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Catholic Church in Kenya

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Ending FGM in Kenyan Catholic Diocese Needs “everyone’s hand”: Official

Apr 23, 2023

An official of St. Martin Catholic Social Apostolate (CSA), an entity with the mission “to strengthen community capacity to care for and empower vulnerable people in mutually transformative relationships” in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nyahururu is calling for “everyone’s hand in fighting” against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Amend Kenya’s Constitution to Fortify “religious values on family”: Bishops on LGBTQ+

Apr 22, 2023

There is a need to amend Kenya’s Constitution of 2010 to safeguard and fortify “cultural and religious values on marriage and family” in the East African nation, members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have said.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Ngong Diocese

“We are very much disturbed”: Kenya’s Catholic Bishops on Country’s Dialogue Process

Apr 20, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Kenya have expressed their concern about the political situation in the country.

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Dozens of “jobless youth” in Nigeria, Ghana to Benefit from Salesian Inaugural Eco-Program

Apr 20, 2023

Dozens of “jobless youth” in the West African nations of Ghana and Nigeria are set to benefit from the first transcontinental Eco-program in Africa that members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) are spearheading.

Children's Act of 2022 in Kenya. Credit: Child Space Organization

Catholic Activists Call for Amendment of “deeply flawed” Children Act in Kenya

Apr 17, 2023

The Children Act of 2022 in Kenya is a defective law that seeks parental rights and introduces sexualized content to minors, Catholic activist foundation, CitizenGo Africa, has said.

Archbishop Kivuva with three FSP members after taking perpetual vows outside Consolata Shrine. Credit: ACI Africa

Pauline Sisters Keeping “church on toes” Through Media: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya

Apr 16, 2023

The Catholic Archbishop of Kenya’s Mombasa Archdiocese has lauded members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) for keeping the people of God in Kenya “on toes” through media apostolate. 

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Proposed Family Protection Bill in Kenya “step in the right direction”: Catholic Activists

Apr 14, 2023

The African branch of CitizenGo, a movement of Catholic activists advocating for the promotion of family values on the continent, CitizenGo Africa, is rallying support for the Family Protection Bill that a Kenyan Legislature is proposing, in view of banning homosexuality, same-sex marriages, and all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) activities. 

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Caution Politicians against “seeking personal benefits” in Talks

Apr 13, 2023

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have challenged warring politicians in the East African country to front the interest of Kenyans as they work to resolve their conflicts.

A poster announcing the final profession of three members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP). Credit: Paulines Publication Africa

Catholic Bookshops “our pulpit”: Kenyan Pauline Sisters ahead of Perpetual Profession

Apr 12, 2023

Not everyone who steps into a bookshop is interested in buying books. This is what three members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP) have observed while working at Catholic bookshops under the auspices of their Religious Order in various African countries.

Bishop John Oballa Owaa blesses the Holy Oils during the anticipated Chrism Mass Tuesday 4 April 2023. Credit: Ngong Diocese

Kenyan Catholic Diocese Launches Catechesis Year to Help Christians “deepen their faith”

Apr 6, 2023

The Year of Catechesis that the Catholic Diocese of Ngong in Kenya launched on April 4 is an opportunity for the deepening of Christian faith, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Diocese has said.

Religious Leaders in Kenya. Credit: NCCK

Religious Leaders in Kenya Laud Government, Opposition “for hearing the plea of Kenyans”

Apr 5, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have lauded efforts made by the Government and the Opposition in the East African nation to halt weekly demonstrations that had routinely been characterized by acts of lawlessness, including property destruction, looting, invasion of private property, and even loss of lives. 

Tangulbei Divisional Medical Programme (TDMP), a Catholic Mission health facility under the auspices of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakurunamed the best Dispensary. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Mission Dispensary Serving Marginalized in Kenyan Diocese Wins National Award

Apr 4, 2023

Tangulbei Divisional Medical Programme (TDMP), a Catholic Mission health facility under the auspices of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru has been named the best Dispensary in the East African country.

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“They call us criminals”: Catholic Pro-life Activists in Africa Decry Worldwide Arrests

Mar 29, 2023

Pro-lifers around the world are being arrested and detained unfairly for expressing their opinions on family values, activists in Africa under their umbrella organization, CitizenGO Africa, have said.

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Kenya’s Religious Leaders “deeply pained” by Monday Violent Scenes, Demonstrations

Mar 28, 2023

Religious leaders in Kenya have condemned the increasing violent scenes amid the weekly anti-government protests. 

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Kenya’s Christian Professionals Vow to Restore Family Culture after Pro-Homosexual Ruling

Mar 27, 2023

Christian Professionals in Kenya have vowed to reinstate the “culture of life and family” in the East African nation following Kenya's Supreme Court ruling that gave Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) persons the right to form associations.

Front page of the newly published book bearing an imprint of Pope Francis' third visit to Sub-Saharan Africa between January 31 and February 5 by Paulines Publications Africa. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa

Inside Paulines’ Book Bearing Imprint of Pope Francis' Third Visit to Sub-Saharan Africa

Mar 26, 2023

Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP) in Nairobi, Kenya, have published a book, “Apostolic Journey of His Holiness Pope Francis to Africa”, that engraves the Holy Father's third pastoral visit to Sub-Saharan Africa in readers’ minds.

Mons. Cleophas Oseso Tuka. Credit: Nakuru Diocese

Use Formal Education, Job Creation to Address Decades of Banditry: Bishop-elect in Kenya

Mar 25, 2023

Empowering the people of God in Kenya’s North Rift region through formal education and the creation of “job opportunities” provide a long-term solution to the banditry menace that has been going on for decades, the Bishop-elect of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru has said.

A section of members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB/Catholic Justice and Peace Department Facebook

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Caution Government, Opposition against “stand-off, defiance”

Mar 23, 2023

Resorting to a “stand-off and defiance” on the part of the government and opposition leaders in Kenya will not address the “myriad of problems and crises” ordinary citizens are grappling with, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have warned.

Victims of Cyclone Freddy in Malawi. Credit: Sant'Egidio  Community

“The situation is bad”: AMECEA Leadership Appeals for Malawi Cyclone Survivors

Mar 21, 2023

The Bishop at the helm of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has described the situation of those who have survived the Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi as “bad”.

Fr. Anthony Makunde speaking during a Synodality Resources Team workshop in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

Resource Team for Africa Proposes Synodality as Way to Heal Africa’s Deep-seated Wounds

Mar 19, 2023

Synodality, an invitation for the people of God to journey together irrespective of their differences, which the International Theological Commission defined as “the action of the Spirit in the communion of the Body of Christ and in the missionary journey of the People of God” can facilitate the healing of Africa’s deep wounds, member of the resource team that is working to deepen synodal engagements have said.