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Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah is a Kenyan journalist with a background in digital and newspaper reporting. She holds a Master of Arts in Digital Journalism from the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications and a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communications from Kenya's Moi University. Agnes currently serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria. Credit: Sokoto Diocese

“I am deeply sorry”: Bishop Kukah Says amid Criticism of Remarks on Genocide Targeting Christians in Nigeria

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto in Nigeria has expressed regret that his position on the anguish of Christians in...

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Members of Mariannhill, Precious Blood Urged to Press On with Beatification of Founder Celebrated for African Legacy

Members of the Congregation of the Missionaries of Mariannhill (CMM) and the Missionary Sisters of the Precious Blood (CPS) have been urged to press...

Empty beds in a student dormitory at St Mary's Catholic School on 21 November 2025. Credit: Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of Niger state chapter and Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese.

Human Rights Group Calls for Support of 100 Children Released after Abduction from Catholic Schools in Nigeria

Christin Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights organization, has welcomed the release of 100 schoolchildren, who were among the 303 abducted...

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of during the inauguration of the Archdiocese of Freetown's 2025/2026 Pastoral Year. Credit: Archdiocese of Freetown -Communications Unit

Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Proposes Creation of Environmental Clubs to Foster “care for our common home”

Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has launched its 2025/2026 Pastoral Year with a call on the Metropolitan See’s pastoral units to...

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of during the inauguration of the Archdiocese of Freetown's 2025/2026 Pastoral Year. Credit: Archdiocese of Freetown -Communications Unit

Beware of “sexual deviations,” Catholic Archbishop in Sierra Leone Cautions against Growing Homosexuality among Youths

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has proposed the creation of pastoral programs that address issues of sexuality, family...

Children at Our Lady of La Salette School in Antsirabe, Madagascar where Asher began the Children's Rosary. Credit: Blythe Kaufman

American Teen Breathes Life into Rosary Devotion among Children in Madagascar

In his regular reports about his experience in Africa, Asher Kaufman who is visiting several African countries to grow the Children’s Rosary  movement...

Catholic Bishops in Sierra Leone at the country's National Jubilee Pilgrimage on 21 November 2025. Credit: Archdiocese of Freetown -Communications Unit

Jubilee Pilgrimage in Sierra Leone Resounds with Call to Protect Historical Harmony between Christians and Muslims

The Bishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Diocese of Makeni has exhorted Sierra Leoneans to jealously guard the peaceful coexistence of all faiths...

members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) and Under-Secretary-General for UN Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix. Credit: Catholic Radio Network/UN Photo/Loey Felipe

As UN Downsizes Security Operations in South Sudan, Catholic Bishops Warn of “serious implications”

The United Nations has announced that it is downsizing its security operations in South Sudan, a decision that Catholic Bishops...

Pope Leo XIV prays during his general audience on 24 Sept 2025, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

“My prayers are with families in Kivu,” Pope Leo XIV Prays for Victims of Christian Persecution in DR Congo

Pope Leo XIV has expressed his spiritual closeness with countries where Christians are persecuted and prayed for families that have...

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC). Credit: Catholic Radio Network

“Dialogue is no longer working”: Catholic Bishops Horrified by Worsening Fighting in Sudan and South Sudan

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have expressed their dismay at the ongoing fighting in both countries,...

A section of participants at the 20th SECAM Plenary Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit: ACI Africa

“Reject politicization of the pulpit”: Theologians to Africa’s Catholic Bishops

Theologians at the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) have issued a pastoral advisory to members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences...

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SECAM Joins Call for Food Systems that Promote Africa’s Rich Diet and Traditions

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have joined other Catholic entities in appealing to the African Union (AU)...

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AU-EU Summit: Catholic Church Calls for Equitable Africa-Europe Partnership Away from “extractivism”

The race for critical raw materials (CRM) continues to place African countries at the least favourable position in their relationship with European...

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Catholic Church in Ghana Partners to Reach Out to Over 1,000 Civilians Fleeing Terrorist Attacks in Burkina Faso

An initiative of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Ghana has helped resettle over 1,000 civilians fleeing terrorist attacks targeting Christians in...

Displaced Sudanese gather and sit in makeshift tents after fleeing Al-Fashir city in Darfur. Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Humanitarian Entity in Sudan Appeals for Protection of Civilians Fleeing “abominable atrocities” in El Fasher

A Catholic humanitarian and development organization working in Sudan has appealed for the protection of Tawila, one of the safest...

Late Bishop Philip Sulumeti. Credit: ACI Africa

Tributes Pour in for Pioneer Bishop of Kenyan Diocese Who Helped Shape Kenya’s Democracy

Tributes are pouring for Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the pioneer Bishop of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega who passed on Sunday, November 9. Church...

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Holiness Should Be the “obsession”: Catholic Bishop on Lessons from Saints of Africa

The Saints of Africa provide numerous lessons about emptying oneself with heaven as the goal, Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of...

Paul Adamu in an interview with EWTN News Nightly on Monday, 3 November 2025. Credit: EWTN News

Survivor of Boko Haram Kidnapping Grateful for President Trump’s Move to Protect Persecuted Christians in Nigeria

Nearly three years have gone by since Paul Adamu was released by Boko Haram militants who kidnapped him and kept...

Mariam Ibrahim was arrested for apostasy and adultery because Sharia law mandated that she was a Muslim, like her father, even though she had been reared as a practicing Christian. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)

“Prayer was my strength in prison”: Sudanese Woman Who Hid Bible Pages in Hair Shares, Prays for Persecuted People

The biggest challenge for persecuted people in the world is accessing God’s Word, Mariam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman who was...

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Sokoto

“A divided pulpit”: Catholic Bishop Criticized for Comments on Persecution of Christians in Nigeria

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s speech at the recent launch of the Aid to the Church in Need’s 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom...