Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest who served in the Diocese of Fairbanks Alaska (2017-2024), was abducted June 1, 2025, by Islamist militants in his home country. Aid to the Church in Need ...

Lozano added that "this good news has been confirmed to our foundation by local church sources." Fr Afina, assigned to ...

Church News reporter Joel Randall writes what he learned about fervent prayer from a believer of another faith. “Despite our difference in beliefs, I saw a fellow disciple recognizing his dependence ...

The Catholic Church in Jordan on Friday commemorated the annual pilgrimage to the Mar Elias Shrine in Ajloun, one of the Kingdom’s key Christian pilgrimage sites.The celebration featured a solemn Mass ...

Christians across Jordan gathered today, Friday, for the annual Christian pilgrimage day at The Shrine of the Prophet Elijah (Mar Elias) in Ajloun Governorate, one of the Kingdom's key pilgrimage ...

The Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, has received confirmation that Father Alphonsus Afina, a Nigerian priest abducted by ...

The Catholic Bishop of the Navrongo-Bolgatanga Diocese, Most Reverend Alfred Agyenta, has expressed concern over the growing ...

I wonder whether the framing of the liturgy itself in instrumentalizing terms may unintentionally reinscribe problematic ...

After deliberating for several weeks, Tom Ochsenbauer of St. Peter in Forest Lake made a bold decision in 2006 to meet Gail ...

Rome Newsroom, 27 June, 2025 / 7:00 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is packed with testimonies from the saints of prayer and devotion to the heart of Christ ...

The 18th annual RVA Latino Festival returns to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, featuring authentic food, music and cultural celebrations from across Latin America on June 27-28.

Jesus longs for us to encounter him personally. Enter the love story — and place your head on his heart. Sacred Heart mosaic at the Chapel of the Visitation, Paray-Le-Monial, France, where Jesus ...