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Magdalene Kahiu

Magdalene Kahiu

Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.

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Bishops in Angola’s Saurimo Ecclesiastical Province Condemn Use of Force on Protesters

The reported use of force on protesters demanding the autonomy of Lunda-Norte Province in Angola within the Ecclesiastical Province of...

Dominican Contemplative Nuns in Zambia. / Association for Members Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA)

Be Bearers of “light of hope” amid COVID-19, Zambian Bishops to Consecrated Persons

Catholic Bishops in Zambia have encouraged consecrated persons in the Southern African country to strive to be beacons of hope...

Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal (R) Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia, Fr. Inacio Lucas (L) Bishop-elect of Mozambique’s Guruè Diocese, and Fr. Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe (C) of Angola's Diocese of Uige / Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Appoints Bishops for Dioceses in Angola, Mozambique, Nuncio in Tunisia

Pope Francis has appointed Local Ordinaries for the Dioceses of Uíje in Angola, Guruè in Mozambique, and his representative in...

A poster announcing the webinar / Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)

Go Beyond “endless episcopal statements” in Fight for Justice, Peace in Africa: Bishop

Catholic leaders in Africa need to go beyond the issuance of multiple statements in their fight for justice, peace, and...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese / Archbishop Ignatius A. Kaigama Facebook page

Nigerian Archbishop Exhorts Clerics to Speak Out against Evil, “but not with hate”

A Nigerian Archbishop has exhorted Clerics to exercise their prophetic role as “ministers of God,” speaking out against evil in...

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Stigma in Religious Communities amid COVID-19 “cause of great concern”: Nun in Zimbabwe

A Catholic Sister at the helm of a Religious Order in Zimbabwe has expressed concerns about COVID-19-associated stigma among members...

Bishop Sithembele Sipukahighlights the value of the SECAM Kampala Document to the people of God in Africa and the Islands, saying it is an exhortation to go beyond various dichotomies. / Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)

SECAM’s Kampala Document an Exhortation to End Various Dichotomies: Bishop

At the unveiling of Kampala Document in South Africa, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka has highlighted the value of the 100-page publication to the...

Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) / ZCCB Facebook

Zambians Urged to Put Aside Differences in Fight against COVID-19

Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) have, in a collective statement, urged the people of God in...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) / Afrique Sur 7

Bishops in Benin Encourage “open dialogue” Ahead of Presidential Election

Ahead of the April 2021 Presidential poll in Benin, Catholic Bishops in the West African country are calling on politicians...

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Leadership of Zambia’s Ndola Diocese Contemplates Suspending Public Worship

The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Ndola in Zambia is considering the suspension of Liturgical celebrations in public amid...

Logo of the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) / signis.net

Bishops in Tanzania Caution against New COVID-19 Wave, Urge Public to “take precautions”

Months after Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli declared the nation free of COVID-19, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have...

Superior General of the Sisters of the Child Jesus, Sr. Patricia Rubaya / Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

COVID-19 “destroying our sisterly love and oneness”: Nun in Zimbabwe

The Nun at the helm of the Sisters of the Child Jesus (SJI) in Zimbabwe is decrying the negative effects...

Ghana's former President, Jerry John Rawlings / Jerry John Rawlings Facebook Page

Late Ghana’s Former President Inspired “probity, accountability, transparency”: Archbishop

The late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, inspired multiple virtues that can be emulated, a Ghanaian Archbishop underscored...

Image of the banner announcing the year of St. Joseph in Kenya's Diocese of Ngong / Fr. Boniface Mukwe/ Catholic Diocese of Ngong

Kenya’s Ngong Diocese Offering Monthly Reflections on St. Joseph in Year-long Celebration

As part of their program to celebrate the year of St. Joseph, which Pope Francis proclaimed 8 December 2020, Catholics in...

Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast with administrative authorities during the official ceremony of their 117th plenary Assembly. / Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI)

Amid Search for Peace “we must not give in to discouragement”: Bishops in Ivory Coast

Against the backdrop of a socio-political tension in Ivory Coast, Catholic Bishops in the country are urging the people of...

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Zambia’s Kasama Archdiocese Closes 3 Parishes as Priests, Staff Test Positive for COVID-19

Three Parishes of Zambia’s Kasama Archdiocese have been closed for two weeks after Priests and members of staff working in these...

Members of the delegation by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) who paid a solidarity visit to the Tigray region from January 12-14. / Courtesy Photo

Visiting Ethiopia’s Tigray Region “was important and eye-opening”: Bishops’ Delegation

Members of the delegation by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE) have described their recent solidarity visit to the...

The altar and ambo in St. Monica Catholic Church of Kenya's Kisii Diocese torched on the night of 19 January 2021. / Fr. Arnold Maronga, Kisii Diocese, Kenya.

Following Torching of Altar, Ambo of Kenyan Church, Cleric Calls Arsonists to Repentance

A Catholic Church in Kenya's Kisii Diocese was recently torched by some unknown individuals, a night incident that seems to...

Late Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa. / Courtesy Photo.

Late Ugandan Bishop Eulogized as Zealous, Humble, Empowering Beyond Tribe, Religion

Ugandans have eulogized the late Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa who died Wednesday, January 20 at the age of 77 as a zealous,...

Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha Archdiocese, Nigeria. / Courtesy Photo

Bishops in Nigeria’s Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province Urge Caution amid COVID-19 Upsurge

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province have urged vigilance and caution amid reports of an increase in COVID-19 cases...