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Archbishop Alfred Xuereb (right), appointed Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco and Mons. Anselm Pendo Lawani (left), appointed Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin in Nigeria. Credit: Catholic Broadcast Nigeria/Vatican Media

Pope Francis Appoints Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco, Bishop for Nigeria’s Ilorin Diocese

Dec 8, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Alfred Xuereb as Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco and Mons. Anselm Pendo Lawani as Bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin in Nigeria. 

John Cardinal Onaiyekan and other members of NIREC during the Fourth Quarter Meeting of the Interreligious Council in Abuja Nigeria. Credit: ACI Africa

Christian Leaders in Nigeria Appeal for Good Governance to Restore Hope in the Country

Dec 8, 2023

By Abah Anthony John

Good governance is crucial in restoring hope in Nigeria, members of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have said.

Bishop Stephen Mamza of Yola Diocese in Nigeria laying the foundation for a Chapel for Prison Inmates at the Yolde Pate Correctional Center. Credit: Yola Diocese

Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Constructing Chapel in Prison to Provide “solace” to Inmates

Dec 8, 2023

By Abah Anthony John

The Catholic Diocese of Yola in Nigeria is constructing a Chapel at the Yolde Pate Correctional Center to provide a place of worship and solace to inmates.

Fr. Claude Mbokani. Credit; Radio Moto

Political Campaigns “not a time to enrich the population”: Catholic Priest in DR Congo

Dec 8, 2023

By Jude Atemanke

A Catholic Priest ministering in the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cautioned the electorate against seeking to enrich themselves by accepting gifts from politicians during the electioneering period.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the Apostolic Palace as he gives his Angelus address for the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Announces Catholic Church’s First World Day of Children

Dec 8, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The event was inspired by a 9-year-old boy named Alessandro, who proposed the idea to the pope to have an international event for younger children.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo Diocese in Nigeria. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Nigeria is Desperate, Catholic Bishop Says, Prays for Mary’s Help

Dec 8, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

The Bishop of Oyo Diocese in Nigeria has said that the West African country needs “divine help” to be freed from its “desperate mood” occasioned by the the country’s deteriorating political, social, and economic situation.

Fr. George Crocenzi (1923-2000), U.S.-born Spiritan who ministered in Africa for 38 years. Credit: Holy Ghost Fathers/Fr. Paul Hoang, CSSp.

East Africa Spiritans Name House after American Who Lived “radical gospel of self-giving”

Dec 8, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Fr. George Crocenzi, a native of the U.S., who ministered in East Africa for close to four decades has been recognized by his confreres; they have named a house in Nairobi after him.

Credit: CRS

Catholic Entity’s Project Seeks to Lower Maternal Deaths in Zambia

Dec 8, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has been running a program in Zambia that seeks to reduce maternal mortality rates in the southern African country.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Dec 8, 2023

"The most Blessed Virgin Mary was, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ, Savior of the human race, preserved immune from all stain of original sin."

Pope Francis receiving the delegation of the African Educational Pact at the Vatican on 1 June 2023. Credit: Vatican Media

First African Congress of Catholic Education: Pope Francis for “whole person” Formation

Dec 7, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Pope Francis has faulted the culture of “selective and elitist” training that focuses on the intellect. 

Fr. Fredrick Elima Wafula salvaging what he can after flood waters filled the Spiritan Residence at St. John Wenje Catholic Parish of Garissa Diocese in Kenya. Credit: Holy Ghost Fathers/Kenya/Fr. Fredrick Elima Wafula

Massive El-Nino Flooding Leaves Kenyan Catholic Mission Counting Losses

Dec 7, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Staff at St. John the Baptist Wenje Catholic Mission of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Garissa have been left to do massive repairs, face waterborne diseases, and dodge displaced crocodiles in the wake of El-Nino rains, which have caused huge damage in a number of countries in Eastern Africa.

Map showing the Sahel region. Credit: Public Domain

Border Town Where Christians Displaced from Three West African Countries Seek Refuge

Dec 7, 2023

By Agnes Aineah

At Diffa, a town located in the extreme southeast region of Niger, Christians who have been internally displaced in the West African country meet their counterparts equally fleeing religious persecution from neighbouring Nigeria and Chad.

A cross section of the former St. Augustine’s Seminary being turned into a private Catholic school. Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Bishops’ Decision to Turn Seminary into Secondary School Implemented

Dec 7, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

The decision that members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops' Conference (ZCBC) made to turn St. Augustine’s Seminary into a mixed Secondary School has been implemented, and first enrolment to the Catholic institution of learning is ongoing.

Pope Francis greets members of Italy's National Association of St. Paul on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. | Credit: Vatican

Pope Francis Reads Speeches Unassisted for the First Time in Nearly Two Weeks

Dec 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope seemed to show improvement Thursday by reading out his speeches during his various meetings on Dec. 7. 

Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesians in DR Congo Facilitating “interventions” to Thousands in Challenging Conditions

Dec 7, 2023

By Magdalene Kahiu

Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facilitating “interventions” to thousands of persons displaced by violent conflicts in the Central African nation, who are living in challenging conditions with “enormous” needs.

Pope Francis at the general audience at the Vatican on Dec. 6, 2023. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Francis’ cardinal advisers hear from 2 female professors on women’s role in the Church

Dec 7, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The pope’s Council of Cardinals has been discussing the role of women in the Church since February 2022.

Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku of the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni addressing election observers. Credit: Radio Moto

Ensure “objectivity, sincerity”: Catholic Bishop in DR Congo to Election Observers

Dec 7, 2023

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku of the Catholic Diocese of Butembo-Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called on Christian election observers in his Episcopal See to ensure “objectivity and sincerity” in their role.

Today, December 7, We Celebrate St. Ambrose

Dec 7, 2023

Today the Catholic Church celebrates the memory of St. Ambrose, the brilliant Bishop of Milan who influenced St. Augustine's conversion and was named a Doctor of the Church. Like Augustine himself, the older Ambrose, born around 340, was a highly educated man who sought to harmonize Greek and Roman intellectual culture with the Catholic faith. 

Fr. Charles Chilufya S.J, Director of the Jesuits Justice and Ecology Network Africa opens the session on the need for an ethically-informed approach to achieving justice in mining and facilitating a just transition at COP 28 Faith Pavilion. Credit: JENA/PACJA

COP28: Faith, Civil Actors Call for “ethical practice” in Accessing Africa’s Resources

Dec 6, 2023

By Magdalene Kahiu

Faith and civil actors in Africa are calling for “ethical practice” in accessing Africa’s natural resources.

Credit: IMBISA

IMBISA Tasks Theologians to “shed light” on Traditional Initiation, Polygamy in Africa

Dec 6, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA), who include Catholic Bishops in nine countries of Southern Africa have tasked theologians in the region to “shed light” on the practices of traditional initiation and polygamy.