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.

Sr. Agnes Mwongela serving at St. Croix Catholic Parish in Jamaica’s Diocese of Mandeville. / Sr. Agnes Mwongela

Hoping for a Better Future in Jamaica’s Empty Churches, Kenyan Nun Testifies

For two consecutive Sundays in October 2020, Sr. Agnes Mwongela, accompanied by the only Priest at St. Croix Catholic Parish...

Fr. Luigi Maccali after an audience with Pope Francis in Rome. / ©️ Vatican Media

Freed Missionary Cleric in West Africa Recounts Moving Experience after Meeting Pope

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, the Catholic missionary Priest who was freed last month in Mali after he was kidnapped in Niger...

Archbishop Peter Joseph Kairo speaking during the ordination of four Priests and seven Deacons for Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese Saturday, November 7. / Capuchin TV/Facebook Page.

Strive to Live in Harmony with Each Other, Kenyan Prelate at Ordination

A Kenyan Archbishop has urged candidates he was about to ordain to always strive to live in peace and harmony...

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama speaking during Mass at Christ the King Parish in Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese. / Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama/Facebook Page.

Do “not to give in to despair,” Prelate Reassures “aggrieved” Young People in Nigeria

A Prelate at Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja has encouraged young people who are weighed down by the tough economic times...

Kenyan Dioceses Commence Countrywide Training to Combat Gender-Based Violence

Dioceses in Kenya have embarked on a series of trainings for pastoral agents to address the rising incidences of Gender-based...

Catholic Bishops lead a protest over the continued killings of Nigerians in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 1, 2020. / CNS/Afolabi Sotunde, Reuters

U.S.-Based Cleric, Nun Say Militants Getting Help to Attack Christians in Nigeria

A Nigerian-born Catholic Cleric and Sister ministering in the Diocese of Brooklyn within the Archdiocese of New York in the...

International Catholic Charity Boosts Training of Seminarians at Vibrant Diocese in Kenya

Kenya’s Eldoret Diocese has been selected for funding by the Pontifical Charity organization, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)...

Late Sr. Matilda Mulengachonzi who died October 25 at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. / Little Servants of Mary Immaculate (LSMI).

Sisters in Zambia Waiting for Justice After Nun Succumbs to Injuries from August Attack

Sisters of the Little Servants of Mary Immaculate (LSMI) in Zambia are still waiting for answers from authorities concerning the...

Fr. James Kinoti serving at St. Catherine of Alexandria Tarasaa Parish in Kenya’s Catholic of Malindi. / Fr. James Kinoti.

Why Catholics at a Kenyan Parish Avoided Holy Communion for Five Years

It took Fr. James Kinoti five years to get the first Catholics at St. Catherine of Alexandria Tarasaa Parish of...

Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Cameroon's Bamenda Archdiocese.

Prelate Lauds “atmosphere of peace, tranquility” in Cameroon after “secret” Gov’t Talks

An Archbishop in Cameroon has lauded what he has described as “an atmosphere of greater peace and tranquility” in in...

Children in Nigeria Pray for Persecuted Christians in Global Rosary Initiative

Catholic Children in Nigeria joined the rest of the world in the challenge dubbed “A million children praying the Rosary”...

A poster calling for an end to the Anglophone crisis in Cameroon.

Jesuits in Africa Demand End to Violence in Cameroon following Killing of School Children

Members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Africa have termed the shooting of children at a school in Cameroon,...

Catholic Humanitarian Entity in Ghana Rehabilitates 60 Street Children in COVID-19 Project

About 50 children who roamed streets in Ghana have benefitted from a Catholic Church-run project that seeks to reduce the...

Bishop David Kamau lays hands on one of the Deacons during the ordination Mass at St Joseph and Mary Shauri Moyo parish of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Sunday, October 25. / St. Joseph's Missionary Society/Capuchin Tv

Do Not Introduce Your Own “fashion” to the Church: Kenyan Prelate at Ordination

The multi-national candidates for Priestly and Diaconate Ordination at a Parish of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi over the weekend were...

Some Catholic nuns during the National Prayer Day at the Subukia National Shrine in Nakuru, on October 5, 2019.

Clergy, Religious in Kenya Challenged to Leave Comfort Zones, to Venture into Peripheries

A majority of members of the Clergy and Religious Orders in Kenya are found in the country’s capital, Nairobi that...

The Book titled "Freedom and Trinity" by Italian-born Fr. Nicholas Fogliacco. / Paulines Publications Africa.

Late Missionary, Scholar in Kenya Leaves Lasting Legacy in New Book on Freedom, Trinity

Before he died in May last year aged 81, Italian-born Fr. Nicholas Fogliacco had accumulated enough content that would be...

Fr. Frank Wirz who transitioned from being an active Priest to a monk after 57 years of ministerial Priestly service in Zimbabwe. / Website Catholic Church News Zimbabwe.

Cleric in Zimbabwe Becomes Religious Brother After 57 Years of Priestly Ministry

It is a longing fulfilled for Fr. Frank Wirz, an 85-year old Catholic Cleric ministering in Zimbabwe who transitioned from...

Fr. Ludovic Lado during the pilgrimage to pray for peace in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon interrupted by the police. / Fr. Ludovic Lado/Facebook Page.

Cleric in Cameroon Promises to Resume Pilgrimage “alive or dead” after Police Harassment

A member of the Society of Jesus (SJ) who was arrested shortly after he embarked on a 245-kilometre pilgrimage to...

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

Every Christian has “a missionary DNA”, Nigerian Prelate on World Mission Sunday

The call to be a Missionary has no boundaries of whether or not one has been called into Priesthood or...

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli during the interview with the Society of African Missions (SMA) Media Center days after his release from captivity. / Society of African Missions (SMA).

I Remained a Missionary in Chained Feet, Cleric Recalls Harrowing Captivity in West Africa

Even in chains, Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli who was held in captivity for over two years after he was kidnapped...