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Pope Francis meets with refugees from Congo and South Sudan before his flight to Africa on Jan. 31, 2023. | Centro Astalli

Pope Francis Meets with Refugees from Congo and South Sudan Before Flight to Africa

Jan 31, 2023

Before departing on his flight to Africa on Tuesday morning, Pope Francis met with a group of refugees and migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan at the Vatican.

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, 29 January 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Asks for Prayers Ahead of Apostolic Journey to DR Congo, South Sudan

Jan 30, 2023

Pope Francis is seeking prayerful solidarity as he prepares to embark on his third Apostolic trip to sub-Saharan Africa, beginning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, January 31, and then South Sudan from Friday, February 3. 

Papal dais ready for Holy Mass on Wednesday, February 1 at Ndolo Airport. Credit: ACI Africa

Venue for Papal Public Mass in DR Congo at “final touches”: Congolese Official

Jan 30, 2023

Ndolo Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the venue for the Papal public Mass during the first leg of Pope Francis’ two-African-nation Apostolic journey, is almost ready, the technical Coordinator has said.

Pope Francis and the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2021. Vatican Media

“A historic visit”: Archbishop of Canterbury on Ecumenical Trip to South Sudan

Jan 30, 2023

The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said the planned ecumenical visit to be undertaken alongside Pope Francis and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields later this week is “historic”.

Pope Francis prayed for peace in the Holy Land at the end of his Angelus address on Jan. 29, 2023. / Vatican Media

Pope Francis Expresses Sorrow Over "spiral of death" in the Holy Land

Jan 29, 2023

In his Sunday Angelus address, the pope expressed “great sorrow” for the death of Palestinians killed in an Israeli military raid and seven Israelis killed in a shooting.

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Ecumenical Visit to South Sudan “an opportunity that God has given us once in life”

Jan 28, 2023

The planned 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 next week is a “once in life” opportunity from God for the realization of unity in South Sudan, a Catholic Priest involved in the preparations for the February 3-5 trip has said. 

Fr. Samuel Abe. Credit: ACI Africa

Planned Papal Encounter with IDPs in South Sudan “sign of solidarity”: Catholic Priest

Jan 28, 2023

The meeting of the Holy Father with the internally displaced persons (IDPs) when he visits South Sudan next week alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, is a “sign of solidarity” with those suffering, a Catholic Priest involved in the preparations of the visit has told ACI Africa.

Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Jan. 18, 2023. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis Clarifies Comments on sin and Homosexuality

Jan 28, 2023

Pope Francis has written a letter to clarify his comments on sin and homosexuality from a recent interview with the Associated Press.

Fr. Patrick Lonkoy Bolengu, a Mill Hill Missionary Priest serving in St. Francis of Paola Parish of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa. Credit: Fr. Patrick Lonkoy Bolengu

Pilgrims from CAR, Angola Arriving in Kinshasa ahead of Papal Pastoral Visit to DR Congo

Jan 27, 2023

The city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is bustling with life as pilgrims continue to stream in ahead of Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to the Central African nation next week.

Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“All necessary measures put in place”: South Sudanese Governor ahead of Ecumenical Visit

Jan 27, 2023

Participants in the planned ecumenical visit to South Sudan have been assured of security as the time of the previously postponed Papal trip to two-African-nation nears.

Pope Francis greets a married couple at a Wednesday General Audience. | Daniel Ibáñez

Pope Francis: Marriage is a Lifelong Union Between a Man and Woman

Jan 27, 2023

Pope Francis on Friday reiterated the Church’s perennial teaching on marriage as a lifelong union between a man and a woman.

Caption: Section of participants in the "walking for peace" pilgrimage of the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek. Credit: Fr. Eric Wanyonyi Simiyu, SJ/Rumbek

Ecumenical Visit to Impact South Sudanese, “a blessing for us”: Catholic Missionary Nun

Jan 26, 2023

The planned 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 next week is to have an impact on the people of God in the East-Central African nation, a Catholic Nun has said. 

Cardinal Reinhard Marx and fellow bishops from Germany meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Nov. 17, 2022 | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Decries German Synodal Way as "neither helpful nor serious"

Jan 26, 2023

In an interview published Wednesday, Pope Francis decried the German Synodal Way as elitist, unhelpful, and running the risk of bringing ideological harm to Church processes.

“Pope Francis coming to listen” to Sufferings of People in South Sudan: Catholic Bishop

Jan 26, 2023

Pope Francis is coming to listen to the sufferings of the people of South Sudan when he visits the East-African nation next week alongside the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, a Catholic Bishop has said.

Bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province (BAPEC). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Cameroon’s Anglophone Faith Leaders Welcome Canada Peace Talks, State Express Rejection

Jan 25, 2023

Religious leaders in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have taken a stance different from that of the State, welcoming Canada’s announcement of a planned dialogue between the government and separatist leaders to resolve the protracted conflict in the two English-speaking regions of the Central African nation.

Pope Francis, seated in a wheelchair, greets a child during the pope's general audience at the Vatican on Jan. 25, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says Intestinal Problems Have "returned", also Professes, "I’m in good health

Jan 25, 2023

Pope Francis has revealed a recurrence of the intestinal ailment that has plagued him in recent years while also professing to be in good health for his age.

Pope Francis speaking at the general audience at the Vatican, Dec. 21, 2022. | Vatican Media

"Being homosexual is not a crime," Pope Francis Reiterates in New Interview

Jan 25, 2023

Pope Francis has reiterated that homosexuality is “not a crime” in a new interview published Wednesday.

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict embrace each other at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, June 30, 2015. | L'Osservatore Romano.

"I lost a dad": Pope Francis Speaks About Losing Benedict XVI

Jan 25, 2023

In a new interview published Wednesday, Pope Francis said the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI meant he had lost a “good companion” and a father figure. 

Pope Francis greets pilgrims at his general audience in Paul VI Hall on Jan. 25, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Unpacks Jesus’ Good News: "Today this scripture has been fulfilled"

Jan 25, 2023

Pope Francis told Christians Wednesday that if they want to understand Jesus they should pay close attention to the “good news” he brings in his sermon in the Nazareth synagogue when he says he is the fulfillment of Isaiah’s Old Testament prophecy.

Patrick Muyaya Katembwe during the January 23 press conference. Credit: CENCO

Papal Visit “expression of compassion, solidarity with Congolese people”: State Official

Jan 24, 2023

The planned Papal visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) set to begin at the end of this month is an expression of Pope Francis’ thoughtfulness and solidarity with the people of God in the Central African nation, the Minister in charge of Communication and Media in the country has said.