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Category: Africa News

Irish bishop appointed Nuncio to Burkina Faso

Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Michael Francis Crotty who has been serving as the First Counsellor of the Apostolic Nunciature in Spain since 2017, to be his...

African Bishops reflect on ‘the Church, a people among nations,’ serve the poor in Rome

A total of fifty Catholic Bishops from different parts of Africa were in Rome from 31st January to 1st February 2020 at the invitation of the Community of Sant’Egidio...

Children Urged To Resist Belief In Witchcraft As They Grow In Christ

Catholic children in Malawi have been advised to accept the love of Jesus Christ, pray together, offer services that propagate the Gospel and resist belief in witchcraft...

Uganda: Be Charitable and Avoid Drunkenness, Bishop of Lira Diocese tells Christians

Most Rev. Sanctus Lino Wanok, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lira has charged Christians to be charitable to the poor and vulnerable in the society to define their...

Uganda: Catholic Priest survives gory accident

A Catholic Priest of the Vurra Catholic Parish in Arua Diocese in Uganda in the early hours of Sunday, December 29 escaped narrowly from the hands of death when the car...

Aba Diocese of Nigeria gets new Bishop

The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Augustine Ndubueze Echema as Bishop of the Diocese of Aba -Nigeria, of the Owerri clergy. Hitherto  his...

This Ghanaian SVD priest spent Christmas shaving the ‘chief of the village’ in Papua New Guinea

Pictures of a Ghanaian SVD priest giving the poor and less privileged within his station in Papua New Guinea a clean shave for Christmas. The Priest, Rev. Fr. Eric...

Togo: Togbui Fessou Kouvionou marks 5th anniversary with Holy Mass

November 29th 2019 commemorated the 5th Anniversary of the enthronement of His Majesty Togbui Fessou Kouvionou III, Dufia of Agovoudou Traditional Area in Togo to lead...

In West Africa, Church leaders meet to discuss humanitarian crisis

Bishops and Catholic leaders from West Africa concluded a two-day meeting last week by reaffirming their commitment to work for an end to the violence plaguing the...

Pope appoints Archbishop Kaigama as new leader of Abuja Archdiocese

The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama as new Archbishop  for the Archdiocese of Abuja following the retirement of His Eminence...