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Third Youth Pilgrimage in Ivory Coast’s Abidjan Archdiocese Ends with Call on Young People to be “agents of peace”

Apr 1, 2025

The third youth pilgrimage of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast has ended with a call for young people to embrace peace and show resilience amid life’s challenges.

Fr. Norbert-Eric Abekan. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Ivorian Catholic Priest Joins “wave of outrage” Condemning Televised Rape Demonstration

Sep 3, 2021

A Catholic Priest serving in Ivory Coast has joined his compatriots who are expressing their condemnation of a televised rape demonstration aired in the West African nation on Monday, August 30, at prime time.

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“Kinshasa was torn in two”: Catholic Priest Recounts Devastation of Flooding in DR Congo Capital that Killed over 30

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Cameroonian Catholic Diocese Issues “urgent alert” on Human Trafficking Surge amid Protracted Regional Violent Conflict

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis in Wednesday Catechesis: The "logic of merit" Doesn't Gain Us Heaven

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican’s Financial Watchdog Reports Decrease in Suspicious Activities

“Greed of a few” Key Factor in Uganda’s Environmental Degradation: Catholic Bishops

Mass celebrated by Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra on his 100th birthday. / Credit: Diocesan Sisters of Our Lady of the Angels

World’s Oldest Catholic Bishop Celebrates 103 Years of Faith and Service

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Catholic Priest in Ghana Suspended “immediately, indeterminately”, Local Ordinary Seeks “clear evidence of reform”

Catholic Bishops in Uganda with government officials at the end of the Eucharistic Celebration marking Martyrs Day 2023. Credit: Uganda Catholic Online

Uganda’s Catholic Bishops Decry Moral Decay, Urge Respect for Human Dignity as Violence “extends to unborn, newborns”

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“A decent burial can be done later”: Vicar General on Victim of Attack on Catholic Parish of Torit Diocese, South Sudan

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World Day of Prayer for Peace in Sudan: International Catholic Peace Movement Rallying for Solidarity ahead of Launch

“Do everything in humility”: Cardinal in Ivory Coast to Newly Consecrated Archbishop of Korhogo

At 2025 Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage, Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Emphasizes Conversion, Turning to God for Forgiveness

Bishop Merhakristos Getachew Yilma of the Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa in Ethiopia. Credit: HCC Production, Atto Gebro and Pedro Pablo

“We feel so overwhelmed, helpless”: Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia Sends out Heartfelt Prayer for Kidnapped Priest

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Catholic Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Holy Week an Invitation “to move from sin to grace, fear to faith”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria

Pope Francis blesses an ambulance that he donated to to treat the wounded in Ukraine’s Ternopil region in 2024. / Credit: Dicastery for the Service of Charity

Pope Francis Sending Cardinal Krajewski Back to Ukraine to Deliver Four More Ambulances

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World Health Day 2025: Caritas Freetown Calls for Action to End Preventable Maternal, Newborn Deaths

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