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Official logo of the Synod on Synodality. Credit: Vatican Media

Having “clear understanding” of Synod Working Document among Aims of Planned SECAM Seminar

Jun 20, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Having “a deep knowledge and clear understanding” of Instrumentum Laboris, the working document for the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops popularly known as the Synod on Synodality, is one of the aims of a planned seminar targeting African delegates.

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha freed from captivity in the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria. Credit: OMI

Nigerian Catholic Priest Freed after Torture, Hospitalized with “deep wounds on his head”

Jun 20, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha, the member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) who was kidnapped on June 17 from Nigeria’s Jos Archdiocese has been freed. 

Screen grab of Deacons during the June 20 Priestly Ordination. Credit: Capuchin TV

“Consecrate your lives to Christ through Mary”: Catholic Archbishop at Ordination in Kenya

Jun 20, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

Newly ordained Deacons and Priests of the Augustinians of the Assumption (AA) in Kenya have been urged to seek the consolation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in their Ministry of service, and to consecrate their lives to the person of Jesus Christ.

Don Bosco Gumbo camp for internally displaced persons in South Sudan currently hosts 10,000 people. Credit: Salesian Missions

World Refugee Day: Salesians Highlight Initiatives in Support of Refugees, IDPs in Africa

Jun 20, 2023

By Jude Atemanke

On the occasion of the annual World Refugee Day (WRD) marked on June 20 since 2001, the leadership of the U.S-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, has highlighted initiatives aimed at supporting refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across the globe, including Africa.

The Synod of Bishop at the Vatican, Oct. 5, 2018. | Vatican Media.

Vatican's Latest Document on Synod on Synodality: Here is What You Need to Know

Jun 20, 2023

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican released a new document on June 20 outlining key questions for the upcoming 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, more commonly known as the Synod on Synodality. 

The opening day of the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican Synod Hall on Oct. 3, 2018. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Synod on Synodality Document Outlines Discussion Questions for October Assembly

Jun 20, 2023

By Courtney Mares, Hannah Brockhaus, Shannon Mullen

In advance of a pivotal October assembly on synodality, a new Vatican document released Tuesday outlines key questions for what now promises to be a wide-ranging discussion on Pope Francis’ vision of a more inclusive, decentralized, and “listening” Church.

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On World Refugee Day, Pope Francis Urges Action; Companies Pledge to Hire Refugees

Jun 20, 2023

By Peter Pinedo

June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day established by the United Nations to promote awareness of the estimated 27.1 million refugees displaced by violence and conflict across the globe. 

Pope Benedict XVI at the World Family Meeting in Milan with Cardinal Angelo Scola on June 4, 2012. | Credit: CNA/World Meeting of Families 2012

Pectoral Cross Bequeathed by Late Pope Benedict XVI to Parish in Bavaria, Germany, Stolen

Jun 20, 2023

By AC Wimmer

A pectoral cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his native Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was on display.

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC). Credit: SACBC

Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Called to Look to Mother Mary’s “shining example”

Jun 20, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) have been called upon to look to the Blessed Virgin Mary’s “shining example” for inspiration in their Episcopal Ministry as “ambassadors for Christ”.

The gates of Lubiriha Secondary School in Uganda that was attacked on 16 June 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

"Gruesome, cruel massacre": Religious Leaders in Uganda on Secondary School Attack

Jun 19, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Religious leaders in Uganda have condemned “in the strongest terms” the attack on Lubiriha Secondary School in the Western region of the country that resulted in the death of at least 41 people, and half a dozen abductions.

Fr. Apollinaire Cibaka Cikongo. Credit: EWTN Vaticano

“There is sometimes a terrifying silence”: Catholic Priest on Abortions in Africa

Jun 19, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

A Catholic Priest serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has expressed concern about the “general silence” on matters of terminating pregnancies in Africa, and underscored the need to counter the culture of death and promote the dignity of life as explained in the Encyclical Letter of St. Pope Paul VI, Humanae Vitae.

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha, abducted on June 17 from the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria. Credit: OMI

Catholic Missionary Priest Abducted in Nigeria’s Jos Archdiocese, Security Guard Killed

Jun 19, 2023

By Jude Atemanke

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI), was kidnapped on June 17 when gunmen attacked St. Paul Bomo Catholic Parish of Jos Archdiocese where he serves as Parish Priest.

Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré, the first Catholic Bishop of Manga Diocese in Burkina Faso who passed on in Ouagadougou after an illness on 18 June 2023. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Manga Diocese in Burkina Faso Dies at 88

Jun 19, 2023

By Jude Atemanke

Bishop Wenceslas Compaoré, the first Catholic Bishop of Manga Diocese in Burkina Faso, has passed on in Ouagadougou after an illness. He was aged 88.

Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on June 18, 2023/Portrait of Blaise Pascal. | Vatican Media/Public domain

Pope Francis publishes Apostolic Letter on 17th-century Philosopher, Blaise Pascal

Jun 19, 2023

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.”

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama with some parishioners of St. Mary’s Kary Parish of Abuja Archdiocese

Catholic Archbishop Cautions Nigerians against “better than thou attitude”

Jun 19, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has cautioned the citizens of the West African nation against the “spirit of exclusivism” exemplified in the “better than thou attitude”, and called for the fostering of “harmonious social relationships”.

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Transition to Green Energy Likely to Cause Africa “social, ecological devastation”

Jun 19, 2023

By Magdalene Kahiu

Africa is likely to experience “social and ecological devastation” if the global north transitions to the use of green energy instead of fossil fuel-based energy, an official of the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network – Africa (JENA), a department of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar (JCAM), has said.

The new book titled "Walking with Pope Francis - The Official Documents in Everyday Language". Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

New Co-published Book on Pope Francis “suitable for all categories of people”: Pauline Nun

Jun 18, 2023

By ACI Africa Staff

Readers of the newly co-published book, “Walking with Pope Francis - The Official Documents in Everyday Language”, do not require a background in theology or Church teachings to understand its content, a Catholic Nun serving with the Paulines Publications Africa (PPA), the co-publisher of the book, has said.

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Jesuit Scholars in Zambia Decry Disparities in Education Sector, Urge Government to Act

Jun 18, 2023

By Magdalene Kahiu

Jesuit Scholars in Zambia have decried the disparities in the education sector across the Southern African nation, with urban areas being more advantaged than the rural.

Fr. Peter Konteh, Executive Director of Caritas Freetown in Sierra Leone. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh/Facebook

Caritas Freetown’s “peace campaign” to Push for Nonviolence ahead of Sierra Leonean Polls

Jun 18, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

The “peace campaign” that Caritas Freetown has launched in partnership with other entities and individual personalities has the objective of advocating for nonviolence in Sierra Leone ahead of the country’s general elections scheduled for June 24.

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama during Holy Mass at St. Augustine’s Parish of Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Nigerians Living “in a time of multiple needless deaths”: Catholic Archbishop

Jun 18, 2023

By Silas Isenjia

The Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has decried the increasing number of "needless deaths", evil, and hatred in the West African nation.