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Mercy Maina

Mercy Maina

New Apostolic Nuncios Paolo Borgia, Antoine Camilleri, Paolo Rudelli

Ethiopia and Burkina Faso Apostolic Nuncios to be Consecrated Bishops Friday

The Holy Father will on Friday, October 4 consecrate as Bishops the new Apostolic Nuncios to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso,...

The Village of Mary Mother of God Shrine, Subukia, Nakuru diocese, Kenya

Fighting “curse” of Corruption in Kenya among Bishops’ Commitments at Saturday Prayer Day

In a country where cases of corruption involving colossal sums of money have often made headlines, the leadership of the...

Participants during the Cape Town 2019 Pilgrimage of Trust / Taizé Community in Cape Town

Value of Hospitality Acknowledged at South Africa’s Cape Town 2019 Pilgrimage of Trust

Participants in the just concluded Cape Town 2019 Pilgrimage of Trust in South Africa that brought together almost 2,000 youths...

Cross, representing Religious Superiors’ Conference of Kenya (RSCK)

Missionary Renewal to Guide Planned Golden Jubilee of Religious Men in Kenya

As Catholics around the world prepare to begin the celebration of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which Pope...

Logo of Radio Maria / World Family of Radio Maria

A Network of Catholic Radios Contributing to Peace in Africa: Practitioner Testifies

Celebrated as a key form of free expression globally and ranked by UNESCO as Africa’s most influential information outlet, radio...

Protestors in South Africa on stopping violence against women

Tuesday Stabbing of Expectant Mother in South Africa “is shocking”: Bishop

After the outcry against gender-based killings targeting women and girls in South Africa that was termed a crime against humanity,...

National Eucharistic Congress in DR Congo

Church in DR Congo Organizes Eucharistic Congress, Anticipates Pope’s Participation

Catholic Church leaders in DR Congo are overseeing plans toward their national Eucharistic Congress next June and are hoping that...

An undated photo of John Bradburne (L) with a leper. / John Bradburne Memorial Society

British-born John Bradburne Could Become Zimbabwe’s First Saint. Who is He?

A respected figure among the Catholic community in the landlocked southern Africa country since his death 40 years ago, British-born...

Delegation from World Family of Radio Maria and Capuchins toward the establishment of Radio Nova de Maria in Cape Verde / Radio Maria Africa/Paolo Taffuri

New Association for a Catholic Radio in Cape Verde to “help audience find meaning in life”

A newly constituted association for a Catholic radio in the city of Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, will facilitate the formation...

Proposed textbook for grade 6 pupils in Kenya, condemned for containing adult content

Proposed Pupils’ Textbook with Adult Content in Kenya Attracts Condemnation

Kenya is witnessing a controversy around a proposed primary school textbook that has been found to contain adult content with various...

Logo of Nairobi-based Catholic School, Consolata

Leaders Weigh in on Case of Nairobi-Catholic-School Boy Whose Vulgar Video Went Viral

A video full of vulgarities recorded and uploaded on social media by a pupil at a Nairobi-based Catholic school has...

Toward Cape Town 2019 Pilgrimage of Trust organized by Taizé ecumenical Community. / Taizé

Cape Town 2019 Pilgrimage of Trust: “opportunity to live out fraternity” in South Africa

The upcoming Cape Town 2019 Pilgrimage of Trust has been termed “an opportunity to live out fraternity” in South Africa...

Students at St. Joan of Arc school, Dakar, Senegal

Catholic School in Senegal Lifts Ban on Headscarves for Muslim Students

Months after banning the wearing of head scarves at St. Joan of Arc school, a Catholic-sponsored school in Senegal’s capital,...

Demonstrators in South Africa demanding safety for women in the wake of femicide

Ongoing Femicide in South Africa “a crime against humanity”: Church Leaders Alarmed

Reports of gender-based killings targeting women and girls in South Africa have alarmed the collective body of Church leaders in...

Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga

Optimism for First Kenyan-born Saint as Church Marks Cardinal Otunga’s Memorial

As the Church in Kenya celebrated Mass in memory of the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga last Friday,...

Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, CEO Kenya Film and Classification Board

Kenya’s Ban of Two Songs with Explicit Adult Lyrics is Move “to safeguard Children"

The move by the Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) to ban the playing of two Tanzanian songs with explicit...

Pope Francis will visita Africa in September. / Vatican Media

Jesuit Leader in Madagascar Sees Pope Francis as “Prophet and Apostle of peace and hope”

Pope Francis who is scheduled to visit three African countries next week has been described as a “Prophet and Apostle...

2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census

Imminent Population Census in Kenya Elicits Mixed Reactions, Religious Leaders Endorse

The 2019 Kenya population and housing census slated to take place in a couple of days has elicited mixed reactions,...

Most Rev. Gabriel Leke Abegunrin, Archbishop of Ibadan Archdiocese / Ibadan Archdiocese

Bishops from Nigeria’s Ibadan Region Decry “insecure environment”

Catholics bishops from Nigeria’s Ibadan ecclesiastical province have decried the increased insecurity in the country and urged the various levels...

George Wirnkar, the Africa region manager of EWTN / ACI Africa

Catholic Journalists in Africa Encouraged to Give Visibility to Church Events

Catholic journalists in Africa have been encouraged to facilitate media coverage of Church-related events in Africa, taking seriously their unique...