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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.

Accra Archdiocese, Religious Superiors Petition Ghana’s President to Take “decisive” Action against Illegal Mining

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo of Ghana needs to take “immediate and decisive” action against illegal mining in the West African nation, the...

Bishop Edouard Sinayobye of Rwanda’s Catholic Diocese of Cyangugu during the 14 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez

Synodality Theme Foundational for Rwanda’s “national, spiritual healing”: Catholic Bishop at Vatican Press Briefing

The theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality is foundational for the reconciliation and healing processes in Rwanda, whose citizens continue to recover from...

Credit: Radio Maria Kenya- Kisumu/St.James the Apostle Magadi Parish-Kisumu

“We must find ways”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya on Need for Self-Reliance in Episcopal Sees

The people of God in the Metropolitan Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu have to explore ways of realizing self-reliance, the Local Ordinary of...

Let’s Be “promoters of a Synodal Church”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to 16 Newly Ordained Spiritan Deacons

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, has called on the 16 members of...

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Centenary Celebrations of Holy Rosary Sisters in Ghana “time for deep reflection, prayer, evaluation”: Catholic Bishop

Members of the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary (MSHR) celebrating 100 years of service in Ghana have been invited to a...

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan

On St. Daniel Comboni Day, Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Recalls Saint’s “vision” for Education to Empower Africans

St. Daniel Comboni, the pioneer Catholic Bishop of Central Africa described as “one of the great missionaries in the Church's history”...

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli. Credit: Society of African Missions (SMA)

Catholic Missionary Priest Released after Two-Year Captivity in Mali Says He’s “free to create peace”

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli is celebrating four years of freedom after spending a two-year captivity in the West African nation of Mali.

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli. Credit: Society of African Missions (SMA)

“I returned home” to Niger: Italian Missionary Priest after Visiting West African Country on Kidnapping Anniversary

Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, the Italian Catholic missionary Priest who spent two years in captivity in Mali after he was kidnapped...

Helen Berhane. Credit: CSW

Christian Foundation Calls on Canada to Investigate YouTuber for Attacks on “former Eritrean prisoner of conscience”

The UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), is calling on Canadian authorities to investigate YouTuber Selemun Syum for his recent...

Ghanaian Archdiocese Partners with Religious Superiors in Planned “environmental prayer walk” against Illegal Mining

The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra in Ghana is inviting the people of God to take part in a walk against illegal mining...

Pope Francis to Create 21 New Cardinals in December 8 Consistory, Including Two Archbishops in Africa

Pope Francis has announced a Consistory for the creation of 21 new Cardinals, who are to include two Archbishops from...

At Synod on Synodality, SECAM President Outlines “four-phase plan” to Address Challenge of Polygamy in Africa

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has outlined “a four-phase plan” that he said Catholic...

At Launch of Mission Month in Malawi, Catholic Bishop Urges Praying the Holy Rosary, Acts of Generosity

Bishop Peter Adrian Chifukwa of Malawi’s Catholic Diocese of Dedza has invited the people of God in the Southern African nation to participate in...

Fr. Alain Mayama, Superior General of the Spiritans

On Founder’s Day, 321-year-old Order with Dominant African Membership Launches Phase II of “Animation Plan” for Mission

The leadership of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.), the 321-year-old Missionary Congregation with members in all continents, most...

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda

Cameroonian Catholic Archdiocese Announces “a second collection during all Masses” to Support Flood Victims

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon has directed all parishes and outstations in his Metropolitan See to hold...

“You are part of a rich legacy, a global family”: Apostolic Nuncio to Catholic University of South Sudan Students

The representative of the Holy Father in South Sudan has underscored the important place the Catholic University of South Sudan (CoUSS) holds...

Annual pilgrimage to Subukia National Marian Shrine of parishioners of St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

Annual Pilgrimage to Subukia Marian Shrine “the heart of our parish culture”: Kenya’s Oldest Inland Parish Pilgrims

The annual pilgrimage to Subukia National Marian Shrine that parishioners of St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi have undertaken since 2016 is...

Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua (right) and Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru (left)

Catholic Bishop of Machakos Diocese in Kenya Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Country’s Wote Diocese

Bishop Norman King’oo Wambua of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya has been appointed as the Apostolic Administrator of the country’s Wote Diocese.

Credit: Catholic Missionary Institute of Abidjan (ICMA)

“Draw strength from prayer”: Catholic Bishop to Theology Students of Missionary Institute in Ivory Coast

Bishop Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi of the Catholic Diocese of  San Pedro in Ivory Coast has urged students of the Catholic Missionary Institute of Abidjan (ICMA)...

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) . Credit: CDTY

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Hopeful Extension of Mandate of Transitional Government Will Prepare Country for Election

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura -Yambio (CDTY) in South Sudan has expressed optimism that the extensions of mandate of the South...