’s Edo State

Sep 18, 2024

As the electorate in Nigeria’s Edo State prepares to elect a new Governor, there is need for the people of God in the Nigerian State to stay clear of “fear and tension” that characterizes the period preceding elections, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah has said. 

Credit: Peter Munialo/Catholic Catechists Association (CCA)

Catechists in Kenya’s Nairobi Ecclesiastical Province Urged to Transition to Digital Culture in Teaching Christian Faith

Sep 18, 2024

Catechists in the Ecclesiastical Province of Nairobi in Kenya have been urged to transition from the traditional ways of teaching Christian faith to engaging “digital spaces”, where the beneficiaries of their ministry are found.

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Says the Catholic Church is "more alive" Outside of Europe

Sep 18, 2024

In his first general audience since returning from the longest international trip of his pontificate, the pope expressed gratitude to God for his experiences.

Catholic Bishop in Angola Reminds Consecrated of Their “selfless act of love”, “total surrender to God” Decision

Sep 18, 2024

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Benguela in Angola has reminded Consecrated persons of their lifelong decision to go beyond themselves in selfless love and in seeking the will of God in their lives.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends a plenary session at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine at the Burgenstock resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. / Credit: ALESSANDRO DELLA VALLE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

International Human Rights Conventions Must be Safeguarded in Russia-Ukraine War: Vatican Secretary of State

Sep 18, 2024

Cardinal Pietro Parolin thanked Russia human rights commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova for her role in securing the June 28 release of two Ukrainian priests.

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns

Carmelite Nuns Affiliate with Society of St. Pius X After Yearlong Feud with Local Bishop

Sep 18, 2024

After a string of controversies, a group of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, announced that they are associating with the Society of St. Pius X.

Pope Francis speaks to Archbishop William Seng Chye Goh (left) after he elevated him to cardinal during a consistory to create 20 new cardinals on Aug. 27, 2022, at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Alberto Pizzoli

Pope Francis’ Visit to Singapore "has revived the faith of our people," Cardinal Says

Sep 18, 2024

Cardinal William Goh, archbishop of Singapore, hailed the positive results of the recently concluded papal visit to his country.

Credit: Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC)

“Jesus drew people to himself”: Participants Share Joy of Over 30,000 at Tanzania’s Fifth Eucharistic Congress

Sep 17, 2024

Uhuru National Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s major city and commercial port on the country’s Indian Ocean coast, was fully packed during the concluding Mass of the fifth Eucharistic Congress in the East African nation, which took place from September 12-15.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

“A deeply moving spiritual event”: Nigerian Catholic Archbishop on International Eucharistic Congress 2024 in Ecuador

Sep 17, 2024

The weeklong 53rd International Eucharistic Congress (IEC 2024) that concluded in the South American nation of Ecuador on Sunday, September 15 was a “spiritual event” of great significance, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said. 

Installation of Archbishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bouaké Archdiocese in Ivory Coast. Credit: ACI Africa

“Watch over, defend the people of God”: Cardinal in Ivory Coast to New Archbishop at Installation

Sep 17, 2024

Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa of Ivory Coast has called upon the new Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké to shepherd the people of God under his pastoral care, protecting them against danger. 

A reliquary containing relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Church of Sant’Angela Merici in Rome, Oct. 11, 2021. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Tells Young People to Prioritize the Eucharist Like Carlo Acutis

Sep 17, 2024

“As Blessed Carlo Acutis said, the Eucharist is the highway to heaven,” the pope wrote in his message for diocesan World Youth Days published on Sept. 17.

Members of the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. John International (KSJI) in Ghana

Knights of St. John in Ghana “join” Catholic Bishops in Calling for “immediate, decisive action” against Illegal Mining

Sep 17, 2024

Members of the Knights and Ladies Auxiliary of St. John International (KSJI) in Ghana are supporting the call by the country’s Catholic Bishops on various stakeholders to urgently and decisively address illegal mining, commonly known as galamsey, in the West African nation.

Pope Francis addresses young adults gathered in Tirana, Albania, for the Mediterranean Encounters 2024 conference on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. / Credit: The Archdiocese of Tiranë–Durrës

Diverse Religious Identities are "a gift from God": Pope Francis

Sep 17, 2024

“Contemplate the diversity of your traditions as a wealth, a wealth willed by God,” the pope told young adults gathered for Mediterranean Encounters 2024.

Bishop John Mbinda of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Lodwar. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

Kenya’s Government “must urgently review” Inflated Work Permit Charges for Foreign Missionaries: Catholic Bishop

Sep 16, 2024

The government of Kenya needs to “urgently review” foreign missionaries’ work permit charges that it inflated by 1,000 percent, from KES 15,000.00 (approx. US$ 150.00) to KES 150,000 (US$ 1,500.00), a Catholic Bishop in the East African nation has appealed. 

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan. Credit: Office of the Presidency of South Sudan

South Sudan’s Presidency “reaches consensus” on Two-year Transitional Government Extension, Adjourn Polls to 2026

Sep 16, 2024

The Presidency of South Sudan has agreed to extend the mandate of the country’s transitional government of national unity by two more years, and to adjourn the general elections that had been slated for this December to 2026.