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Catholic Church in Mali

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Catholic Charity Foundation Reveals “a worsening situation” of Christian Persecution in Mali’s Mopti Region

Nov 2, 2024

The Catholic Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has revealed what it has described as “a worsening situation” of Christian persecution in the West African nation of Mali.

Bishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa (right) and Bishop Robert Cissé (left), appointed Archbishops of Bouaké Catholic Archdiocese and Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako respectively.

Pope Francis Appoints Two New Archbishops in West Africa: For Bamako in Mali, Bouaké in Ivory Coast

Jul 25, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Robert Cissé, the Local Ordinary of Mali’s  Sikasso Diocese, as Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako, and Bishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, the Apostolic Administrator of the Bouaké Catholic Archdiocese, as the Local Ordinary of the same in Ivorian Metropolitan See.

Fr. Hans Joachim Lohre. Credit: ACN Deutschland.

German Catholic Missionary Priest Released after 12 Months of Captivity in Mali

Nov 27, 2023

Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers), who was taken away in a kidnapping incident in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on 20 November 2022 has been set free.    

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.

Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five year. Credit: ACN

“Spiritually transformative”: Catholic Nun on Years Spent in Jihadist Captivity in Mali

Jun 26, 2023

Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti, a missionary who was abducted in Mali in February 2017 and held for nearly five years has described the years she spent with her abductors as “spiritually transformative” and a blessing in her life.

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

German Catholic Priest Still Missing 100 Days after Kidnapping in Mali

Feb 28, 2023

Tuesday, February 28 marked 100 days since the disappearance of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a German Catholic Priest, in a suspected kidnapping incident in Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Fr. Jacques Yaro Zerbo, a Malian-born Catholic Priest murdered in Burkina Faso’s Dédougou Diocese on 2 January 2023. Credit: Dédougou Diocese/Facebook

Malian-born Catholic Priest Murdered in Burkina Faso, Bishop Confirms with “deep sorrow”

Jan 4, 2023

Fr. Jacques Yaro Zerbo, a Malian-born Catholic Priest who has been serving in Burkina Faso’s Dédougou Diocese, has been murdered, the Local Ordinary of the Burkinabe Diocese has confirmed in a statement.

Mons. Robert Cissé, appointed Bishop of Mali's Sikasso Diocese on 14 December 2022. Credit: Caritas Mali

Major Seminary Rector Appointed Bishop for Mali’s Catholic Diocese of Sikasso

Dec 14, 2022

Pope Francis has appointed the Rector of St. Augustine’s Major Seminary in Bamako, Mali, as the Bishop for the country’s Sikasso Diocese.

Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre during a conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Bamako Mali. Credit: ACN

Catholic Foundation Concerned about Missing Priest Championing Religious Cohesion in Mali

Nov 24, 2022

For over 30 years, Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre has been a keen champion of religious cohesion in Mali, Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has said, expressing “pain and concern” over the November 20 disappearance of the Catholic Missionary Priest in a suspected kidnapping incident by jihadists.

Jean Cardinal Zerbo (left) and Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre (right). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Cardinal in Mali Expresses Solidarity with Family of Missing Catholic Missionary Priest

Nov 23, 2022

Jean Cardinal Zerbo has delivered a message of solidarity with the family of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre who has been missing since Sunday, November 20 in a suspected kidnapping incident.

Bishop Hassa Florent Koné of Mali's San Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

To Realize “true peace” in West Africa, “fraternity must be built at all levels”: Bishop

May 14, 2022

A Catholic Bishop who was among delegates participating in just concluded fourth Plenary Assembly of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) has underscored the need for fraternity “at all levels” for what he termed “true peace” to be realized in West African countries.

Jean Cardinal Zerbo, Archbishop of Mali's Bamako Archdiocese. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Mali’s Cardinal Asks Government to Negotiate with Regional Economic Bloc to lift Sanctions

Apr 20, 2022

The Cardinal in Mali has, in his Easter 2022 Message, called upon the country’s transitional government to negotiate with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in view of lifting sanctions on the West African nation.