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Catholic Sister Advocates for Inclusion of Women, Persons with Disabilities in Nigerian Society
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (820+ words) By Abah Anthony John Abuja, 10 September, 2026 / 4:19 pm (ACI Africa). A Nigerian Catholic Sister has called for inclusion of women and persons living with disabilities in decision-making, economic activity and community life, saying social exclusion deprives people of the opportunity to…...
Pope Leo XIV: Respect for Human Dignity "excludes self-centered isolation"
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (584+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 09 September, 2026 / 1:17 pm (ACI Africa). VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV at his Wednesday general audience urged people to take responsibility for the dignity of each human person and to embrace an identity centered on gift of self. “This…...
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Ukraine After Russian Attacks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (333+ words) By Francis X. Rocca ACI Prensa Staff, 06 September, 2026 / 3:48 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV on Sunday deplored the latest Russian attacks on Ukraine and voiced hopes for peace amid U.S.-led efforts to end the war. “With a sorrowful heart, I have…...
Pope Leo XIV Points to St. John Henry Newman as a Model for Education Today
1+ week, 3+ day ago (430+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 04 September, 2026 / 1:50 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV received a delegation from the University of Oxford’s Oriel College at the Vatican on Sept. 4, highlighting St. John Henry Newman’s vision of education as a response to contemporary challenges. Founded…...
“The ocean became their grave”: Catholic Priest Mourns Suspected African Migrants Feared Dead off Canary Islands
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1018+ words) Freetown, 04 September, 2026 / 11:55 pm (ACI Africa). Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has mourned migrants who perished on a boat believed to have left West Africa for Europe with 127 people on board, expressing sorrow that those who left home…...
Pope Leo XIV to Arab-region Churches: "Do not be afraid of your smallness"
1+ week, 2+ day ago (432+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 04 September, 2026 / 2:00 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV offered a clear measure for the mission of the Church in the Middle East, a region marked by conflict, migration, and hardship, telling Latin-rite bishops serving across the Arab world…...
Pope Leo XIV Appeals for Release of Haiti Hostages, Prays for Flood Victims in Nepal and Tibet
2+ week, 18+ hour ago (765+ words) Vatican, 30 August, 2026 / 11:38 pm (ACI Africa). CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called for the immediate release of hostages taken in a deadly massacre in Haiti, appealed to authorities to protect the population from violence and prayed for victims…...
Pope Leo XIV Takes Part in Historic Marian Procession on Lake Albano at Papal Summer House: Photos
2+ week, 1+ day ago (125+ words) By EWTN News Staff ACI Prensa Staff, 29 August, 2026 / 7:49 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV took part in an historic boat procession on Aug. 29, becoming what the Vatican said was the first pope to travel across the waters of Lake Albano…...
Pope Leo XIV Says Eastern Synods Can Remove Patriarchs for Serious Reasons
2+ week, 1+ day ago (345+ words) By EWTN News Staff ACI Prensa Staff, 29 August, 2026 / 2:17 AM Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 29 said bishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches can remove their patriarchs when assembled in synod, though the Holy Father said the pope must still give his…...
Vatican Still Hasn’t Approved Germany’s New Synodal Body, Catholic Bishop Says
2+ week, 5+ day ago (720+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 25 August, 2026 / 7:30 PM The president of the German Bishops' Conference has announced the bylaws for the German Synodal Conference are still under review in Rome. The Synodal Conference is intended to serve as a permanent body implementing the…...