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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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IMBISA Tasks Theologians to “shed light” on Traditional Initiation, Polygamy in Africa

Members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), who include Catholic Bishops in nine countries of Southern Africa...

Fr. Fredrick Elima Wafula salvaging what he can after flood waters filled the Spiritan Residence at St. John Wenje Catholic Parish of Garissa Diocese in Kenya. Credit: Holy Ghost Fathers/Kenya/Fr. Fredrick Elima Wafula

Massive El-Nino Flooding Leaves Kenyan Catholic Mission Counting Losses

Staff at St. John the Baptist Wenje Catholic Mission of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Garissa have been left to do...

Robert Cardinal Sarah during the opening Mass of the pioneer international Congress of African Liturgists that opened in Senegal’s capital city, Dakar, on Monday, 4 December 2023. Credit: Radio Misericordia

First African Congress on Liturgy: Cardinal Cautions against “distorting Paschal mystery”

The emphasis of cultural elements over Christian ones during liturgical celebrations is a distortion of the Paschal mystery that defines...

Delegates, observers, and functionaries of the Provincial Chapter of the Spiritans in Kenya and South Sudan at the Resurrection Garden, Nairobi, on 30 November 2023. Credit: ACI Africa

Sustaining “fragile missions” among Key Priorities of Kenya’s Pioneer Missionary Order

Members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.)...

Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle addressing delegates during the Golden Jubilee of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS). Credit: ACI Africa

Archbishop Decries Post COVID-19 “media virus” in Africa, Says Youth “most infected”

Increased media consumption that characterized people’s lives during the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, with a section of Africa’s Catholic population...

Fr. Andrew Kaufa, Coordinator of the department of Social Communications of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Credit: ACI Africa

CEPACS Jubilee, Synod “opportunity to revisit Pan-African dream” on Communication: Priest

The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) and the Synod on Synodality , which Pope Francis extended to...

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of the Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Despite Boko Haram Atrocities, “find a place in our hearts to forgive”: Nigerian Bishop

There is need for Christians in Nigeria to let go the pain they may be harboring against members of Boko...

Pope Francis meets with Pato, a migrant from Cameroun who lost his wife Matyla and child Marie in the desert between Libya and Tunisia last July. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Meets Cameroonian Migrant Who Survived Tunisia-Libya Desert

Pope Francis has me with a Cameroonian mgriant who lost his wife and daughter in the desert between Libya and Tunisia last...

The painting of Our Lady before and after the bombing. Credit: ACN

Salesian Sisters in Sudan Counting Losses as Bomb Hits Residence

Members of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), also called Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco in Sudan, have been left...

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban Teaches Priests to Go Beyond Preaching: Cardinal

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who died at the age of 87 on the Solemnity of All Saint has been eulogized as a “man of the...

“We have lost our icon”: South Sudanese Cardinal Mourns Pioneer Bishop of Torit Diocese

The Bishop of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, saying the East...

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Radio Bakhita

South Sudanese President Pays Glowing Tribute to Bishop who “never abandoned his flock”

The President of South Sudan has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, noting that the...

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese Eulogized as “symbol of peace” in South Sudan

Tributes are pouring in for Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, with many remembering...

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC)

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Torit Diocese Dies on All Saints Day at 87

Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, has passed on Wednesday, November 1, Feast of All...

Fr. Thaddeus Tarhembe, the Parish Priest of St. Ann's Parish of Wukari Diocese located in Nigeria’s Taraba State. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Wukari

Diocese Announces Release of Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Attack on Nigerian Parish

The Parish Priest of St. Ann's Sarkin Kudu Parish of Nigeria’s Wukari Diocese who was kidnapped on Sunday, October  29...

Official logo of the Synod on Synodality. Credit: Vatican Media

Ongoing Synod on Synodality Call to “renewed zeal” to Christ’s Mission: Kenyan Delegate

The ongoing 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Synod is a call to “a renewed zeal” to participate in the...

Sr. Rita Grunke sitted between two South Sudanese women during her farewell celebration at St. Josephine Bakhita Mapuordit Parish on 20 October 2023. Credit: Credit: OLSH/Rumbek Diocese/South Sudan

“Opportunity to be missionary”: Australian Nun on South Sudan Mission, 20 Years in Africa

Sr. Rita Grunke, an Australian member of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Sacred Heart (OLSH), who is leaving...

Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, the Dean of the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. Credit: Vatican Media

Why African Jesuit Theologian Believes Synodality Work “will begin” after Rome Meetings

The work of Synodality “will begin” when the ongoing conversations in Rome come to an end, an African member of...

Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri Diocese. Credit: ACN

Bishop Who Received Vision of Jesus Promoting Rosary Campaign to End Violence in Nigeria

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese, who received a vision of Jesus telling him to pray the Holy Rosary...

Mons. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi with a section of members of the Clergy of Ahiara Diocese who paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday, October 17. Credit: Ahiara Diocese

“I have received overwhelming acceptance”: Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Ahiara, Nigeria

Mons. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Administrator “sede vacante” of Nigeria’s Ahiara Diocese on October 14 has...