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In his homily during the opening Mass of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) 20th Plenary Assembly held at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Cardinal Tagle opined that the present-day global conflicts and divisions and lack of care for the environment have contributed to a state of helplessness in the world.

The 20th Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) Plenary Assembly under the theme “Environmental Impact on Integral Human Development,” on July 11, entered day three of the meeting with a focus on the papal encyclical Laudato Si and a recollection of cardinals, archbishops and bishops at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The Catholic Bishops of Eastern Africa begin their plenary assembly with an outdoor Mass in Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, and prepare to focus attention ...

The prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development has called attention to the plight of seafarers who have been unable to leave their ships because of restrictions imposed during the Covid lockdown.

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ efforts to include more laity, and women, in the church, have garnered praise and criticism.

In the latest challenge to the fossil fuel industrys dangerous expansion plans and increasingly empty rhetoric on climate, 35 faith institutions from seven countries - including five Church of England dioceses, two Catholic dioceses in the UK, and a Church of England cathedral - today ...

An image of St. Peter in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on June 29, 2022. / Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Jul 2, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA). The feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, whose official name is the joint Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, is the commemoration of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Simon Peter and Paul of Tarsus, celebrated on June 29. As Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI recalled in 2012, "Christian tradition has always considered St. Peter and St....

Bookmakers see Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle from the Philippines and Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson as the front-runners to lead the Catholic Church should Pope Francis decide to step down.

Millions of Catholics joined community and online events to mark the event across the globe

A conference sponsored by Georgetown University and La Civiltà Cattolica Through the COVID-19 pandemic Pope Francis has powerfully advocated for a culture of encounter to help bridge the divisions that increasingly plague our world. Only when we fully recognize our shared humanity and engage one another with humility, generosity, and patience—from the local to the […]