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Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla

Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla

Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla is ACI Africa’s founding Editor-in-Chief. He was formed in the Congregation of the Holy Ghost Fathers (Spiritans), and later incardinated in Rumbek Diocese, South Sudan. He has a PhD in Media Studies from Daystar University in Kenya, and a Master’s degree in Organizational Communication from Marist College, New York, USA.

Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya

Pope Appoints New Archbishop in Cameroon, New Bishop in Nigeria

Pope Francis has promoted a Cameroonian Bishop known for his emphasis on family, community, and traditional values to head an...

Venue of the conclusion of the yearlong centenary celebrations in Juba, South Sudan in November 2019

South Sudan’s Bari Community Distances Itself from Protesters to Papal Transfer

The leadership of the Bari community in South Sudan has, in a letter, responded to critics who have termed members...

On December 12, 2019, Pope Francis (left) appointed Bishop Stephen Ameyu of Torit Diocese (right) as the new Archbishop of Juba in South Sudan

Sudanese Bishops ‘support unreservedly’ Papal Transfer, Regret Defamatory Letters

Several days after letters expressing rejection of a Papal transfer of a Bishop in South Sudan emerged, the heads of...

Papal appointments of December 12, 2019: from left, Archbishop-elect Stephen Ameyu of Juba in South Sudan, Bishop-elect Daniel Nzika of Congo-Brazzaville’s Impfondo, and Bishop-elect Julius Yakubu Kundi of Kafanchan in Nigeria.

Pope Transfers Bishop in South Sudan, Appoints New Bishops in Congo-Brazzaville, Nigeria

On Thursday, December 12, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of two African Prelates and made three Episcopal appointments for the...

Heads of Ecclesiastical Universities and Faculties in Africa joined by the Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Archbishop Angelo Vincenzo Zani at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Nairobi, Kenya to present Pope Francis' Veritatis Gaudium Nov. 29-30, 2019. / ACI Africa

Heads of Church Universities in Africa Strategize Aligning with Pope’s “Veritatis Gaudium”

With the legal effect of the new Apostolic Constitution governing institutions that offer Vatican-approved degrees into its second academic year...

Image representing transparency and accountability, a call made by Church officials in South Sudan to the National Pre-Transitional Committee.

Church Officials Call for Accountability from South Sudan’s Pre-Transitional Leaders

Following reports that the government of South Sudan recently released US$40 million out of the pledged US$ 100 million to...

Winner of 2019 Opus Prize, Kenyan Sr. Catherine Mutindi, Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, ministering in Kolwezi, DR Congo since 2012; at St. Louis University, Missouri, USA on November 21, 2019 / St. Louis University, Missouri, USA

Kenyan-born Nun Winner of 2019 Opus Prize, Receives US$1 Million, “totally humbled”

Kenyan-born nun ministering in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was on Thursday, November 21 named the winner of this...

Catholic Bishops in Ghana after issuing the Communiqué  at the St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Cape Coast on November 15, 2019 following their Annual Plenary Assembly / Damian Avevor, Ghana

In Ghana, “Comprehensive Sexuality Education will not see the light of day”: Bishops

While the controversy-ridden International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) was concluding in Kenya’s capital Nairobi with 11 States issuing...

Three African career women, Ivorian Olga Kouassi, Cameroonian Esther Tallah, and Ivorian Karine Kouassi expected to present papers on "Women in leadership: An overview from Sub-Saharan Africa" at Università della Santa Croce on November 16, 2019 / Harambee Africa International

Reversing Negative Trend in “women and leadership in Africa”, Focus of Rome Conference

Ways of reversing trends demonstrating that women in Sub-Saharan Africa seem to be lagging behind in the exercise of their...

Notes by IMBISA Bishops during a session on care of creation, our common home guided by Pope Francis' Laudato Si during their 12th Plenary Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique on November 15, 2019 / Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León of Manzini, Swaziland

Vision for a Safe Church, Environment Preoccupy Southern Africa Bishops in 12th Plenary

Facilitators in the ongoing Plenary Assembly of the Bishops within the Southern Africa region of the continent have, over the...

Pope Francis greets Archbishop Justin Welby at the Casa Santa Marta on November 13, 2019 / Vatican Media

Creation of Unity Government in South Sudan a Precondition for Pope Francis’ Joint Visit

Three days after Pope Francis led Catholic faithful in praying for peace and reconciliation in South Sudan and expressed the...

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing delegates at the International Conference on Population and Development ICPD25 in Nairobi during the official opening on November 12, 2019

Countering ICPD25: Kenya’s President Steers Clear of Contentious Issues in His Address

The widely publicized and controversial International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) convened to commemorate 25 years since the last...

Delegation of South Sudan political leaders at the Vatican with Pope Francis in April 2019

Holy Father Prays for Peace, Reconciliation in South Sudan, Hopes to Visit

Three days after the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Vice-President designate Dr. Riek Machar agreed, at...

Delegation of South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC)

Why Leaders of South Sudan Churches Have Welcomed 100-day Extension of Unity Government

On November 8, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Vice-President designate Dr. Riek Machar decided to extend the...

The Holy See, Vatican City, Rome / Shutterstock

Why the Holy See Won’t Participate in “Nairobi Summit on ICPD25”

Since October 24, the Holy See, the Vatican-based jurisdiction of the worldwide Catholicism under the Holy Father made it known...

President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit

South Sudan President Pleads with Church Leaders to be Vocal about “peace accord” document

With key issues of contention between the parties in South Sudan protracted conflict unresolved just a week to November 12...

Two Catholic Church leaders in South Sudan consulting at Good Shepherd Peace Center, Kit, Juba on October 25, 2019: Left, Archbishop Paolino Lukudu Loro of Juba; Right, Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of Tombura-Yambio and President of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) / ACI Africa

Catholic Leaders in Sudan and South Sudan Deliver Message of Hope amid Apprehension

With the citizens of the youngest nation of the world, South Sudan, seemingly torn between apprehension and optimism against the...

Bishop Stephen Nyodho of Malakal diocese at Good Shepherd Peace Center, Juba, South Sudan on 25 October 2019. He had just spoken to ACI Africa about the challenge of flooding in his diocese. / ACI Africa

Declare Flooding in South Sudan’s Malakal Diocese “a national disaster”, Bishop Concerned

South Sudan’s Malakal diocese, the most geographically vast of the seven dioceses of South Sudan, has been devastated by heavy...

Evidence of vandalism and looting at Sout al Mahaba Radio of the diocese of Malakal, South Sudan. / Sr. Elena Balatti, CMS

Catholic Radio in South Sudan Needs $50,000 to Resume Broadcast after Vandalism, Looting

While the exact impact of the protracted South Sudan civil strife on the Church is yet to come to the...

INEOS 1:59 challenge: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge after becoming the first marathoner ever to run the race in less than two hours in Vienna, Austria on October 12, 2019

Catholic Faith Factor in Marathoner Eliud Kipchoge’s Historic Victory: Testimonies

As the world marvels at Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge for busting the mythical two-hour barrier and realizing his quest of becoming...