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Bishop Luka Sylvester Gopep. Credit: ACI Africa

Put in Place “enabling mechanism” for Self-Reliance: Bishop to Nigerian Authorities

Nov 26, 2023

There is need for the Nigerian government to plan for ways in which families can cope with life, providing for their day-to-day needs, a Catholic Bishop in the West African nation has said.

Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou of Brazzaville Archdiocese in Congo. Credit: Vatican Media

Pentecostalism Waging “guerrilla warfare" on Catholic Church in C. Brazzaville: Archbishop

Nov 26, 2023

Increasing Pentecostalism in the Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, is causing a kind of “guerrilla warfare" on the Catholic Church by disrupting the faith of many Catholic adherents in the Central African nation, Archbishop Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou of Brazzaville has said.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB). Credit: CEB

Address “soaring prices of basic necessities”: Catholic Bishops in Benin to Government

Nov 26, 2023

There is need for the government of Benin to address the rising cost of living in the West African nation, Catholic Bishops in the country have said. 

Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula addressing delegates during the Golden Jubilee of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) in Lagos, Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Three “practical” Ways Church in Africa Can Boost Evangelization Through Media

Nov 25, 2023

Investing in the media, training communication agents, and being innovative as a people of God are three “practical” ways the Church in Africa can realize to boost evangelization through digital culture, Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula has said.

Catholic Youths in Cape Verde at the World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. Credit: Diocese of Santiago

Plans Underway for National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youth Official Launch in Cape Verde

Nov 25, 2023

Plans are underway for the official launch of the National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youth in Cape Verde.

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Benguela Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Challenges African Leaders to Contribute to “improving life”

Nov 25, 2023

A Catholic Bishop in Angola has weighed in on the November 22-24 Third Edition of the Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace, also known as Luanda Biennial, challenging African leaders in attendance to take action that contribute to “improving life” on the continent.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama giving his speech at the 11th Convocation Ceremony of Godfrey Okoye University on Saturday, 18 November 2023. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese.

Nigerian Catholic University “a good setting for cross-fertilization of ideas”: Archbishop

Nov 25, 2023

Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), a Catholic institution of higher learning under the auspices of Nigeria’s Enugu Diocese, is facilitating the sharing of ideas among students and faculty drawn from “most” Nigerian States, a Catholic Archbishop in the West African nation has said. 

Annamária Vrzáčková, the Program Manager of Caritas Internationalis Management Standards (CI MS) at a training workshop of Caritas Africa and Caritas MONA in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Caritas Internationalis Lauds Africa for “doing very well” in Professional Standards

Nov 24, 2023

Out of the 46 African member organizations of Caritas Internationalis (CI), 37 are already in the process of implementing CI’s management standards, a figure that is laudable, according to officials of the international humanitarian entity.

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon's Buea Diocese. Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Facing Social Media Attacks, Clergy Decry “the smear campaign”

Nov 24, 2023

Members of the Clergy of Cameroon's Catholic Diocese of Buea are supporting their Local Ordinary, Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi, who is facing social media attacks, which the Clergy dismiss as an unfortunate “smear campaign”.

Late Bishop Guy Armand Romano, the Bishop emeritus of Niamey Archdiocese in Niger. Credit: Archdiocese of Niger

Late Catholic Bishop in Niger Eulogized as “a tireless pastor devoted to mission”

Nov 24, 2023

Bishop Guy Armand Romano, the Bishop emeritus of Niamey Archdiocese in Niger who passed on in France on Thursday, November 23 has been eulogized as a “a tireless pastor, totally devoted to the mission.”

Pope Francis in prayer. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Expresses “spiritual closeness” With Victims of the Congo’s Stadium Stampede

Nov 24, 2023

Pope Francis has expressed his “spiritual closeness” with those affected by the Monday, November 20 stadium stampede in Congo-Brazzaville that reportedly resulted in the death of at least 37 people and dozens others injured.

Trócaire is supporting and investing in women’s rights organisations. Credit: Trócaire

How Irish Catholic Entity is Addressing Violence against Women in Two African Countries

Nov 24, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, is making deliberate efforts to invest in women’s rights organizations to address violence against women in Somalia and South Sudan in a partnership initiative.

Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle addressing delegates during the Golden Jubilee of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS). Credit: ACI Africa

Archbishop Decries Post COVID-19 “media virus” in Africa, Says Youth “most infected”

Nov 23, 2023

Increased media consumption that characterized people’s lives during the COVID-19 pandemic has continued, with a section of Africa’s Catholic population choosing to engage with digital gadgets rather than join others for Sunday worship, a Catholic Archbishop has noted with concern.

Fr. Hans-Joachim, a Catholic Priest of German nationality who went missing on Sunday, November 20 in a suspected forceful abduction. Credit: ACN

Twelve Months, German Catholic Missionary Priest Kidnapped in Mali Still Missing

Nov 23, 2023

Twelve months have gone by since the disappearance of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), who was taken away in a suspected kidnapping incident in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala Archdiocese recognised by Paul Biya. Credit: NECC

Archbishop in Cameroon Known for the Practice of Herbalism Receives State Recognition

Nov 23, 2023

A Catholic Archbishop in Cameroon known for the practice of herbalism has been recognised by the President of the Central African nation.

Archbishop Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba of Libreville Archdiocese with the Preisdent of Gabon's Transition, General Brice Oligui Nguema. Credit: Fr. Serge-Patrick Mabickassa

Archbishop of Gabon’s Libreville Archdiocese to Chair 2024 National Inclusive Dialogue

Nov 23, 2023

The Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI) in Gabon has settled for the Archbishop of Libreville to chair the country’s National Inclusive Dialogue scheduled for April 2024.

Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara. Credit: CBCE

Pope Francis Accepts Retirement of Apostolic Vicar in Ethiopia

Nov 23, 2023

Pope Francis has accepted the retirement of Bishop Tsegaye Keneni Derara from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Soddo in Ethiopia, where he has been serving as Apostolic Vicar.

Africa Bishops Propose Formation of “digital missionaries” to Boost Church Communications

Nov 22, 2023

Members of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), an initiative of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), are proposing formation that targets “digital missionaries” in academic institutions to boost communications on the continent.

Members of the Joint Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape-Verde, and Guinea-Bissau (CESMCVGB). Credit:  CESMCVGB

The “resurgence” of Illegal Immigration in West Africa a Concern for Catholic Bishops

Nov 22, 2023

Catholic Bishops of the four-nation Conference in West Africa are concerned about the “resurgence” of migration of people in violation of laws of immigration.

Fr. Andrew Kaufa, Coordinator of the department of Social Communications of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Credit: ACI Africa

CEPACS Jubilee, Synod “opportunity to revisit Pan-African dream” on Communication: Priest

Nov 22, 2023

The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) and the Synod on Synodality , which Pope Francis extended to 2024, provide an opportunity to examine the situation of “the Pan-African dream” with regard to communication, an official involved in the preparation of the November 18-21 event has said.