AFRICA/DR CONGO - Fighting continues in South Kivu despite diplomatic efforts
Kinshasa – Despite diplomatic pressure exerted by the administration of Donald Trump, fighting has intensified in South Kivu, a province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo . According to a statement sent to Fides News Agency by ACMEJ , a human ri…
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“Our country is not hopeless”: Late South Sudanese Bishop Taban’s Words of Faith, Courage Preserved in New Book
South Sudan’s late Bishop Paride Taban acknowledged his country’s suffering but insisted its people had reasons to persevere, expressing convictions …
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AFRICA/EGYPT - On the streets of Cairo, mission as encounter, listening and fraternity
Cairo – After many long months of drought, rain has finally arrived in Cairo. It took just five minutes of light rain to fill the children with joy a…
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Today, November 11, We Celebrate St. Martin of Tours
On Nov. 11, the Catholic Church honors St. Martin of Tours, who left his post in the Roman army to become a “soldier of Christ” as a monk and later b…
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Plenary Assembly of Catholic Bishops in Ghana Opens with Call for All Baptized to Take Part in Church’s Mission
The 2026 Plenary Assembly of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has opened with a call for all the baptized to take part in the life and m…
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Catholic Bishops in Kenya to Reflect on Nation’s Pastoral, Social and Political Issues at Plenary Assembly
The pastoral life of the faithful and socio-political issues affecting the nation are among the key national concerns that members of the Kenya Confe…
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Catholic Archbishop Calls for Prayers for Pilgrims who Died in Boat Accident after Attending Diocesan Pilgrimage in Togo
The Apostolic Administrator of Togo’s Catholic Diocese of Aného has called on the faithful to mobilize in prayer for the victims of a boat accident t…
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“No resistance, no fear”: Catholic Bishop in Angola Challenges Five New Priests to Serve Wherever They Are Sent
Bishop Estanislau Marques Chindekasse of the Catholic Diocese of Dundo in Angola has urged five Deacons he ordained Priests to be ready to serve anyw…
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Close to 40 Million Faithful Mobilized in Catholic Bishops' Initiative to Pray for Peaceful 2027 Elections in Nigeria
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has mobilized nearly 40 million Catholics across the West African nation to pray for peaceful, credible, and inclusive…
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Caritas Zambia Embarks on Sensitization Project to Build “safe communities” for Children amid Rising Abuse
Caritas Zambia , through its Archdiocesan partner Caritas Kasama , operating in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kasama , has embarked on a campaign to ra…
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SECAM Establishes Continental Commission to Strengthen Catholic Education in Africa
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has established a continental Commission for Catholic Education to strengthen…
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Liberian Catholic Church Lauds National Youth Coordinator Named 2025 African Union Young Peacebuilder
Catholic Bishops in Liberia have paid tributes to the Church's National Youth Coordinator following her recognition as the 2025 African Union Young P…
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