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Young African Catholics say faith inspires their fight against climate change

Across East Africa, young Catholics are transforming Pope Francis' call to care for creation into climate education and advocacy, arguing that protecting the environment is as much...

Young Catholics at Eastern African Assembly Welcome Opportunity to Engage Directly With Bishops

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BREAKING | How white liberal bishops forced bongo drum Masses on Africa

Father David Nix recounts a conversation with a Nigerian seminarian who corrected the assumption that Africans naturally prefer charismatic Masses with dancing and drums. The semin...

180 baptized in Cameroon and Chad

Several mass Baptisms were held in the African countries of Cameroon and Chad earlier this month, as clergy from the Russian Orthodox Church’s Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa visit...

How a Black Catholic church celebrates New Orleans, even in face of parish closures

St. Augustine Church just celebrated Louis Armstrong's birth. The historic church endures amid parish closures and mergers and a shrinking Catholic footprint.

The African Orthodox Church: Agency, History, and the Unbroken Pursuit of Truth

Erastus WaichaThe Church in Africa belongs to Jesus Christ. An African priest is an active participant in the Universal Church, guided by a history of sacrifice, a trained conscien...

After Vatican's excommunication, SSPX in Kenya insists on Catholic identity, fighting archdiocese

As African bishops continue to back Pope Leo XIV over the excommunication of the Society of St. Pius X, known as SSPX, the traditionalist group in Kenya rejected the schismatic tag...

African nations unite against assault of Western liberal values

from The Christian Institute African leaders have backed a charter seeking to protect family life from the undue influence of a ‘progressive’ agenda promoted by Western donor count...

Russians Open Churches In Africa: Is It 'Spiritual Colonialism'?

Religion Unplugged When Madagascan priest Alexey Herizo finally received his ordination, it did not come from the ancient Greek Orthodox Church he had long pursued. Instead, it ca...

With Priests Scarce in Rural Italy, an African Pastor Is Filling the Void

Immigrants have long eased labor shortages on farms and factories in Italy. But churches also need foreign-born priests, like the Rev. Vincent Souly of the Ivory Coast.

San Francisco Archbishop Urges New Nigerian Priests to Be ‘Friends and Fathers’ to Their People

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Remarkable story of a martyred seminarian who evangelized his Muslim kidnappers

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria recalls how seminarian Michael Nnadi was martyred after boldly preaching repentance and the Gospel to his Muslim kidnappers.

Ohio Catholics rally behind Haitian immigrants as TPS ends

Over 600 people attended vigils outside a federal immigration office near Cincinnati after Haitian residents of Springfield received letters directing them to appear at the ICE fie...

Moroccan archdiocese assists migrants returning from deadly border crossing

Archbishop Emilio Rocha Grande urged young Moroccans to build their future at home as the Church aided migrants returning after the surge to Spain's Ceuta enclave.

Why Black Catholic musicians should study Gregorian chant

Darrell St. Romain, a scholar and organist, reflects on studying Gregorian chant and its potential to enrich Black Catholic worship.

Pope Leo XIV to Ecuadorian Catholics: Keep Following Christ

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Cardinal Brislin joins African clergy in calling Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide

In their statement, the African clergy said they "cannot condemn apartheid in our history and refuse to recognise these patterns inflicted upon Palestinians."

Piercing the Noise: African Agency, Historical Continuity, and the Dawn of a Self-Determined Orthodoxy

Fr. Vasilios WaichaTo understand today’s transformation, one must look directly at the sweat, prayers, and blood of African pioneers.

Catholic Conversions Surge On College Campuses

Madalaine Elhabbal, NCR Texas A&M University posted the biggest jump, rising about 69% from 121 to 204 adults entering the Church over the past two academic years.

US Catholic churches see a record number of conversions: ‘It’s a real shift’

After decades of declining religious affiliation, churches in southern California have seen an increase among gen ZAlicia Martinez pulls on an oversized, chocolate-brown leather ja...

Pope calls for aid for DR Congo amid Ebola epidemic Headlines

Pope calls for aid for DR Congo amid Ebola epidemic Headlines

Grammy-winning rap music producer Cam Obi on his conversion to Catholicism

The producer, rapper, husband and father has been on a spiritual journey for several years, culminating in his conversion to Catholicism this year at the Easter Vigil. 

The Golden Rule and the crisis of Black Catholic belonging in the church

If the Golden Rule is essential, then so is belonging. In Christ, we are called into communion, into a Body where every member matters.