All of our life is a pilgrimage, an upward path towards God. However if we rely only on our our own strength we can not move upwards. God will help us reach to reach higher, but it is necessary to pray. Prayer, as St. Bonaventure said, is the mother and the origin of our elevation. This is what Pope Benedict shared at the midweek general audience which he devoted to the spirituality ...»
On Sunday evening Pope Benedict was a guest of the Lutheran Church in Rome. a visit that demonstrated the commitment to walk the path of unity together. Charles Collins has more: ...»
The government of the United Kingdom and the Catholic bishops of Scotland, England and Wales issued a joint statement this week welcoming the visit of Pope Benedict to the UK next September. There was also a statement from Buckingham Palace to say the Queen will receive the Pope in when he arrives in Edinburgh on September 16th . On Wednesday the archbishop of Canterbury, head of ...»
An international commission has been set up by the Congregation of the Faith to investigate the Marian apparitions at Medjugorje. Vatican spokesperson, Fr. Federico Lombardi announced that the commission will be made up of 20 people, including cardinals, bishops and experts and will be headed by Cardinal Camillo Ruini. As is the usual practice with investigations of this kind, their work will be ...»
Your Eminence, Dear Brother Bishops, With great joy I welcome you, the Bishops of Sudan, on your quinquennial visit to the tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. I am grateful to Bishop Deng Majak for the kind words which he has addressed to me on your behalf. In the spirit of communion in the Lord which unites us as successors of the Apostles, I join you in giving thanks for the ...»
"After Jesus told us about the merciful love of the Father, things were not as they were before. Now we know God: He is our Father, who out of love created us free and endowed with a conscience, who suffers when we are lost and celebrates when we return" Pope Benedict's words before the Sunday Angelus on the 4th Sunday of Lent. Reflecting on the Gospel of the prodigal son, the ...»
The bishops of Uganda on Monday began their Ad limina visit. The visit will end on March 8. Listen to Bishop Giuseppe Franzelli of Lira Diocese... ...»
My guest in this edition of the 'African Synod: The Church Alive in Africa Today' is Fr. Gaspar Masilamani of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate ...»
The new year has seen a series of attacks against Christians especially in north Africa. In their message at the end of the Second African Synod in ...»
In today's Family Feature Sr. Rose Nwosu, provincial of the Africa province of the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, in the third and final part of ...»
May the world economy be managed according to the principles of justice and equity is the General Prayer Intention of the Church for the month of March.
The recent crisis demonstrates how financial activity can at times be completely turned in on itself, lacking any longer term consideration of the...»
May the Churches in Africa be signs of reconcillation and justice: This is the Missionary Prayer Intention for March.
The missionary prayer intention of the Church for the month of March is that the Churches in Africa may be signs and instruments of reconciliation...»
Becoming a Jesuit, Nigerian Fr. Orobator saw that the Church is truly universal.
In this edition of the Good Shepherd, Nigerian Jesuit, Fr. Emmanuel Orobator, now the provincial of the East Africa province of the Society of Jesus,...»
The prayer of Pope Benedict for the special assembly of the Synod of bishops for Africa.
With this prayer the Holy Father is asking us all to pray with Our Lady for the work of the special assembly of bishops for Africa, taking place...»
Click on the interactive map to find out more about Africa and the Special Assembly of Bishops for Africa !
Over on the left hand side of this home page the small, colour ful map of Africa is actually a resource tool to find out more about Africa, by...»
THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE POST SYNODAL COUNCIL FOR AFRICA
THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE POST SYNODAL COUNCIL FOR AFRICA:
The Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops archbishop Nicola Eterovic announced the...»
Inter-religious dialogue in Zanzibar with Bishop Shao.
Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao was one of the delegates of the Bishops conference of Tanzania at the second special assembly of Bishops for Africa...»
End discrimination: Embrace diversity - Human Rights Day 2009
The theme for Human Rights Day 2009, observed on December 10th was Embrace diversity and end discrimination. Sr Elizabeth Mgbaramuko has prepared...»
A call to transmit the social teachings of the Church by the AMECEA bishops following the African Synod.
In the final days of the special assembly of bishops for Africa the Synod fathers asked that the social teachings of the Church be made more widely...»
Mount Kilimanjaro's glaciers have lost 85% of the ice they had in 1912.
UN climate negotiators who met in Barcelona this week discussed a formula for securing agreement among 192 nations on tackling climate change ahead...»
