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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.

Fr. Peter Konteh posing for a photo with Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny who are gathering for their retreat in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Young Catholic Sisters from Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia Urged to Engage Social Media Responsibly

Newly professed Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny from Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia who are gathering in Sierra...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: ACI Africa

Newly Ordained Salesian Priests in Nigeria Cautioned against “clericalism, commercialism, pride”

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Abuja has cautioned nine members of the Salesians of Don Bosco whom he ordained Priests, against the dangers...

Possible pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth in Rome from the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek/South Sudan. Credit: Sr. Orla Treacy/Loreto Sisters/Rumbek

Youths in South Sudanese Catholic Diocese “anxiously excited” about Jubilee in Rome as Most Africans Face Hurdles

Preparations for the forthcoming Jubilee of Youth in Rome that is part of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year...

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Charity Pledges Continued Support in Forming Future Priests in Nigeria amid Rise in Vocations

Catholic charity and Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International has expressed a commitment to continue supporting the formation...

Ahead of Africa’s Catholic Bishops’ Assembly in Rwanda, SECAM Highlights Plenary Purpose, Participants, Vision

The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has highlighted the purpose and vision of the July...

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Passing On of Former Nigerian President at London Hospital Part of “tide of medical tourism”: Catholic Archbishop

The passing on of the immediate former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, at a London health facility in the United Kingdom...

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Mozambique’s First Women’s Congregation Braving the Wild to Care for Over a Million Displaced by Terrorists

Members of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God (SMIC), reportedly the first female Congregation...

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Christian Foundation Lauds UK’s New Freedom of Religion Strategy Focusing on Nigeria, Algeria, Eight Others

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has launched a new Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) strategy that seeks...

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Catholic Activist Initiates Petition for Kenyan President to “withdraw” Vote in Favor of LGBT at United Nations

Ann Kioko, the Campaigns Director at CitizenGo, has initiated a petition that seeks to compel President William Ruto of Kenya to “withdraw” his July 5...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Bungoma/Fr. Willis Wafula

18 Newly Ordained Deacons, Priests in Kenya’s Bungoma Diocese Urged To Be Hospitable, Serve God “wholeheartedly”

Members of the Clergy are expected to be welcoming to their colleagues, always fostering the spirit of hospitality, Bishop Mark Kadima...

Some members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad (CET). Credit: CET

Massacres Denounced at Christmas “have only worsened”: Chad’s Catholic Bishops Say “ready” to Facilitate Reconciliation

The indiscriminate and brutal killings in Chad, which the country’s Catholic Bishops denounced in their 2024 Christmas message have not...

German-born OFM Priest, Award-winning Environmentalist in Kenya, To Be Laid to Rest Thursday, July 10

Fr. Hermann Borg, a German-born member of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), who for over four decades was actively involved in environmental...

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Wote Catholic Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Bishop Kamomoe, Nairobi Auxiliary, Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kenya’s Wote Catholic Diocese

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi...

Leaders of 322-Year-Old Congregation with African Majority Deliberate on “dramatic decline in vocations to brotherhood”

The noted “dramatic decline” in candidates joining the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (CSSp./Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) as Brothers is a cause for...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu. Credit: Vatican Media

Enough of Ignoring “those on the front line of climate collapse”: SECAM President on Joint Call for “climate justice”

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has lamented the ignoring of the pleas of those...

Call to “End Hunger, Nourish Dignity” among Priorities in Cape Town Declaration of G20 Symposium on Global Justice

Participants in the two-day International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity held at the University of Cape Town in South...

Pope Leo XIV ordains a Priest in St. Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday, June 27, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

At Ordination of First African Priests as Pontiff, Pope Cautions against “superficial models of Success, prestige”

At his second Priestly Ordination since his Papal Inauguration, during which, as Pope, he ordained the first African Deacons as...

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Newly Ordained Catholic Priests in Kenya Cautioned against Becoming “a burden to Christians”

The four newly ordained Priests for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have been urged to understand their identity as servants of...

South African Catholic Children’s Hospital Marks 90 Years, Catholic Sisters Share Heartfelt Memories of Service

Members of the International Congregation of the Pallottine Missionary Sisters (SAC) in South Africa have shared heartfelt memories of their...

In “landmark engagement”, Africa’s Catholic Bishops and Caritas Strategize to “strengthen mutual support”

Africa’s Catholic Bishops and Caritas Africa have realized an engagement in which they explored ways of strengthening “mutual support” in reaching out...