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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.

Catholic Bishops in the of Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

“Invest more in youth empowerment”: Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Abuja Ecclesiastical Province to Government

Catholic Bishops in the of Ecclesiastical Province of Abuja in Nigeria are urging the government of the West African nation...

Members of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) during the 25 June 2024 press conference. Credit: Luntha TV

Association of Catholic Nuns in Eastern, Central Africa Highlight Mission ahead of August Double Celebration

The leadership of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) has highlighted the mission of the 10-nation forum...

President William Samoei Ruto at a press briefing in at State House in Kenya

“I concede”: Kenya’s President Withdraws Finance Bill 2024 after Youth-led Protests, Outcry against Police Brutality

A day after previously peaceful Generation Z (Gen Z)-led protests against the controversial proposed Finance Bill 2024 in Kenya turned violent with Kenyan police seen opening fire on...

Bishop Willybard Lagho of Malindi Catholic Diocese reading a statement of the Interreligious Council of Kenya (IRCK) on Kenya's Controversial Finance Bill. Credit: IRCK Facebook page

“We support them fully”: Kenya’s Religious Leaders on Gen Z-led “peaceful” Protests against Finance Bill 2024

Religious leaders in Kenya have expressed their support for the ongoing Generation Z (Gen Z)-led protests against the controversial proposed Finance...

Members of the Youth Serving Christ (YSC) of Holy Family Minor Basilica of Kenya’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) reading their message on Sunday 23 June 2024. Credit: Capuchin TV

Catholic Youths in Kenyan Archdiocese Join Gen Z-led Protests against “the enemy”, Finance Bill 2024, Appeal for Prayers

Members of the Youth Serving Christ (YSC) of Holy Family Minor Basilica of Kenya’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have made public their active involvement in...

How Nigerian Catholic Nun is Fighting Early Marriage in “Yes to what empowers you, No to what enslaves you” Campaign

Sr. Bernadette Duru is spearheading the safeguarding of the girlchild in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Shendam against early marriage.

“A very successful gathering”: African Delegate to Synod on Synodality Lauds Convention on Synodal Outcomes

The first of the two-phase convention bringing together African professionals in the fields of theology and pastoral ministry to reflect on the outcomes...

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

“Many people have lost the sense of sin”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya Laments, Urges Humility, Faith in Merciful God

There is a general disregard for moral and spiritual uprightness in contemporary society, a Kenyan Catholic Bishop has observed. 

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Christians in Egypt Embark on Construction of Churches as Persecution Ebbs

Church projects that had been halted in Egypt when the Northern African nation was dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood are...

Credit: Credit: Hply Ghost Fathers Kenya/Fr. Paul Hoang CSSp.

“I feel fulfilled”: Kenyan Spiritan Priest on Priestly Ordination of Nine Confreres He Recruited as Vocations Promoter

The Priestly Ordination of nine new Kenyan-born members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) was a source of fulfillment for...

Newly ordained Fr. Revocatus Baraka of Rulenge-Ngara Diocese in Tanzania blessing the congregation that witnessed his Priestly Ordinary on 14 June 2024. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

“Don’t be reason for us to waver, fail in our Priestly duties”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Laity at Ordination

Catholic Laity are to help members of the Clergy, who are at their service to faithfully live their vocation as...

Credit: Ginaba Lino Michael

Commit to “living a true image of Christ”: Cardinal in South Sudan to Sacred Heart of Jesus Sisters at Jubilee Launch

Members of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, popularly known as Sacred Heart Sisters (SHS), have been urged...

Reducing Priest Colleagues into “mere tenants” Failure to Proclaim God’s Kingdom: Bishop in Kenya at Ordination

Members of the Clergy have the duty and obligation to live the instructions of Jesus Christ, who wanted his disciples...

Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Singida. Credit: Radio Mwangaza Fm

Let the Evangelical Counsels Spur “holiness, to resemble Jesus”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Women Religious

Bishop Edward Elias Mapunda of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Singida has called on the women Religious to strive for holiness in the example of...

Fr. George Ehusani , Executive director Lux Terra leadership foundation Abuja Nigeria

Nigeria Running an “economic apartheid” Society: Catholic Priest Faults Leaders on Proposed Minimum Wage

As the debate over the new minimum wage in Nigeria continues to generate reactions across the country, a Catholic Priest in the West African...

Late Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and Madam Patricia Dzimbiri

“Our hearts are torn, the nation mourns”: Malawi's Bishops after Death of Vice President and Nine Others Confirmed

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) have joined the entire people of God in the East African nation in mourning...

Malawi's Vice President, a "devout Catholic", among 10 Confirmed Dead in Plane Crash

The Vice President of Malawi, Saulos Chilima, and nine others have been confirmed dead in a plane crash.

Search for Aircraft Carrying Malawi’s Vice President, a “devout Catholic”, Ongoing

Search and rescue operations are ongoing in Malawi to recover the aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president and nine others after...

Bishop Severine Niwemugizi during the ordination of Fr. Almachius Mwemezi. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

“Do not be afraid, speak the painful truth”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Newly Ordained Priest

The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Rulenge-Ngara in Tanzania has called upon Deacon Almachius Mwemezi whom he ordained a priest to...

Protase Cardinal Rugambwa during the graduation of 40 Major Seminarians at St. Paul’s Senior Seminary of Theology, Kipalapala, in Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora. Credit: ACI Africa

Tanzanian Cardinal Emphasizes Joy, Gratitude, Prayer as National Major Seminary Prepares Centenary Celebrations

The celebrations of 100 years since St. Paul’s Senior Seminary of Theology, Kipalapala, in Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Tabora should be realized in...