Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei, who has been serving as an uuxiliary bishop of the Eldoret diocese in Kenya, has been appointed the first bishop of the new Kapsabet Diocese. / Courtesy of KCCB ACI Africa, Jul 11, 2025 / 15:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV has erected a new Catholic diocese in Kenya and appointed…

Father Bashar Fawadleh, Latin rite pastor of Taybeh, with children from his community. / Credit: Courtesy of Father Bashar Fawadleh. ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2025 / 16:00 pm (CNA). After raising Lazarus from the dead, the Lord Jesus “no longer walked about in public among the Jews, but he left for the region near…

Malawi is preparing for its first Eucharistic Congress. Other countries in Africa have hosted such congresses —Madagascar held its third National Eucharistic Congress Aug. 23-26, 2024, / Credit: EWTN Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 11, 2025 / 14:23 pm (CNA). Here’s a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed….

Farm workers. / mikeledray/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 11, 2025 / 13:15 pm (CNA). As the Trump administration grapples with potentially conflicting immigration enforcement and economic policy goals affecting the agricultural sector, Bishop Brendan Cahill of Victoria, Texas is raising his voice on behalf of the country’s migrant farm workers. The plight of migrant workers…