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.

Saint Lazare Cemetery in Sengal's Capital, Dakar.

Senegal’s Archdiocese of Dakar Modifies Schedule for Burials Amid COVID-19

With 162 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the West African nation of Senegal, the Archdiocese of Dakar has adjusted schedules...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo during the press conference in DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa, Saturday, March 28, 2020.

"Let's not toy with lives of our people": Congolese Cardinal to Government over COVID-19

The decision to postpone a three-week lockdown of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which...

Board Members of the Council of Religions in Mauritius.

“The war to be fought is against COVID-19,” Religious Leaders in Mauritius United

Religious leaders in Mauritius have come together to demonstrate their unity of purpose in the fight against the spread of...

Suspect in Murder of a Gabonese Nun Confesses Crime

A man suspected of physically assaulting, raping and murdering a Gabonese nun whose body was found on Friday, March 20...

Kenyan-born Franciscan Capuchin Friar, Fr. Robert Onyango Sewe, whose picture was used by multiple media outlets in Kenya to tell the story of the Kenyan priest who is among the 26 individuals in the East African nation infected with COVID-19. / ACI Africa

U.S.-Based Kenyan Capuchin Friar Decries Use of His Image for COVID-19 Positive Priest

A Kenyan-born Franciscan Capuchin Friar based in the U.S. has lamented the use of his picture by multiple media outlets...

Flag of Cameroon showing some measures taken to combat COVID-19 / Alamy

Dioceses in Cameroon Maintain Public Masses, Limit Congregation Size over COVID-19

As Africa struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, with at least 42 countries confirming cases of the deadly virus, Church leaders...

Maurice Cardinal Piat, Bishop of Port Louis in Mauritius. / Diocese of Port Louis

“Resist panic, keep calm”, Cardinal Piat Tells Mauritians amid First COVID-19 Death

The Bishop of Port Louis diocese in Mauritius, Maurice Cardinal Piat has, in a message addressed to the faithful, appealed...

Clergy of the Apostles of Jesus, the first religious missionary congregation to be founded in Africa, at their ordination in Nairobi, March 19, 2020 / Sr. Mary Santrina, Loreto Sisters, Nairobi

Newly Ordained Apostle of Jesus Clergy to Temporarily Minister “at home” Due to COVID-19

The newly ordained deacons and priests belonging to the Religious Missionary Congregation of the Apostles of Jesus (AJ) will temporarily...

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Church in South Africa Suspends Holy Week Celebrations amid Dwindling Resources

As South Africa battles to curb the spread of COVID-19, with officials confirming the first cases of local transmission, including four...

Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré (Centre), President of the Episcopal Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (CEBN), during the presentation of the statement of the Bishops.

Funerals, a Family Affair, Burkina Faso Bishops Say as Country Records COVID-19 Death

Catholic Bishops in Burkina Faso and Niger have, in a collective statement, announced the suspension of public Mass in a...

Measures Prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid the spread of COVID-19

Government Officials in CAR, São Tomé, Reach Out to Church Leaders over COVID-19

As many nations struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19, with reports of at least 30 African countries with confirmed cases,...

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta Declaring a National Prayer Day over COVID-19, Nairobi, Tuesday, Mrch 17, 2020. / State House

Kenya Seeks Divine Intervention over COVID-19, President Declares National Day of Prayer

Citizens of the East African nation of Kenya are being encouraged “to turn to God”, express their fears and seek...

Arlindo Cardinal Furtado, Bishop of Santiago Diocese, Cape Verde.

Church in Cape Verde to “make its historical journey known” Globally at 500th Anniversary

The Catholic Church in the Island nation of Cape Verde has started preparations to mark the 500 years since the...

Panelists at the meeting of Religious Leaders in Ivory Coast.

Link Between Religion, Politics, Peace Discussed at Ivorian Religious Leaders’ Meeting

Following a series of statements by Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast calling for reconciliation and peaceful elections in the country, religious leaders...

Archbishop Paulo Borgia, the Apostolic Nuncio in Ivory Coast with Participants at the meeting on Land Grabbing in Africa organized by RECOWA.

West Africa Bishops Meeting to Seek Solutions to Massive Land Grabbing in Africa

After concerns of massive land grabbing in Africa were raised by the West African Bishops at the helm of the Regional Episcopal...

Entrance to the Uzima University College

Kenya-Based Catholic Medical School Defends Its Credibility After Closure

Following last week’s closure of a Kenya-based Catholic medical institution, the leadership of the facility has, in a Wednesday, March...

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) at the end of Holy Mass to end their Plenary Assembly in Angola's capital, Luanda, Monday, March 9, 2020.

Bishops in Angola, São Tomé Dedicate 3-Year Pastoral Plan to Children Welfare

The welfare of children will be the main focus of the three-year Pastoral Plan of the Bishops' Conference of Angola...

Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye of Senegal's Dakar Archdiocese with members of Caritas Senegal at the press conference to Launch the Fuudraising campaign, Saturday, March 7, 2020.

Caritas Senegal launches Fundraising Campaign to Address “effects of climate change”

In order to address the various crises facing Senegal as part of the “effects of climate change,” the Catholic Church...

SECAM Leadership Circulates Formulated Prayer “for a quick control of Coronavirus”

The worrying trend of the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, with some nine African countries affected is a matter...

Phillip Cardinal Ouedraogo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Interreligious dialogue Vital “in fight against terrorism in Sahel”: SECAM President

As the crisis in the Sahel region deepens, with reports of recurrent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and...