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Church Officials in Djibouti Highlight Service to Street Children amid COVD-19 Challenges

Jan 30, 2021

Officials of the Catholic Church in Djibouti have, in a report, highlighted their service to street children in the Horn of Africa country with basic needs, amid the COVID-19 challenges.

Bishop Sithembele Sipukahighlights the value of the SECAM Kampala Document to the people of God in Africa and the Islands, saying it is an exhortation to go beyond various dichotomies. / Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM)

SECAM’s Kampala Document an Exhortation to End Various Dichotomies: Bishop

Jan 29, 2021

At the unveiling of Kampala Document in South Africa, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka has highlighted the value of the 100-page publication to the people of God in Africa and the Islands, saying it is an exhortation to go beyond various dichotomies.

Fr.Alwyn Zothansanga, MSFS who succumbed to COVID-19 on January 22 / Catholic Diocese of Manzini/ Facebook

First Priest in Swaziland to Succumb to COVID-19 “a good preacher, man of faith”: Bishop

Jan 29, 2021

The first Priest to succumb to the COVID-19-related complications in the Kingdom of Swaziland has been eulogized as a good preacher, a man of faith and a gentle Priest who led people to prayer through singing.

Fr. Lazar Arasu, the Director of Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Services with Pope Francis in Rome. / Fr. Lazar Arasu

COVID-19, Chance for Youth to Rise above Troubles, Desperation: Salesian Cleric in Uganda

Jan 29, 2021

The suffering brought about by several months of COVID-19 has pushed young people to desperation, a Catholic Cleric ministering among refugees in Uganda has observed and called upon the youth in the East African country to rise above their frustrations and to start caring for others who are equally living in devastation.

A poster circulated by the All African Council of Churches (AACC) after the coming into force of the Treaty on the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). / All African Council of Churches (AACC)/ Facebook

Africa-Based Faith Organizations Welcome Treaty Banning World’s Nuclear Weapons

Jan 29, 2021

The All African Council of Churches (AACC) has joined other faith-based entities in welcoming the coming into force of the Treaty on the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) that bans nuclear weapons.

17-year-old Jean-Claude Michaël Imani, a former street youth now reunited with his family thanks to the Salesians at Don Bosco Centre, Bukavu / Agenzia Info Salesiana (ANS)

Salesians in DR Congo Highlight Success Story of Street Youths Reunification Program

Jan 29, 2021

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) ministering in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have, in a report, highlighted a success story of their street youths reunification program.

Fr. Limukani Ndlovu of Zimbabwe / Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA)

Zimbabwean Cleric Highlights Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Society Members

Jan 29, 2021

A Priest ministering in Zimbabwe has, in report, highlighted the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on various members of the society.

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Allow Our Medical Experts to Test COVID-19 Vaccines Coming in, Prelates in Nigeria

Jan 28, 2021

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province have asked that medical experts in the West African country be allowed to subject COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to independent tests to allay fears among the public about the safety of the coronavirus jab.

Bishop Sithembele Sipuka pictured at SECAM Golden Jubilee in Kampala, Uganda in 2019. / ACI Africa

Despite Devastation, COVID-19 “providential in some way”: South African Bishop

Jan 28, 2021

While COVID-19 is having devastating effects on the people of God in Southern Africa, the pandemic might have been “providential in some way,” the President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has said.

Front page of the Statutes of the first Diocesan Synod in South Sudan's Diocese of Tombura-Yambio. / Diocese of Tombura-Yambio/Facebook.

South Sudanese Bishop Explains Evangelization Roadmap of First Diocesan Synod

Jan 28, 2021

The Bishop of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio has, in an interview with ACI Africa, explained the roadmap toward the implementation of the Diocesan Synod conceived some years ago as a way of caring for the people of God and “building a strong community of Christians” in the South Sudanese Diocese.

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Amid COVID-19, Clergy Need Revitalizing for Fruitful Ministry: Mozambican Cleric

Jan 28, 2021

Faced with COVID-19 challenges, including restrictions, members of the Clergy are expected to “revitalize” in order to attend to the needs of the people of God under their pastoral care, a Catholic Priest ministering in Mozambique’s Maputo Archdiocese has told ACI Africa correspondent.

Members of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP) ministering in Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi facilitated the enthronement of the Bible at three parishes on the Sunday of the Word of God marked 24 January 2021. / Sr. Olga Massango

How Community of Sisters in Kenya Facilitated “enthronement of Bible” at Three Parishes

Jan 27, 2021

Members of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP) ministering in Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi have, in a report availed to ACI Africa, highlighted their initiative at three Parishes on the occasion of the Sunday of the Word of God January 24.

Archbishop of South Africa's Cape Town Archdiocese, Stephen Brislin / Cape Town Archdiocese/ Facebook

Physical Distancing “one of most painful aspects of pandemic”: South African Archbishop

Jan 27, 2021

A South African Archbishop has described physical distancing amid the second strain of COVID-19 as “one of the most painful aspects of the pandemic.”

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Bishops in Tanzania Caution against New COVID-19 Wave, Urge Public to “take precautions”

Jan 27, 2021

Months after Tanzania’s President John Pombe Magufuli declared the nation free of COVID-19, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have urged caution amid a new COVID-19 wave in several countries saying “is not an island.”

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Leadership of Zambia’s Ndola Diocese Contemplates Suspending Public Worship

Jan 27, 2021

The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Ndola in Zambia is considering the suspension of Liturgical celebrations in public amid an increase in reported cases of COVID-19 and laxity in observing preventive measures.

Bishops in South Sudan lay hands on Bishop Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku of Wau Diocese during his Episcopal Ordination Sunday, January 24. / ACI Africa

Clerics in South Sudan Encouraged to Remain Informed, Revise “Theology and live it”

Jan 27, 2021

Catholic Priests in South Sudan have, at the celebration of the Episcopal Ordination of the Bishop of Wau Diocese, been called upon to keep updating their theological knowledge to be effective in their Priestly ministry among the people of God.

Pope Francis presents the Ratzinger prize to Jesuit Fr Paul Bere during a ceremony at the Vatican on November 9, 2019. / Vatican Media

First African to Win Ratzinger Prize Appointed to Vatican’s Pontifical Biblical Commission

Jan 26, 2021

Pope Francis has appointed Jesuit Fr. Paul Beré, the first African to win the Ratzinger Prize, as a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, which is an entity within the Roman Curia established to ensure the proper interpretation and defense of Sacred Scripture.

Sr. Teresa Okure, a member of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ), reflects on SECAM's Kampala Document released 21 January 2021

Theological, Pastoral Insights of SECAM's Kampala Document: Drafting Member's Report

Jan 26, 2021

The recently released Kampala Document (KD) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is a jubilee document that signals “collaboration beyond boundaries,” one of the drafting members has outlined.

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International Catholic Entity Struggling to Access War Victims in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Jan 26, 2021

The Catholic Pontifical Organization, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, is experiencing difficulties delivering aid to victims of the ongoing violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the leadership of the charity has said and appealed to authorities in the Horn of Africa country to improve the region’s accessibility.

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Late Ghana’s Former President Inspired “probity, accountability, transparency”: Archbishop

Jan 26, 2021

The late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, inspired multiple virtues that can be emulated, a Ghanaian Archbishop underscored at Rawlings’ Requiem Mass, highlighting the virtues of “probity, accountability and transparency.”