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.

Sr. Anastacia Cristian Malisa, a member of the Order of Saint Clare (The Poor Clares) who died of COVID-19 in Italy's city of Rieti / Vatican News

Tanzanian Nun Who Succumbed to COVID-19 Lived a “joyful life of simplicity”

Sr. Anastacia Cristian Malisa, the Tanzanian-born nun of the Order of Saint Clare (The Poor Clares) who succumbed to COVID-19...

Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon.

Cameroon’s Kumbo Diocese Lifts Suspension on Sunday Public Mass

The suspension on the celebration of Public Mass has been lifted for Sundays in Cameroon’s Kumbo diocese, the Bishop has...

St. Mary’s Modeco Parish in the Catholic Diocese of Morogoro, Tanzania, closed this week following an incident of desecration on Monday, April 27. / Fr. Pius Onyango

Parish Church in Tanzania’s Morogoro Diocese Closed Over Desecration

St. Mary’s Modeco, one of the parishes in Tanzania’s Catholic diocese of Morogoro was closed early this week following an...

Late Bishop Emeritus Silas Silvius Njiru of Kenya's Meru Diocese. He succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday, April 28 in Italy, aged 91.

Retired Kenyan Bishop, Second African Prelate to Succumb to COVID-19

The Bishop Emeritus of Kenya’s Meru Diocese, Bishop Silas Silvius Njiru succumbed to COVID-19 in the early hours of Tuesday,...

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya (right) and Bishop George Nkuo (Left), of Bamenda and Kumbo respectively. Two Bishops in the midst of the protracted Anglophone crisis in the Central African nation of Cameroon.

“Shuffling between two crises is no easy job”: Bishops in Cameroon’s Anglophone Region

Two Bishops in the midst of the protracted Anglophone crisis in the Central African nation of Cameroon have, in an...

Inhabitants of Tshumbe fetching water from the potable water supply system donated by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS).

Generosity of CRS Acknowledged in DR Congo as Water is Availed to Inhabitants

The initiative by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), to...

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker to Mark Start of Novena Against COVID-19 in Cameroon

Bishops in the central African nation of Cameroon have chosen the feast of St. Joseph the Worker marked May 1...

Flash floods destroy properties in Chesogon, Elgeyo-Marakwet County, on April 18, 2020. / Courtesy

Church in Kenya Seeking “any form of support” for Thousands amid Floods, Landslides

The plight of thousands of people affected by floods and landslides in parts of Kenya is a concern of Catholic...

Archbishop Jean Patrick Iba-ba signing the Bull of nomination, on April 12, 2020, in Libreville. / Eglisecatholique-gabon.org

Fighting for “a more just and fraternal Gabon” an Ambition of Newly Installed Archbishop

Fighting for a society that is governed by justice and fraternity is one of the of primary “ambitions” of the...

Fr. Justin Matepa, the new Diocesan Administrator of Mpika Diocese in Zambia. / Fr Justin Matepa

Elected Diocesan Administrator in Zambia Says He Relies "on goodwill, cooperation of all"

The newly elected Diocesan Administrator of Zambia’s Mpika Diocese, Fr. Justin Matepa is looking toward the collaboration of the people...

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of the Catholic Diocese of Umtata in South Africa

"We need to find each other, work together" in fighting COVID-19: South African Bishop

A Bishop in South Africa is calling on the people of God to come together in the fight against COVID-19...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Nigeria's Abuja Archdiocese.

COVID-19 “not powerful enough to infect or bury our faith”: Nigerian Prelate

As Catholics across the globe celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday against the backdrop of COVID-19 restrictions, a Church leader in Nigeria...

Bishop Severine Niwemugizi of the Catholic diogese of Rulenge-Ngara in Tanzania.

Tanzania’s Rulenge-Ngara Bishop First to Suspend Public Mass over COVID-19

A Catholic Bishop in the East African nation of Tanzania has become the first religious leader to suspend the celebration...

The Delegation from the Archdiocese of Lagos presenting donation to the wife of Lagos state governor Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Saturday, April 18, 2020. / Lagos Archdiocese

Nigerian Archdiocese Responds to “cry of the people,” Donates to State amid COVID-19 Bite

The leadership of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos in Nigeria has moved in to support the State in providing for...

Sister Angel Bipendu (Rught) makes home visits within Zogno, a commune of 9,000 in the province of Bergamo, where the coronavirus has killed about 2,000 people. / AFP

“It is time to give back what God has given me”: Congolese Nun at Italian COVID-19 Centre

A nun from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a “frontline soldier” against COVID-19 in Italy as a medical doctor,...

Catholic Media “must not only disseminate information about COVID-19”: Bishops in Malawi

In a bid to cater for the spiritual needs of the people of God in Malawi during the 21-day lockdown...

Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) / Vatican News

At 53, Church leaders in Angola and São Tomé Commit to Renewed Evangelization

At the celebration of 53 years since the establishment of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST), members...

(ZCCB) Representative, Bishop Moses Hamungole receives donation on behalf of the Conference. / Caritas Zambia

Amid COVID-19, “let us support Church’s ministry to poor, vulnerable”: Zambia Bishops

At a time when governments across the globe have been forced to expend their resources in the fight against the...

Church Leaders Across Africa Share Messages of Hope amid “silent Easter” Celebrations

Bishops in Africa have, individually and collectively, offered messages of hope to the people of God on the continent in...

Phillip Cardinal Ouédraogo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), currently being treated for COVID-19.

African Cardinal Hospitalized for COVID-19 Calls for “solidarity” in Tackling Pandemic

The Archbishop of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, Phillip Cardinal Ouédraogo who was hospitalized at the end of last month for COVID-19 has,...