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Second Pan-African Conference on Family Concludes in Kenya with Renewed Conviction to Defend Family Sanctity

May 15, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Religious leaders, activists, and policymakers at the Second Pan-African Conference on Family Values (PACFV) have pledged to continue resisting all forms of attacks on the sanctity and integrity of the institution of the family.

Accueil-Écoute supports migrants in difficulty, whatever their religion. Here: distributing clothes to people in need. Credit: ACN

Stranded Migrants in Mauritania Finding Solace at Catholic Charity Project for the Vulnerable

May 15, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott in Mauritania is reaching out to migrants from various African countries who get stranded in the vastly desert country on their way to Europe.

“Life is tough”: Nuncio in Kenya Lauds Spiritans for Being Source of Consolation to Marginalized Communities

May 15, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has lauded members of the Missionary Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) working in Turkana County for being a source of consolation to residents of the county which is the poorest in the East African country.

Today, May 15, We Celebrate St. Isidore

May 15, 2025

Isidore was born in 1070 in Madrid, Spain. His family was poor, and he labored as a farmer on the land owned by a rich man named John de Vergas. 

“One of our own”: South Africa’s Augustinian Nuns Rejoice at Election of Pope Leo XIV

May 14, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff has been met with global celebration, but for Augustinian Sisters of the Mercy of Jesus (AMJ) in South Africa, the joy is especially “intimate” because the Holy Father, a member of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA/Augustinians), is one of their own.

“A momentous breakthrough”: Church in South Africa Welcomes Tiger Brands Settlement for Listeriosis Outbreak Victims

May 14, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has welcomed Tiger Brands’ “long-awaited” decision to compensate victims of the 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak.

Abductors Demand Ransom to Free Catholic Priest Kidnapped from Cameroon’s Garoua Archdiocese

May 14, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Abductors are demanding a ransom for the release of Fr. Valentin Mbaïbarem, who was kidnapped on May 7 from Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua, the Chancellor of the Cameroonian Metropolitan See has told ACI Africa.

Kenya’s Parliament Speaker Urges Conference on Family Delegates to “harness collective strength” to protect Family Unit

May 14, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Participants in the Second Pan-African Conference on Family Values (PACFV) in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, have been urged to foster synergy in the efforts to protect the institution of the family amid attacks from multiple quarters. 

Bishop Robert Prevost greets the faithful in Peru within the Diocese of Chiclayo. (photo: Courtesy photo / Caritas Chiclayo)

Pope Leo XVI, First Missionary to Become Pope in a Long, Long Time

May 14, 2025

By National Catholic Register

The U.S.-born Pope spent about a dozen years as a missionary in Peru and returned there later to serve as a Bishop.

Pope Leo XIV, First Pontiff in Modern History with Firsthand Knowledge of Africa

May 14, 2025

By Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla

Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, the newly elected 267th Pontiff, who has taken the Papal name Leo XIV, is beginning his Papacy with firsthand knowledge of Africa. Unlike his predecessors, Pope Leo XIV has already been to Eastern, Western, Southern, Northern, and Central Africa in person. As he begins his Pontificate, he has been in Kenya at least six times and in neighbouring Tanzania more than five times.

Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya Urges Religious Orders’ Jointly Owned University to Reclaim Catholic, Christ-centred Identity

May 14, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has urged Tangaza University (TU), the Kenya-based institution of higher learning that is jointly owned by some 22 Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), to reclaim its Catholic identity in every aspect of its mission and academic.

Catholic Theologian Optimistic that Pope Leo XIV will Pay “special attention” to Church Leadership in Africa

May 14, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

An official at the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) has congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election as the 267th Pontiff, and expressed optimism that the widely travelled member of the Order of St. Augustine (OSA/Augustinians) will have a closer focus on the leadership of the Church in Africa.

Pope Leo XIV speaks to participants in the Jubilee of Eastern Churches on May 14, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges Eastern Catholics Not to Abandon War-torn Lands

May 14, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

“I thank God for those Christians — Eastern and Latin alike — who, above all in the Middle East, persevere and remain in their homelands,” Leo said May 14.

Candlelight procession at Fatima on May 12, 2025. / Credit: Courtesy of Shrine of Fatima/EWTN

Leo XIV’s Pontificate Consecrated to Our Lady of Fátima at Portugal Shrine

May 14, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Approximately 470,000 pilgrims gathered in Fátima, Portugal, on May 12–13 to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Pope Leo XIV meets with Italian tennis star Jannick Sinner on May 14, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Love the Sinner: Pope Leo XIV Meets Tennis Star at the Vatican

May 14, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Pope Leo XIV met Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner at the Vatican on Wednesday. 

Pope Leo XIV gives the homily at Mass with the cardinale electors in the Sistine Chapel on May 9, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican Creates Official Instagram Account for Pope Leo XIV

May 14, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Dicastery for Communication said “Leo XIV inherits the X @Pontifex accounts used by Pope Francis and previously by Benedict XVI.”

A cropped version of the official portrait of Pope Leo XIV, published by the Vatican on May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Embraces Elements of Francis’ Vision; Some Views Still Unclear

May 14, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

Prior to his elevation to the papacy, Leo XIV stayed out of the spotlight on certain reforms backed by his predecessor but maintained a close relationship with Pope Francis.

In Newly Launched Book, Angolan Catholic Priest Shares Insights into Language-Culture Relationship

May 14, 2025

By João Vissesse

Readers of the book, “Languages and Cultures – Introduction to Ethnolinguistics and African Oralities”, which was launched on Monday, May 12 are to gain insights into the relation between language and culture, the author of new publication has said. 

Today, May 14, We Celebrate St. Matthias, Apostle

May 14, 2025

Matthias, whose name means “gift of God”,  was the disciple chosen to replace Judas as one of the twelve Apostles. The Acts of the Apostles state that he was also one of the 72 disciples that the Lord Jesus sent out to preach the good news.

Defend Family Values, “don’t yield to pressure”: Kenya Christian Professionals Forum Official to Africa’s Leaders

May 13, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Africa’s leaders need to be actively involved in defending the family institution and its values, the Chairman of the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) has said.