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Catholic Church in Kenya

Generosity, Compassion, “loving in an unlimited way” among Virtues Clergy Must Manifest: Kenyan Bishop at Ordination

Jun 28, 2024

Members of the Clergy must manifest generosity, compassion, love and altruism, Bishop Michael Odiwa of the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay in Kenya has said. 

Bishop Willybard Lagho of Malindi Catholic Diocese reading a statement of the Interreligious Council of Kenya (IRCK) on Kenya's Controversial Finance Bill. Credit: IRCK Facebook page

“We support them fully”: Kenya’s Religious Leaders on Gen Z-led “peaceful” Protests against Finance Bill 2024

Jun 26, 2024

Religious leaders in Kenya have expressed their support for the ongoing Generation Z (Gen Z)-led protests against the controversial proposed Finance Bill 2024, calling for the withdrawal of the Bill which they say  has “punitive tax measures.”

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Condemn “in strongest terms” Police Brutality, Killings as Anti-Tax Protests Rock Major Cities

Jun 25, 2024

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)  have strongly condemned the killing of a section of protesters, who took to the streets in major Kenyan cities and townships to oppose the country’s controversial proposed Finance Bill 2024.

Members of the Youth Serving Christ (YSC) of Holy Family Minor Basilica of Kenya’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) reading their message on Sunday 23 June 2024. Credit: Capuchin TV

Catholic Youths in Kenyan Archdiocese Join Gen Z-led Protests against “the enemy”, Finance Bill 2024, Appeal for Prayers

Jun 24, 2024

Members of the Youth Serving Christ (YSC) of Holy Family Minor Basilica of Kenya’s  Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have made public their active involvement in the Generation Z (Gen Z)-led protests against the controversial proposed Finance Bill 2024.

Credit: ACI Africa

Congolese Theologian Advocates for Formal Education of Women in Church, Creation of “spaces for them to be empowered”

Jun 23, 2024

A female Theologian from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is advocating for formal education of women if they have to actively participate in the decision-making processes of the Church like their male counterparts in “higher positions in the Church”.  

“A very successful gathering”: African Delegate to Synod on Synodality Lauds Convention on Synodal Outcomes

Jun 22, 2024

The first of the two-phase convention bringing together African professionals in the fields of theology and pastoral ministry to reflect on the outcomes of the first session of the multi-year Synod on Synodality that took place 4-29 October 2023 in Rome, concluding with a 42-page summary report, has been “very successful”, a participant has said.

A screenshot of Archbishop Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen, the Papal Nuncio to Kenya making his remarks during the launch of CRS 2023 to 2030 Strategic Plan at Nyeri House, Westlands in Nairobi on Tuesday, 18 June 2024. Credit: Screenshot from Capuchin TV.

Your Initiatives “must mirror Christian identity, reflecting preferential option for poor”: Nuncio in Kenya to CRS

Jun 22, 2024

Activities of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), need to foster the “Christian identity”, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has said.

Curtains Fall on Italian Nun Who Made Pope Francis’ Vestments during His Visit to Kenya

Jun 21, 2024

Pope Francis donned a white chasuble that was embroidered with coloured beads when he visited Kenya in 2015. While celebrating Holy Mass during his visit, the Holy Father also wore an ankle-length Alb and a sleeveless chasuble. 

Participants during a convention bringing together African professionals in the fields of theology and pastoral ministry to deliberate on the outcomes of the first session of the Synod on Synodality. Credit: ACI Africa

Let’s “articulate our own views, voices”: Cameroonian Jesuit on Theological Reflections on Synodal Outcomes

Jun 21, 2024

Delegates representing the Church in Africa at the ongoing Synod on Synodality need to amplify their views and voices on issues relating to the growth of the Church on the continent, a Cameroonian member of the Society of Jesus (SJ) has said. 

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

“Many people have lost the sense of sin”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya Laments, Urges Humility, Faith in Merciful God

Jun 21, 2024

There is a general disregard for moral and spiritual uprightness in contemporary society, a Kenyan Catholic Bishop has observed. 

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya's Kisumu Archdiocese making his remarks during the launch of CRS 2023 to 2030 Strategic Plan at Nyeri House, Westlands in Nairobi on Tuesday, 18 June 2024. Credit: Screenshot from Capuchin TV.

