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The Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference, established in 1996, is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in Namibia. The NCBC is a member of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa and Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar.

Circular Letter of the Archdiocese of Windhoek
KM 357 /08/ 2024 | August - December 2024
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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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Catholic News

Vatican News
Pope Francis invokes blessings on U.S. as Trump begins presidency

Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to deliver the keynote address at the Faith & Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June [...]

Pope calls potential U.S. deportation plans ‘a disgrace’

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for Mass on the solemnity of the Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA CNA Newsroom, [...]

Pope Francis thanks mediators for brokering latest ceasefire deal in Gaza

During his Angelus address on Jan. 19, 2025, at the Vatican, Pope Francis thanked those who mediated the latest ceasefire in Gaza and expressed his hope that all hostages “may [...]

Pope highlights Swiss Guard’s jubilee year service to pilgrims

Pope Francis greets new Swiss Guards as they prepare to be sworn in on May 6, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media CNA Newsroom, Jan 18, 2025 / [...]

Italian farmers come to the Vatican for blessing of animals

Men ride mules in Via della Conciliazione as they take part in the feast of San Antonio Abate (St. Anthony the Abbot), the patron saint and protector of animals, in [...]

Middle East & African News
Catholic bishops appeal for calm ahead of Benin’s 2026 elections

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin. / Credit: Episcopal Conference of Benin ACI Africa, Jan 18, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) [...]

Cardinal Pizzaballa on truce between Israel and Hamas: ‘It was absolutely necessary’

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, speaks with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Church, during his December 2024 visit to Gaza. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of [...]

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza, includes hostage release

A soldier passes by a wall covered with photos of hostages held by Hamas after the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack in a Tel Aviv train station on Jan. 14, [...]

Nigeria tops report for number of Christians killed, kidnapped in 2024

Church at the Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna, Nigeria. / Credit: Father Samuel Kanta Sakaba, rector of a Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Kaduna Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2025 [...]

Religious sisters abducted in Nigeria released, ‘in good health’ after weeklong captivity

On Jan. 7, 2025, two religious sisters were kidnapped in the Archdiocese of Onitsha in Nigeria. / Credit: Diego Cervo/Shutterstock ACI Africa, Jan 15, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The [...]

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Prayer of the Day

Come, Holy Ghost, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love. V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created; R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Let us pray. O God, who didst teach the hearts of Thy faithful people by sending them the light of Thy Holy Spirit, grant us by the same Spirit to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in His holy comfort. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. [...]

Saint of the Day
St. Sebastian

St. Sebastian Feast date: Jan 20 Sebastian was the son of a wealthy Roman family. He was educated in Milan and became an officer of the imperial Roman army, and [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: Hebrews 5:1-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 110:1-4, Gospel: Mark 2:18-22 [...]