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ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa was founded in 2019. We provide free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Catholic Church in Africa, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See, to any person with access to the internet. ACI Africa is proud to offer free access to its news items to Catholic dioceses, parishes, and websites, in order to increase awareness of the activities of the universal Church and to foster a sense of Catholic thought and culture in the life of every Catholic.

Bishop Justin Kientega of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso. Credit: ACN

Catholic Charity Announces Christmas Campaign to Support Persecuted Christians in Burkina Faso

Catholic Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International is dedicating its Christmas campaign this year to persecuted Christians in...

Credit: Misereor/Kenya

“So many people ... full of hope”: Director of German Catholic Bishops’ Development Entity on First-ever Visit to Africa

One word that captures the experience of the Director General of Misereor during his recently concluded first-ever visit to Africa is “hope”.

Why Nigerian Muslim Donated Modern 400-seater Assembly Hall to Nigeria’s Oyo Catholic Diocese

The Catholic Church’s centuries of humble service to humanity and her development record to society are among the reasons Alhaji...

Participants during the Teen STAR Congress in Nairobi.

First-ever Teen STAR Congress in Nairobi Seeking to “modify” Curriculum to Give “it an African identity”: Facilitator

Animators of the Teen STAR curriculum across Africa have been given the go-ahead and modify the Catholic formation program in ways that...

In Inaugural “encounter” with Sudan/South Sudan’s Catholic Bishops, Apostolic Nuncio Explains His “principal function”

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan has used the occasion of his first official meeting with members of the Sudan and...

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) partnership with Standard Chartered Bank Kenya to support flood victims in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa.

CRS Realizes Partnership with Kenya-based Bank for Nairobi Flood Victims as “commitment” to Fostering Human Dignity

The reaching out to flood victims in the Kenya’s Nairobi communities of Mathare slum and Embakasi by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS)...

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro, Blessed Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan (Blessed Francis Jordan)

Strive for “true” Heroism, “denounce all things unorthodox”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Confirmation Candidates

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro has challenged candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation to strive for what he termed...

Catholic Bishop of Alindao Diocese, CAR, Lauds Predecessor as “good Pastor who impressed us with his simple way of life”

Late Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Alindao in the Central African Republic (CAR), who was laid...

Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Grateful for “fervent prayers, show of love” Following Release of Abducted Parish Priest

The Parish Priest of St. Theresa's Catholic Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on November 5 while returning...

Uganda’s Oldest Catholic Church Torched in Suspected Land Feud

The leadership and Parishioners of Mapeera Kigungu Catholic church of Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda are counting losses after arsonists set fire on...

Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Key Focus of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Annual Plenary Assembly Deliberations

The Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is pervading deliberations of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, who are meeting for their annual Plenary Assembly at St....

Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha during Holy Mass to officially launch the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Centenary of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary: Catholic Archbishop Urges Dedication to “nurture” Legacy of Faith

The centenary celebrations of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary provide an opportunity to reflect on the mission of the Catholic Church today,...

New Propaedeutic Seminary in Kenyan Catholic Diocese Officially Inaugurated, Named after St. Charles Borromeo

The Catholic Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya has officially opened a Propaedeutic Seminary, bringing the number of Major Seminaries for the formation of...

“I felt I’d no choice; you feel powerless”: Human Trafficking Survivors Share Challenging Experiences Under Traffickers

Survivors of human trafficking keep memories of their usually unpleasant experiences in the hands of the traffickers, which when recounted,...

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: SACBC

“It will be painful to leave them”: South Africa’s Newest Cardinal Reacts to His Transfer from Cape Town Archdiocese

It is with a heavy heart that South Africa’s newest Cardinal, Stephen Cardinal Brislin, has accepted his transfer from Cape Town Catholic Archdiocese to the Catholic...

Church’s Global Mission in Need of “more” Dedicated Clergy, Consecrated: Divine Word Missionaries Provincial in Angola

There is need for more and more Clergy and women and men Religious to participate in the worldwide mission of...

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump points to supporters with former first lady Melania Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. | Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

To Help America Achieve Healing, Trump Needs “more than the wisdom of Solomon”: Catholic Bishop in Africa

Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States of America (U.S.), will need “more than” Solomon’s wisdom to facilitate healing...

Mons. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie. Credit: Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ)

Comboni Superior General Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Institute Initiates Transition Process

Pope Francis has appointed the Superior General of the Religious Institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) Auxiliary...

Credit: Agenzia Fides

Salesians Equip Youths in Multiple African Countries with Mobile Journalism Skills to Participate in Evangelization

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have completed the training of 18 youths in the Democratic...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Loss of “the sense of neighbour” among Contemporary Realities, Nigerian Archbishop Laments, Calls for “true love”

Individualism is a mark of contemporary society, a Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has observed with concern, and advocated for the...