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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.

Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Grateful for “fervent prayers, show of love” Following Release of Abducted Parish Priest

The Parish Priest of St. Theresa's Catholic Parish of the Catholic Diocese of Okigwe in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on November 5 while returning...

Uganda’s Oldest Catholic Church Torched in Suspected Land Feud

The leadership and Parishioners of Mapeera Kigungu Catholic church of Kampala Archdiocese in Uganda are counting losses after arsonists set fire on...

Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year Key Focus of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Annual Plenary Assembly Deliberations

The Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year is pervading deliberations of Ghana’s Catholic Bishops, who are meeting for their annual Plenary Assembly at St....

Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha during Holy Mass to officially launch the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

Centenary of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary: Catholic Archbishop Urges Dedication to “nurture” Legacy of Faith

The centenary celebrations of Nigeria’s Bigard Memorial Major Seminary provide an opportunity to reflect on the mission of the Catholic Church today,...

New Propaedeutic Seminary in Kenyan Catholic Diocese Officially Inaugurated, Named after St. Charles Borromeo

The Catholic Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya has officially opened a Propaedeutic Seminary, bringing the number of Major Seminaries for the formation of...

“I felt I’d no choice; you feel powerless”: Human Trafficking Survivors Share Challenging Experiences Under Traffickers

Survivors of human trafficking keep memories of their usually unpleasant experiences in the hands of the traffickers, which when recounted,...

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: SACBC

“It will be painful to leave them”: South Africa’s Newest Cardinal Reacts to His Transfer from Cape Town Archdiocese

It is with a heavy heart that South Africa’s newest Cardinal, Stephen Cardinal Brislin, has accepted his transfer from Cape Town Catholic Archdiocese to the Catholic...

Church’s Global Mission in Need of “more” Dedicated Clergy, Consecrated: Divine Word Missionaries Provincial in Angola

There is need for more and more Clergy and women and men Religious to participate in the worldwide mission of...

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump points to supporters with former first lady Melania Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida. | Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

To Help America Achieve Healing, Trump Needs “more than the wisdom of Solomon”: Catholic Bishop in Africa

Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States of America (U.S.), will need “more than” Solomon’s wisdom to facilitate healing...

Mons. Tesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie. Credit: Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ)

Comboni Superior General Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Institute Initiates Transition Process

Pope Francis has appointed the Superior General of the Religious Institute of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ) Auxiliary...

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Salesians Equip Youths in Multiple African Countries with Mobile Journalism Skills to Participate in Evangelization

Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have completed the training of 18 youths in the Democratic...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja in Nigeria. Credit: Archdiocese of Abuja

Loss of “the sense of neighbour” among Contemporary Realities, Nigerian Archbishop Laments, Calls for “true love”

Individualism is a mark of contemporary society, a Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria has observed with concern, and advocated for the...

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against "love with expectations", Advocates for Love "with no strings attached"

Bishop António Francisco Jaca of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Benguela has cautioned against the tendency to love on condition that certain expectations are met.

Preside Over, Celebrate Sacraments “properly vested”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya at Priestly Ordination

It is essential that members of the Clergy preside over and celebrate the Sacraments of the Church adorned in proper...

Opening and blessing of St. Stanislaus Ekule Catholic Church of Ngong Diocese in Kenya that the Local Ordinary, Bishop John Oballa Owaa, presided over on 29 October 2024. Credit: Nicholas Waigwa

The Time to Be “closer to God ... is now”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Young Christian Workers

Members of the Young Christian Workers (YCW) in the Catholic Diocese of Ngong in Kenya have been cautioned against procrastination in deciding to establish...

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Catholic Charity Foundation Reveals “a worsening situation” of Christian Persecution in Mali’s Mopti Region

The Catholic Foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has revealed what it has described as “a worsening situation” of...

“They need a sense of direction”: Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Advocates for Youth Formation as Part of Synodality

The formation of young people is part of the realization of the goals of the recently concluded Synod on Synodality requiring that...

There’s “a dark spot”: Cardinal Ambongo Raises Questions on “hasty Beatification” Plans for King Baudouin of Belgium

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Local Ordinary the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and President of the Symposium...

Sr. Josephine Kangogo. Credit: ACI Africa

At Regional Research Symposium, Leader of Kenya’s Association of Sisterhoods Explores Ways to Achieve Sustainability

Faith-based organizations can transform their social ministries from challenging enterprises into sustainable ones through partnerships, designing and implementing “business” models,...

Late Bishop Peter Marzinkowski

“Simple yet profound”: Germany-based Nigerian Spiritan Eulogizes Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Alindao, CAR

Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, the pioneer Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Alindao in the Central African Republic (CAR), who died October 21 has been...