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Kenyan Archbishop to be Installed, Auxiliary Bishop for Benguela in Angola Appointed
The installation of Archbishop Philip Anyolo as the Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Nairobi Archdiocese has been scheduled to take place Saturday, November 20.
Nigerian Catholic Diocese Says Bishop Safe after Foiled Kidnapping, Forgives Assailants
The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Orlu Diocese and members of his residence are safe, the Vicar General of the Nigerian Diocese has said, assuring those behind the Sunday, October 31 attack at the Bishop’s house that they are forgiven.
Christian Entity Concerned about Assassination Attempt on Government Workers in Sudan
The leadership of the Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has expressed concern about the attempt on the lives of those who worked for the civilian government before the October 25 military coup in Sudan.
Give Unemployed Youths Electoral Jobs: South African Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
The Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg is proposing the engagement of unemployed young people in the country to oversee future elections in the country by giving them various positions in the electoral process.
Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-elect for South Sudan’s Rumbek Diocese “postponed to 2022”
The Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Christian Carlassare who was appointed Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek (DoR) in March has been postponed to next year.
Catholic Priest Fleeing Violence in Ethiopia Pleads for Peace in Heart-wrenching Message
A Catholic Missionary has written to Catholic Pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, appealing for peace in areas surrounding Ethiopia’s Tigray region that have experienced violence for nearly a year, plunging the region into a deep humanitarian crisis.
Be Leaders, Guides of God’s People: Catholic Bishop in Ghana to New Priests at Ordination
During the ordination of six Deacons to the Priesthood in Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Ho, the ordaining Bishop invited those to become Priests to strive for leadership that seeks to guides the people of God entrusted to their care.
Catholic Scholarship Provider Facilitating Scholar to Manage Notorious Disease in Nigeria
A Nigerian microbiologist is working under the Guadalupe Grant of Harambee Africa International (HAI) to find a possible way to contain the severity of a parasitic disease that is affecting millions of people in the West African country.
Drought Situation in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Marsabit "dire", Caritas Director Says
The people of God in Kenya’s Marsabit Diocese are in urgent need of food and water following a protracted drought in the area covered by the Catholic Diocese, the Executive Director of Caritas Marsabit (CM) has told ACI Africa in an interview.
Nigeria Experiencing “kwashiorkor of love”, Catholic Archbishop Says, Calls for Patriotism
The ills that Nigeria is experiencing, including selfishness and unjust governance, are a “kwashiorkor of love” and the failure to recognize the image of God in other people, a Catholic Archbishop in the West African country has said.
Catholic Scholarship Beneficiary Hopes Medical Project Will Reduce Cancer Mortality in DRC
Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are dying in large numbers from cervical cancer for lack of early detection of a virus that results in the cancer, a female scientist researching the deadly disease has said.
Catholic Foundation Features Mozambique, Burkina Faso in Campaign against Persecution
Violation of Christian freedom is on the rise in nearly a half of Africa, Catholic charity and pontifical foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) United States, has said while announcing an international campaign to create awareness on religious persecution.
Rome-Based Catholic Entity Launches Prestigious Scholarship Project for African Scientists
Harambee Africa International (HAI) is collaborating with prestigious international research centres to provide scholarships to young African scientists who will be required to give back to their communities in the areas of health and environment.
“Embrace civic duty, get registered as voters”: Religious Leaders in Kenya to New Voters
The ongoing voter registration exercise in Kenya has been characterized with a low turnout, members of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya (IRCK) have noted with concern, and called on new eligible voters to “embrace” their civic responsibility by registering as voters.
Civilian Populations Continue to “pay price of ongoing violence”: Cameroonian Bishop
Civilians in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon have continued to pay the price of violence between security forces and armed groups that has been going on for close to five years, the Catholic Bishop whose Diocese is located within the warring Anglophone regions has told ACI Africa in an interview.
Lawmakers, Students in London Join Christian Entity’s Protest against Nigeria's Abductions
Parliamentarians, religious leaders, and students are among protesters who have joined the call by UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), to end school abductions in Nigeria.
Put Human Rights Agenda at Centre of COP 26, Civil Societies Urge African Nations
Representatives of Africa-based civil society groups have called on governments and climate negotiators who have planned to attend the upcoming 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) to make human rights the centre of their deliberations.
Catholic Peace Entity Raises Alarm Over New IDP Influx in Mozambican City
The leadership of the Catholic peace and charity foundation, Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI), is concerned that more Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are arriving in Nampula, a city in Northeastern Mozambique amid reports that peace is returning in the embattled Cabo Delgado Province in the North.
Lift “all sanctions on Zimbabwe”, Christian Leaders Say, Urge “citizen-centered process”
There is need to lift “all sanctions on Zimbabwe” and to adopt a process that is “citizen-centered”, Christian leaders under the auspices of Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) have said in a statement.
Engage “renowned negotiators, mediators” to End Instability in Eswatini: Catholic Bishop
If any planned dialogue toward an end to the growing instability in Eswatini is to result in “an acceptable agreement,” there is need for the parties in conflict to engage notable “negotiators and mediators”, a Catholic Bishop in South Africa has said.
