Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah is a Kenyan journalist with a background in digital and newspaper reporting. She holds a Master of Arts in Digital Journalism from the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications and a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communications from Kenya's Moi University. Agnes currently serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.

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

We’ve No “rites for such things”: Bishop in Ghana on Blessing of Same-Sex Marriages

The President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has clarified that the blessing of same-sex marriages is not permissible in the West...

Bishop Joseph Mary Kizito, the Liaison Bishop for the SACBC Migrants and Refugees Office. Credit: SACBC

“A Savior of possibilities”: Bishop in South Africa Expresses Solidarity with Refugees

“Our savior who is going to be born is a Savior of possibilities.” This is the message of Bishop Joseph Mary...

A poster announcing the webinar. Credit: African Digital Youth Faith Influencers (ADYFI)

Vatican Declaration on Blessings of Same-Sex Couples: Take from Webinar in Ghana

A day after the release of Fiducia Supplicans, the Monday, December 18 Vatican declaration on the blessing of “same-sex couples”...

Fr. Peter Konteh, Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Caritas Freetown

Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone Feted for “commitment, dedication” to the Vulnerable

The Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone has been listed as one of the most outstanding personalities in...

Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga blessing an elderly man. Credit: ACN

Cardinal Touring War-Torn Communities in CAR to Instil Hope among “abandoned” Villagers

The Cardinal in the Central African Republic (CAR) has been going around the country, engaging with members of communities, who...

Fr. Amos Kimutai, the parish priest of St. Kizito Catholic Church in the Diocese of Eldoret at a pastoral visit. Credit: Fr. Amos Kimutai

Catholic Priest in Kenya Assaulted by Mob for Attempting to Rescue Girls from FGM

The Parish Priest of St. Kizito Catholic Church of Kenya’s Diocese of Eldoret was left with serious injuries after he was attacked...

Bishop David Kamau Ng'a'ng'a, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi commissions youths at St. Austin's Parish Msongari ahead of their Pokot Peace Caravan. Credit: ACI Africa

Youths at Kenyan Parish Embark on Peace Caravan to “adopted” Marginalized Community

Young people from St. Austin's Msongari Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi are set to spend five days ahead of this...

Bishop David Kamau Ng'ang'a, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese with Fr. George Omondi, the Priest in charge of St. Austin's Catholic Parish Msongari at the launch of the 125-Jubilee-year celebration of the parish. Credit: ACI Africa

Let’s “take care” of Faith Kenya’s Pioneer Missionaries Shared: Bishop at Jubilee Launch

St. Austin’s Msongari Catholic Parish of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi has launched its 125-year anniversary celebrations with a Kenyan Catholic Bishop...

Parishes in Nigeria, Malawi to Benefit from “Coal for Christmas” Feeding Campaign

“Poorest” Parishes in Nigeria and Malawi are set to benefit from the Christmas initiative by the Vulnerable People Project (VPP), a U.S.-based...

Map showing the Sahel region. Credit: Public Domain

Border Town Where Christians Displaced from Three West African Countries Seek Refuge

At Diffa, a town located in the extreme southeast region of Niger, Christians who have been internally displaced in the...

Margaret and Dominic Attah with Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark and UK National Director Caroline Hull outside St George’s Cathedral, London. Credit: ACN

Survivors of Nigeria’s 2022 Pentecost Bombing Feted in Inaugural Award

Survivors of the 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack on St Francis Xavier’s Church in Nigeria’s Ondo Diocese that left 41 Christians dead, and...

Inside the Damaging Legacy of American Diplomat’s Policies against African Pro-Lifers

Henry Kissinger, the American diplomat and politician who died on November 28 aged 100 will be remembered as the man...

Fr. Kingsley Eze. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Okigwe

Parish Priest in Nigeria Abducted while Answering Sick Call

A Catholic Priest in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Okigwe was kidnapped on November 30 while traveling to administer the Sacrament...

A poster of the November 22 funeral rights of Br. Godwin Eze at the St Joseph Cathedral of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Ilorin
Credit: Benedictine Monastery Eruku

Nigerian Monk Fed Chained Companions Before Killing by Kidnappers

Details have emerged of how Br. Godwin Eze, the Nigerian monk who was kidnapped with two others from a monastery...

Smoke increases after Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 10, 2023. | Credit: Anas-Mohammed/Shutterstock

“Our staff is helpless”, Caritas MONA Says as Deadly Raids Continue in Israel-Hamas War

The West Bank remains “a huge prison” where people cannot move to get basic services, and Gaza is reeling in...

Karam AbiYazback, the Regional Coordinator of Caritas North Africa and the Middle East at a training workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Caritas Serving in Africa’s “forgotten crises” as Bigger Aid Follows the Media: Official

The more a crisis is highlighted by the media, the more likely it is to attract global aid, a Caritas...

A poster announcing a curfew in Sierra Leone after unidentified individuals broke into the military barracks in the country's capital Freetown

Churches Remain Closed in Sierra Leone amid Sunday Curfew and Fears of Brewing Coup

Gloom swept across the entire nation of Sierra Leone on Sunday, November 26 as Churches and other worship centres remained...

A session at a Caritas Internationalis training workshop in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Church in Africa to Benefit from Caritas Internationalis Strategies to Foster Safeguarding

Members of Caritas Internationalis (CI) in Africa are set to benefit from a wide range of educational and funding strategies unveiled by...

Annamária Vrzáčková, the Program Manager of Caritas Internationalis Management Standards (CI MS) at a training workshop of Caritas Africa and Caritas MONA in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Caritas Internationalis Lauds Africa for “doing very well” in Professional Standards

Out of the 46 African member organizations of Caritas Internationalis (CI), 37 are already in the process of implementing CI’s management standards,...

Fr. Hans-Joachim, a Catholic Priest of German nationality who went missing on Sunday, November 20 in a suspected forceful abduction. Credit: ACN

Twelve Months, German Catholic Missionary Priest Kidnapped in Mali Still Missing

Twelve months have gone by since the disappearance of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White...