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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.

Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Cameroon's Bamenda Achdiocese, addressing delegates at the 19th Plenary Assembly of SECAM in Accra , Ghana. Credit: ACI Africa

Africa Given “a voice to be heard”: Catholic Archbishop in Cameroon on Synodality

The ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality has finally given Africa a voice to be heard by the rest of the world, a...

Sean Callahan, President and CEO of CRS addressing delegates at the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: ACI Africa

CRS Rallying for Support of SECAM Bishops in Renewed Fight Against Hunger, Violence

Catholic Relief Services, the humanitarian arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has appealed for more partners to join...

SECAM members following presentations at their 19th Plenary Assembly in Accra, Ghana. Credit: ACI Africa

Vatican Official Urges Bishops in Africa to Tell Their Local Stories to “globalized world”

The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications has challenged Catholic Bishops in Africa to voice their initiatives taken at the grassroots...

Bishop Appeals for Prayers for Church’s Future in Africa as SECAM Plenary Gets Underway

Catholic Bishops in Africa who are meeting in Ghana’s capital, Accra, need to be supported by prayers as they deliberate...

Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, the founder and chairman of Apo Group. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Bishops in Africa Challenged to Improve Media Visibility of Church Initiatives

The Catholic Church in Africa is a leading provider of quality social services and is at the center of key...

Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, a Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization at the opening  Mass of the 9th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in Accra, Ghana. Credit: ACI Africa

SECAM Bishops’ Plenary, a Moment to Renew Commitment to Evangelization: Vatican Cardinal

Delegates of the 19th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) that officially started Tuesday, July 26...

Cohort of 1991-1994 at Bahati Formation House. Credit: Sr. Esther Muturi, LSOSF/Nairobi

Let’s Pray for “vocations to reach more people”: Catholic Nun at Kenyan Novitiate Jubilee

On the occasion of the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Bahati Novitiate of the Little Sisters of St. Francis...

Fr. Stephen Ojapah, MSP, and Fr. Oliver Okpara freed in Nigeria's Sokoto Diocese on 26 June 2022 after a month in capivity. Credit: Fr. Chris Omotosho

Two Nigerian Catholic Priests Regain Freedom after Monthlong Captivity, Diocese Thankful

Fr. Stephen Ojapah and Fr. Oliver Okpara who were abducted last month after gunmen stormed their residence at St. Patrick's Catholic Parish...

Late Fr. Vitus Borogo (left) killed by armed bandits in Nigeria’s Kaduna Archdiocese on 25 June 2022 and Late Fr. Christopher Odia killed by gunmen in Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Auchi on 26 June 2022. Credit: CBCN

Two Catholic Priests in Nigeria Killed in Separate Attacks Over the Weekend

Two Catholic Priests were killed in separate attacks in their respective Nigerian Dioceses over the weekend, one in Kaduna Archdiocese...

Official logos for Pope Francis’ Apostolic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to the South Sudanese Land and People. Credit: Vatican Media

Faith-based Leaders Specify Five Challenges in Africa They Want Pope Francis to “mention”

Officials of the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) have specified challenges in Africa they request that Pope Francis highlights during his July 2-7  two-African-nation trip scheduled to...

Bishop Christian Carlassare of South Sudan's Rumbek Diocese. Credit: Good News Radio (GNR)/Facebook

Pilgrims to Come "from all over" South Sudan for Ecumenical Visit, Catholic Bishop Says

The July ecumenical visit to South Sudan will witness pilgrims from all the seven Catholic Dioceses of the East-Central African...

Bishop John Mbinda of Lodwar Diocese, first-ever Kenyan Spiritan Bishop vested in Turkana attire. Credit: ACI Africa

First-ever Kenyan Spiritan Bishop Urged to Exercise Patience, “learn ways of the people”

The newly ordained Bishop of Lodwar Diocese in Kenya, the first-ever Kenyan member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans) to...

Fr. Stanslaus Muyebe. Credit: www.polity.org.za

Church Official in South Africa Faults Government for Protracted Human Rights Violations

Continued human rights violations in South Africa are as a result of a government that does not care and that...

Bishop Christian Carlassare, MCCJ of South Sudan's Rumbek Diocese. Credit: Fondazione CESAR

Catholic Diocese in South Sudan Organizing 400-km Walk to Participate in Ecumenical Visit

The Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan is organizing a 400-km walk involving young people to participate in the...

Newly named Cardinals from Africa: Bishop Peter Okpaleke of Nigeria’s Ekwulobia Diocese (left) and Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa Diocese in Ghana (right). Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pope Francis Names 21 New Cardinals, Including Two from Africa

Pope Francis has said that he will create 21 new Cardinals, including two Bishops from Africa, one from Nigeria and...

Relics of Sr. Mary Daniel Abut and Sr. Regina Roba Luate were solemnly introduced in the altar of the new African martyrs in the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on 23 May 2022. Credit: sanbartolomeo.org

Relics of Two South Sudanese Nuns Introduced in Altar of New African Martyrs in Rome

The relics of two South Sudanese Catholic Sisters who were among five people killed following a road ambush in August 2021 have...

A Combonian missionary nun living in Wau, South Sudan, believes the upcoming visit by Pope Francis to the youngest country in the world, scheduled for 5-7 July, could have an historic effect on the peace process. Credit: ACN

Pope’s Envisioned Visit to South Sudan Heightens Expectations for Swift Peace Process

Pope Francis is scheduled to be in South Sudan in July, an Ecumenical visit that has raised expectations for a swifter peace...

Credit: Prince Henderson

Catholic Nuns in Africa Urged to Strive for Transparency to Sustain Project Partnerships

Catholic Nuns in sub-Saharan African countries who are struggling to sustain their respective Religious Congregations financially have been urged to...

Representatives of Christian leaders in Eswatini under the auspices of the Council of Swaziland Churches (CSC). Credit:  Council of Swaziland Churches (CSC)

Church Leaders in Eswatini Lament “culture of mistrust, intolerance” amid Challenges

Representatives of Christian leaders in Eswatini under the auspices of the Council of Swaziland Churches (CSC) are concerned about “a new culture...

Photo of the Six Accused suspect and their defense lawyers during the court hearing Wednesday, 9 February 2022. Credit:  Catholic Radio Network (CRN)

Three Suspects in South Sudan Bishop-elect’s Shooting Close to Detained Priest: Witness

Three suspects in the shooting of the Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Rumbek in South Sudan closely related with...