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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.

members of the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) discussing insecurity in the Rift Valley Region. Credit: NCCK

Religious Leaders Decry Insecurity in Kenya’s Rift Valley Region

Religious leaders have denounced insecurity characterized by banditry attacks, inter-community clashes, and vandalism of infrastructure in counties within the Rift...

Archbishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara of South Africa's Durban Archdiocese. Credit: SACBC

Archbishop in South Africa Prohibits Use of Parish Venues as Political Campaign Forums

Archbishop Siegried Mandla Jwara of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Durban has prohibited the use of Parish venues in his Metropolitan See as political...

Muchimba Sarah Siamachoka, Programme Manager - Social and Economic Development · Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection - JCTR reading the message of the Catholic entity. Credit: JCTR

Zambia’s “alarming rise” in Prices Putting Dignity of Vulnerable at Stake: Jesuit Scholars

Officials of the Zambia-based Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have expressed concern about what they describe as an “alarming” hike in...

Persevere, Depend on God amid Challenges: Christian Leader Encourages Nigerians

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has encouraged the people of God in the West African country to persevere...

“Claretian presence is growing everyday in Africa”: Superior on Fruits of Annual Assembly

The President of the Conference of African Claretians (ACLA) has said the presence of members of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of...

Logo of Swaziland's Catholic Diocese of Manzini. Credit: Diocese of Manzini

Catholic Entity in Eswatini Lauds King's Speech on National Issues

King Mswati III’s February 9 speech was not only well written and enticing to listen, but also touched on national...

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi and Honourable Alban S. K. Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament. Credit: Catholic Trends

In Line with Catholic Bishops’ Stance, Legislators in Ghana Pass Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Lawmakers in Ghana have passed a new bill that makes identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning...

Pope Francis presided over Mass at the Rome War Cemetery for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, All Souls' Day, on Nov. 2, 2023. | Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN/Vatican Pool

“Let us pray for the victims”: Pope Francis on Attacks on Worshippers in Burkina Faso

Pope Francis has appealed for spiritual solidarity with victims of “recent” attacks that have targeted worshippers in the West African...

Participants in the 2020-2025 strategic plan review of the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan on 27 February 2024. Credit: Ginaba Lino/South Sudan

South Sudan’s “volatile security situation” Impeding Strategic Church Programs: Cardinal

Security challenges in parts of South Sudan are impeding the implementation of activities outlined in the strategic plan of the...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

To Ease Kenyans’ Suffering, Tax “in small measures”: Catholic Bishop to President

The Kenyan government can ease the suffering of citizens by implementing the rise in taxes in phases, Bishop John Mbinda of the...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) pose with President Lazarus Chakwera. Credit: ECM

Malawi Government Acknowledges Receipt of Catholic Bishops’ Criticism “with appreciation”

The Government of Malawi has acknowledged receipt of the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops in the country faulting it for failing Malawians in...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). Credit: ECM

Government Has Led Malawians to “Bagamayo”, Not the “promised land”: Catholic Bishops

Catholic Bishops in Malawi have faulted the President Lazarus Chakwera-led Tonse Government for letting down citizens of the Southern African nation,...

Burkina Faso Political Map. Credit: Peter Hermes Furian via Shutterstock

Over a Dozen Killed in Attack on Catholics at Mass in Burkina Faso “died in faith”: Priest

At least 15 Catholics attending Sunday Mass in Burkina Faso were killed when “terrorists” attacked Essakane village in the country’s...

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya’s Kisumu Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Training of Small Christian Community Leaders among AMECEA “pastoral strategies”: Official

Capacity building initiatives targeting animators of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) is one of the strategies that members of the Association of Member Episcopal...

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

“Act immediately to stem the tide”: Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops to Government on Insecurity

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria are appealing to the country’s government to take immediate action to address the challenge of security...

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo. Credit: ACN

Catholic Bishop in Mozambique Reports of Mass Exodus as Islamists Attack Villages

The Bishop of Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Pemba has reported of an “immense crowd” fleeing in despair as jihadists wreak...

Robert Cardinal Sarah. Credit: ACI Africa

Cardinal Sarah Cautions against Disunity among Christians, Says It’s Counter Witnessing

Disunity among followers of Christ is counterproductive to the mission of witnessing the Gospel message and the evangelization ministry, Robert Cardinal...

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Bishops in Nigeria Briefed on “areas of concern” ahead of October Synod on Synodality

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have been briefed on what “should preoccupy” the people of God in the West African nation...

Bishop Teshome Fikre Woldetensae. Credit: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE)

“I count on your prayers”: Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia at Episcopal Ordination

The Coadjutor Bishop of the Eparchy of Emdeber in Ethiopia has said he is counting on the prayers of the...

Theological Symposium at University in Kenya to Demystify “missionary mandate of Christ”

The 2024 Theological Symposium that the School of Theology of Kenya-based Tangaza University College (TUC) has organized aims to demystify the “missionary...