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Kenya’s Former Prime Minister, Champion of Democracy and Regional integration in Africa Dies Aged 80
Former Kenyan Prime Minister, Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga, has died at the age of 80, a source in Odinga's office told...
Children from Troubled African Countries Pray the Rosary “for the first time” in Global Campaign
Children from across Africa, including those in countries experiencing persecution and political instabilities, joined their peers in the just concluded...
From Tradition to Vocation: Veteran Kenyan Sister Reflects on Why African Girls Chose Religious Life
When Religious Sisters’ Congregations were started in Kenya, parents who were still deeply traditional found it difficult to allow their...
Archbishop of Freetown Calls for Dialogue as City Council Forms Burial Team for Victims of “Kush” Drug Crisis
The Archbishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has appealed for dialogue with young people in the West African nation, expressing...
Rome-based Development Agency Launches Storytelling Contest on “the Africa that surprises”
Rome-based Catholic development foundation, Harambee Africa International (HAI), has announced the 11th edition of the International Award, “Conveying Africa – Telling the...
Inside Catholic Sisters’ Groundbreaking “Heritage Room” – A Dream 40 Years in the Making in Kenya
Sr. Elizabeth Njoki wa Joel is nostalgic as she shows the various sections of the “Heritage Room”, a space set...
Catholic Church “most trusted in Kenya”, Archbishop Says, Cautions against “greedy” Collaborators Hurting Trust
The Archbishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has weighed in on the level of public trust in institutions in the East...
Africa’s BeDoCare Conference Births Changemakers Eager to “reimagine” Future of Continent
Participants at the just concluded BeDoCare Conference at Kenya-based Strathmore University have expressed their eagerness to move the conference’s conversations forward by working towards...
Civilians Under Siege in Sudan’s El Fasher Town, Catholic Entities among Over 100 Calling for Their Protection
Catholic movements and several religious entities have joined over 100 civil society organizations and humanitarian actors in calling for protection...
Born in Rome, BeDoCare Conference Takes African Stage to Strengthen Resilience
Hundreds of social enterprises from over 20 countries are gathering in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, for the BeDoCare Conference, a movement started...
Irish Loreto Sister Recognized with Honorary Doctorate for Transforming Girls’ Lives in South Sudan amid War, Famine
St. Patrick's Pontifical University in Maynooth, Ireland, has conferred an Honorary Doctorate to Sr. Orla Treacy, whose work spanning 19 years in...
Research Entity Decries Unfairness as Muslims Head Military Posts in Nigeria's Predominantly Christian Regions
Researchers at the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) have called on the Nigerian government to stop appointing...
Christian Advocacy Group Hopes Court Hearing of Young Nigerian Will Overturn Country’s Blasphemy Laws
US-based Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF International) has expressed optimism that the scheduled hearing in the appeal of Yahaya-Sharif Aminu, a young...
“He was definitely a very holy person”: Co-Author on Writing First Book about Kenya’s Cardinal Otunga
Many people who interacted with Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga in Kenya had a sense of the Servant of God’s sanctity.
In Video Before Brutal Murder, Late Sierra Leonean Priest Testifies He Was Happy “to lead people to God”
A widely circulated video shows the late Fr. Augustine Amadu testifying about the joy of serving as Parish Priest in...
“Enough is enough”: Sierra Leonean Catholic Diocese Speaks Out about Wave of Violence Leading Up to Priest’s Murder
Days leading to the August 30 murder of Fr. Augustine Amadu, Sierra Leone’s Catholic Diocese of Kenema where the Priest...
President of Catholic Priests in Sierra Leone Appeals for Justice for Colleague Murdered while Preparing for New Mission
The President of Catholic Priests in Sierra Leone has appealed to authorities in the country to “to act decisively” in...
Nigeria Now Full of “fear, flight and funerals”: Catholic Bishops’ Conference President
Nigeria is “sinking in many fronts”, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said, lamenting that apart from...
Kenyan Catholic Bishop Lauds Mill Hill Members Choosing Hostile Missions for Evangelization
Members of the Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM) go to lands where they risk their own life for the kingdom of God, Bishop John...
Africa Tops Vatican Commission List of “modern martyrs”: Report
More people were killed in Africa for being Christian compared to other continents, according to a list compiled by the...