Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah is a Kenyan journalist with a background in digital and newspaper reporting. She holds a Master of Arts in Digital Journalism from the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications and a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communications from Kenya's Moi University. Agnes currently serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.

Christ the King Cathedral of Kenya’s Bungoma Diocese

At Cathedral Consecration, Kenya’s Nuncio Cautions against Political Rallies in Churches

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya, Archbishop Bert van Megen, has cautioned against converting churches into places for political rallies, insisting...

Children at the Catholic Diocese of Pemba follow an entertainment with puppets in a psychosocial project aimed at helping them cope with their loss/Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Catholic Priest in Mozambique Using Puppets to Help Displaced Children Cope with Loss

A Catholic Priest ministering in Mozambique’s Pemba Diocese is using puppets to provide psychosocial support to children who have undergone trauma...

The four Priests belonging to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) ordained May 7 at St. Austin’s Parish of Nairobi Archdiocese.

Missionaries of Kenya’s Oldest Order Lauded for “planting seed” that Continues to Flourish

The first missionaries of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) to arrive in Kenya have been applauded for “planting...

A mother and her child inside a doorless house in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula/ Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Catholic Charity to Facilitate Construction of Houses for Displaced People in Mozambique

Plans are underway to construct houses for victims of terror attacks in Northern Mozambique who are currently being hosted by...

Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme o Nigeria's Maiduguri Diocese. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)

Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Calls for Worldwide Prayer of the Rosary to Defeat Islamism

The Bishop of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri has called for fervent prayers through the Blessed Virgin Mary in reciting...

Holy Ghost Cathedral in Nigeria's Enugu Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Week of Prayer Declared in Nigeria’s Enugu Diocese after Desecration by Priest’s Followers

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria has announced a week of prayer of atonement and reparation...

Late Sheikh Ali Amin, President of the Islamic community in the city of Beni in North Kivu Province in the Eastern part of DR Congo assassinated May 1.

Bishops in DR Congo Concerned about Killing of Imam Who Condemned Jihadism

Members of the Standing Committee of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) say that they are “all concerned” at...

Bishop Matthew Remijio (right) of South Sudan's Wau Diocese appointed by Pope Francis to temporarily govern Rumbek Diocese while the Bishop-elect, Msgr. Christian Carlassare (left), continues to recover from gunshot injuries.

Bishop of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese Appointed to “temporarily govern Rumbek Diocese”

Pope Francis has given the Bishop of South Sudan’s Wau Diocese the mandate to “temporarily govern Rumbek Diocese” while the...

The national Congolese Bishops’ Conference calculates that there have been over 6,000 people killed in Beni since 2013. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need

“Mosques are springing up everywhere,” Congolese Bishop Says amid Fear of Islamization

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been engulfed in a cloud of fear owing to the increasing attacks that...

The cover of the book "Angry Shepherd" by John Ashworth

Exiled Catholic Bishop Weathering the Storm to Serve Vulnerable Groups in Sudanese Strife

For three decades now, retired Catholic Bishop Macram Max Gassis who served as the Local Ordinary of Sudan’s El Obeid...

World Press Freedom Day. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Kenyan Journalists Challenged to Amplify Voice of Church on Press Freedom Day

Journalists in Kenya tend to sideline Church activities in their reporting, prioritizing politicians even during faith-based functions, a Catholic Bishop...

Mauritius’ Religious Leaders Commit to Help People Adversely Affected by COVID-19 Lockdown

Members of the Council of Religions in Mauritius have pledged to continue reaching out to the people of God who have been...

A volunteer working with children at the Gode Catholic Mission in Ethiopia's Apostolic Prefecture of Robe.
Credit: Agenzia Fides

Missionaries in Ethiopia Giving Women in Complicated Relationships Second Chance in Life

A Catholic Missionary Nun in Ethiopia’s Apostolic Prefecture of Robe is helping women in abusive relationships, those who have had...

Children walk outside houses at a refugee camp in Pemba/ Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Bishops in Southern Africa Urge Regional Community to Intervene in Mozambique’s Crisis

Catholic Bishops from nine countries in Southern Africa under their umbrella body of the Inter-regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern...

Head of Catholic Doctors in Kenya Mourned as Passionate Pro-lifer, Strong Defender of Life

Catholic doctors and social activists in Kenya are mourning the passing on of Dr. Stephen Kimotho Karanja, describing him as...

Muslim Clerics during an Iftar meal that was hosted by Bishop Willybard Lagho of the Catholic Diocese of Malindi/ Credit: Catholic Diocese of Malindi

Kenyan Bishop Meets Muslim Leaders over Iftar Meal to Address Retrogressive Practices

Killings from superstitious beliefs, relegation of the girl child, and early marriages are some of the retrogressive practices that continue...

A little girl of Ethiopia's Desanetch tribe poses at the entrance of a makeshift house/ Credit: Aid to the Church in Need

Catholic Priest in Troubled Tigray Region Says Ethiopia’s Situation Worsening Day by Day

The humanitarian situation in Ethiopia’s Tigray region that has been in war since last November is deteriorating each passing day,...

A Catholic Nun poses for a photo session with children in Tigray, Ethiopia/ Credit: Agenzia Fides

Catholic Nun Narrates Harrowing Account of Murders, Explosions in Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis

Horror surrounded Shire, a town in Ethiopia’s Tigray region at the start of the ongoing civil war, a Catholic Nun...

Fr. Edegard Silva Junior who ministered at the Parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus in Muidumbe, Cabo Delgado has fled the region in northern Mozambique and is seeking refuge in Pemba with some of his Parishioners/ Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Missionary in Mozambique Reminisces about Happy Life in Cabo Delgado Before Insurgency

Residents of various districts in Northern Mozambique’s Province of Cabo Delgado led simple, happy and communal lives when Fr. Edegard...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama during the conferring of the Sacrament of Confirmation at Holy Ghost Saburi Parish in Abuja/ Credit: Archbishop Ignatius A. Kaigama/ Facebook

Nigerian Archbishop Calls for Proper Training of Religious Leaders to Tame Intolerance

Training institutions for religious leaders in Nigerian have been called upon to churn out preachers who are keen on respecting...