At CRS Strategic Plan Launch for East Africa, Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Lauds Entity’s Collaboration with Local Church

Jun 20, 2024

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya has commended Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for facilitating the realization of initiatives in the East African region through partnerships at the grassroots. 

Credit: Credit: Hply Ghost Fathers Kenya/Fr. Paul Hoang CSSp.

“I feel fulfilled”: Kenyan Spiritan Priest on Priestly Ordination of Nine Confreres He Recruited as Vocations Promoter

Jun 19, 2024

The Priestly Ordination of nine new Kenyan-born members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) was a source of fulfillment for Fr. Fredrick Musunji, who facilitated their intake as they started their Religious and Priestly formation in his role as Vocations Promoter in Kenya. 

Reducing Priest Colleagues into “mere tenants” Failure to Proclaim God’s Kingdom: Bishop in Kenya at Ordination

Jun 17, 2024

Members of the Clergy have the duty and obligation to live the instructions of Jesus Christ, who wanted his disciples to be preoccupied with proclaiming to His people that the Kingdom of God is close to them, Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma in Kenya has said. 

Launched Catholic Sisters’ Communication Network in Kenya Opportunity to Share Stories, Foster Unity: Pioneer Trainees

Jun 17, 2024

The newly launched Communication Network for Catholic Sisters (CNCS) in Kenya provides an opportunity for women Religious in the East African nation to share their experiences and accomplishments with the rest of the world, pioneer trainees of the initiative of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) have said.

Sr. Mercy Mwayi SLYI Program Manager during the World Environment Day celebrated on Friday, June 14 at St. Charles Lwanga Vocational Training, Kibera. Credit: ACI Africa

World Environment Day 2024: Catholic Nuns in Kenya Foster “environmental stewardship” in Youth Empowerment Initiative

Jun 16, 2024

Members of the Sisters’ Led Youth Empowerment Initiative (SLYI), a program of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), have belatedly marked World Environment Day 2024 by engaging young people in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in activities that foster “environmental stewardship”.

The nine newly ordained Kenyan-born members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.). Credit: ACI Africa

Newly Ordained Kenyan-born Spiritan Priests Look Back at “long journey” of Priestly Formation, Say Ready for Mission

Jun 16, 2024

The nine newly ordained Kenyan-born members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) have recalled their “long journey” of formation to Priestly and Religious life, and expressed their readiness to report to the mission to which the Rome-based leadership of the 321-year-old Missionary Order has commissioned them.

Sr. Mary Kioko (left) and Sr. Rosemary Mwaiwa who celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Friday, June 14 pose for a photo with their mothers. Msgr Peter Makau, Bishop-elect of Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Isiolo, Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Wote look on. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan Pauline Sisters Celebrating Silver Jubilee of Religious Life Share Experience of Saying “Yes” to the Lord Daily

Jun 16, 2024

“Saying ‘Yes’ to the Lord is a response I must give every day,” says Sr. Rosemary Mwaiwa who is celebrating 25 years as a member of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP), popularly known as Pauline Sisters.

Kenya’s President, William Ruto with Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

Kenya’s President Joins Pope Francis in Calling for “urgent end to violence” Globally, Highlights Sudan, DR Congo

Jun 15, 2024

Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has expressed his support for Pope Francis’ call for an end to violence in all parts of the world, including the Northeastern African nation of Sudan, the Central African country of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the East-Central African nation of South Sudan.

Bishop John Mbinda of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya presiding over the Priestly Ordination of nine Spiritans at St. Austin's Msongari Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: ACI Africa

“Understand your calling, live it to the full”: Catholic Bishop to Newly Ordained Kenyan-born Spiritan Priests

Jun 14, 2024

The nine newly ordained Kenyan-born members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/CSSp.) have been called upon to understand and embrace their calling to the Religious and Priestly ministry and strive to “live it to the full”.

Sr. Mary Kioko (left) and Sr. Rosemary Mwaiwa who celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Friday, June 14 pose for a photo with Msgr Peter Makau, Bishop-elect of Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Isiolo,  Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Wote and  Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia. Credit: ACI Africa

“Let it be a community of love”: Kenyan Catholic Bishop Urges Mutuality among Pauline Sisters as Two Celebrate Jubilee

Jun 14, 2024

Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru of the Catholic Diocese of Wote in Kenya has urged members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP) to foster mutuality among themselves, and make their respective Religious communities places where everyone feels loved and accepted.