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...In their 2023 Message on the Solemnity of Pentecost, members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) say, “For... ...Nairobi, 28 May, 2023 / 9:45 pm (ACI Africa).... ...In their three-page Message dated May 25 that was signed by SECAM President, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),... ...Catholic Bishops in Africa underscore the need for charity in realizing a new world, making reference to Pope Francis" Encyclical Letter on human...

aciafrica.org —  19+ hour, 36+ min ago

...Pope Francis Encourages Marian Shrines Around the World to Pray for Synod on Synodality Vatican, 28 May, 2023 / 12:38 pm (ACI Africa).... ...In his Regina Caeli address, Pope Francis announced that the day of prayer for the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will take... ...The shrines of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland, the Knock Shrine in Ireland, the Basilica... ...After the Mass for the solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis appeared in the window of the Vatican"s Apostolic Palace to deliver the Regina Caeli...

aciafrica.org —  18+ hour, 51+ min ago

...Speaking at the 2023 presidential inauguration lecture held in Abuja Saturday, May 27, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah called on the  President-elect... ...The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria"s Sokoto Diocese has cautioned the incoming government of the West African nation against the thinking that all is... ...(INEC) is being challenged in court by Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).... ...The victory of the 70-year-old Nigerian politician who was declared winner of the February 25 poll by Nigeria"s Independent National Electoral Commission...

aciafrica.org —  19+ hour, 8+ min ago

...Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi on Saturday, May 27 as Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara implored that the new Bishop helps... ...Episcopal Ministry is built around the fostering of unity among the people of God “without any prejudice”, the Catholic Archbishop of South Africa"s... ...Bishop Thomas Graham Rose of South Africa"s Dundee Diocese and Bishop Sylvester Anthony John David, the Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town Archdiocese... ...(CMM) emphasized during the event that was held at the Curries Fountain Sports Development Centre in Durban....

aciafrica.org —  19+ hour, 39+ min ago

...On Pentecost, Pope Francis Says Holy Spirit Can Bring Harmony to "a polarized Church" Vatican, 28 May, 2023 / 1:35 pm (ACI Africa).... ...On the solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis urged Catholics to invoke the Holy Spirit daily to bring harmony to a divided world, a polarized Church... ...Pope Francis added that he sees the Holy Spirit as not only as the “soul of the Church” but also as “the heart of synodality.”... ...“Let us put the Holy Spirit back at the center of the Church; otherwise, our hearts will not be consumed by love for Jesus but by love for ourselves...

aciafrica.org —  1+ day ago

...Andrea Tornielli, the editorial director of the Vatican"s Dicastery for Communication, wrote on Twitter on the morning of May 27 that Pope Francis... ...Vatican, 27 May, 2023 / 7:40 pm (ACI Africa).... ...He also met with delegations from the Orthodox Church of Athens and Loyola University of Seville, and with Father Wagner Ferreira da Silva, president... ...Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, said that “due to a feverish condition, Pope Francis did not receive [anyone] in audience this...

aciafrica.org —  1+ day ago

...CNA Freelancer on Witnessing Firefight in Nigeria"s Plateau State Washington D.C., 27 May, 2023 / 8:42 pm (ACI Africa).... ...Kim, an independent reporter based in Jos, recounted in text messages to CNA.... ...The exchange of gunfire, which lasted about an hour, took place on May 16 in Mangu City in Central Nigeria"s Plateau State.... ...Another eyewitness to the fighting that day was Solomon Mwantiri, a Jos-based lawyer and human rights advocate....

aciafrica.org —  2+ day ago

...CNA Freelancer on Witnessing Firefight in Nigeria"s Plateau State Washington D.C., 27 May, 2023 / 8:42 pm (ACI Africa).... ...Kim, an independent reporter based in Jos, recounted in text messages to CNA.... ...The exchange of gunfire, which lasted about an hour, took place on May 16 in Mangu City in Central Nigeria"s Plateau State.... ...Another eyewitness to the fighting that day was Solomon Mwantiri, a Jos-based lawyer and human rights advocate....

aciafrica.org —  2+ day ago

...from refugee and migrant communities in Kenya"s capital, Nairobi, and Kakuma, a town in Northwestern Kenya, Lodwar Catholic Diocese, which has hosted... ...The Focolare Movement and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) have partnered to organize “Sports4Peace”, sports festivals targeting 12-18-year-olds... ...Refugee Camp in August.... ...Also speaking to ACI Africa, the Coordinator of the Project Office of the Focolare Movement in Eastern Africa said that prior to any of the sports...

aciafrica.org —  2+ day ago

...The massacre that started mid-May shows a “resurgence of mindless killings of innocent citizens in Mangu and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau... ...The killing of “at least 130 people” in Nigeria"s Plateau State is a matter of “deep concern” for the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).... ...Daniel Okoh says, confirming the BBC News report about gunmen storming villages in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State killing dozens, mostly... ...District of Mangu Local Government Area and some communities in the Riyom Local Government Area.”...