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  • [ July 7, 2025 ] Vatican announces Pope Leo XIV’s public Mass schedule for August and September News Briefs
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Catholic bishops, Church leaders in Africa laud ACI Africa ahead of its 5th anniversary

August 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Church leaders celebrate at a launch event ahead of ACI Africa’s five-year anniversity on Aug. 9 2024. / Credit: ACI Africa

ACI Africa, Aug 8, 2024 / 17:06 pm (CNA).
Catholic bishops’ conferences in Africa and many Catholic groups and leaders h… […]

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Iraqi priest recounts night of exodus, ISIS invasion a decade later

August 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Martin Banni in front of St. Barbara’s Shrine carrying the Eucharist on Liberation Day in 2016. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Martin Banni

ACI MENA, Aug 7, 2024 / 11:21 am (CNA).
Ten years have passed since the night that changed ev… […]

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Maronite Church in Lebanon celebrates beatification of 17th-century scholar and patriarch

August 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

An estimated 7,000 people gathered to celebrate the beatification of Patriarch Estephan Douaihy on Aug. 2, 2024, in Bkerké, Lebanon. / Credit: Marwan Semaan/ACI MENA

ACI MENA, Aug 5, 2024 / 14:28 pm (CNA).
In a ceremony that blended centuries-o… […]

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Pope Francis establishes new diocese in Angola, appoints its first bishop

August 2, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis on Aug. 1, 2024, appointed Bishop Estêvão Binga to lead the newly established Diocese of Ganda in Angola. / Credit: Diocese of Benguela

ACI Africa, Aug 2, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has established a new diocese in the wes… […]

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Between earth and sky: ‘Lady of the East’ statue rises in Syria

August 1, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The preparation of the crane at the Tower of Our Lady of the East to install the statue of the Virgin Mary on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2024. / Credit: Moussa Hanna Photography

ACI MENA, Aug 1, 2024 / 15:46 pm (CNA).
A new landmark honoring the Virgin Ma… […]

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‘I was deceived’: Bishop in Nigeria revokes ordination of deacons due to fraud

July 31, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The bishop of Nigeria’s Diocese of Lokoja, Bishop Martin Dada Olorunmolu, has withdrawn ordination certificates to four men he ordained as deacons on July 12, 2024, after he was presented with documents claiming they were qualified for holy orde… […]

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‘Survival mentality’ is impeding authentic formation in Africa’s seminaries, priest says

July 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Seminarians and their teachers at St. Augustine Major Seminary in Jos, Nigeria. / Credit: Father Peter Hassan

ACI Africa, Jul 27, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Seminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” and must find ways “to get by,” a … […]

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Second round of aid delivered to Gaza by Latin Patriarchate and Order of Malta

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

In a July 24 press release, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem — a diocese that includes Jordan, Cyprus, Palestine, and Israel — announced that 40 tons of non-perishable food kits were delivered by Malteser International to a newly-established … […]

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Chaldean bishops reject blessing of same-sex unions

July 25, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

The 2024 Synod of the Chaldean Church in Baghdad, Iraq. / Credit: Chaldean Patriarchate

Baghdad, Iraq, Jul 25, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
The bishops of the Chaldean Synod on July 16 issued a statement declaring their position on the blessing of sa… […]

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The enduring faith of St. Charbel: Thousands celebrate in Lebanon

July 24, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Thousands turned out for a Eucharistic procession followed by the holy liturgy at the St. Charbel Hermitage and the monastery of St. Maroun Annaya on July 22, 2024. / Credit: Marwan Semaan/ACI MENA

ACI MENA, Jul 24, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA).
On Ju… […]

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