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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.

Section of participants in the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of ASN Upendo Village in Naivasha, Catholic Diocese of Nakuru on 26 January 2024. Credit: ACI Africa

Anniversary of Nuns’ HIV/AIDS Project in Kenya Marked with Caution: Virus “still with us”

The 20th anniversary of the HIV/AIDS project of the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru on Friday, January 26 was...

Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio

Make Sacred Scripture “frame of family values”: PMS Official in Kenya

Families that take the Word of God and the Sacred Scripture seriously, relying on them in the day-to-day encounters, can...

Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Bishop in Angola Calls for Promotion of “values of unity, communion, fraternity”

Bishop António Lungieki Pedro Bengui has called on followers of Christ in Angola to be part of the promoters of values that...

Enthronement of the Word of God at the Assumption of our Lady Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday, 21 January 2013. From left: Sr. Marie Chantal Musabyimana, Fr. Thomas kambire, and Sr Merceline Oduor.
Credit: Daughters of St. Paul/Harare/Zimbabwe

How Pauline Sisters Animated Sunday of the Word of God 2024 in African Countries

The Sunday of the Word of God 2024 marked on January 21 was a unique opportunity for members of the Pious Society of...

Logo of the of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and the Council of Episcopal Conferences of Europe (CCEE)/ Credit: SECAM/CCEE

Planned Africa, Europe Catholic Bishops’ Seminar to Place “special focus” on Youths

The planned joint seminar bringing together representatives of Catholic Bishops in Africa and in Europe is to place particular focus...

Michael Cardinal Czerny during the 19 January 2024 meeting with pastoral agents in Benin. Credit: Archdiocese of Cotonou

“Breathe fresh air into the whole Church”: Vatican Cardinal to Benins’ Pastoral Agents

Michael Cardinal Czerny, who has been in Benin for a four-day pastoral trip, has used the image of “a lung” to...

Members of the Regional Episcopal Conferences of North Africa (CERNA). Credit: Rabat Archdiocese

Subject Fiducia Supplicans to “calm” Analysis in Ongoing Synod: North Africa Bishops

There is need to subject Fiducia Supplicans (FS) that permits members of the Clergy to bless “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”...

Margaret and Dominic Attah with Lord Alton and other parliamentarians on #RedWednsday 2023. Credit: ACN

British Catholic Politician Demands Justice for Christians Killed in Nigeria at Christmas

British politician Lord Alton of Liverpool has called on the U.K. government to urgently address persecution in Nigeria, starting with last year’s Christmas...

A group of Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria, where 200 people were killed over Christmas. Credit: ACN

Catholic Charity Raises £200k in Two Months to Support Suffering Christians in Africa

The “£100k4Africa” challenge that the Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK, launched during last year’s #RedWednesday initiatives...

Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Angola

“Extremely fruitful”: Pauline Sister on Society’s 25-Year-Old Mission in Angola

The service of the members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Angola for...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: ACI Africa

No Blessing for “same-sex couples” in Africa, Catholic Bishops Declare, Vatican Agrees

The Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the Doctrine of...

Sanctuary of the martyrs of brotherhood in Buta. Credit: ACN

Nigeria Leads Countries with Most Christian Murders, Kidnappings of Clergy: Report

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has compiled a report that places Nigeria ahead...

Credit: ACN

“Religious violence requires a religious solution”: Missionary on Insurgency in Mozambique

A Missionary Priest serving in Mozambique’s Catholic Diocese of Pemba has proposed the creation of an interreligious committee that will...

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi (left) and Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu (right). Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Prohibits Predecessor from Celebrating Holy Mass in Public

Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu, who retired from the pastoral care of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea in December 2019, has been prohibited from...

Christmas, New Year Message: Ivorian Bishop Cautions against “trivializing” Reconciliation

The Catholic Bishop of Yamoussoukro Diocese in Ivory Coast has cautioned against “trivializing” reconciliation, which he says is a familiar...

Logo of the Jesuit Institute South Africa (JISA). Credit: JISA

South African Jesuit Institute Defends Pope Francis against Chief Rabbi’s Accusations

The Jesuit Institute South Africa (JISA) has come to the defence of Pope Francis after Chief Rabbi in South Africa, Warren Goldstein,...

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

“No possibility of blessing same-sex unions, activities”: Catholic Bishops in Nigeria

Fiducia Supplicans, the Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations”, which the Dicastery for the...

Credit: Agenzia Fides

Deadly Fuel Depot Fire in Guinea: Over Dozen Dead, Catholic Church “completely destroyed”

The church of St Joseph the Worker of Guinea’s Catholic Archdiocese of Conakry was razed down in a fire incident...

Some panelists during the one-day confernece to mark the International Migrants Day at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN). Credit: ACI Africa

“Facilitate wellbeing, rights of migrants”: Catholic Official in Nigeria to Stakeholders

The Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) has called on the government and citizens of the West African nation...

Credit: Agenzia Fides

South Sudan Needs Trauma Healing to Address “sexual violence effects”: Catholic Official

Survivors of sexual violence in South Sudan need to be helped, the Coordinator of the Catholic Health Commission (CHC) in...