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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.

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“Religious violence requires a religious solution”: Missionary on Insurgency in Mozambique

A Missionary Priest serving in Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Pemba has proposed the creation of an interreligious committee that will...

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi (left) and Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu (right). Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Prohibits Predecessor from Celebrating Holy Mass in Public

Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu, who retired from the pastoral care of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea in December 2019, has been prohibited from...

Christmas, New Year Message: Ivorian Bishop Cautions against “trivializing” Reconciliation

The Catholic Bishop of Yamoussoukro Diocese in Ivory Coast has cautioned against “trivializing” reconciliation, which he says is a familiar...

Logo of the Jesuit Institute South Africa (JISA). Credit: JISA

South African Jesuit Institute Defends Pope Francis against Chief Rabbi’s Accusations

The Jesuit Institute South Africa (JISA) has come to the defence of Pope Francis after Chief Rabbi in South Africa, Warren Goldstein,...

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

“No possibility of blessing same-sex unions, activities”: Catholic Bishops in Nigeria

Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the...

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Deadly Fuel Depot Fire in Guinea: Over Dozen Dead, Catholic Church “completely destroyed”

The church of St Joseph the Worker of Guinea’s Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry was razed down in a fire incident...

Some panelists during the one-day confernece to mark the International Migrants Day at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN). Credit: ACI Africa

“Facilitate wellbeing, rights of migrants”: Catholic Official in Nigeria to Stakeholders

The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has called on the government and citizens of the West African nation...

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South Sudan Needs Trauma Healing to Address “sexual violence effects”: Catholic Official

Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan need to be helped, the Coordinator of the Catholic Health Commission (CHC) in...

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

“Blessings for same sex unions of any kind are not permitted in Malawi”: Catholic Bishops

Catholic Bishops in Malawi have prohibited the implementation of the Vatican declaration on the blessing of “same-sex couples” and couples in other...

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Catholic Charity Foundation Responds to Sisters Struggling to Evangelize in Uganda

Members of The Little Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi (LSOSF) serving vulnerable communities in Uganda have increased their reach in the...

Archbishop Philip Anyolo with some of the members of the Catholic Men Association (CMA) of St. Mary Immaculate Parish, Kumura during the inauguration of the Parish earlier this month. Credit: Nairobi Archdiocese

Let’s Seek “God’s will in humble prayer”: Archbishop of Nairobi in Christmas Message

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph is a model of family life, the Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Nairobi Catholic...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama with parishioners of the Holy Trinity Catholic Parish of his Metropolitan See. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“Our joy must outweigh every sorrow”: Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria on Gaudete Sunday

“Our joy must outweigh every sorrow,” Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese in Nigeria has said in his homily on December 17, Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday...

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Amid Strife, “world needs Christmas, not every year but every day”: Bishop in Nigeria

The contemporary world that is characterized by experiences of violent conflicts, multiple cases of injustice and all manner of suffering...

A poster announcing 125 years of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood (CPS) in Eastern Africa. Credit: CPS Facebook page.

Emulate Pioneer Members’ “virtuous examples”: Kenyan Archbishop to Precious Blood Sisters

Members of the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood (CPS) of the Eastern Africa Province have been called upon to look to their members,...

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria. Credit: Veritas University Nigeria

Bring Back “your wealth of experience”: Catholic Bishop to Youth Planning to Leave Nigeria

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has challenged youthful Nigerians planning to leave the country to consider bringing back to the...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama at St. Francis Xavier Pastoral Area, Baron Goni of Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Airstrike at Muslim Event Part of Nigeria’s Continued Loss of “innocent lives”: Archbishop

The airstrike involving a military drone that reportedly killed 85 people and injured dozens in Nigeria’s Kaduna State, though “accidental”, is part...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese addressing members of the Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN). Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Nigeria’s Catholic Laity Council at 50: Archbishop Urges Formation, Lists What to Own

The Catholic Church needs to prioritize the formation of the Laity to facilitate their growth in faith principles, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau...

Fr. George Crocenzi (1923-2000), U.S.-born Spiritan who ministered in Africa for 38 years. Credit: Holy Ghost Fathers/Fr. Paul Hoang, CSSp.

East Africa Spiritans Name House after American Who Lived “radical gospel of self-giving”

Fr. George Crocenzi, a native of the U.S., who ministered in East Africa for close to four decades has been recognized...

Pope Francis receiving the delegation of the African Educational Pact at the Vatican on 1 June 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

First African Congress of Catholic Education: Pope Francis for “whole person” Formation

Pope Francis has faulted the culture of “selective and elitist” training that focuses on the intellect. 

A cross section of the former St. Augustine’s Seminary being turned into a private Catholic school. Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Bishops’ Decision to Turn Seminary into Secondary School Implemented

The decision that members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference (ZCBC) made to turn St. Augustine’s Seminary into a mixed Secondary School...