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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 Hubertus van Megen and Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka officially open the Good Samaritan Catholic Mission Hospital Tangulbei in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru. Credit: ACI Africa

“A good relief”: Catholic Bishop on Launch of Spiritan-initiated Health Facility in Kenya

The launching of the Good Samaritan Catholic Mission Hospital Tangulbei in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru is “a good relief”...

Late Bishop Macram Max Gassis, the first Catholic Bishop of El Obeid Diocese in Sudan, who has passed on in the U.S on 4 June 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Sudan’s El Obeid Diocese Dies in U.S. at 84

Bishop Macram Max Gassis, the first Catholic Bishop of El Obeid Diocese in Sudan, has passed on in the U.S. after...

Local farmers in Yei County in South Sudan. Credit: Caritas South Sudan

Caritas South Sudan Farming Skills Training to Improve “local food security”: Beneficiary

The training that Caritas South Sudan realized for a group of farmers in Yei River County of Central Equatoria State last month will...

A police van stationed at road leading to Namugongo Shrine in Uganda’s Kampala Archdiocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Police in Uganda Announce “very robust” Security Measures ahead of Martyrs’ Day

The police in Uganda announced “very robust” security measures ahead of the annual June 3 Martyrs’ Day pilgrimage at Namugongo Shrine in Kampala Archdiocese.

Bishop Isaac Bundepuun Dugu (left) and  Governor Hyacinth Iormem Alia (right). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop Urges New Nigerian Governor, a Suspended Priest, to Exercise Compassion

The Catholic Bishop of Katsina-Ala Diocese in Nigeria has called upon the new Governor of the country’s Benue State to exercise compassion...

Fr. Dominic Gathurithu and Fr. George Omondi  with the newly commissioned  Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

New Lay Associates of Kenya’s Oldest Missionary Order Urged to “be available for service”

The newly commissioned Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) in Kenya, the country’s oldest Missionary Order,...

A poster announcing the Sports4Peace, sports festivals targeting 12-18-year-olds from refugee and migrant communities in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and Kakuma, a town in Northwestern Kenya, Lodwar Catholic Diocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Focolare, Jesuit Entity Organize “Sports for Peace” Initiative for Teen Migrants in Kenya

The Focolare Movement and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) have partnered to organize “Sports4Peace”, sports festivals targeting 12-18-year-olds from refugee and migrant communities in...

St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre (VCT) situated in Khartoum. Credit: Salesian Missions

Restricted Movement, “communication is very difficult for us”: Missionary Priest in Sudan

A Catholic Missionary Priest ministering in violence-stricken Khartoum has lamented restricted movement in the Sudanese capital city, and difficulty in...

The Vulnerable People Project rescue three nuns trapped in the middle of the crossfire in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, May 2023. | Credit: The Vulnerable People Project / The Vulnerable People Project

Catholic Nuns “thankful” after Safe Evacuation from Sudan to South Sudan amidst Violence

Three members of the Religious Order of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS) have expressed gratitude to...

“Evangelization a matter of communication”: Cardinal on Communications Week in Nigeria

Communication and evangelization are intimately connected, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said in his Tuesday, May 16 Message on the occasion of this year’s ongoing Communications...

Credit: Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF)

Kenya’s Christian Professionals to Start Constitutional Review Process to Protect Families

Members of the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) are to start a constitutional amendment process aimed at clarifying “ambiguities” in Kenya’s Constitution of...

Trócaire and Caritas Nyundo responded to devastating floods which took the lives of 131 people and displaced almost 6,000 families in serious flooding in northern and western Rwanda last week. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Entity Reaches Out to Flood Victims in Rwanda in “a very safe, dignified way”

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, has reached out to victims of floods in a...

Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Lauds Spiritan Rich History Realized in 60 Countries in “docility to Spirit”

Pope Francis has lauded the rich history of the members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit under the protection of...

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu of Juba Archdiocese, South Sudan. Credit: Juba Archdiocese

Keep Sudan in Prayer for “long-lasting peace, stability”: Archbishop to South Sudanese

Catholic Church leaders in South Sudan are engaging citizens of the East-Central African country to seek divine intervention for the...

Reference image of Pope Francis at a general audience. Credit: Vatican Media.

“Blessings of strength, peace”: Pope Francis to Rwandans after Deadly Floods

Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” to the people of God in Rwanda following the torrential rains that swept...

Cardinal Wilfrid Napier speaks at the Vatican Press Office on Oct 14 2014. Credit Bohumil Petrik/CNA

Cardinal in Africa Condemns “outlawing prayer” in UK ahead of Coronation of Charles III

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier has criticized policies of the West, including bans on prayers in zones around abortion clinics in the...

Flag of Sudan on soldier's arm. Credit: Bumble Dee/Shutterstock

Let’s Wait for “a day or two”: Catholic Priest in Sudan on Latest Seven-day Ceasefire

The events of the next couple of days will determine whether or not the warring parties in Sudan are respecting...

Logo of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Hungary. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ Hungary Trip to Shine Hope for IDPs from Neighboring Ukraine

Pope Francis will be in Hungary between April 28-30, a visit expected to shine hope for millions of people who...

Credit: Agenzia Fides

Why There Are More Natives of Cape Verde Away from Home: Catholic Priest

A bigger percentage of the natives of the island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean, Cape Verde, have left the country and...

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“Exploiting gullible Kenyans”: Bishops on Starvation Cult, Urge “speedy investigation”

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have joined other Christian leaders in condemning the activities of a suspected “starvation” cult in the East African...