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Bishop Stefan Oster of Germany’s Catholic Diocese of Passau has praised Catholics in Africa for their joyful witness of faith, saying their steadfast commitment to Christ amid hardships offers an important lesson to Churches experiencing decline elsewhere in the world.
Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) have distanced themselves from the Inter-Religious Council of Liberia over the council’s endorsement of the New Public Health Bill, which they say has provisions on “justified abortion.”
The Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Malawi has invited Catholics in Malawi to pause and reflect on the extraordinary role that PMS played at the time of primary evangelization in the Southern African nation.
The faithful of the Archdiocese of Madrid, together with the dioceses of Alcalá de Henares and Getafe, welcomed Leo with a euphoria comparable to that of a decisive goal in a World Cup final.
The representative of the Holy Father in South Africa has called on baptized Catholics in the country to become living witnesses of Jesus Christ by carrying the Gospel values of hope, reconciliation, and love into every aspect of society.
As the world marked World Environment Day on June 5, Caritas Zambia called for urgent climate action that safeguards both the environment and vulnerable communities, urging the Southern African nation to respond to “both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.”
St. Medard was born around 456 in Salency, France. His father Nectard was a noble Frenchman, and his mother, Protogia, descended from a Roman family that settled in Gaul.
The Catholic Church’s grief over the killing of Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of Mozambique’s Quelimane Diocese continued to deepen as Pope Leo XIV, Catholic Bishops in Africa, the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, and the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) joined in mourning the 54-year-old Bishop and called for justice.
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The moderator of the Catholic Justice and Peace Department (CJPD) in Kabete Deanery of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has called for “concrete action” to address climate change, expressing concern that growing awareness of the environmental crisis has not been matched by meaningful action.
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At Mass in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles, the pope called Spain’s centuries-old Eucharistic devotion “a school of faith” for the present and future.
Bishop Osório Citora Afonso of the Catholic Diocese of Quelimane in Mozambique has been found dead in his residence after a gunshot incidence during the early hours of Saturday, June 6. He was aged 54.
Catholic Bishops in Cameroon have concluded their 51st Ordinary Plenary Assembly with a call on the people of God in the Central African nation to reject division and violence and work together for peace, unity, and integral human development.
The President of the Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR), Jos Ecclesiastical Province, has expressed concern over the growing impact of insecurity on the mission of women Religious in Nigeria, describing it as one of the greatest challenges the Consecrated face in their apostolate.
Catholic leaders in Angola have paid tribute to the late Archbishop Zacarias Kamwenho, remembering him as a tireless advocate for peace, reconciliation, and pastoral service whose ministry helped unite a nation marked by years of conflict.
The pope spoke with hundreds of thousands of young people in Madrid on the first day of his six-day apostolic visit to Spain.
The Holy Father launched his six-day trip to the European country with a whirlwind first day of diplomatic visits and meetings with societal leaders.
