Africa: Catholic Leaders in G20 Countries Call for an End to Global Fossil Fuel Funding #AfricaClimateCrisis

Catholic Bishop's Conferences in G20 countries are appealing to governments to immediately end all funding of fossil fuels and scale up investment in clean and safe energy. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Bishops Condemn Attacks Against the Church

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South Sudan: Bishop Elect of Rumbek Invokes Intercession of Our Lady On South Sudan

The bishop-elect of the Catholic diocese of Rumbek Rt. Rev. Christian Carlassare has offered prayers for peace in South Sudan invoking the intercession of Our Lady to bring healing… Read more »

Central Africa: Cardinal Ambongo Raises Concern On the Congo Basin

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa speaking during the opening session of the weeklong workshop organized by the Episcopal Commission for Natural Resources of the… Read more »

Ghana: Bishops Call for Vigilance, Encourage Citizens to Participate in Census

Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) has called on the general public to take charge to ensure safety of their household as the country undertakes the 2021 Population and… Read more »

Mauritius: Port Louis Diocese Issues New Guidelines As Public Worship Resumes

The Catholic Diocese of Port Louis has issued new guidelines to the places of worship after the Government of Mauritius lifted restrictions put in place to curb the spread of… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou Municipality Names Street in Honor of Pope Benedict XVI

The apostolic nuncio to Burkina Faso and Niger, Archbishop Michael Francis Crotty has acknowledged the mayor and the municipality of Ouagadougou for honoring Pope Emeritus Benedict… Read more »

Zambia: Church Recommends Candid Political Conversation As Campaigns Kick-Off

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has implored Zambians to carefully evaluate manifestos from politicians as campaigns kicked off in the run up to the General… Read more »

Mozambique: Bishops Meet President Nyusi Over Cabo Delgado Terror Attacks

His Excellency President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on April 22, hosted members of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) led by its chairman Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula of the… Read more »

Chad: Lay Foundations for a New Consensual Political Order, Catholic Bishops Say

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Cameroon: End to Violence Appeals Dominate Cardinal Tumi's Burial in Douala

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South Sudan: West Darfur Clashes Push 1,860 Refugees Into Chad

1,860 refugees have been forced to flee into the neighbouring country of Chad after tribal clashes between the Masalit tribes and armed militias composed mainly of Arab nomads… Read more »

Kenya: Bishops Appeal to Government Not to Close Kakuma and Daadab Refugee Camps

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has appealed to the Government not to close the Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »

South Sudan: Church Announces Four Days of Mourning Archbishop Lukudu

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Cameroon: Church Mourns Archbishop Emeritus Christian Cardinal Tumi

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Ghana: Church Gives Guidelines for Healthy Easter Celebrations

Catholic faithful in Cathedral churches will mark Palm Sunday in a solemn entrance before principal Mass while in Parish Churches Mass will begin the usual way with faithful… Read more »

Kenya: President Kenyatta Suspends Public Worship in Five Counties

President Uhuru Kenyatta has suspended public worship in five counties in Kenya to curb the rising number of Covid-19 infections in the country. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Newly Elected Senate Speaker Seeks Blessings From Cardinal Ambongo

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Niger: UNHCR Offers Aid to Victims of Attack That Killed 137 People

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has moved to assist victims of the grisly attack in western Niger that killed 137 people. Read more »

Cameroon: Cardinal Parolin Delivers Pope's Message of Peace in Visit to Country

The Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin has met President Paul Biya in Yaoundé and delivered a message of peace from Pope Francis in a six-day visit to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Bishops Sound Alarm As Country Records Increased Human Rights Violations

A joint mission by the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC) and the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), has revealed that people in the… Read more »

Southern Africa: 21 Dead As Cyclone Eloise Sweeps Through Southern Africa

21 people have been confirmed dead and more than 270,000 displaced across Southern Africa according to preliminary information by United Nations Office for the Coordination of… Read more »

Zambia: Bishops Call for Heightened Vigilance in Fight Against Covid-19

The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) have called on the clergy, the religious and the laity to apply urgent and decisive pastoral response as the country battles a… Read more »

Nigeria: Archbishop Kaigama Appeals to Government to Curb Increased Kidnappings

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja has appealed to the government of Nigeria to do their part in curbing the cases of kidnapping in the country. Read more »

Ethiopia: Cardinal Souraphiel Calls for Solidarity With Displaced People

The President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ethiopia and Archbishop of Addis Ababa Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel has urged the government and its people to show… Read more »