Catholic Bishops of the Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province in Nigeria have sounded the alarm against financial inducement for perpetrators of criminal activities in the region. Catholic News Service of Nigeria – Kaduna The Bishops…

The Diocese of Lwena reckons that it needs at least 200 priests to attend to the current pastoral demands, said the Bishop of the Diocese, Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. English Africa Service – Vatican City & Anastácio Sasembele -…

The Church in Zambia recently held a series of Zoom sessions on the legacy of the country’s first indigenous Cardinal, Medardo Joseph Mazombwe who died on 29 August 2013. English Africa Service – Vatican City & Sr. Jecinter…

The Diocese of Kwito-Bié in Angola, this week, celebrated the end of year-long festivities marking the 80th anniversary of its establishment. English Africa Service -Vatican City & Anastácio Sasembele - Luanda “The…

On 6 September 2019, Pope Francis arrived in Madagascar for a three-day Apostolic visit. Vatican News English Africa Service – Vatican City Among the highlights of that visit to the “Great Red Island” was Pope Francis’ encounter…

Archbishop Gervais Nyaisonga, the President of the Tanzanian Episcopal Conference, appeals for ‘peace by all means’ as the nation prepares for elections on 28 October. By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ Archbishop Gervais Nyaisonga of…

The first anniversary of the visit of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, to Mozambique, Mauritius and Madagascar starts from 4 to 10 September 2020. Paul Samasumo – Vatican City SECAM Deputy Secretary-General and Coordinator of the…

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi Monday met with the outspoken Bishop of Pemba, Luiz Fernando Lisboa, CP. Paul Samasumo – Vatican City & Hermínio José - Maputo The Catholic Bishop of the northern province’s Cabo Delgado…

Cardinal Jean Pierre Kutwa of Abidjan calls for reconciliation, respect for the law, and dialogue as necessary conditions for peace, in preparation for the Ivory Coast's presidential elections in October. By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ …

A new report by Save the Children warns that tens of thousands of vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa are at risk of dying by the end of 2020 from extreme hunger due to circumstances compounded by Covid-19. By Vatican…