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ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa was founded in 2019. We provide free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Catholic Church in Africa, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See, to any person with access to the internet. ACI Africa is proud to offer free access to its news items to Catholic dioceses, parishes, and websites, in order to increase awareness of the activities of the universal Church and to foster a sense of Catholic thought and culture in the life of every Catholic.

Some members of the Episcopal Conference of Chad (CET). Credit: CET

Massacres Denounced at Christmas “have only worsened”: Chad’s Catholic Bishops Say “ready” to Facilitate Reconciliation

The indiscriminate and brutal killings in Chad, which the country’s Catholic Bishops denounced in their 2024 Christmas message have not...

German-born OFM Priest, Award-winning Environmentalist in Kenya, To Be Laid to Rest Thursday, July 10

Fr. Hermann Borg, a German-born member of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), who for over four decades was actively involved in environmental...

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Wote Catholic Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Bishop Kamomoe, Nairobi Auxiliary, Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kenya’s Wote Catholic Diocese

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi...

Leaders of 322-Year-Old Congregation with African Majority Deliberate on “dramatic decline in vocations to brotherhood”

The noted “dramatic decline” in candidates joining the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (CSSp./Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) as Brothers is a cause for...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo Besungu. Credit: Vatican Media

Enough of Ignoring “those on the front line of climate collapse”: SECAM President on Joint Call for “climate justice”

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has lamented the ignoring of the pleas of those...

Call to “End Hunger, Nourish Dignity” among Priorities in Cape Town Declaration of G20 Symposium on Global Justice

Participants in the two-day International Symposium on Global Justice and Solidarity held at the University of Cape Town in South...

Pope Leo XIV ordains a Priest in St. Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Friday, June 27, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

At Ordination of First African Priests as Pontiff, Pope Cautions against “superficial models of Success, prestige”

At his second Priestly Ordination since his Papal Inauguration, during which, as Pope, he ordained the first African Deacons as...

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Newly Ordained Catholic Priests in Kenya Cautioned against Becoming “a burden to Christians”

The four newly ordained Priests for the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have been urged to understand their identity as servants of...

South African Catholic Children’s Hospital Marks 90 Years, Catholic Sisters Share Heartfelt Memories of Service

Members of the International Congregation of the Pallottine Missionary Sisters (SAC) in South Africa have shared heartfelt memories of their...

In “landmark engagement”, Africa’s Catholic Bishops and Caritas Strategize to “strengthen mutual support”

Africa’s Catholic Bishops and Caritas Africa have realized an engagement in which they explored ways of strengthening “mutual support” in reaching out...

Credit: Abuja Centre of the Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI)

Integrating African Cultural Values in Counselling Practice among Objectives of New MA Program at Catholic Institute

The new Master of Arts Degree in Psycho-Spiritual Therapy program set to begin in August at the Abuja Centre of...

Credit:  International Religious Freedom (IRF)

“A defining moment for Africa”: Official on First-ever International Religious Freedom Summit in Africa

The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit that is gathering both regional and global experts and proponents of freedom of religion in Kenya’s capital...

First-ever International Religious Freedom Summit in Africa to Explore “impact” of State Actions, Faith Communities

The Tuesday, June 17 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit at Kenya’s Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, the first-ever regional conference to be realized...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

“We were in adoration”: Mum of Ugandan-born Bishop-elect in U.S. Recalls Breaking News of Son’s Episcopal Appointment

The June 5 news of the Episcopal appointment of Ugandan-born Mons. Simon Peter Engurait for the Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana in the U.S. reached his...

Planned Plenary Assembly of Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Explore “common vision” for Witnessing Hope in Africa 2025-2050

Catholic Bishops in Africa have identified the need to have “a common vision” in credibly witnessing “hope, reconciliation, and integral...

Ahead of Episcopal Ordination, Bishop-elect in Guinea-Bissau Cautions Youths against Despair, Urges Fraternity

The Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has cautioned youths in the West African nation against despair amid socio-economic...

Pentecost 2025: Superior General of 322-year-old Spiritans Reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s Election, Upcoming Council Meeting

The events that culminated in the May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff were "very moving...

Irrationality among Factors behind Angola’s Failures, Catholic Bishop Laments

Shortcomings and failures in Angola are triggered by, among other factors, irrationality, Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has...

Fr. Walter Chikwendu Ihejirika. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Ahiara

WCD 2025: How SIGNIS Africa is Promoting “Citizen Journalists of Hope” Initiative to Counter News Negativity

The leadership of the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, has used the occasion of the...

Sr. Adelaide Felicitas Ndilu. Credit: ACI Africa

Giving Hope amid Hopelessness? Kenyan Dicastery for Communication Consultor on Practice of Hope Journalism amid Distress

The call upon Catholic journalists to be sources of hope in their messaging and delivery of information can be a...