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In Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Order of the Holy Cross presented five of its members for diaconal (three) and priestly (two) ordination on this feast day. It was the Bishop of Butembo-Beni, Monsignor Sikuli Paluku Melchisédech, who presided over these ordinations at the Mater Ecclesiale Cathedral

There are many candidates participating in the Bible competition organized by the Paulines bookstore from September 2 to 25, 2023 in Kisangani. Christians of all religious denominations are attracted by an interesting exercise: it is about finding the biblical passages of 15 images displayed in the window.

Indeed, in a press conference that the Archbishop of Bangui granted to several journalists on the morning of this Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Archbishopric, Cardinal Dieudonné delivered the orientations, perspectives and objectives to pursue for the diocesan return this year.

On that day, the rebellion of the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) which rules the eastern part of the country, finally accepts that Mgr Emmanuel Kataliko, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu, returns to his diocese of Bukavu, after more than 6 months of exile.

After the release on August 23 of a priest and a brother (missionaries of Africa) kidnapped in the Middle Belt of Nigeria on August 2, 2023, the jubilation was precarious. A tragedy had changed everything. The blow is usually atrocious when events prescribe us a strait of gaiety with a dismayed face. The diocese of Kafanchan, in the State of Kaduna, was once again the scene of an ignominious assassination. After dusk on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 8 p.m., Fulani bandits attacked the presbytery of the Saint-Raphaël parish in Fadan Kamantan in search of the priest

As an illustration, we take up here the words of Bishop Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo during his homily on Saturday, September 2 in this symposium. Inspired by the texts of the day, the Bishop of Uvira said: By the principle of Saint Augustine: <<Aime et fait ce que tu veux> >, that is to say that if it is love that motivates action, everything we do can only be good, right and just. The crisis we are going through in Congo, he said, has as its primary cause the lack of love for the country and for our neighbors

During the mass, Monsignor Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo insisted on the spirit of Monsignor Munzihirwa, the spirit of resistance against corruption and anti-values which are carving out space in our society in a leadership crisis.

Jeremiah was the laughing stock of an entire people who had closed themselves off by refusing the Word of the prophet. He took comfort in an irresistible force that pushed him not to give in to the mockery of false enlightened people while their whole being was sinking into the deepest darkness. For those truly enlightened by the Spirit, opposition to the threats of humans contains more energy than the refusal of the will of the one who sends them. For the Word that comes from his mouth cannot return to him void, without having accomplished his will and fulfilled his mission (Is 55:11).

To the people of Mongolia I am relaying what we, Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops, said in Lubumbashi, addressing the Congolese people and I appeal to your sense of responsibility as primary sovereign (cf. For credible elections, n°15): No to opportunists and fickle people who change sides in search of personal interests; No to those who take their family members as substitutes; No to those who apply at all levels; No to tribalists and nepotists; No to the buying of consciences.

In his offices, the Pope has entrusted the various responsibilities to his collaborators within the particular Church of Rome and within the universal Church. Here are some appointments for this month of August 2023.

"The Lord knows that the boat of life, like the boat of the Church, is threatened by contrary winds and that the sea on which we sail is often rough. He does not protect us from the fatigue of sailing; on the contrary, he obliges his own to put out to sea... The Gospel asks us to face difficulties which are places of salvation, opportunities for...

Cardinal Majella was born on October 19, 1933 in Juiz de Fora (Brazil). Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of São Paulo on June 29, 1957, he was appointed Bishop of Toledo on May 5, 1978 and consecrated bishop by Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns on August 6 of the same year. On October 4, 1982, he headed the Archdiocese of Londrina. Called to the Roman Curia in 1991 to serve as Secretary of the Congregation