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Sr. Jecinter Okoth, FSSA

Sr. Jecinter Okoth, FSSA

Group photo of African nuns who are members of Higher Education for Sisters in Africa (HESA) at CUEA on October 23, 2019 ahead of October 25 graduation / CUEA communications

African Nuns Encouraged to Engage in Empirical Studies Examining their Lifestyle, Ministry

In a move that seems to further a previous call for collaboration with African-based scholars in view of enhancing empirical...

Mediation team in Malawi meets President Peter Mutharika on dialogue toward peace

Inspired by Kenya, Malawi Religious Leaders Propose “Handshake” to Key Political Rivals

The March 2018 unexpected decision by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and main leader of opposition coalition Raila Odinga to put...

Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. of Blantyre, Malawi

Church in Malawi to Seek God’s Intervention for Peace during Saturday National Prayer Day

Nearly five months after the general elections in Malawi, the Catholic Church is seeking divine intervention for peace following divisions...

Late Kenyan Fr. Michael Kyengo of Machakos diocese who was found murdered and buried, his body exhumed and taken to mortuary on October 16, 2019

Missing Kenyan Catholic Priest Found Dead, Buried, Body Exhumed

A Kenyan Catholic priest who had been reported missing since mid-last week has been found dead and buried and his...

President Uhuru Kenyetta gifted with a potted tree at the 80th anniversary celebration of the Nairobi-based St Mary's School, Msongari on October 11, 2019 / St. Mary's School, Msongari

Plans to Plant Trees Characterize 80th Anniversary of a Nairobi Catholic School

At a time when the world is facing climate crisis with several environmental challenges including global warming and varying weather...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2019

Religious Leaders in Africa Congratulate Winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2019

As various people across the globe celebrate the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for this year, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister...

Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations

Church Leaders in Zimbabwe Want 7-Year National Fast from Politics, Propose Referendum

At a time when Zimbabwe is grappling with a myriad of challenges among them “the worst economic crisis since the...

Jesuit Fr. Paul Beré, winner of Ratzinger Prize 2019, first African ever to win the award

Q&A with First African to Win Ratzinger Prize, Jesuit Fr. Paul Béré

The Ratzinger Prize has, over the years, been awarded to scholars whose contribution to theology is considered outstanding in the...

Participants at Nairobi Conference on Human Trafficking, from left: Bishop Bishop José Luis Gerardo Ponce de León (Manzini - Swaziland), Bishop Virgilio Pante (Maralal, Kenya), Fr. Daniel Rono (SG, KCCB) / KCCB/Rose Achiego

African Human Trafficking Convention Tasks Bishops’ Conferences to Spearhead Action Plans

The just concluded Nairobi convention on the challenge of human trafficking has tasked the local Churches in Africa under their...

Participants in the Second Africa Region Conference on Human Trafficking in Nairobi, Kenya: 02.10.2019 / Rose Achiego/KCCB

African Conference on Human Trafficking Opens with Call for Collaborative Approaches

The African regional conference on human trafficking held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi opened with the recognition for multi-agency working in...

Cover of the Booklet for Extraordinary Missionary Month 2019

How African Countries are Marking the Extraordinary Missionary Month

As the Catholic Church across the globe starts marking the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis...

Image depicting appeal to put an end to human trafficking

Bishops in Mozambique Encourage Prevention, Support for Human Trafficking Victims

In a situation where cases of human trade for purposes such as sexual slavery, forced labour and other forms of...

Conference toward 400years of Propaganda Fide: Nairobi / Br. Mateus, OFM Cap

Conference on Mission in Africa Seeks to Promote African Identity and Voice in Church

The just concluded Nairobi tri-party conference, which sought to deliberate on the status of the evangelization mission in Africa saw...

Onlookers at the collapsed two-storey school building at the Precious Talent Top School in Nairobi

How the Catholic Community has Intervened in Nairobi-School Tragedy, 8 Deaths Reported

What was a normal Monday morning school day at Nairobi’s Precious Talent Top School turned tragic when a wing of...

Alice Muchiri, social entrepreneur and head of the Nairobi-based Secretariat of Catholic Members of Parliament forum / Alice Muchiri

Kenyan Catholic Families in UK Seeking to Foster African Way of Being Church

Catholic families from Kenya living in the United Kingdom (UK) are seeking to continue practicing their faith the same way...

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) staff and partners drawn from 19 countries at conference in Hawassa, Ethiopia / Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Ethiopia

Catholic Relief Services’ Championing of Conditions for Lasting Peace in Ethiopia Lauded

Church leaders in Ethiopia have acknowledged with appreciation the activities, which the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is undertaking in their...

Small Christian Community Training

Grants for Small Christian Communities Go Beyond Catholic Families: Subsidy Administrator

Financial aid channeled through Small Christian Communities (SCCs) within the Eastern Africa countries in an effort to combat malaria epidemic...

African nuns at The Leaders Guild September 2019 Conference in Nairobi / The Leaders Guild, Tangaza University College

African Nuns Challenged to Integrate Christian Spirituality in their Leadership

African nuns have been challenged to incorporate Jesus’ spirituality in their practice of leadership if their identity as religious can...

Poster created by the Society of African Missions in memory of Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli, one year since his abduction / Society of African Missions (SMA)

One Year On, Missionary Priest Abducted in Niger Still Missing, Prayerful Concerns

The whereabouts of the missionary priest, Fr. Luigi Maccalli, who was abducted exactly one year ago (September 17, 2018) in...

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Closure of Religious Institutions in Eritrea “hatred against the faith”: Bishops Decry

The systematic closure and seizure of religious institutions by the Eritrean government has been condemned by the Catholic bishops who...