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A section of participants at the 20th SECAM Plenary Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit: ACI Africa

“Reject politicization of the pulpit”: Theologians to Africa’s Catholic Bishops

Nov 14, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Theologians at the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) have issued a pastoral advisory to members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), reminding them to be careful about how they engage with politics while carrying out the Church’s prophetic mission.

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of the Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Calls for Respect for Human Life as Thousands Reportedly Killed in Post-Election Violence

Nov 14, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania has denounced the extrajudicial killings connected to the country’s disputed October 29 general elections, stressing that those suspected of breaking the law should be allowed to go through legal processes instead of being killed unlawfully.

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Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Eulogize “elder brother” as Faithful Servant, Champion of 2010 Constitution

Nov 14, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have paid tribute to Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the founding Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, praising him as a faithful servant of the Church and a key advocate for constitutional reforms in Kenya.

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome on Nov. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges "thinking the faith" amid Risk of Cultural Emptiness

Nov 14, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged academics to “think the faith” in order to confront what he called an increasingly pervasive “cultural emptiness.”

Members of the  Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops Urge Youths to Register Ahead of 2027 General Elections in Kenya

Nov 14, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the  Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have urged the people of God in Kenya, especially the youths, to participate in the ongoing accelerated voter registration, calling it a crucial opportunity to shape the East African nation’s direction in the next general elections scheduled for August 2027.

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Character Coaches’ Training in Kenya Designed to Foster “non-negotiable values” among Young People: Organizer

Nov 14, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The founder of the Positive Psychology Association of Kenya (PPAK) has said that the Character Coaches’ Training realized in three phases is designed to enhance the essential conversations that parents and guardians of young people under 30 need to have with their children about what he describes as “non-negotiable values.”

Today, November 14, We Celebrate Blessed John Licci

Nov 14, 2025

John Licci is one of the longest living holy men of the Church. His 111 years on this earth in a small town near Palermo, Sicily, were filled with many miracles. His mother died during childbirth, and his father was a poor peasant who had to work the fields, and so was forced to leave John alone as an infant.

Presentation of the charter at the end of the celebration of the UN@80 Conference, which took place at Mariapolis Piero Centre—Juja in Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: New Humanity

UN@80 Conference in Kenya Concludes with a Pledge to Champion Peace, Justice, and Human Dignity

Nov 13, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the Together for a New Africa (T4NA), a network started by former students of the Italy-based Sophia University Institute, have pledged to promote peace, justice, and human dignity in Africa, recognizing their shared responsibility to uphold fairness and prevent conflict.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: ACI Africa

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Laud Government for Development, Decry “confusion” in Education, Health Sectors

Nov 13, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have commended the Kenyan government for its efforts in improving the country’s economy and infrastructure, while calling for  action to address some major challenges in especially in the country’s health and education systems.  

“We share your pain”: AMECEA Delegate Brings Message of Peace, Solidarity to Displaced Families in Sudan, South Sudan

Nov 13, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

A representative of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has assured internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan and South Sudan of the Church’s continued solidarity, prayers, and commitment to peace across the region.

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Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Mourn Victims of El-Wak Stadium Tragedy, Call for Accountability

Nov 13, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Ghana have expressed their closeness with victims of a Wednesday, November 12 stampede at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra that left six people dead and several others injured during a Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise.

Pope Leo XIV gives his apostolic blessing at the end of the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Nov. 12, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV Calls for "prudent" Evaluation of Supernatural Phenomena to Avoid Superstition

Nov 13, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV during an address at the Vatican on Thursday called for the “prudent” evaluation of supernatural phenomena to avoid falling into superstition.

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African Churches Urged to Speak Out against Unjust Tax Systems

Nov 13, 2025

By João Vissesse

The National Coordinator for Human Rights and Citizenship of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has called on African Churches to raise their voices in defense of tax justice, warning that unjust taxation systems are deepening inequality and poverty across the continent.

Fr. Celestino Epalanga. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Church in Angola Hails National Reconciliation Congress as a Moment of Hope and “renewed commitment”

Nov 13, 2025

By João Vissesse

The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has described the recent National Reconciliation Congress as a “historic moment of hope and renewed commitment” by Angolans to peace and national unity.

Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Rolando Álvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí, Nicaragua. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Pope Leo XIV Receives Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez

Nov 13, 2025

By Walter Sanchez Silva

Pope Leo XIV received on Nov. 13 Rolando Álvarez, the exiled bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estelí in Nicaragua.

Today, November 13, We Celebrate St. Frances Cabrini

Nov 13, 2025

On November 13, the universal Church honors St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian missionary who spent much of her life working with Italian immigrants in the United States. Mother Cabrini, who had a deathly fear of water and drowning, crossed the Atlantic Ocean more than 30 times in service of the Church and the people she was serving.  

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Kenyan Government’s Move to Open Embassy in Vatican City Awaits Confirmation: Apostolic Nuncio

Nov 12, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The Kenyan government has approved the establishment of a new embassy in the Vatican City, a move that the representative of the Holy Father in the East African nation says now awaits the confirmation of the Holy See.

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SECAM Joins Call for Food Systems that Promote Africa’s Rich Diet and Traditions

Nov 12, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have joined other Catholic entities in appealing to the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU)  to promote agricultural and food systems that are rooted in Africa's traditional knowledge, values, and wisdom.

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Help “form new habit of mind” to end Cycle of Violence, Apostolic Nuncio Urges Catholic Bishops in Sudan, South Sudan

Nov 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Sudan has encouraged members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) to help the people of God under their pastoral care form “a new habit of mind” that would break the cycle of violence responsible for “death and displacement” in the two neighbouring countries. 

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Catholic Church in Ghana Partners to Reach Out to Over 1,000 Civilians Fleeing Terrorist Attacks in Burkina Faso

Nov 12, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

An initiative of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Ghana has helped resettle over 1,000 civilians fleeing terrorist attacks targeting Christians in neighbouring Burkina Faso, members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) have said.