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Catholic News in Africa

A wedding ceremony presided over by Fr. Casamayor in Niger. Credit: Agenzia Fides.

Niger “moving forward” Despite Coup Stalemate: Catholic Missionary Priest

Sep 4, 2023

Despite the July 26 military coup that led to the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum from power in Niger, the people of God in West African nation are going on with their lives, a Catholic Missionary Priest in the country has said.

Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda in an undated photo with members of the Our Lady of Visitation (OLV), congregation he founded that continues to thrive in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

How Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop Promoted Country’s Growth of Local Vocations

Sep 3, 2023

Tributes to Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda, Sierra Leone’s first native Catholic Bishop who died on August 9 are still pouring in, with some remembering the late Catholic Church leader for promoting the growth of local vocations in the West African nation.

The president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), Bishop Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of Mthatha Diocese (in yellow) among other Bishops in a meeting. Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishops Laud Corruption “whistleblowers” in South Africa, Pledge Support

Sep 3, 2023

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have lauded corruption “whistleblowers” in South Africa.

Sr. Olga Masango making her presentation at the ongoing at the ongoing IMBISA Workshop. Credit: IMBISA Facebook page

Catholic Communicators in IMBISA Urged to Gain Followers for Christ on Social Media

Sep 3, 2023

In engaging social media, priority needs to be fostering the image of Jesus Christ, and gaining Him followers, Catholic communicators in the nine countries of the Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) have been told. 

Officers of the Legion of Mary Senatus in Uganda. Credit;: Victor Nashaba.

How Members of Legion of Mary are Reviving Movement in Parts of Uganda

Sep 3, 2023

Members of the Legion of Mary in Uganda have taken deliberate initiatives to revive the Marian movement in parts of the East African nation where it had lapsed. 

Bishop Stephen Nyodho Ador Majwok of the Catholic Diocese of Malakal, Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor of Yei Diocese, Bishop Santo Loku Pio and Fr. John Lo’boko Morris during the press conference. Credit: Kerbino Kuel Deng/ACI Africa

Plans Underway for Launch of Binational Eucharist Congress and Jubilee in South Sudan

Sep 2, 2023

Plans are underway for the launch of a binational yearlong Eucharistic Congress in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Wau.

The Johannesburg building. Credit: South Africa Council of Churches/Facebook

Let’s Speak Out for Victims of “climate injustice”: Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa

Sep 2, 2023

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) are, in their message for the Season of Creation 2023, advocating for victims of “climate injustice”.

Members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) with Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

Follow “legal procedures”: Catholic Bishops to Aggrieved Political Parties in Zimbabwe

Sep 2, 2023

Catholic Bishops in Zimbabwe are calling on aggrieved political parties following the August 23-24 general elections to seek redress through legal processes. 

Holy Mass in Burkina Faso. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need

Christians in Burkina Faso Going Back to Church amid Persecution: Catholic Priest

Sep 2, 2023

Christians in Burkina Faso who had abandoned the Church are coming back much stronger, a Catholic Priest serving in the West African nation that is experiencing a high level of persecution has said.

Fire Fighters at the scene of the fire. Credit: Antonio Muchava, Sowetan

“Deeply disturbed”: Southern African Bishops on Utterances Downplaying Fire Tragedy

Sep 1, 2023

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have denounced utterances that downplay the impact of the August 31 inferno on a building hosting illegal migrants in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Members of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (FSJ, Asumbi Sisters Kenya) during the Jubilee held in Kisumu, Kenya. Credit: Radio Maria Kisumu, Kenya.

At Jubilee, Religious Profession, Catholic Bishop in Kenya Emphasizes Value of Listening

Sep 1, 2023

The Bishop of Kenya’s Homa Bay Diocese has emphasized the value of listening, and acknowledged with appreciation its role in the formation and ministry of women and men Religious.

Participants at the week long meeting held to come up with theme for the ACWECA 2024 Plenary Assembly.

Catholic Nuns in Eastern Africa Unveil 2024 Plenary Theme, Aim to Strengthen Formation

Sep 1, 2023

Members of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) have unveiled the theme for their 2024 Plenary Assembly that seeks to strengthen the formation of Catholic Nuns in the region.

Mons. Donatien Nshole, Secretary General of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO). Credit: CENCO/Top Congo FM

Bishops in DR Congo Ready to Help Electoral Body “reinforce confidence” ahead of Polls

Sep 1, 2023

Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are ready to help members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) “reinforce confidence” ahead of general elections slated for December 20.

Screenshot of military officers in Gabon announcing that they had seized power. Credit: Gabon National Television

“Calm, no bloodshed, Internet restored”: Catholic Priest on Situation in Gabon after Coup

Aug 31, 2023

Days after the military coup in Gabon that ousted President Ali Bongo from power, a Catholic Priest has shared with ACI Africa the situation in the Central African nation, including relative calm and restoration of the Internet.

Blessed Ghebre-Mikael. Credit: Daughters of Charity

Ordained in Secrecy, Other Things to Know about Blessed Ghebre-Mikael of Ethiopia

Aug 31, 2023

The Church, on Wednesday, August 30, marked the feast day of Blessed Ghebre-Mikael, a native of Ethiopia whose conversion to the Catholic Church, his secret ordination to Priesthood, and commitment to his new-found faith led him to his death.

Credit: The Kukah Center

At 71, Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Lauded for “unwavering commitment to promoting peace”

Aug 31, 2023

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of Nigeria’s Sokoto Diocese has been lauded for his “unwavering” efforts to foster amicable relationships among the people of God in the West African nation.

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Bishops in Liberia Caution Catholic Lawmakers against “inaction” to Oppose Abortion

Aug 31, 2023

Members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) are cautioning Catholic legislatures in the West African nation against silence and “inaction” to the attempts to legalize in the country. 

A poster announcing municipal and regional elections in Ivory Coast scheduled for September 2. Credit: CENI

Ivorian Catholic Commission Urges Politicians to Campaign in “fraternal atmosphere”

Aug 31, 2023

Officials of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace (CEJP) in Ivory Coast are calling upon political candidates in the country’s municipal and regional elections to carry out their respective campaigns ahead of the September 2 polls in an atmosphere that fosters fraternity.

Credit: Zimbabwe Electoral Commission

Zimbabwe’s Church Leaders Offer to Mediate Election-related Disputes for Peace

Aug 30, 2023

Christian leaders in Zimbabwe have offered to mediate disputes arising from the just concluded general elections to help maintain peace in the Southern African nation. 

A screenshop of Bishop Charles Kasonde delivering the keynote address at the conference of stakeholders of the Catholic Care for Children International (CCCI)  in Lusaka, Zambia on Tuesday, August 29. Credit: Lumentv Zambia

AMECEA Chairman Faults “institutionalized child care apostolate”, Says Not “ideal”

Aug 30, 2023

The care of children in faith-based structured institutions is not the “ideal” way of child upbringing, the Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.