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Jude Atemanke

Jude Atemanke

Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.

Maurice Evenor Cardinal Piat (left) and Mons. Jean Michaël Durhône (right) after the May 20 press conference. Credit: Port-Louis Diocese

“A great responsibility”: Bishop-elect for Port-Louis Diocese in Mauritius on Appointment

Mons. Jean Michaël Durhône, the Bishop-elect for Port-Louis Diocese in Mauritius has described his May 19 Episcopal appointment as “a great responsibility”.

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On World Communications Day, SIGNIS Africa Urges “connectedness, universal Ubuntu”

Adopting the spirit of “Ubuntu”, which is defined by the sense of belonging and the connectedness between people, can go...

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyèse Badejo, President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) and Local ordinary of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Catholic Bishop Urges Media Practitioners in Africa to “promote family cohesion, harmony”

On the occasion of the 57th World Communications Day (WCD) 2023 marked Sunday, May 21, the leadership of the Pan African Episcopal Committee...

Fr. Jude Kingsley Maduka, kidnapped from Nigeria’s Okigwe Diocese on 19 May 2023. Credit: Okigwe Diocese

Prayer Appeal for “safe, sound” Release of Nigerian Catholic Parish Priest Abducted Friday

Prayers are being sought for the “safe and sound” release of Fr. Jude Kingsley Maduka, the Nigerian Catholic Priest abducted...

The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in DRC. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Transparency in Funding among Electoral Reforms Church Leaders in DRC Want Implemented

Transparency in the disbursement of funds is one of the electoral reforms that church leaders in the Democratic Republic of...

Namugongo Martyrs Shrine in Uganda, venue for the annual celebration of Martyrs Day. Credit: Uganda Catholics Online

Pilgrimage to Martyrs’ Day in Uganda “journeying around Christ”: Ugandan Catholic Bishop

Pilgrims traveling to Namugongo Shrine for the annual June 3 Martyrs’ Day celebration, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings expected to bring together over...

“Unacceptable”: Religious Freedom Advocates on Protracted Captivity of Nigerian Teen, Leah

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has termed as “unacceptable” the continued holding in captivity of Leah Sharibu, the only remaining...

Archbishop Walter Erbì (left), Apostolic Nuncio in Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia and Bishop Bob John Hassan Koroma (right),  the new Local Ordinary of Makeni Diocese in Sierra Leone. Credit: Makeni Diocese

Catholic Bishops Called to Service, Not to “honor”: Nuncio in Sierra Leone at Consecration

The representative of the Holy Father in Sierra Leone has advised the new Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of...

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen officially opens the door of the St. John the Evangelist Holy Ghost Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya on 13 May 2023. Credit: St. John the Evangelist Holy Ghost Parish

“A Holy space”: Nuncio at Kenyan Church Consecration, Cautions against Politics in Church

The representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has underscored the need to respect Catholic church buildings, and cautioned against...

Mons. Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate (right) and Mons. Honoré Beugré Dakpa (left). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Comboni Provincial Superior in DR Congo, Ivorian Priest, Appointed Bishops

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Lénard Ndjadi Ndjate who has been serving as the Provincial Superior of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart...

The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in DRC. Credit: Courtesy Photo

DRC’s Catholic Bishops Want “independent body with experienced” to Audit Voter Register

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are calling on the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) to...

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Bishop Invites DR Congo Catholics to “massively participate” in June Eucharistic Congress

The Bishop of Butembo-Beni Diocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is calling upon Catholics to “massively participate” in...

Bishop Varghese Thottamkara, Vicar Apostolic for Ethiopia’s Nekemte Vicariate, appointed Bishop of Balasore Diocese in India. Credit: CBCE

Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte in Ethiopia Appointed Bishop of India’s Balasore Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Varghese Thottamkara who has been serving as the Vicar Apostolic for Ethiopia’s Nekemte Vicariate, as the Bishop...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad (CET). Credit:: CET

Catholic Bishops’ Commission in Chad “greatly concerned” about Inter-community Clashes

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace (CEJP) are “greatly concerned” about recurrent inter-community clashes in the...

Deadly floods that hit DR Congo's South Kivu Province destroyed homes and left hundred dead. Credit: Caritas Congo ASBL

Catholic Bishops in DR Congo Express “fraternal closeness” with Victims of Deadly Floods

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expressed their “fraternal closeness and solidarity” with victims of deadly...

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“Anomalous situation”: Cardinal in Nigeria on Delayed Presidential Petition Verdict

The delay in delivering the Presidential petition verdict following Nigeria’s disputed presidential poll has put the West African nation in an “anomalous...

Fr. Chochos Kunav (right) and Fr. Raphael Ogigba (left), freed by abductors after five days of captivity from the Catholic Diocese of Warri in Nigeria. Credit: Courtesy Photo.

Released “unharmed, unbroken”: Official on Two Nigerian Priests Kidnapped from Warri

Fr. Chochos Kunav and Fr. Raphael Ogigba, who were abducted on April 29 from the Catholic Diocese of Warri in Nigeria, have...

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Rwandan Catholic Priest Known as “key genocide mastermind” Dismissed from Clerical Duties

Fr. Wenceslas Munyeshyaka, a Rwandan Catholic Priest considered a “key mastermind” of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda has been, “not subject to...

Fr. Chochos Kunav (right) and Fr. Raphael Ogigba (left), reportedly abducted on April 29 from the Catholic Diocese of Warri in Nigeria. Credit: Courtesy Photo.

Prayer Appeal for “quick, safe release” of Two Catholic Priests Kidnapped in Nigeria

Prayers are being sought for the “quick and safe release” of Fr. Chochos Kunav and Fr. Raphael Ogigba, reportedly abducted...

“Such a positive experience”: Parent on Pioneer Children Holiday Camp at Kenyan Parish

The pioneer children holiday camp, which St. Austin’s Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi organized was “a positive experience” for participants,...