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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.
Jeremiah 29:11

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Pope Leo XIV urges making time ‘to speak with God’

Pope Leo XIV gives the first general audience of 2026 in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Jan. 7, 2026. Credit: Vatican Media. Jan 14, 2026 / 06:20 am (CNA). [...]

Dozens of Charlotte priests query Vatican over bishop’s move to abolish altar rails, kneelers

St. Patrick Cathedral in the Diocese of Charlotte. | Credit: Diocese of Charlotte Jan 13, 2026 / 11:41 am (CNA). Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin’s Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter [...]

Order of Malta seeks greater UN role as hospital in Bethlehem faces operational constraints

Grand Master Fra’ John Dunlap addresses the diplomatic corps accredited to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta at the Magistral Villa on Rome’s Aventine Hill on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. [...]

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Franciscan Jubilee Year

St. Francis of Assisi. | Credit: Paolo Gallo/Shutterstock Jan 12, 2026 / 17:21 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a “Special Year of St. Francis” to commemorate the 800th [...]

The story behind Pope Leo XIV’s new papal staff

Pope Leo XIV introduced a new papal staff on Jan. 6, 2026, during the closing of the Holy Door | Credit: Vatican Media / null Jan 12, 2026 / 12:25 [...]

Middle East & African News
Courageous witnesses to the faith: 17 missionaries were murdered in 2025

Father Sylvester Okechukwu of the Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria was found murdered on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. | Credit: Diocese of Kafanchan, Nigeria Dec 30, 2025 / 15:01 [...]

‘Faith must be lived within a community,’ bishop tells historic parish in Kenya

Family Day celebrations at St. Austin's Msongari Parish. | Credit: St Austin's Msongari Communications Dec 30, 2025 / 13:34 pm (CNA). Parishioners of St. Austin’s Msongari Parish, Kenya’s oldest inland [...]

Christmas recital in Lebanon aims for Guinness World Record

Christmas recital at the Sacred Hearts School in Kfardebian, Lebanon. / Credit: Roumi El Hab ACI MENA, Dec 24, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). With a rhythm of hymns carrying [...]

Syria celebrates Christmas with hope amid lingering security fears

Olive Scout Troop Christmas Carnival in Old Damascus, 2025. / Credit: ACI MENA ACI MENA, Dec 24, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). In a scene reflecting Syrians’ deep longing for [...]

130 students and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released

null / Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 23, 2025 / 15:25 pm (CNA). Nigerian authorities have confirmed that 130 students and teachers kidnapped in November from a Catholic school [...]

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Prayer of the Day

O Master and holy God, who are beyond our understanding: at your word, light came forth out of darkness. In your mercy, you gave us rest through night-long sleep, and raised us up to glorify your goodness and to offer our supplication to You. Now, in your own tender love, accept us who adore You and give thanks to You with all our heart. Grant us all our requests, if they lead to salvation; give us the grace of manifesting that we are children of light and day, and heirs to your eternal reward. ... [...]

Saint of the Day
St. Sava, Archbishop of Serbia

St. Sava, Archbishop of Serbia Feast date: Jan 14 Originally Prince Rastko Nemanjic, he was the first Patriarch of Serbia (1219-1233) and is an important Saint in the Serbian Orthodox [...]

Daily Readings

Reading 1: 1 Samuel 4:1-11, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 44:25-26, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 44:14-15, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 44:10-11, Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 [...]