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Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah

Agnes Aineah is a Kenyan journalist with a background in digital and newspaper reporting. She holds a Master of Arts in Digital Journalism from the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications and a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communications from Kenya's Moi University. Agnes currently serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.

A poster announcing the series of online conversations bringing together African theologians, priests, and religious, as well as laity in Africa. Credit: PACTPAN

Large Catholic Episcopal Conferences Stifling Bishops’ Voices, Togolese Theologian Says, Advocates for “small groups”

A Togolese Catholic Priest has proposed the splitting of Bishops’ Conferences, Dioceses, Parishes, and other groups that are seen as...

Sr. Mary Kioko (left) and Sr. Rosemary Mwaiwa who celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Friday, June 14 pose for a photo with their mothers. Msgr Peter Makau, Bishop-elect of Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Isiolo, Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Wote look on. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan Pauline Sisters Celebrating Silver Jubilee of Religious Life Share Experience of Saying “Yes” to the Lord Daily

“Saying ‘Yes’ to the Lord is a response I must give every day,” says Sr. Rosemary Mwaiwa who is celebrating 25...

Emil Hagamu (right) and HLI mission in Namibia (left), Credit:  Human Life International (HLI)

Father’s Day 2024: Pro-Life Group Helping Men in Africa Reject “western lies, misconceptions” about Fatherhood

Roseline Uiras, who works with families in Namibia, is worried that the family structure in the Southern African nation is...

Father’s Day 2024: Catholic Fathers Talk Fatherhood, Family Values and Threats to African Family

On the occasion of Father’s Day 2024, the celebration of fatherhood, paternal bonds and the role of male parents in strengthening...

Sr. Mary Kioko (left) and Sr. Rosemary Mwaiwa who celebrated their Silver Jubilee on Friday, June 14 pose for a photo with Msgr Peter Makau, Bishop-elect of Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Isiolo,  Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Wote and  Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia. Credit: ACI Africa

“Let it be a community of love”: Kenyan Catholic Bishop Urges Mutuality among Pauline Sisters as Two Celebrate Jubilee

Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru of the Catholic Diocese of Wote in Kenya has urged members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP)...

Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior, the Secretary General of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: SECAM

Bishops in Africa Laud Theologians’ Weekly Conversations on Synod on Synodality

Catholic Bishops in Africa have lauded the weekly conversations organized by African theologians on the Synod on Synodality, noting that the...

A poster announcing the series of online conversations bringing together African theologians, priests, and religious, as well as laity in Africa. Credit: PACTPAN

Catholic Church in Africa Urged to Tap into Diaspora Communities to Grow Continent

Catholic Bishops and religious communities in Africa have been urged to harness the potential of the diasporic communities in growing...

Fr. Peter Konteh

How Catholic Priests are Confronting Religious Intolerance in West Africa

Catholic priests are at the forefront of the fight against ethnic and religious-based intolerance in West Africa. This, they do...

A section of priests who are attending the 10th Conference of the Regional Union of West African Priests in Guinea-Bissau. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

Catholic Priests in West Africa Urged to Find Solutions to Region’s Tribal, Religious Conflicts

Catholic priests in West Africa who are meeting in Guinea-Bissau for their general assembly have been urged to propose ways...

An injured man at Dar Mariam community of the Salesian Sisters in Shajara, about 7 kilometers from Sudan's Capital Khartoum. Credit: Fr Jacob Thelekkadan

Catholic Priest Who Fled War in Sudan Recalls Locals Parting Shot

When fighting in Sudan’s capital Khartoum intensified, with missiles endlessly hitting St. Joseph Vocational Training Centre of the Salesians of Don...

Credit: Fr. Jacob Thelekkadan

Endless Bombing of Sudanese Catholic Community Draws Trapped Residents Closer to God

Peace reigns inside Dar Mariam, the residence of the Salesian Sisters in Sudan that is surrounded by heavy gunfire and...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

“It’s not always easy for some”: Communicators in Kenyan Dioceses Challenged to Cover for Bishops Missing Online

Communicators in Kenyan Catholic Dioceses have been challenged to keep their Local Ordinaries visible on social media platforms as they...

Late Fr. Gabriel Luseni. Credit: Fr. Peter Konteh

He “embodied the grace of God”: Tributes Pour in for Sierra Leonean Priest Who Overcame Stroke to Emerge Prolific Writer

The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone is mourning the passing on of Fr. Gabriel Luseni, who influenced the West African...

Emotions in Journalism? Kenyan Catholic Archbishop’s Tips on How Journalists Can Spur Spiritual Conversion

Emotions are not entirely a bad thing in journalism especially if they lead to deep spiritual reflection and conversion, Catholic...

Credit: ACI Africa

Kenya’s Catholic Journalists Urged to Communicate “beauty, aesthetics of nature” in Fight for Environmental Conservation

For environmental reporting to be impactful, communicators must rediscover the beauty of nature and bring it out in their work,...

Fr. Yenes Manneh. Credit: The Gambia Pastoral Institute

Church “must do more”: Priest Researcher Calls for Full Returnees’ Integration as Illegal Migration Surges in The Gambia

In Africa’s tiniest nation of The Gambia, many illegal migrants deported from European countries hang around the country’s cities and...

Fr. Peter Stephen Lopez

Catholic Priest Fears for the Future of The Gambia’s Christian Population amid “subtle” Persecution

Christians in The Gambia who represent a tiny percentage of the country’s population are experiencing “subtle” persecution, a Catholic Priest...

Fr. Marcel Uwineza. Credit: Sr. Olga Massango

Stories of Rwandan Women “scarred by genocide” Must Be Told: Jesuit Priest on 30th Anniversary of Mass Killing

Women who were sexually assaulted, infected with diseases, and forced into exile, among other brutalities during the 1994 genocide against...

South Sudanese teturnees receiving food relief in Abiemnhom, near the border with war-torn Sudan in March 2024. Credit: Sr. Elena Balatti

Yearlong Sudan Civil War “evokes terrible memories” for Comboni Missionary Sister Receiving Returnees in South Sudan

The sight of the South Sudanese returnees fleeing war in Sudan who arrive worn out and scared evokes painful memories...

Catholic Widow in Lesotho Leading Campaign to Address Youth Addiction to Drugs

Pontsho Florina Tumisi watched helplessly as the school performance of her daughter who had always been an A-student plunged. She...