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Nicaraguan government releases video of bishop who has been missing for more than 40 days
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (1085+ words) August 15, 2026 Walter Sánchez Silva News Briefs 0 Print In the video released by pro-governement media outlets, the bishop appears relaxed and in good health. However, critics maintain this is staged propaganda ignoring that he is under house arrest. Media outlets aligned…...
Nonprofit’s global review finds family-led development creates lasting pathways out of poverty
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1130+ words) August 11, 2026 Tessa Gervasini News Briefs 0 Print More than a decade of evaluations across Africa, Asia, and Latin America found that family-led development is a consistent driver of lasting progress for families experiencing poverty in Unbound’s programs. Unbound, an international nonprofit…...
Beatification cause of Tanzania’s first president now at witness interrogation stage
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (973+ words) August 7, 2026 Nicholas Waigwa News Briefs 0 Print The beatification cause of Servant of God Julius Kambarage Nyerere has reached the stage of interrogating witnesses, the Tanzanian Catholic bishop involved in the process said. DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — The beatification cause of…...
Mozambique’s second native cardinal who served at the height of war as bishop dies at 98
1+ week, 2+ day ago (546+ words) August 6, 2026 João Vissesse News Briefs 0 Print XAI-XAI, Mozambique — Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa, the second native cardinal in Mozambique and archbishop emeritus of the Diocese of Xai-Xai, has passed away at the age of 98. Langa died on Monday, Aug. 3, at Maputo…...
Countdown to World Youth Day Seoul 2027 begins: Here’s what we know so far
1+ week, 4+ day ago (631+ words) August 3, 2026 Francesca Pollio Fenton News Briefs 0 Print One year from now, Catholics from around the world — alongside Pope Leo XIV — will gather for World Youth Day 2027 in Seoul, South Korea, from Aug. 3–8, 2027. The announcement was made by Pope Francis at…...
Sold on a promise: How a Catholic network is rescuing Africa’s trafficked youth
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1673+ words) July 30, 2026 Ngala Killian Chimtom The Dispatch 0 Print “I held my mother and siblings in a warm, tearful embrace of hope,” Pauline (not her real name) recalls. She pauses, offering a wan and ashy smile as the memory of November 23, 2016, washes…...
Young Catholics at Eastern African assembly welcome opportunity to engage directly with bishops
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1349+ words) July 23, 2026 Nicholas Waigwa News Briefs 0 Print At the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa plenary assembly this week, young delegates are sharing their concerns and offering recommendations to Church leaders. NAIROBI, Kenya — Young Catholics participating in the 21st assembly…...
Forced disappearance of Nicaraguan bishop denounced as crime against humanity
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1060+ words) July 21, 2026 Walter Sánchez Silva The Dispatch 1 Print Researcher Martha Patricia Molina denounced the forced disappearance of Bishop Abelardo Mata in Nicaragua, carried out by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo, as a “crime…...
East Africa Catholic bishops commit to young people as pastoral priority for next 4 years
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1467+ words) July 20, 2026 Jude Atemanke News Briefs 0 Print The decision was announced at the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa. NAIROBI — The Catholic bishops of Eastern Africa have committed the next four years of their regional…...
Cardinal Sarah warns EU lawmakers of ‘crisis of the logos’ in Europe-Africa relations
4+ week, 1+ day ago (873+ words) July 16, 2026 Grace Camara News Briefs 0 Print The former head of the Vatican’s liturgy office told the European Parliament that ambiguous language risks turning international agreements into “instruments of perversion and of silent power.” Cardinal Robert Sarah urged Europe and Africa…...