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The Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda.

Site of Africa’s Only Vatican-Approved Marian Apparition Hosts International Rosary Event

Oct 9, 2020

Rwanda’s Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, which is Africa’s only Vatican-approved site of a Marian apparition, played host to an online international Rosary prayer event held during the annual Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, an organizer of the event has told ACI Africa.

Bishop José Luis Ponce de León of the Catholic Diocese of Manzini in Swaziland, also called Eswatini.

“It is the context that has changed, not our call”: Prelate in Swaziland

May 23, 2020

With the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that COVID-19 may never go away, a Bishop in Swaziland has urged faithful in his diocese to remain steadfast in their call to evangelize as the Church adopts to what he refers to as “the new normal.”

Names of the parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Swaziland's Manzini Diocese pinned on benches. / Bishop Jose Luis Ponce de Leon

What a Cleric in Swaziland Has Done to Keep Faithful Engaged During COVID-19

Apr 10, 2020

All was well at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Manzini in the Southern Africa nation of Eswatini, popularly known as Swaziland, until Fr. Francis Onyango announced that Public Mass had been suspended. Fr. Onyango made the announcement that pierced the heart of an elderly woman who was attending Mass that morning on Wednesday, March 18.

Sisters of the Congregation of the Handmaids of Divine Redeemer (HDR) posing with some of the Books they presented to Fr. Patrick Tindana, Director of Mission of Office of the Accra Archdiocese at the Holy Spirit Cathedral, Adabraka, Accra, Ghana / Mission Office, Accra Archdiocese

Planned Bookfair in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese to Create Missionary Awareness

Nov 23, 2019

In an effort to intensify the evangelization mission of the Church after last month’s celebration of  Extraordinary Missionary Month (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis announced, the newly-created Mission Office of Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese has organized a bookfair aimed at creating missionary awareness.

A section of Bishops in Ghana at the opening of 2019 Plenary Assembly in Cape Coast on November 11, 2019 / Catholic Digest

Bishops’ Chair Appeals for “healthy collaboration among” Pastoral Agents in Ghana

Nov 16, 2019

At the opening of the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Ghana, the President of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), Archbishop Philip Naameh appealed for a collaborative ministry that would see various pastoral agents including Bishops, priests, women and men religious, catechists, among others, cooperate in witnessing to Gospel values in a manner that can contribute to overcoming the challenges facing the Church in the West African nation.

Priests and Religious at the Accra Archdiocesan Climax of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 at the St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, Legon, Accra, October 30 2019. In the background is Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie of Accra / Damian Avevor, Ghana

“Evangelization impossible without financial resources”: Church Leader in Ghana Says

Nov 3, 2019

Following the conclusion of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) commissioned by Pope Francis, a Church leader in Ghana has appealed to Catholics to renew their commitment in supporting the Universal Solidarity Fund arguing that it is not possible to evangelize without financial resources.

Fr. Jean Noel Gossou alongside other priests, religious and faithful at the end of Holy Mass to conclude the Extraordinary Missionary Month in Ivory Coast on October 27, 2019

“Missionary awakening must not Stop with October 2019”: Ivorian Church Leader Says

Oct 30, 2019

As the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) commissioned by Pope Francis under the theme “baptized and sent” ends this Thursday, a Church leader in the West African nation of Ivory Coast has encouraged a continued life of witnessing the values of the gospel beyond this month so that the mission of Jesus Christ is made “part of our daily lives.”

A reflection proposing the shift from focusing on denouncing to proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Transition from “denouncing” to “announcing” Proposed for Extraordinary Missionary Month

Oct 23, 2019

As Catholics across the world continue to live the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) by taking the gospel to the periphery, an African missionary priest is reflecting about the gospel and proposing a shift from “denouncing” to “announcing”, the latter taking the form of proclaiming the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

International Rosary: Fr. Roger Wawa, Director of Radio Maria DR Congo leading a decade of the rosary dedicated to Africa at St. Mary Major Basilica on October 7, 2019 / World Family of Radio Maria

African Catholics Share Impressions after Being Part of ‘international rosary’

Oct 9, 2019

As part of the activities to celebrate the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) announced by Pope Francis, the global Catholic community was expected to take part in the “international rosary” convened at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Monday, October 7 at 3 p.m. (local time). Catholics from a number of African countries who traveled to Rome to be part of the group leading the worldwide reciting of the Holy Rosary have shared with ACI Africa their impressions.

Radio Maria World Conference

Network of Catholic Radios in Africa Set to Broadcast Live the “International Rosary”

Oct 4, 2019

As Catholics across the globe live through this special month of prayer and action called the Extraordinary Mission Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis declared, a network of 23 Catholic radio stations in Africa is set to broadcast live  the “international rosary” slated to take place on Monday, October 7 from Rome.

Cover of the Booklet for Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019

How African Countries are Marking the Extraordinary Missionary Month

Oct 3, 2019

As the Catholic Church across the globe starts marking the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis announced to commemorate the centenary of Pope Benedict XV's Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud (The great work of preaching the gospel to the whole world), local churches have scheduled specific activities.

Extraordinary Missionary Month logo: Baptized and sent

What Will Define the Extraordinary Missionary Month in Kenya?

Sep 28, 2019

Ahead of the start of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which the Holy Father announced as a celebration of the centenary of the Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud of Pope Benedict XV, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya has told ACI Africa what will define the period.