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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.

Participants in the 2020-2025 strategic plan review of the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan on 27 February 2024. Credit: Ginaba Lino/South Sudan

South Sudan’s “volatile security situation” Impeding Strategic Church Programs: Cardinal

Security challenges in parts of South Sudan are impeding the implementation of activities outlined in the strategic plan of the...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

To Ease Kenyans’ Suffering, Tax “in small measures”: Catholic Bishop to President

The Kenyan government can ease the suffering of citizens by implementing the rise in taxes in phases, Bishop John Mbinda of the...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) pose with President Lazarus Chakwera. Credit: ECM

Malawi Government Acknowledges Receipt of Catholic Bishops’ Criticism “with appreciation”

The Government of Malawi has acknowledged receipt of the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops in the country faulting it for failing Malawians in...

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM). Credit: ECM

Government Has Led Malawians to “Bagamayo”, Not the “promised land”: Catholic Bishops

Catholic Bishops in Malawi have faulted the President Lazarus Chakwera-led Tonse Government for letting down citizens of the Southern African nation,...

Burkina Faso Political Map. Credit: Peter Hermes Furian via Shutterstock

Over a Dozen Killed in Attack on Catholics at Mass in Burkina Faso “died in faith”: Priest

At least 15 Catholics attending Sunday Mass in Burkina Faso were killed when “terrorists” attacked Essakane village in the country’s...

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya’s Kisumu Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Training of Small Christian Community Leaders among AMECEA “pastoral strategies”: Official

Capacity building initiatives targeting animators of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) is one of the strategies that members of the Association of Member Episcopal...

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

“Act immediately to stem the tide”: Nigeria’s Catholic Bishops to Government on Insecurity

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria are appealing to the country’s government to take immediate action to address the challenge of security...

Bishop António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo. Credit: ACN

Catholic Bishop in Mozambique Reports of Mass Exodus as Islamists Attack Villages

The Bishop of Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Pemba has reported of an “immense crowd” fleeing in despair as jihadists wreak...

Robert Cardinal Sarah. Credit: ACI Africa

Cardinal Sarah Cautions against Disunity among Christians, Says It’s Counter Witnessing

Disunity among followers of Christ is counterproductive to the mission of witnessing the Gospel message and the evangelization ministry, Robert Cardinal...

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN). Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Bishops in Nigeria Briefed on “areas of concern” ahead of October Synod on Synodality

Catholic Bishops in Nigeria have been briefed on what “should preoccupy” the people of God in the West African nation...

Bishop Teshome Fikre Woldetensae. Credit: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE)

“I count on your prayers”: Catholic Bishop in Ethiopia at Episcopal Ordination

The Coadjutor Bishop of the Eparchy of Emdeber in Ethiopia has said he is counting on the prayers of the...

Theological Symposium at University in Kenya to Demystify “missionary mandate of Christ”

The 2024 Theological Symposium that the School of Theology of Kenya-based Tangaza University College (TUC) has organized aims to demystify the “missionary...

Pentecostalism in Nigeria “a greater concern than blessing of same-sex couples”: Scholar

The Catholic space in Africa’s most populous nation has been infiltrated by adherents to the Protestant Charismatic Christian movement, Pentecostalism,...

The launch of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambia (CDTY) 2024 Lenten Campaign. Credit: CDTY

Lent: Catholic Diocese in South Sudan Reflecting on Life, Livelihoods Sustainability

The people of God in South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambia (CDTY) have been called upon to reflect on what each one...

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) . Credit: Nigeria Catholic Network

Nigeria “stands on the brink of anarchy”: President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, is on the verge of disorder and lawlessness, with agents of destruction and death recording...

Cardinal Protase Rugambwa at Santa Maria in Montesanto, Feb. 18 | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Tanzanian Cardinal Takes Possession of Rome’s "Church of the Artists", His Titular See

The Local Ordinary of Tanzania’s Tabora Archdiocese, Protase Cardinal Rugambwa, has taken possession of his titular see, Santa Maria in...

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Let’s Be “sacraments of unity”: Catholic Bishops in Ghana in 2024 Lenten Message

Catholic Bishops in Ghana are calling on the people of God in the West African nation to join them in...

Credit: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)-Catholic Justice & Peace Department (CJPD)

Catholics in Kenya to Reflect on “integrity for a just nation” during Lenten Season

During this year’s Lenten season, Catholics in Kenya have been invited to reflect on their practice of integrity and how...

“We thank God”: Catholic Bishop in Ivory Coast on Country Hosting, Winning AFCON

The Catholic Bishop of Yamoussoukro Diocese in Ivory Coast is thankful to God for enabling the West African nation organize...

The launch of this year's Lenten Campaign in Kenya in the Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)-Catholic Justice & Peace Department (CJPD)

Let’s “return to integrity”: Catholic Archbishop at Lenten Campaign 2024 Launch in Kenya

At the launch of this year's Lenten Campaign in Kenya, the Catholic Archbishop of the country’s Nyeri Archdiocese has cautioned against pride,...