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.

Religious Leaders, dignitaries, and other invited guests raise their hands in a gesture of worship during the National Prayer Day held at State House Nairobi on March 21, 2020. / State House, Nairobi Kenya.

Religious Leaders Encourage Kenyans to Pray for “national healing, restoration”

Members of Kenya’s Interfaith Council have, in a statement through their Chairman, called on citizens of the East African nation...

The renovated Saint-Louis Cathedral in Senegal. It is known to be the oldest church building in West Africa. / Saint-Louis Diocese.

Renovation of West Africa’s Oldest Cathedral Inspires Understanding, Collaboration: Bishop

The process of renovating Saint Louis Cathedral of Senegal’s Diocese of Saint Louis that has taken some 15 years has...

Fr. Henry Chinkanda during Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral of the Diocese of Mzuzu Sunday, October 4

Cleric in Malawi Emphasizes Need “to rejuvenate culture of reading word of God”

A Priest in Malawi over the weekend expressed concern about reduced interest, on the part of a section of Catholics...

Bishop Emmanuel Kofi Fianu of Ghana’s Ho Diocese.

Accountability “is the difference between success and failure”: Ghanaian Prelate

A Catholic Bishop in Ghana has, on the occasion of his 5th anniversary as a Bishop, underscored the value of accountability...

Saint Mary's Cathedral in Libreville Gabon.

“Rite of Opening Holy Door” in Cathedrals in Gabon to Mark Resumption of Public Worship

The resumption of public worship in Catholic churches in Gabon slated to take place on Sunday, October 25 will be...

“Reset the clock before it is too late,” Nigerian Prelate to President on Independence Day

A Nigerian Bishop has, in his Independence Day message shared with ACI Africa, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review...

Bishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, Auxiliary Bishop of Ivory Coast's Bouaké Archdiocese. / Archdiocese of Bouaké .

New Ivorian Bishop Asked to Prioritize Zeal, Responsibility in His Episcopate

The representative of the Holy Father in Ivory Coast has, on the occasion of the Episcopal Ordination of the Auxiliary...

Bishop Ernest Anaezichukwu Obodo with court officials after Holy Mass to Launch Legal Year at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Ogui Enugu. / Diocese of Enugu/Facebook Page

“You are the hope of the common man,” Nigerian Prelate Tells Lawyers at Legal Year Launch

The need for the ordinary members of the society to get justice from the courts has been emphasized by a...

Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, the newly appointed Vicar Apostolic of Gambella in Ethiopia.

Salesian Prelate Appointed Vicar Apostolic of Ethiopia’s Gambella Vicariate

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Roberto Bergamaschi, a member of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB),...

Rise Above Traditional Culture, Embrace Christian Culture, Pastoral Agents in Kenya Told

Members of the Clergy and Religious involved in pastoral animation in Kenya have been encouraged to embrace the Christian culture,...

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen laying hands on the candidates for ordination during Mass at the St. John the Evangelist Parish, Karen of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. / ACI Africa

“Give yourself to the full, exhaust yourself,” Nuncio in Kenya to Newly Ordained Deacons

Newly ordained African Deacons have been encouraged to take up their role as servants, giving themselves fully and unconditionally to...

Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya. / ACI Africa

Redefine Pastoral Work to Have Mission Dimension, Pastoral Agents in Kenya Told

The need to ensure that the ministry of evangelization includes a dimension of mission as reaching out to the people...

A poster announcing the three-day virtual workshop bringing together mainly members of the Clergy and Religious involved in pastoral animation in Kenya. / Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB).

Embrace Technology, Discover New Ways to “be Connected”: Kenyan Bishop to Pastoral Agents

COVID-19 restrictions put the people of God in unfamiliar situations that limited their interactions, a Kenyan Bishop noted at the...

Entrance to the Benedict XVI Major Seminary in Kendoumayah.

Prelate in Guinea Denounces “abusive expropriation” of Religious Orders’ Land

The Archbishop of Guinea’s Conakry Archdiocese denounced, in a recent statement, the “abusive expropriation” of land owned by some Religious...

Archbishop Paolo Borgia and President Alassane Ouattara unveil the Postal stamp bearing the effigy of Pope Francis and President Alassane Ouattara on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between betzeen the Holy See and Ivory Coast. / Website Presidency of the Republic of Ivory Coast

Holy See and Ivory Coast Mark 50 years of Relations, Unveil Postal Stamp Effigy

At a ceremony organized to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations between the Holy See and the West African nation...

Caritas Africa, Europe Want Leaders to Put “people at the heart of peace, security efforts

The leaderships of Caritas Africa and Caritas Europe have, on the occasion of the International Day of Peace marked Monday, September 21,...

Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators in the DR Congo during their September sessions that kicked off Tuesday, September 15 in the country’s capital, Kinshasa.

Bishops in DR Congo Want Legislators to Prioritize Public Interest in Ongoing Sessions

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are urging Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators to prioritize the...

Bishop Abraham Kome of Cameroon’s Bafang Diocese.

Prelate Attributes “rampant chaos” in Cameroon to “weakness of government structures”

With the Regional Elections in Cameroon approaching, a Catholic Bishop in the Central African nation has raised concerns about growing...

“This country needs prayers to fight COVID-19, corruption, tribalism”: Kenyan Archbishop

A Kenyan Archbishop has, in a video message, invited the people of God in the East African nation to continue...

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam under construction on the river Nile in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Cardinal Appeals for Dialogue Over Controversial Dam Project in New Year Message

On the occasion of the Ethiopian New Year celebration marked Friday, September 11, the head of the Catholic Church in...