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Father David Waller will become the first bishop ordinary of the Walsingham Ordinariate. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales

Former Anglican Priest Ordained a Catholic Bishop for Newly Created Ordinariate in Great Britain

Jun 25, 2024

Bishop David Waller received his episcopal ordination in Westminster Cathedral in London on June 22, the feast of English saints John Fisher and Thomas More.

Fr. Justine Dyikuk at the June 1 launch of his book 'Me and my Rosary' in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Fr. Justine Dyikuk

“A spiritual treasure”: Reviewers on Nigerian Catholic Priest's Book Promoting Rosary Devotion

Jun 25, 2024

Fr. Justine John Dyikuk’s book, “Me and My Rosary”, has been lauded by various Catholic Church leaders in Africa and in the UK, where it was launched early this month as “a spiritual treasure” that adds to the Theology of the Catholic Church and an invitation to conversion.

Monsignor Gilles Wach (center), prior general of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, is received in private audience by Pope Francis on June 24, 2024. He is accompanied by Monsignor Rudolf Michael Schmitz, vicar general of the institute, and Canon Louis Valadier, provincial of France. / Credit: Courtesy of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Pope Francis Meets with Leaders of Institute of Christ the King, a Latin Mass Group

Jun 25, 2024

Pope Francis on Monday met with three leaders of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, an institute whose priests celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass.

Members of the Youth Serving Christ (YSC) of Holy Family Minor Basilica of Kenya’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) reading their message on Sunday 23 June 2024. Credit: Capuchin TV

Catholic Youths in Kenyan Archdiocese Join Gen Z-led Protests against “the enemy”, Finance Bill 2024, Appeal for Prayers

Jun 24, 2024

Members of the Youth Serving Christ (YSC) of Holy Family Minor Basilica of Kenya’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have made public their active involvement in the Generation Z (Gen Z)-led protests against the controversial proposed Finance Bill 2024.

Fr. Justine Dyikuk at the June 1 launch of his book 'Me and my Rosary' in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Fr. Justine Dyikuk

Testimony of Conversion Behind Nigerian Catholic Priest’s Book Promoting The Rosary

Jun 24, 2024

Five years ago, Fr. Justine John Dyikuk promised himself to always pray the 20 decades of the Holy Rosary every day for the rest of his life. This was after experiencing what the Nigerian Catholic Priest describes as a divine encounter that changed his life for good. 

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“Silence is complicity”: Nigerian Cardinal Encourages Catholic Church Leaders to “speak out against injustice”

Jun 24, 2024

John Cardinal Onaiyekan has encouraged Catholic Church leaders in the West African nation of Nigeria to speak out against injustices in the country.

Pope Francis meets with the prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, at the Vatican on June 24, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Meets Opus Dei “moderator general”, Task with Vatican Dicastery for the Clergy Discussed

Jun 24, 2024

“The audience, which lasted about half an hour, took place in an atmosphere of warmth and affection on the part of the Holy Father,” the prelature reported.

Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. / Credit: Oldrich Barak/Shutterstock

"Summer Christmas": Why does the Church Celebrate the Birthday of St. John the Baptist?

Jun 24, 2024

Because it falls exactly six months before the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord, St. John’s birthday is sometimes known as “summer Christmas.”

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Congolese Theologian Advocates for Formal Education of Women in Church, Creation of “spaces for them to be empowered”

Jun 23, 2024

A female Theologian from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is advocating for formal education of women if they have to actively participate in the decision-making processes of the Church like their male counterparts in “higher positions in the Church”.  

How Nigerian Catholic Nun is Fighting Early Marriage in “Yes to what empowers you, No to what enslaves you” Campaign

Jun 23, 2024

Sr. Bernadette Duru is spearheading the safeguarding of the girlchild in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Shendam against early marriage.

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Christians in Egypt Embark on Construction of Churches as Persecution Ebbs

Jun 23, 2024

Church projects that had been halted in Egypt when the Northern African nation was dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood are being resumed as Christians in the country begin to enjoy some measure of freedom.

Pope Francis delivers a message to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on June 23, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Jesus in the Eucharist Strengthens us in Times of Trial

Jun 23, 2024

Speaking from an Apostolic Palace window on June 23, Pope Francis asked the crowd in St. Peter’s Square to reflect on how they usually deal with times of trial.

“A very successful gathering”: African Delegate to Synod on Synodality Lauds Convention on Synodal Outcomes

Jun 22, 2024

The first of the two-phase convention bringing together African professionals in the fields of theology and pastoral ministry to reflect on the outcomes of the first session of the multi-year Synod on Synodality that took place 4-29 October 2023 in Rome, concluding with a 42-page summary report, has been “very successful”, a participant has said.

Fr. Mikah Suleiman. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Sokoto

Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria Seeking Prayers for “quick, safe release” of Abducted Priest

Jun 22, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria is appealing for prayers for the “quick and safe” release of Fr. Mikah Suleiman abducted on Saturday, June 22.

115 Bicycles for catechists in the Diocese of Mpika, Zambia. Credit: ACN

Africa Received Most of 2023 Aid to the Church in Need International Funding: Report

Jun 22, 2024

In the year 2023, Africa received the biggest chunk of support from Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, a Catholic charity foundation that supports the suffering Church all over the world.

A screenshot of Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, the Papal Nuncio to Kenya making his remarks during the launch of CRS 2023 to 2030 Strategic Plan at Nyeri House, Westlands in Nairobi on Tuesday, 18 June 2024. Credit: Screenshot from Capuchin TV.

Your Initiatives “must mirror Christian identity, reflecting preferential option for poor”: Nuncio in Kenya to CRS

Jun 22, 2024

Activities of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), need to foster the “Christian identity”, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has said.

Hundreds of faithful filled the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, site of Mother Angelica's tomb, beyond capacity as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage St. Juan Diego Route passed through on June 20, 2024. / Credit: EWTN

Mother Angelica’s Shrine Fills to Capacity as National Eucharistic Pilgrimage Passes Through

Jun 22, 2024

The foundress of EWTN and member of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, Mother Angelica made no secret of her love and devotion to the Eucharist.

Curtains Fall on Italian Nun Who Made Pope Francis’ Vestments during His Visit to Kenya

Jun 21, 2024

Pope Francis donned a white chasuble that was embroidered with coloured beads when he visited Kenya in 2015. While celebrating Holy Mass during his visit, the Holy Father also wore an ankle-length Alb and a sleeveless chasuble. 

Participants during a convention bringing together African professionals in the fields of theology and pastoral ministry to deliberate on the outcomes of the first session of the Synod on Synodality. Credit: ACI Africa

Let’s “articulate our own views, voices”: Cameroonian Jesuit on Theological Reflections on Synodal Outcomes

Jun 21, 2024

Delegates representing the Church in Africa at the ongoing Synod on Synodality need to amplify their views and voices on issues relating to the growth of the Church on the continent, a Cameroonian member of the Society of Jesus (SJ) has said. 

Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, the newly installed Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ahiara. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

“I stand before you today not as a man elevated, but as a servant”: Nigerian Catholic Bishop at Installation

Jun 21, 2024

Bishop Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, the newly installed Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, has called upon the people of God to consider him their servant.