The African continent has overtaken Europe in the number of Catholics, emerging as the continent with the second-largest Catholic population in the world after the Americas, according to a new statistical report released by the Vatican’s Fides News Agency.
The African Union Commission has called for stronger institutional action, resources and accountability to ensure that its commitments to Women, Peace and Security translate into tangible improvements in the lives of women and girls across the continent.
Considering the challenges facing Africa, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has urged young Catholics throughout West Africa to step up as “actors and agents of peace and hope.”
At a time when the Global South relies heavily on medical tourism and purchasing medications from abroad, Senegal has developed Africa’s first locally made sickle cell drug, DREPAF, to reduce dependence on costly imports.
Today, family, friends, and members of Scotland’s Catholic community gathered at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral and St. Andrew’s Church in Edinburgh to bid farewell to Canon Leo Glancy, who devoted over sixty years to the Archdiocese, including time spent serving in Africa.
A famous Nigerian Catholic Bishop, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has supported campaigns for compensation for slavery, cautioning that such efforts should not overshadow the more profound moral and spiritual imperative of restoring human dignity.
The Holy Father, Pope Leo, recently delivered a message of solidarity to the people of the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, urging the world to pay attention to the plight of migrants who perish at sea while trying to reach Europe.
Eulogies have been delivered following the death of Nigeria’s veteran broadcaster, Leo Keyen, the former chief of the VOA Hausa Service, who made a significant impact in broadcast journalism beyond Africa’s shores.
Church leaders and lay members from Africa, Europe, America, and Australia have warned against secular trends impacting various aspects of the Church’s life, calling for effective evangelisation that respects family dynamics.
A US-based digital creator and diasporic journalist has criticised the World Bank for recommending that Nigeria should depend on foreign imports despite having the new Dangote refinery.
