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Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Huambo Archdiocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Participate fully in this exercise”: Archbishop to Catholics in Angola on Planned Population Census

Sep 13, 2024

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Huambo in Angola is calling upon Catholics in the Southern African nation to participate in the planned Population and Housing Census scheduled to kick off on September 19.

Congolese Catholic Bishop Challenges Religious Leaders to Embrace Role in Reducing Fossil Fuels

Sep 13, 2024

The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has underscored the pivotal role that religious leaders in Africa must play in advocating for a global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

Today, September 13, We Celebrate St. John Chrysostom

Sep 13, 2024

Born in Antioch, c. 347, Saint John Chrysostom (Golden-mouthed) was perhaps the greatest preacher in the history of the Church, thus the name given him, and the most prominent Greek father of the Church.

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (CEBN)

Catholic Bishops Declare Triduum Prayer for Peace in Burkina Faso, Niger amid Surge in Insecurity

Sep 12, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Burkina Faso and Niger have called for a triduum of prayer for peace in their respective nations amid a surge in cases of insecurity.

Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki of the Catholic Diocese of Marsabit in Kenya. Credit: Burudika kikatoliki

Catholic Bishop Serving Kenya’s Marginalized Communities Urges Development Agencies to Serve without Discrimination

Sep 12, 2024

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Marsabit in Kenya has called upon the faithful and those tasked with the implementation of development projects in support of the needy to reach out to all compassionately without discrimination.

Fr. Vitalis Anaehobi

Catholic Priest in Nigeria Urges the Church to Address Needs of Youths “going back to paganism”

Sep 12, 2024

While the rest of the Catholic Church is Nigeria is concerned that the influence of Pentecostalism may cause division in the Church, Catholics in the Southeastern parts of the country where Fr. Vitalis Anaehobi serves are worried about something else.

“We are called to evangelize”: Catholic Archbishop-elect in Ivory Coast Ahead of Installation

Sep 12, 2024

The Archbishop-elect of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké in Ivory Coast has emphasized the need for humility and promoting evangelization ahead of his installation scheduled for September 14.

Illegal mining in Ghana. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Koforidua

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Call for Synergy in Addressing Illegal Mining

Sep 12, 2024

The Catholic Bishops in Ghana are calling for a coordinated and collective effort to address the challenges of Galamsey, which refers to illegal mining, and the resulting environmental degradation in the West African nation.

Today, September 12, We Celebrate Blessed Apollinaris Franco

Sep 12, 2024

Blessed Apollinaris was born in Old Castile, Spain where he joined the Franciscan order.  He was sent to Japan to head the Japanese Franciscan mission in 1614, the year that the new Japanese shogun had instituted a nationwide ban on Christianity and declared being a Christian a capital offense.

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Inside Tremendous Growth of Kenya's Oldest Inland Catholic Parish that Birthed Several Dioceses

Sep 11, 2024

In the year 2000 when Catechist Pius Nzioka arrived at St. Austin’s Msongari Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN), there were only two infant baptisms. Then, the baptisms were conducted only twice annually: during Christmas and at Easter.

Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: Catholic Trends

“Let us carry Ghana like a sick man to Jesus”: Catholic Bishops’ President at Sacred Heart of Jesus Congress Conclusion

Sep 11, 2024

The president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has challenged Ghanaians to demonstrate patriotism, praying for and working towards healing their country that he said is ailing from social and political challenges.

Flooding following torrential rains in the town of Bongor, southwest Chad. Credit: Vatican Media

Deadly Floods in Chad: Catholic Bishop Emphasizes “God’s presence”, Cautions against Despair

Sep 11, 2024

Bishop Dominique Tinoudji of the Catholic Diocese of Pala in Chad has emphasized the presence of God among the people, especially those affected by the deadly floods in the North Central African nation that have claimed hundreds of lives. 

Non-Catholic Theologian Witnesses to Gains of Small Christian Communities in Promoting Ecumenism in Africa

Sep 11, 2024

Small Christian Communities (SCCs), the new way of being Church in Africa, are leading the way in uniting different Christian denominations, a non-Catholic Ecumenist has said.

Members of the National Peace Committee (NPC) in Nigeria. Credit: National Peace Committee (NPC)

Poll in Nigeria’s Edo State “opportunity to demonstrate dedication to peaceful democratic transitions”: Peace Committee

Sep 11, 2024

Members of the  National Peace Committee (NPC) in Nigeria, who include representatives of the Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have described the upcoming Edo State Gubernatorial election as a significant moment for the country’s democratic process, which should “demonstrate” a democratic transition that is peaceful. 

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Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Appeals for Help, Prayers after Thousands Displaced by Floods

Sep 11, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria is appealing for prayers and humanitarian assistance for thousands of people, who were displaced by floods that intensified on Tuesday, September 10.

Today, September 11, We Celebrate Saint Jean Gabriel Perboyre

Sep 11, 2024

St. Jean Gabriel was born in Puech, France, on January 6th, 1802, to a pious family of eight children.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria

Catholics in Nigeria Urged to Improve on Communication to Quickly Fish Out People “masquerading” as Church Agents

Sep 10, 2024

People masquerading as Catholic Priests and other Church agents are having a field day in the West African nation of Nigeria owing to gaps in communication between Parishes, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.

Biennial Congress of Christian Mothers in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese Ends with Commitment to “promote unity”

Sep 10, 2024

The 10th Biennial Congress of the Christian Mothers Association (CMA) in Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has ended with a commitment to promoting unity and empowering members. 

Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood Cause: Kenyan Committee Members Share Inspirations, Say Humility His Outstanding Virtue

Sep 10, 2024

Kenya’s first native Catholic Bishop and Cardinal, Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, has been a source of inspiration to many in the East African nation. His humble lifestyle is his most outstanding virtue, two members of the Kenyan committee spearheading the cause of Sainthood of the Cardinal have said in separate interviews with ACI Africa. 

Amid “the bad news we counter”, Let’s Look to God, Who “walks with us, presides over human history”: Angolan Bishop

Sep 10, 2024

The challenges the people of God in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Viana may be experiencing should not end in despair, the Local Ordinary has said, and emphasized the need for them to look to God, who journeys with them.