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Shun “individual agendas” in Care for Sick: Catholic Bishops’ Health Commission in Malawi

Feb 10, 2023

Coordinators of the Catholic Health Commission (CHC) in Malawi have told the people of God in the country to shelf their personal agendas while attending to the sick.

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Planned Chastity Conference to Teach Youth Skills in “healthy” Relationships: Convener

Feb 10, 2023

The 2023 edition of the Youth Chastity Conference (YCC) will seek to empower young people with skills for “healthy” relationships, a convener of the annual event has told ACI Africa. 

GCBC President, Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi of Sunyani Diocese. Crdit: Courtesy Photo

“Use all resources” to Address Violent Conflict in Ghana’s Bawku Region: Catholic Bishops

Feb 10, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Ghana are urging the government to “use all resources at its disposal” to restore peace in the Bawku region in the Northeastern part of the country.

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Catholic Priest in Kenya Develops Tool to Conquer Bad Habits ahead of Lent, Easter

Feb 9, 2023

Many people are struggling to get out of various addictions, including spending too much time on social media and watching pornographic content, a Catholic Missionary Priest in Kenya has said.

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Christian Rights Entity Fears for Disruption of Nigerian Elections amid Increased Attacks

Feb 9, 2023

Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a UK-based human rights foundation, has raised alarm over heightened killings allegedly by Fulani men in Nigerian States and expressed fears that the deteriorating security in the country may disrupt the general elections slated for February 25.

Fr. Boniface Kariuki, Spiritual Director, Legion of Mary in Kenya.

Legion of Mary Official Highlights “recruitment, extension” in Kenyan Church institutions

Feb 9, 2023

The Spiritual Director of the Legion of Mary in Kenya has highlighted indicators of progress of the "lay apostolic association of Catholics who, with the sanction of the Church and under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of All Graces, serve the Church and their neighbor on a voluntary basis", in the East African nation.

Some members of the Interreligious Council of Kenya. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Kenya’s Religious Leaders Decry “new regime of rights” Pushing for Same-Sex Relations

Feb 8, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have decried the “swelling spread and support” for what they describe as “a new regime of rights” that is pushing for same-sex relations in Africa in general and in the East African nation in particular.

Fr. Charles Taban (left), Sr. Mary Moraa (center), and  Sr. Cecilia Nya (right). Credit: ACI Africa

Let’s “work together for peace”, Nuns, Clergy Appeal after South Sudan Peace Pilgrimage

Feb 8, 2023

The ecumenical visit to South Sudan undertaken by Pope Francis, the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Rev. Dr. Iain Greenshields, is a challenge to be instruments of peace and hope to the people of God in the East-Central African nation, ACI Africa has been told.

Catholic Activists Call for Investigation into Possible Trafficking of Congolese Children

Feb 8, 2023

The recent nabbing of Croatians in a suspected case of trafficking of Congolese children lifts a lid on numerous such cases that happen underground, Catholic Activists in Africa under their umbrella organization CitizenGo have said.

Section of Catholic Priests in South Sudan at the Papal Mass in Juba. Credit: ACI Africa

Clergy, Religious in South Sudan Pledge to Espouse Pope Francis’ Pilgrimage Exhortations

Feb 7, 2023

Exhortations that Pope Francis made in his encounters with the people of God in South Sudan during his three-day Pilgrimage of Peace, which concluded February 5 with the Papal Mass, resonated well with members of the Clergy, women and men Religious in the East-Central African nation.

Fr. Matthew Pagan (left), Sr. Lily Grace (center) and Sr. Agnes Leila Andrewous (right). Credit: ACI Africa

“Special call”: Liturgical Coordinators on Preparing for Papal Mass in South Sudan

Feb 7, 2023

The opportunity to serve Pope Francis during the February 5 Holy Mass in South Sudan was a fulfilling experience, those who were selected to coordinate the preparations for the Papal Mass in South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, have said.

Section of Jesuits who had private meeting with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Nunciature in Juba, South Sudan

“Amazing”: Jesuit Provincial on Their Private Encounter with Pope Francis in South Sudan

Feb 7, 2023

The private meeting between Pope Francis and members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) during his visit in South Sudan was “amazing”, a Priest at the helm of the  Jesuits in Eastern Africa Province has said.

Caption: Pope Francis greeting congregation at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum on 5 February 2023 just before presiding over Holy Mass
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“Africa is happy, grateful”: Catholic Bishops on Pope Francis’ Visit Despite Frail Health

Feb 6, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Africa and Madagascar have expressed their gratitude to Pope Francis for visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan despite his poor health.

Some South Sudanese women during Holy Mass in Juba. Credit: ACI Africa

“Ensure women are protected, respected, valued”: Pope Francis to South Sudanese

Feb 6, 2023

In his encounter with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) during his second day in South Sudan, Pope Francis urged respect for and protection of women.

Pope Francis speaks at an audience with the Democratic Republic of Congo's authorities, diplomats, and representatives of civil society in the on Jan. 31, 2023, on the first leg of a six-day trip that will also include South Sudan. At right is President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit: Vatican Media

Why Pope Francis’ Focus on Africa, Church Peripheries is “disruptive in a good sense”

Feb 6, 2023

Pope Francis has paid special attention to Africa, a Catholic theologian has said, noting that the Holy Father’s focus on Africa, which he says has always been the periphery, is “disruptive in a good sense.”

Caption: Pope Francis greeting congregation at Dr. John Garang Mausoleum on 5 February 2023 just before presiding over Holy Mass. Credit: ACI Africa

Thanks for “bold decision” to Visit South Sudan: Catholic Archbishop to Pope Francis

Feb 6, 2023

The “bold decision” of Pope Francis to realize the ecumenical visit in South Sudan is an indication of the “solidarity with us”, Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla of the country’s Juba Archdiocese has said. 

Archbishop Gianfranco Gallone and President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera. Credit: Courtesy Photo

President of Malawi Lauds Catholic Church’s “enormous socioeconomic impact”

Feb 5, 2023

The President of Malawi has lauded “the enormous socioeconomic impact” of the initiatives that the Catholic Church has undertaken in the Southeastern African nation.

Pope Francis meets a boy living in an IDP camp during a gathering in Juba, South Sudan, on Feb. 4, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis Meets 2,500 Refugees in South Sudan

Feb 5, 2023

Pope Francis was greeted by cheers and ululations on Saturday as he arrived at a meeting with roughly 2,500 South Sudanese refugees.

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Listen to Catholic Bishops, Stop Wasting Resources: Ghanaian Lawmaker to Government

Feb 5, 2023

A Ghanaian Member of Parliament (MP) has told the government to listen to the Catholic Bishops' appeal to stop wasting resources and to present an angle that is consistent with the fact that the country is “in dire straits” economically, which he says is “government-inflicted”.  

Sr. Orla Treacy, a member of the Loreto Sisters who coordinated the nine-day “walking for peace” pilgrimage organized by the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek to meet Pope Francis. Credit: ACI Africa

Pope Francis’ “pure presence” in South Sudan is Beautiful: Catholic Missionary Nun

Feb 4, 2023

A Catholic missionary Nun working in South Sudan has expressed elation at meeting Pope Francis who is in the East-Central African country for an Ecumenical visit, noting that the Holy Father’s “pure presence” in Africa’s youngest nation means a lot for the country.