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.

How Cardinal Otunga Warmed Hearts as Kenya’s First Native Catholic Bishop

The people of God in Kenya are marking two decades since the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, who is...

Bishop Godfrey Onah of Nigeria's Nsukka Diocese. Credit: Nsukka Diocese

Catholic Bishop Blames Rise of Paganism in Nigeria on Selfish Religious Leaders

Paganism in Nigeria is reportedly on the rise, a vice that the Bishop of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Nsukka blames on...

Fr. Paul Sanogo (left) and Seminarian Melchior Maharini (right) who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr.) in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Minna. Credit: Vatican Media

“We came back stronger”: Priest, Seminarian Abducted in Nigeria Recall Three-week Ordeal

Fr. Paul Sanogo and Seminarian Melchior Maharini who were kidnapped from their community of Missionaries of Africa (M.Afr.) in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese...

Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Henry Ganda in an undated photo with members of the Our Lady of Visitation (OLV), congregation he founded that continues to thrive in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

How Sierra Leone’s First Native Bishop Promoted Country’s Growth of Local Vocations

Tributes to Archbishop Joseph Henry Ganda, Sierra Leone’s first native Catholic Bishop who died on August 9 are still pouring in, with some...

Blessed Ghebre-Mikael. Credit: Daughters of Charity

Ordained in Secrecy, Other Things to Know about Blessed Ghebre-Mikael of Ethiopia

The Church, on Wednesday, August 30, marked the feast day of Blessed Ghebre-Mikael, a native of Ethiopia whose conversion to...

A well drilling project at Don Bosco parish of Malawi's Archdiocese of Lilongwe. Credit: Fr. Joseph Czerwinski

Inside Self-Sustaining Program Supporting Poor Families at Malawian Catholic Parish

Malawi’s Atumiki Achifundo, a lay movement working with the poor people across Catholic Parishes in the Southern African country offers...

Mass at Don Bosco Parish of Malawi's Archdiocese of Lilongwe. Credit: Fr. Joseph Czerwinski

Church in Malawi Thriving Above Harmful Culture, Challenging Christian-Muslim Marriages

Baptisms at Don Bosco Parish of Malawi’s Archdiocese of Lilongwe are held every second month. Fr. Joseph Czerwinski, the Priest in Charge...

Children Seized from Nigerian Orphanage Forced to Study Qur’an, Attend a Mosque

Children aged between three and eight who were seized from the embattled Du Merci Orphanages in Nigeria’s Kano and Kaduna States are...

Church in AMECEA Seeking to Grow Small Christian Communities in Yearlong Celebrations

The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has launched the Golden Jubilee Year of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) to assess the...

Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier (right), Bishop Sithembele Sipuka (center), and Cardinal-designate Stephen Brislin (left). Credit: SACBC

“Historic”: Catholic Bishops in South Africa on Naming of Country’s Second Cardinal

For the first time in the history of South Africa, the country will have two Cardinals after Cardinal-designate Stephen Brislin, the Archbishop...

Priest, Seminarian Released after “traumatizing experience” with Kidnappers in Nigeria

The Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers/M.Afr) have announced the release of two of their members who were kidnapped from a Nigerian Diocese on...

Seminarian David Igba during a pastoral visit at Scared Heart Udei of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi. Credit: David Igba

Seminarian in Nigeria Narrowly Escapes Shooting by Islamist Fulani Attackers

Monday, August 21, David Igba, a Seminarian at Sacred Heart Udei Parish of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Makurdi stared death in the...

Catholic Activists in Africa Launch Campaign to Stop Abortion Legalization in Liberia

Members of CitizenGO, a Catholic activist organization, are rallying for signatures to stop lawmakers in Liberia from legalizing abortion in the...

Bishop John Patrick Dolan of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the United States. Credit: ACI Africa

Family Life, “bonding together” Behind Rapid Spread of Christianity in Africa: U.S. Bishop

The spread of Christianity in Africa has been fast owing to its people’s inherent structures of community life as well...

Fr. Vitalis Chinedu Anaehobi. Credit: ACI Africa

RECOWA Official Faults “embargos” on Niger, Decries Deteriorating Humanitarian Situation

The Secretary General for the Reunion of Episcopal Conferences of West Africa (RECOWA) has condemned the financial and trade restrictions imposed on...

Bishop John Patrick Dolan of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix joins a dance by members of Pontifical Missionary Childhood at St Mary's Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

U.S. Catholic Bishop Lauds African Regional Bishops’ Association as “very unique program”

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the U.S. has lauded the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), describing it...

Bishop John Patrick Dolan of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the United States celebrates Mass at St Mary's Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of Nairobi Kenya. Bishop Dolan serves on the subcommittee on Africa of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and was on a 12-day tour of projects supported by the US Bishops in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Bishops in U.S. Focused on Strengthening African Families through Solidarity Fund

One of the areas that benefit significantly from the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa, an initiative of the United States...

Delegates representing Africa in the October Synod on Synodality during their preparatory seminar in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

African Pre-Synodal Seminar Lauded as “opportunity to set priorities” ahead of Rome Synod

Delegates representing Africa in the October Synod on Synodality assembly in Rome have concluded their preparatory seminar in Nairobi Kenya, describing it...

Sheila Pires, Secretary of the Synod on Synodality Commission for Information (on the right) makes a presentation at the delegates meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Mozambican Journalist Appointed to Synod Commission Gearing up for Rome

Away from the excitement, joy and a bit of anxiety that Sheila Pires felt when Pope Francis appointed her as Secretary of...

Catechist among Six Killed as Fulani Herdsmen Lay Siege on Villages in Nigeria

A Catechist is among six people that were killed when armed Fulani herdsmen attacked several villages in Nigeria’s Benue State...