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Pope Francis records a video message for judges released Nov. 30, 2020. Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel.

Catholics are Called to be God’s People, Not God’s Elite: Pope Francis

Dec 1, 2020

Catholics are called to be God’s people, not God’s elite, Pope Francis said in a video message Monday.

Strengthening of Charitable Activities in Mozambique can Alleviate Suffering: Bishops

Dec 1, 2020

By Samuel Antonio

Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM) have suggested strengthening charitable activities as a way to help alleviate the suffering of people affected by attacks in the Southern African country that is faced with protracted violence.

Fr. Michael Otieno Odiwa, appointed by Pope Francis as Bishop pf Kenya's Homabay Diocese.

Clergy, Religious, Laity in Kenya’s Homabay Diocese Elated at New Bishop’s Appointment

Nov 30, 2020

By Magdalene Kahiu

Members of the Clergy, Religious men and women serving in Kenya’s Homabay Diocese and Lay faithful have expressed their jubilation at the news of the appointment of a new Bishop for the Diocese.

A truck that was torched during a protest over the employment of foreign truck drivers in South Africa.

Stop the Killing, Prelates in South Africa Appeal amid Torching of Foreigners’ Trucks

Nov 30, 2020

By Agnes Aineah

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) are appealing for an end to violence in South Africa in the wake of several arson attacks that are targeting trucks driven by foreign nationals in the country.

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Faith Actors in Africa Recommend Gender Justice, Child Protection Laws to Curb Violence

Nov 30, 2020

By Agnes Aineah

The All African Council of Churches (AACC) and other faith-based actors have recommended the formulation of legislations that support safety of women and children as their way forward in reinforcing gender justice and child safeguarding.

Ahead of General Elections in Ghana, Bishops Appeal for Peace in Advent Message

Nov 30, 2020

By Mercy Maina

Ahead of Ghana’s general elections scheduled for December 7, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have, in their Advent message, appealed to Ghanaians to maintain peace during the electioneering period.

Bishop Robert Bourgon, the first Bishop of Hearst-Moosonee, Canada. Courtesy photo.

Canadian Catholic Bishop Resigns at Age of 64 "for the good of the Church"

Nov 30, 2020

Pope Francis accepted Sunday the resignation of a Canadian Catholic bishop at the age of 64.

Catholic Sisters’ Initiative in Africa Soliciting Laptops to Foster “online” Apostolate

Nov 29, 2020

By Mercy Maina

The leadership of the initiative that facilitates education for women Religious in Africa is appealing to people of good will and well-wishers to facilitate the acquisition of 21 laptops to foster the apostolate of Catholic Sisters working “so hard to support their communities” in Africa, an official of the entity has told ACI Africa.

Pope Francis at the Wednesday general audience Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

Pope Francis Appeals to Ethiopia’s “parties in conflict to stop violence, safeguard life”

Nov 29, 2020

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis has asked people to pray for Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where the United Nations has said that “a full-scale humanitarian crisis is unfolding.”

Jesuit Scholars in Zambia Urge Follow-up of Initiated Government Projects, Accountability

Nov 29, 2020

By Magdalene Kahiu

Members of the Zambia-based Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) have called on the government of their host nation to carry out the follow-up phase of previously initiated development projects and ensure accountability in all sectors of the economy. 

Pope Francis offers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Dec. 1, 2019. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA.

"Advent is the season for remembering the closeness of God": Pope Francis

Nov 29, 2020

By Courtney Mares

On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis recommended a traditional Advent prayer to invite God to draw close during this new liturgical year.

Foster Stewardship, “balanced approach to creation”: Kenya’s Nuncio to Graduands

Nov 28, 2020

By Magdalene Kahiu

Graduands at a Kenya-based Catholic institution have been urged to foster stewardship in their leadership aspirations, putting to good use religious values for the “special care for God’s creation.”

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Enrico Feroci Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: EWTN-CNA Photo/Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican.

Pope Francis to New Cardinals: May the cross and resurrection always be your goal

Nov 28, 2020

Pope Francis created 13 new cardinals Saturday, November 28 urging them to remain vigilant lest they lose sight of their goal of the cross and resurrection.

In Advent Message, Bishops in Liberia Call for Protection of Human Life, Peaceful Election

Nov 28, 2020

By Magdalene Kahiu

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Liberia (CABICOL) have, in their collective message ahead of Advent Season beginning November 29, called for the protection of human life and emphasized the need for peace during the December 8 senatorial polls.

Global Catholic Peace Movement Alarmed by Violence in Ethiopia, Calls for Peace

Nov 28, 2020

By Mercy Maina

The leadership of Pax Christi International, a global Catholic peace movement, has expressed “great” concerns about the ongoing violent conflict in Ethiopia pitting the Federal government against the local authorities of the country’s Northernmost Tigray region.

Members of the Society of Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (MMI) partnering with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) to provide food and torchlights to hundreds of flood-affected populations in South Sudan. / ACI Africa

Catholic Missionaries Provide Aid to Hundreds of Flood-affected Families in South Sudan

Nov 28, 2020

By Peter Mapuor Makur

The Society of Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (MMI) ministering in South Sudan’s Archdiocese of Juba have, with support from Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), provided food and torchlights to hundreds of flood-affected populations occupying a parish compound in Juba.

Act to Bring Gender Equality in Church, Africa’s Faith Actors Urged at Launch of Activism

Nov 27, 2020

By Agnes Aineah

Church members in Africa have been asked to lead by example in bringing about gender equality as cases of gender inequality and related cases of Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) continue to soar during COVID-19 lockdown.

Age Limit for Public Worship Revised in Kenya amid Surge in Reported COVID-19 Cases

Nov 27, 2020

The leadership of the Catholic Archbishop-led Interfaith Council in Kenya has, among other guidelines, revised the ages of congregants allowed to participate in public worship in the East African nation.

Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of  Nigeria's Abuja Archdiocese.

Nigerian Prelate Urges Government to Support Catholic Church in Fight against Boko Haram

Nov 27, 2020

By Agnes Aineah

The intervention of the Catholic Church has been key in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency in Northern Nigeria, a Prelate in the West African nation has said, calling on the government of the country to strengthen the activities of the Church in the country’s affected region.

Sr. Celestine Nasiali, Coordinator of the Sisters Blended Value Project (SBVP), under the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA). / ACWECA Facebook

Catholic Sisters’ Economic Project Transforming Nuns into Social Entrepreneurs in Africa

Nov 27, 2020

By Agnes Aineah

Students in the pioneer class of the Sisters Blended Value Project (SBVP), the first ever project of its kind in Eastern and Central Africa, are set to unveil their business plans after which they will launch their various income generating startups across the region.