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Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke speaking on the occasion of the thanksgiving Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral of Ekwulobia Diocese. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network.

Cardinal in Nigeria Expresses Solidarity with Youth ahead of Dialogue with Pope Francis

Oct 31, 2022

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ekwulobia in Nigeria has sent a message of solidarity with Catholic youths in Africa who are participating in the planned dialogue with Pope Francis, expressing hope that the young people will have a fruitful conversation with the Holy Father.

Bishop Emeritus Philip Sulumeti of Kenya's Kakamega Diocese during the procession. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan Catholic Bishop Marking Episcopal Golden Jubilee Hailed as “giant of faith”

Oct 31, 2022

On the occasion of his Episcopal Golden Jubilee celebration, the pioneer Bishop of Kakamega Diocese in Kenya, Bishop Philip Sulumeti, has been hailed as a “giant of faith”.

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Why Pope Francis’ November Prayer Intention is for Children who Suffer

Oct 31, 2022

Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of November is for children who suffer, including war victims and orphans. 

Bishop Joseph Mairura Okemwa of Kisii Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Unite Kenyans Regardless of Political, Ethnic Backgrounds: Kenyan Bishop to Politicians

Oct 31, 2022

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kisii in Kenya has called on politicians in the East African nation to come to terms with the fact that the general elections ended and to focus on uniting Kenyans regardless of their ethnic backgrounds.

Bishop Emeritus Philip Sulumeti of Kenya's Kakamega Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Francis Lauds Kenyan Bishop Marking Episcopal Golden Jubilee as Diligent Servant

Oct 30, 2022

Pope Francis has acknowledged with appreciation the five-decade Episcopal Ministry of a Kenyan Catholic Bishop, lauding him as a diligent and zealous servant who preached “the gospel truth to the people.”

Pope Francis speaks to the crowd on 12 June 2022 gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome for the recitation of the Angelus on Trinity Sunday. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Prays for Victims of Deadly Islamic Terrorist Attack in Somalia

Oct 30, 2022

Pope Francis prayed on Sunday that God may “convert the hearts of the violent” after an al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist attack in Somalia.

Mons. Ionuţ Paul Strejac. Credit: ARCB

“Accelerate preparations”: Vatican Official in South Sudan on Papal Ecumenical Visit

Oct 28, 2022

There are positive “signs” that Pope Francis will realize the postponed ecumenical trip to South Sudan, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Vatican Nunciature in the East-Central African nation has said, and underscored the need to “accelerate preparations”.

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Inside Pope Francis’ Envisioned Two-hour Dialogue with Catholic Youth in Africa

Oct 27, 2022

Everything is set for the November 1 dialogue between Pope Francis and young people drawn from various Catholic universities from African countries.

General audience with Pope Francis on 26 Oct0ber 2022. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Condemns “the unacceptable assault” on Catholic Hospital in DR Congo

Oct 27, 2022

Pope Francis has condemned “the unacceptable assault” on the Catholic Mission hospital in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that resulted in the loss of seven lives, including that of a Catholic Nun.

Pope Francis speaking to seminarians at the Vatican, Oct. 26, 2022 | Vatican media

The Vice of Pornography "weakens the soul", Pope Francis Cautions Seminarians

Oct 26, 2022

Pope Francis warned seminarians this week about how the vice of digital pornography “weakens the priestly heart.”

Pope Francis arriving for the general audience on St. Peter's Square, Oct. 26, 2022 | Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

"Lazy, tepid, sad": Pope Francis Explains How Desolation Can be Turned to Good

Oct 26, 2022

Pope Francis explained on Wednesday how times of spiritual desolation — described by St. Ignatius of Loyola as feelings of unquiet, temptation, sadness — can also help bring us closer to God.

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Russia is "willing" to Speak with Pope Francis About the War in Ukraine

Oct 26, 2022

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov said his government is willing to talk with Pope Francis, the United States, and France to find a solution to the war in Ukraine.

Mass and candlelight procession with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest on Sept. 11, 2021. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Mark Your Calendars! International Eucharistic Congress Set for September 2024

Oct 26, 2022

The Vatican announced that the next International Eucharistic Congress, to be held in Quito, Ecuador, will take place from Sept. 8–15, 2024, with a theme focused on the healing power of Christian fraternity.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on 23 October 2022. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Urges Ethiopian Political Actors to “end suffering of unarmed population”

Oct 25, 2022

Pope Francis has appealed to political actors in Ethiopia to put to an end the violent conflict in the Horn of Africa nation and the “suffering of the unarmed population”.

Mons. Dominic Eibu, appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kotido in Uganda on 25 October 2022. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Bishop of Uganda’s Kotido Diocese, Appoints Successor

Oct 25, 2022

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Giuseppe Filippi of the Catholic Diocese of Kotido in Uganda and appointed his successor.

Pope Francis meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her 6-year-old daughter on Jan. 10, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Prays for Italy as First Female Prime Minister, a Catholic, Takes Office

Oct 24, 2022

Pope Francis offered a prayer for Italy on Sunday as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni became the country’s first female leader.

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More than 840,000 Responded to the Pope’s Call to Pray the Rosary for Peace

Oct 23, 2022

More than 840,000 people from 140 countries joined in praying the rosary Oct. 18 to ask for peace and unity throughout the world.

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Oct. 23, 2022. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Warns of the Danger of "spiritual arrogance"

Oct 23, 2022

In his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis warned that “spiritual arrogance” can lead to adoration of one’s ego instead of God.

Pope Francis invited young people from Portugal to join him in the window of the Apostolic Palace for the World Youth Day announcement. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Announces that World Youth Day Registration is Open

Oct 23, 2022

With a click on a tablet in front of the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis became the first person to register for the next World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal.

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

The Papal “long-awaited” Ecumenical Visit among Ongoing Reflections of Bishops in Sudan

Oct 22, 2022

The postponed ecumenical trip to South Sudan that is to be undertaken by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Iain Greenshields, is among the deliberations at the ongoing Plenary Assembly of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), a member of the Conference has said.