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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 Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré of the Catholic Diocese of Dori in Burkina Faso. Credit: ACN

Bishop in Burkina Faso in Solidarity with Catholics Skipping Mass for Fear of Attacks

Many people no longer attend Holy Mass in Burkina Faso for fear of jihadist attacks, the Bishop of the Catholic...

Late Archbishop Paul Bakyenga. Credit: Radio Maria Uganda

Late Ugandan Catholic Archbishop Delivered Touching Homilies, “very sociable man”: Eulogy

At his Requiem Mass, members of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) have remembered the late Archbishop Paul Bakyenga, who passed away on Tuesday, July 18 at the...

Logo Caritas Gambia. Credit: Caritas Gambia

“Step in the right direction”: Caritas Gambia Official on Bicycle Initiative for Students

The bicycle initiative that has seen thousands of students in the West African country of Gambia have easy access to...

John Cardinal Onaiyekan. Credit: COFP Foundation

“Never experienced anything like this before”: Nigerian Cardinal on Last General Elections

The West African nation has conducted multiple general elections, but the last one had so many flaws that it is...

Late Fr. Pamphili Nada. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

He Served “with courage, braveness”: Bishop on Catholic Priest Killed at Tanzanian Parish

The late Fr. Pamphili Nada, who was killed by a man suspected to be mentally challenged at Our Lady Queen...

Credit: ACN

Africa Listed as Top Beneficiary of 2022 Aid to the Church in Need Donations

The people of God in Africa benefited the most from the donations that were channeled through Catholic Pontifical and charity...

A protester carrying a placard during the July 13 peaceful demonstration. Credit: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM)

“We are not ready”: Religious Leaders in Malawi Demonstrate against Same-Sex Marriages

Religious leaders in Malawi have expressed their disapproval of same-sex relationships through peaceful protests in the Southern African nation’s major cities. 

Some unidentified criminals who desecrated the St. John Calabria Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola, opened the Tabernacle and removed the hosts, threw them on the floor, and then took two Ciboria. Credit: Jose Quiabolo

Angolan Catholic Church Desecrated, Blessed Sacrament Scattered

The church of St. John Calabria Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola was desecrated, with the desecrators...

Religious leaders in Kenya during a press conference in Nairobi. Credit: NCCK

Don’t Allow Kenya “to go down” the Insurrection Path: Religious Leaders to President

Religious leaders in Kenya have cautioned President William Samoei Ruto against allowing citizens of the East African nation to stage a violent...

Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke of Nigeria’s Ekwulobia Diocese. Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Cardinal in Nigeria Cautions against “evil bills”, Urges Christian Legislators to Be Vocal

Peter Ebere Cardinal Okpaleke, the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Ekwulobia Diocese, has cautioned against Bills that seek to negate gains...

Seminarians of the St. Joseph Major Seminary of Angola's Lwena Diocese. Credit: Fr. Amilton Camuele

Angolan Major Seminaries Seeking Partnership for Training of “hundreds of Seminarians”

St. Joseph Major Seminary and St. John Mary Vianney Propaedeutic Seminary in Angola’s Lwena Diocese are seeking partnerships for the...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto during the July 12 press conference at CEAST Secretariat in Luanda. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Bishops in Angola Advocate for Municipal Government Structure

Catholic Bishops in Angola are advocating for the municipal structure of governance, which they say is capable of realizing “local...

Fr. Boniface Idoko, National Youth Animator and the Secretary of the Youth Committee of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: ACI Africa

Nigeria’s Catholic Youth “in high spirits” ahead of WYD 2023: National Chaplain

Catholic youth in Nigeria, who are to take part in the planned World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 are “in high spirits”, the...

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala during a tree planting exercise at St. Mary Mother of God Parish of of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: CDTY

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Urges “collective responsibility” in Forestation

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has advocated for forestation, urging “collective responsibility”.

Association of African Priests and Religious in Chad (RESRAT). Credit: RESRAT

Catholic Official in Chad Advocates for “competence, merit” in Public Appointments

The people of God in the North-Central African nation of Chad will be better served if public appointments are made...

The official logo of World Youth Day Lisbon. Photo courtesy Beatriz Roque Antunez.

Angola’s Catholic Youth “eager to share faith, represent country” at WYD: Chaplain

The Catholic Youth from Angola, who are to take part in the planned World Youth Day (WYD) 2023 are enthusiastic about sharing...

The logos of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) and the Hilton Foundation. Credit: AOSK/Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CNHF)

Hundreds of Catholic Nuns in Africa “transformed” Thanks to a U.S. Foundation Partnership

Hundreds of Catholic Nuns from some 40 Religious Orders in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia are having their approach to...

Fr. Ángel Arnaldo Conesa receives his award from Ambassador  Natividad Isabel Peña Bonilla with Fr. Ildefonso Trujillo López looking on. Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Catholic Priests in Zimbabwe among Recipients of Spanish State Honors for Service Delivery

Two Catholic Priests ministering in Zimbabwe’s Hwange and Binga Dioceses are among the recipients of honors by the government of Spain for...

Christian leaders during the meeting at ufungamano house in Nairobi,Kenya. Credit: CJPC

“False hope”: Christian Leaders in Kenya Fault Opposition’s Move to Collect Signatures

Christian leaders in Kenya have faulted the move that members of the opposition parties under the Azimio One Kenya Coalition have undertaken...

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin of Juba in South Sudan during the July 10 press conference. Credit: CRN

“Not an elevation for a single person”: South Sudanese Cardinal-designate

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin of Juba in South Sudan, one of the three Africans named Cardinals on July 9, has said that his elevation...