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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.

Late Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary with Pope John Paul II when he visited the Gambia in 1992.

Gambia’s Longest Serving Bishop, Host of Only Papal Visit Dies at 95

The longest serving Bishop in The Gambia who played host to Pope John Paul II in 1992, the only Papal...

Bishop Luis Fernando Lisboa(left) and President Felipe Nyusi (right) during the August 31 meeting at the Episcopal Palace in Pemba Diocese.

Bishop in Mozambique Engages President over Insurgent Attacks, Humanitarian Crisis

The Bishop of Mozambique’s Pemba Diocese played host to the country’s President earlier this week to discuss the insurgent attacks...

Season of Creation 2020.

To Usher in “Season of Creation” Event in Zambia, Bishops Encourage Hope, Inspiration

At the beginning of the worldwide month-long annual event dubbed Season of Creation during which Christians renew their interaction with God the creator...

Logo Season of Creation 2020.

Planned Activities to Celebrate Annual Month-long “Season of Creation” Event in Africa

As Catholics across the globe plan to join other Christians to be part of the month-long annual event dubbed Season of...

Bishops lay hands on Bishop-elect Joseph Mwongela during Episcopal Ordination Mass Saturday, August 29, 2020. / ACI Africa

Newly Ordained Bishop in Kenya Urges “humble service” in Maiden Speech

The newly ordained Bishop of Kenya’s Diocese of Kitui has, in his maiden speech, urged those overseeing various sectors in...

Fr. Lazar Arasu,  Director of Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Services in Uganda.

Need to Rethink Welfare of Teenage Refugees at Ugandan Camp, Cleric Reflects

A missionary Cleric overseeing a refugee camp in Uganda has, in a reflection shared with ACI Africa, highlighted and explained...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya's Nyeri Archdiocese.

Constitution “be a guide for higher, more noble goals”: Kenyan Prelate at Anniversary

At the Eucharistic celebration organized to mark a decade since the promulgation of Kenya’s Constitution, the Archbishop of Nyeri in...

Sr. Hermenegild Makoro, Secretary General Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC).

At Virtual Prayer Meeting, South African Nun Urges Women to “become life giving”

At an online prayer meeting organized to express solidarity with women who are suffering from solitude and isolation occasioned by...

South African Jesuit Cautions against Neglecting Poor, Marginalized amid COVID-19 Crisis

A Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Cleric serving in his native country, South Africa, has, in a reflection on the effects...

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of Nigeria's Makurdi Diocese.

Corruption in Nigeria “will leave country tattered if not controlled,” Bishop Cautions

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Makurdi Diocese has condemned the high level of corruption in the country saying if not...

Bishop Anthony Fallah Borwah President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia (CABICOL).

Four Issues of Concern for Bishops in Liberia Who Want “peaceable and reconciled” Nation

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) who have issued a statement on “Matters of National Concern” in...

Bishops of Nigeria’s Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province with the Chiefs of Kagoro and the Emir of Jama’a in Southern Kaduna Saturday, August 22.

“End senseless killings, not tomorrow but now”: Bishops of Nigeria’s Kaduna Province

The Catholic Bishops of Nigeria’s Kaduna Ecclesiastical Province within the territory of Kaduna State have expressed their pain over continued...

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Yola Diocese. He tested positive for COVID-19 August 23, 2020.

Nigerian Prelate Tests Positive for COVID-19, Advises Citizens to Go for Testing

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Yola Diocese who has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 has advised citizens of...

The Vice-Chancellor (VC Designate) of Kenya-based  Tangaza University College (TUC), Prof. David Wang’ombe during convocation ceremony Friday, August 21, 2020. / Capuchin Television Network Kenya.

COVID-19 has “created awakening to rethink meaning of University”: Kenyan Vice Chancellor

At the convocation to mark the official start of the Academic year 2020-2021 of the 34-year-old Kenya-based Catholic institution of higher...

The Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria, Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi.

Address Christians, Muslims “antagonism” in Nigeria: Papal Representative to Government

The Apostolic Nuncio in Nigeria has called on the government to address the “antagonism” between Christians and Muslims in the...

Bishop Stephen Mamza speaking at the Dedication of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN Chapel in Adamawa State, Nigeria. / Bishop Stephen Mamza

COVID-19 Challenges a Litmus Test of “quality of our Christian faith”: Nigerian Prelate

How we relate with the needy in society amid COVID-19 challenges can be a good litmus test of the extent...

Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town in South Africa.

As Lockdown is Eased in South Africa, Prelate Urges Vigilance, Says “virus still present”

Days after South Africa’s President eased some COVID-19 restrictions put in five months ago to minimize the spread of the...

On World Humanitarian Day, Salesians Review Their Interventions in Burundi, Malawi

On the occasion of this year’s World Humanitarian Day marked Wednesday, August 19, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of...

Newly Appointed Apostolic Administrator for Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese Ghana, Fr. John Baptiste Attakruh. / Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi

Pope Francis Appoints Apostolic Administrator for Ghana's Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed Fr. John Baptist Attakruh as the new Apostolic Administrator of Ghana’s Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese that has been...

Some Pro-life members at a previous March in Kenya's capital Nairobi.

Pro-Life Groups in Kenya Renew Commitment against Proposed Reproductive Health Care Bill

Some 26 pro-life groups in Kenya have, in a collective statement, renewed their opposition to the Reproductive Health Care Bill...