2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (673+ words) Algiers, 09 April, 2026 / 3: 33 pm (ACI Africa). Jean-Paul Cardinal Vesco of the Catholic Archdiocese of Algiers has expressed joy and hope ahead of the planned Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV to Algeria scheduled for April 13-15, describing the upcoming apostolic journey as…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (730+ words) Vatican, 08 April, 2026 / 11: 36 PM VATICAN CITY " Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that the "logic of the strongest" risks prevailing on the international stage and called on Christians to become "voices of peace" who do not leave Pope Leo…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (797+ words) Vatican, 08 April, 2026 / 12: 47 AM VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war and urged negotiation and prayer to end the war in the Middle East. "Following these recent hours of great…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (477+ words) Aba, 08 April, 2026 / 1: 06 pm (ACI Africa). When Pope Leo XIV visits Africa for the first time as pontiff next week, Catholics and others across the continent will be watching with interest for what it reveals about the pope's agenda and priorities…...

9+ hour, 11+ min ago  (456+ words) ACI Africa Correspondent, Uganda, 08 April, 2026 / 1: 00 pm (ACI Africa). Amid preparations for Pope Leo XIV's historic journey to Algeria, Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco described the visit as an opportunity to advance universal fraternity. The archbishop of Algiers called Leo's upcoming trip " the…...

8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1212+ words) Vatican, 08 April, 2026 / 12: 08 pm (ACI Africa). In a recent Register interview, Archbishop Jos" Avelino Bettencourt, apostolic nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, rightly referred to'multiple reasons on multiple levels" why Pope Leo XIV's trip to four African countries from April 13-23 is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (606+ words) Nairobi, 19 March, 2026 / 6: 34 PM The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cross Catholic Outreach (CCO) has emphasized that tackling Africa's urgent water crisis requires a united effort, describing the challenge not only as a humanitarian concern but also as a spiritual call…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (500+ words) By Sheila Pires and Magdalene Kahiu Nairobi, 07 April, 2026 / 2: 51 AM Catholic Activists under their umbrella organization Citizen GO Africa are calling on the Kenyan Senate to reject the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2022, and to protect women, children and families from being…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (500+ words) National Catholic Register, 07 April, 2026 / 11: 30 am (ACI Africa). Catholics recognize Easter " when Jesus Christ rose from the dead after sacrificing his life for all of humanity " as the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox....

22+ hour, 27+ min ago  (785+ words) Luanda, 08 April, 2026 / 7: 53 PM Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has affirmed that the Angolan capital is fully mobilized to receive Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing widespread participation from both the Church and the society ahead…...