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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 António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against "love with expectations", Advocates for Love "with no strings attached"

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela has cautioned against the tendency to love on condition that certain expectations are met.

Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

It is essential that members of the Clergy preside over and celebrate the Sacraments of the Church adorned in proper...

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

Members of the Young Christian Workers (YCW) in the Catholic Diocese of Ngong in Kenya have been cautioned against procrastination in deciding to establish...

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Catholic Charity Foundation Reveals “a worsening situation” of Christian Persecution in Mali’s Mopti Region

The Catholic Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has revealed what it has described as “a worsening situation” of...

“They need a sense of direction”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for Youth Formation as Part of Synodality

The formation of young people is part of the realization of the goals of the recently concluded Synod on Synodality requiring that...

There’s “a dark spot”: Cardinal Ambongo Raises Questions on “hasty Beatification” Plans for King Baudouin of Belgium

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Local Ordinary the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and President of the Symposium...

Sr. Josephine Kangogo. Credit: ACI Africa

At Regional Research Symposium, Leader of Kenya’s Association of Sisterhoods Explores Ways to Achieve Sustainability

Faith-based organizations can transform their social ministries from challenging enterprises into sustainable ones through partnerships, designing and implementing “business” models,...

Late Bishop Peter Marzinkowski

“Simple yet profound”: Germany-based Nigerian Spiritan Eulogizes Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Alindao, CAR

Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Alindao in the Central African Republic (CAR), who died October 21 has been...

Paulines Publications Africa (PPA) participation at the Bookfair in Germany. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

Frankfurt Book Fair 2024: Paulines Publications Africa Participants “awestruck” by Deep Reading Culture Elsewhere

Early this year, Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya decried what he described as a poor reading culture in the...

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Christian Foundation Condemns Attacks on Places of Worship as Violence Escalates in Sudan

A UK-based human rights foundation has condemned the escalation of attacks on places of worship in Sudan following the recent...

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Let’s “continue to inspire hope”: Catholic Bishop to the Consecrated in Kenya at Planned Walk ahead of 2025 Jubilee Year

Women and men Religious serving in Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have been urged to foster hope among the people of...

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Francis Transfers South Africa’s Newest Cardinal from Cape Town to Johannesburg Catholic Archdiocese

Pope Francis has transferred Stephen Cardinal Brislin, who has been at the helm of Cape Town Catholic Archdiocese in South Africa to the...

Catholic Charity Currently Facilitating Ministry of Over “40,000 grateful Priests” Globally, Including in Africa: Report

The Catholic Pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, is currently facilitating the pastoral ministry of tens of thousands...

Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao of the Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar in Tanznia

Like St. Allamano, Let’s “be supporters of missionaries, formation of missionaries”: Catholic Bishop of Zanzibar

Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao of the Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar has recognized the contribution of St. Joseph Allamano to the mission of the Church and urged...

At Canonization of Founder, Consolata Missionaries Reflect on Synodality Over the Years: Pioneers to Present Day

The life and ministry of the members of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) reflect the values that the multi-year Synod on...

“Simple yet sacred”: Pilgrims on Canonization Mass of Founder Whose Members Were First Commissioned to Kenya

While the Canonization Mass of Blessed Joseph Allamano alongside 13 others took place in “simplicity”, the celebration had a deep “spiritual significance”, pilgrims at...

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter's Square for a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Honors Ugandan Pilgrims on 60th Anniversary of Martyrs' Canonization

During the Sunday Angelus prayer at St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis extended a special greeting to a large group of Ugandan pilgrims,...

Sr. Joan Agnes Matimu/Blessed Joseph Allamano. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Media

Fr. Allamano’s Total Reliance on Missionaries of His Institute Confirmation “mission is not ours”: Kenyan Consolata Nun

The total reliance of the founder of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) and the Consolata Missionary Sisters (MC) on the Priests, women...

IMC Superior General, Fr. James Bhola Lengarin. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez

Consolata Missionaries Founder Canonization Time to Sing “Magnificat”: Kenyan-born Superior General, 1,300 to Witness

The joy that the Blessed Virgin Mary expressed after exchanging greetings with Elizabeth in her song of the Magnificat is inspiring members...

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“We’ve been looking forward”: Consolata Bishop in Africa Retraces Journey to Institute ahead of Founder’s Canonization

The Canonization of Blessed Joseph Allamano is an occasion that members of the two Institutes he founded have been looking forward to...