Friday, March 21, 2025
The new Local Ordinary of Awasa Apostolic Vicariate in Ethiopia has commended the Priests and Religious in the Episcopal See for their commitment to evangelization despite the numerous challenges they facing. In his Lenten reflection issued on Sunday, March 16, Bishop Merhakristos Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma who was ordained on February 9 shared insights from his pastoral visit across the Vicariate, noting that the visit left him with “mixed emotions”. [In the picture: Bishop Merhakristos during his consecration on February 9. ACI Africa]
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Pastoral Agents in Ethiopia’s Awasa Apostolic Vicariate Lauded for Commitment to Evangelization amid Harsh Conditions
Il Sud Sudan continua ad essere dimenticato e sfruttato
Martedì 18 marzo 2025
Nella nazione africana non si placano gli scontri tra truppe regolari e milizie. Il vescovo di Bentiu, Christian Carlassare, invoca la pace, lavoro e dialogo sociale, mentre denuncia l’abbandono della comunità internazionale. “Le chiese nel Paese - ribadisce - sono unite al Papa in questo momento di debolezza fisica”. [Vatican News]
Giubileo in Africa, riconciliazione e speranza
Domenica 9 marzo 2025
Alla vigilia di Natale, il papa Francesco ha inaugurato il 27° giubileo ordinario della storia della Chiesa, il secondo durante il suo pontificato, ponendo l’attenzione su questioni cruciali per l’Africa: la promozione della pace per risolvere i conflitti, la cancellazione dei debiti e la solidarietà con i più bisognosi. [Credit foto: L’Osservatore Romano. Testo: Nigrizia]
Church in Sudan, South Sudan Commits to Sustaining Life in First-Ever Lenten Campaign
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have launched their first-ever Lenten campaign, expressing a commitment to work towards sustaining life and caring for creation in the two countries that have experienced decades of violence. In their pastoral exhortation for the inaugural campaign through Caritas South Sudan, the SSS-CBC members also underscored the urgent need to foster justice and peace in conflict-affected areas across both nations. (In the picture: Mgr. Christian Carlassare, Bishop of Bentiu in South Sudan) [ACI Africa]
Hna. Conchita Vallarta Marrón, primera misionera comboniana mexicana
Sábado, 8 de marzo 2025
La hermana Concepción Vallarta Marrón fue la primera comboniana de origen mexicano, cuando aún la congregación religiosa no aterrizaba en nuestro país. Entonces, ¿cómo llegó a convertirse en misionera? Esta es una entrevista a la hermana Conchita, como la conocen familiarmente, quien nos invita a adentrarnos a su aventura evangelizadora en tierras extranjeras, regalándonos así, un mensaje misionero para cada uno de nosotros. (En la foto, la Hna. Conchita en la casa de las Combonianas de la colonia Lindavista, en la Ciudad de México) [Misioneros Combonianos]
Attack on Training Center of Mozambique’s Beira Archdiocese
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Fear has gripped Nazaré Training Center of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Beira following a Sunday, February 23 attack that left two Priests and a Religious Brother at the facility seriously injured. A group of men armed with pistols, machetes and irons entered the institution and violently attacked three missionaries who were there. [ACI Africa]