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.
African Bishops, through the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), have voiced strong support for the Catholic Archbishop of Lusaka in Zambia, Alick Banda, following his recent release after being arrested in connection with a Toyota Hilux allegedly tied to former president Edgar Lungu, amid a post-election crackdown on dissenting voices.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has expressed confidence that conducting elections in the country will help rebuild the trust of both the people and the international community.
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.”
The Catholic Church, educational institutions, and society have been urged to be deliberate in guiding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to safeguard human dignity and identity amid rapid technological advancement.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has announced the death of a veteran priest who has paid his dues to the communication apostolate of the Catholic Church in Nigeria.
A Catholic priest has lamented the unprovoked destruction of parts of the house of his Evangelist with an armoured tank by military authorities in Plateau State, Central Nigeria, questioning why security agents who are supposed to protect the people would act in that manner.
…Church leaders have generally described the situation as a “moment of tribulation” and a “silent genocide.” A Catholic Church in…
Ahead of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has published an Election Briefing Pack urging the faithful to exercise their franchise in accordance with the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.
A Nigerian Catholic nun who died on 15 March while rescuing more than 300 students during a fire outbreak is fondly remembered as a role model for school teachers and administrators.
