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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.

Members of the Central African Episcopal Conference (CECA). Credit: CECA

“Today, more than ever”: CAR Catholic Bishops on Need for Church-State Peace Networking

Catholic Bishops in the Central African Republic (CAR) have underscored the need for collaboration between the Church and the State...

Sr. Alice Jurugo Drajea, Superior General of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS). Credit: ACI Africa

Pastoral Work, Education at “standstill” in Sudan amid Violence: Religious Order Superior

Pastoral work, and education are among services at “a standstill” in Sudan amid violence, the Superior General of the Sisters of...

Mons. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, a member of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Hwange in Zimbabwe appointed Bishop of Gokwe Diocese. Credit: Gokwe Diocese

Pope Francis Appoints Clergy of Zimbabwe’s Hwange Diocese Bishop for Gokwe Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, a member of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Hwange in Zimbabwe, Bishop for...

The Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Don Bosco Upper Hill, Nairobi, venue for the Marian Congress. Credit:Salesian Missions

Planned Marian Congress to Make Salesian Shrine “heart of Marian devotion in East Africa"

The Marian Congress that members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in the East Africa Province (AFP) are organizing is to culminate...

Vegetable garden at St. Mark’s Mission in Binga, Diocese of Hwange. Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Gardening Initiative at Catholic Mission in Zimbabwe Facilitating Pastoral Activities

The gardening initiative at St. Mark’s Nagangala Catholic Mission of Zimbabwe’s Hwange Diocese is facilitating pastoral activities, the Parish Priest...

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambia (CDTY) in South Sudan. Credit: CDTY

South Sudan Catholic University Students Urged to “be creative, take positive initiatives”

Catholic University of South Sudan (CoUSS) students at St. John’s campus in Yambio have been urged to foster creativity and to “take positive...

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

Having “clear understanding” of Synod Working Document among Aims of Planned SECAM Seminar

Having “a deep knowledge and clear understanding” of Instrumentum Laboris, the working document for the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod...

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha freed from captivity in the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria. Credit: OMI

Nigerian Catholic Priest Freed after Torture, Hospitalized with “deep wounds on his head”

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha, the member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) who was kidnapped on June 17 from Nigeria’s Jos Archdiocese has...

Fr. Apollinaire Cibaka Cikongo. Credit: EWTN Vaticano

“There is sometimes a terrifying silence”: Catholic Priest on Abortions in Africa

A Catholic Priest serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed concern about the “general silence” on matters...

The gates of Lubiriha Secondary School in Uganda that was attacked on 16 June 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

"Gruesome, cruel massacre": Religious Leaders in Uganda on Secondary School Attack

Religious leaders in Uganda have condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on Lubiriha Secondary School in the Western region...

The new book titled "Walking with Pope Francis - The Official Documents in Everyday Language". Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

New Co-published Book on Pope Francis “suitable for all categories of people”: Pauline Nun

Readers of the newly co-published book, “Walking with Pope Francis - The Official Documents in Everyday Language”, do not require...

Caritas members at the first Knowledge Management for Change (KM4Change) in Africa Conference in Lomé, Togo, on Tuesday, June 13. Credit: Caritas Africa

Caritas Africa Members Urged to Foster Interactions “like the early Christian communities”

There is need for members of Caritas Africa to foster communion and interactions, drawing inspiration from the communities of early...

Bishop Mathew Remijio Adam during his June 12 pastoral visit to Our Lady of Fatima Parish of Wau Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“We are not happy with fathers”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan on Girls’ School Dropout

The Catholic Bishop in South Sudan’s Wau Diocese has faulted fathers in the East-Central African nation for not doing enough...

Bishop Benjamin Phiri of Zambia’s Catholic Diocese of Ndola. Credit: Ndola Diocese/Facebook

Church-State Controversy in Zambia: Catholic Bishops Assume Responsibility

Catholic Bishops in Zambia have taken upon themselves the responsibility to handle the controversy that has emerged between the Church...

Sr. Mercy Mwayi, the Program Manager of the Sisters’ Led Youth Empowerment Initiative (SLYI), a program of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK). Credit: Capuchin TV

Official of Kenyan Association of Catholic Nuns Cautions against “plastic pollution”

The Program Manager of the Sisters’ Led Youth Empowerment Initiative (SLYI), a program of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), has...

Bishop Mathew Remijio Adam of South Sudan's Wau Diocese with some pastoral agents. Credit: Wau Diocese

Let’s “work collectively” in Pastoral Service: Vicar General of South Sudanese Diocese

Pastoral agents need to foster a collective approach if their service among the people of God is to be effective,...

Some beneficiaries of the peacebuilding training that the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP), the social wing of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)organized. Credit: CDTY

Peacebuilding Initiative in South Sudanese Diocese Has to Go Beyond Townships: Beneficiary

The peacebuilding training that the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP), the social wing of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), is realizing in the...

Felix Maiyo,  Deputy Governor (DG) of Baringo County in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan County Leader Lauds “spirit of collaboration” at Launch of Catholic Health Facility

The realization of the Good Samaritan Catholic Mission Hospital Tangulbei in the Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya is a manifestation of collaboration...

A poster announcing the SIGNIS Africa workshop on reporting on Refugees. Credit: SIGNIS Africa

Catholic Journalists in Africa to Gain Skills in Planned “specialized reporting” Training

Catholic journalists in Africa are set to gain skills in “specialized reporting” training that is to be realized in Uganda...

Credit: Courtesy Photo

Former Nigerian Governor’s Remarks in Viral Video Nonfactual: Christian Entity

Remarks that the immediate former governor of Nigeria’s Kaduna State made in a viral video are not based on facts, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW),...