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Not "dirty game: Catholics in Nigeria Told to Reject Misconceptions about Politics
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (814+ words) Jos, 15 June, 2026 / 8: 08 pm (ACI Africa). Catholics in Nigeria's Jos Ecclesiastical Province have been urged to to reject the long-held perception that politics is "a dirty game" and unsuitable for Christians. In a statement issued after a June 1012 interactive forum that…...
Christians at Marian Pilgrimage in Ghana Challenged to become "a bridge of peace
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (597+ words) Cape Coast, 15 June, 2026 / 2: 28 AM Christians in Ghana have been challenged to become agents of reconciliation and peace in a world increasingly marked by division, injustice, and environmental degradation. Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien made the call during the annual Marian…...
Wake the sleeping animal" of Faith: Priest Commends Organizers of Disputed Catholic Street Choir
11+ hour, 45+ min ago (559+ words) Nairobi, 15 June, 2026 / 12: 02 pm (ACI Africa). As controversy mounts around the trendy "Catholic Street Choir" that has seen young Catholic singers in Kenya throng public spaces to express themselves through music, a Priest in the East African country has lauded the…...
Pope Leo XIV says evil crumbles when the Gospel is lived out
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (706+ words) Vatican City, 14 June, 2026 / 7: 35 pm (ACI Africa). VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that when the Gospel is proclaimed and lived out, evil gives way before the power of the risen Christ. Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace…...
10 of the most powerful moments of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Spain
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (1447+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 13 June, 2026 / 1: 00 pm (ACI Africa). From packed squares and emotional encounters with the faithful to emphatic calls for peace, unity, and evangelization, Pope Leo XIV's recent visit to Spain offered no shortage of memorable moments. The Holy Father…...
Pope Leo XIV Accepts Cardinal Berhaneyesus' Retirement, Elevates Auxiliary as Archbishop of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (851+ words) Addis Ababa, 12 June, 2026 / 11: 50 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel from the pastoral care of the Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa and has appointed his Auxiliary, Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie to shepherd…...
Cameroon's Kumba Catholic Diocese at 10: Christians Praised for Solidarity amid Anglophone Crisis
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (756+ words) Kumba, 12 June, 2026 / 4: 51 PM Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon of Cameroon's Kumba Catholic Diocese has called on the faithful of the Diocese to make love the defining identity of the diocesan Church, while praising the solidarity of Christians who have sustained the…...
Pope Leo XIV Appoints Apostolic Administrators for Beira and Quelimane Dioceses Following Death of Bishop Afonso
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (713+ words) Quelimane, 13 June, 2026 / 11: 20 am (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Apostolic Administrators for the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira and the Diocese of Quelimane in Mozambique following the passing on June 6 of Bishop Os'rio Citora Afonso. Bishop Afonso was found dead…...
Pope Leo XIV Accepts Retirement of Cardinal Berhaneyesus of Ethiopia's Addis Ababa Archdiocese, Appoints Successor
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (851+ words) Addis Ababa, 12 June, 2026 / 6: 26 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel from the pastoral care of the Catholic Archdiocese of Addis Ababa and has appointed his Auxiliary, Bishop Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie to shepherd…...
More than 25, 000 Pilgrims Expected at Annual Pilgrimage to St. Anne's Shrine in Angola
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (720+ words) Caxito, 12 June, 2026 / 2: 38 AM More than 25, 000 pilgrims from across Angola and abroad are expected to gather at St. Anne's Shrine in Angola's Catholic Diocese of Caxito from July 24-26 for the annual diocesan pilgrimage. The three-day event, which marks the 19th Diocesan Pilgrimage…...