With a powerful appeal to the international community to implement lasting resolutions for the safeguard of lives and the dignity of migrants and refugees, Pope Francis says his thoughts never stray from the predicament of the thousands of…

The General Chapter of the Spiritans, taking place in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, has elected as new Superior General, Fr Alain Mayama. Vatican News. Fr Mayama, a native of Congo Brazzaville is the first African Spiritan to hold the…

For current and former students at the Gregorian University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, Rome, the death of the Faculty Dean at only 49 years has been both shocking and painful. Vatican News English Africa Service. The Jesuit…

Investors and social entrepreneurs from across the globe meet up online for a three-day conference to create connections and work toward a more humane, just, and sustainable economy. By Devin Watkins The Social Capital Markets…

Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan, has called on the religious to reflect on the gift of their consecrated lives by looking up to St. Joseph as the perfect example to emulate. …

Thousands of Sudanese express their discontent with the nation’s transitional government in a protest. They call on the armed forces to take control of the country. By Vatican News staff writer Several thousand demonstrators…

This week on Monday 4 October, Mozambique commemorated the 29th anniversary of peace accords that ended 16 years of civil war. Hermínio José - Maputo, Mozambique and Paul Samasumo – Vatican City. In an interview…

Pope Francis has appointed Sister Josée Ngalula of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the first-ever African woman to be a member of the International Theological Commission. Muando Babualo and Vatican News English Africa Service. …

Members of Guinea's armed forces announced a takeover of the government and the closure of the country's borders. International organizations including the AU, UN, and ECOWAS have condemned the move and called for respect for the rule of…

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the Nigerian Federal Government to ensure a just and fair trial of those arrested because of their agitation for self-determination. The Bishops warn that mismanagement of…