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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.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria (left) and Archbishop Martin Kivuva (right) flanked by members of the Kenyan Priests, Religious, and Seminarians (KPRS) in Rome, and the Kenyan Catholic Community in Rome (KCCR) at at Collegio San Paulo in Rome on 15 October 2023. Credit: Wakenya Wakatoliki Roma (KCCR)

Synod on Synodality “not a one-man voice”: Kenyan Archbishop on Conversations in Rome

The outcome of the ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations in Rome will be a mix of voices from the entire Church, and...

African Cardinal Directs Parishes to “hold in prayer” Victims of Israel-Palestine Violence

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa’s Cape Town Archdiocese has directed all Parishes in his Metropolitan See to pray for those...

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How UN Failed Victims of Ethiopian Crisis: Christian Human Rights Group

UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has criticized the failure by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to continue a resolution...

Credit: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Christian Foundation Lauds Move to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in Sudanese War

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights group, has welcomed the creation of an international fact-finding mission (FFM) for Sudan,...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: KCCB

Synod Delegates Having “good moments of sharing”, African Archbishop Says, Lauds Diversity

The ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations are providing “good moments of sharing” and mutual understanding, an African Catholic Archbishop participating in the October 4-29 Synod...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against Selfishness and Greed, Calls for Stewardship

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has cautioned the people of God in the Southern African nation against greed...

Bishop Martin Albert Happe of Nouakchott with children who received first Holy Communion. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International

How Mauritania’s Tiny Catholic Population Has Stood Out in Humanitarian Work

Though small in numbers, the Catholic Church in the Northwestern African nation of Mauritania has carved out a space for...

Elisabeth Sophie Schindegger attending to a child at the Nzeto Municipal Hospital Maternity Ward in northern Angola, where she volunteered as a midwife. Credit: Elisabeth Sophie Schindegger

Austrian Midwife Shares Joy of Serving Alongside Catholic Missionary Sisters in Angola

Elisabeth Sophie Schindegger has fond memories of the Nzeto Municipal Hospital Maternity Ward in northern Angola, where she volunteered as...

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Month of the Bible: Catholics in DR Congo Urged to be “stewards of nature”

Catholics in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been urged to be “stewards of nature” during the annual month...

Fathers Domingos Filipe Isildo, Dário Bento Caxicula Francisca and Evaristo Rubem Econgo ordained 24 September 2023. Credit: Caxito Catholic News

“Be faithful and zealous”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Newly Ordained Priests

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has challenged the three Deacons he ordained to the Priesthood on September 24...

Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku of Angola’s Mbanza Congo Diocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Collective Action to Curb Illegal Migration

Bishop Vicente Carlos Kiaziku of Angola’s Mbanza Congo Diocese has called for collection action in curbing migration, a phenomenon he describes as...

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Bamenda Archdiocese in Cameroon. Credit: ACI Africa

Delegates to Synod on Synodality to Give “no room for distraction”: Archbishop in Cameroon

Delegates to the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops are not to give “room for distractions” during...

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Silver Jubilee: Priest in Nigeria Lauded for “ability to embrace all without prejudice”

Fr. Peter Hassan, a member of the Clergy of Nigeria’s Jalingo Diocese, has been lauded for his ability to “transcend narrow...

Members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA). Credit: IMBISA

IMBISA Leadership Seeking to Foster “a more inclusive and representative region”

The leadership of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) bringing together representatives of Catholic Bishops from nine countries...

The 11 Deacons ordained to the Priesthood on 21 September 2023. Credit: Lagos Archdiocese

New Priests in Nigeria Urged to Prepare Homilies “diligently”, Preach Jesus, Not to Curse

The 11 newly ordained Priests for the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos in Nigeria have been urged to pay keen attention to their...

St. Joseph Major Seminary of Lwena Diocese in Angola. Credit: Fr. Amilton Camuele

Seminarians in Angolan Diocese Cautioned against “excessive use of social media”

Bishop Martín Lasarte Topolansky of Angola’s Lwena Diocese has cautioned Seminarians in his Episcopal See against “excessive use of social media.”

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Archbishop in Angola Cautions Christians against Superstition, Urges Prudence

The Archbishop of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese has cautioned Christians of Holy Cross Canhé Parish of his Metropolitan See against superstitions,...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Upgrade your teaching methods”: Catholic Bishop in Angola to Catechists

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has challenged Catechists in his Episcopal See to consider revising their methods of...

Sr. Teresa Mulenga with some community members displaying locally made soap. Credit: Sr. Teresa Mulenga

How Catholic Bishops' Commission in Malawi is “combatting” Challenge of Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is one of the challenges that the Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM) is helping address in a three-year initiative...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria addressing Communication Coordinators, Radio Directors, and Managers on the first day of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Climate change adaptation training at  JJ McCarthy Centre in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Communicators in Kenya Urged “to be ambassadors” of Ecological Conservation

Catholic communicators in Kenya have been urged to champion the conservation of nature, taking deliberate efforts to correct errors around...