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.

Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Fr. Bonaventure Luchidio

Pope Francis Rootedness in Church Peripheries “a Mother Teresa moment”: Kenyan Priest

The Church is experiencing “a Mother Teresa moment” with the leadership of Pope Francis who has expressed a deep connectedness...

Members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Kenya's Malindi Diocese at Mass on Sunday, February 26. It was the first Mass after the Church remained closed for two months following suspected militant attacks in December last year. Credit: Fr. Alex Kimbi

Joy as Kenyan Catholic Outstation Resumes Mass after Suspected Al Shabaab Attack

Inside a mud-walled church in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Malindi, Christians of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Kakathe, under St....

Delegates from the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) during the March 1-6 SECAM Plenary Assembly in Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa. Credit: ACI Africa

African Synodality Initiative to Form Expert Team in Deepening Synodal Engagements

In a move to deepen the engagement in the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality, the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) is seeking to constitute...

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

“Let Justice be done”: Nigerian Archbishop on Court’s Ruling on Presidential Election

The Catholic Archbishop of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has lauded aggrieved politicians in the country’s February 25 elections for shunning violence...

Deregister in Kenya “abortionist cartel, pouring a lot of evil money”: Catholic Activists

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), an organization established “to ensure people are free to make choices about their sexuality and well-being”...

Map of Nigeria; Credit: Shutterstock / Shutterstock

Wave of Murders after General Elections in Nigeria Forces Diocese to Evacuate Personnel

A Wednesday, March 1 post-election attack on villages in Nigeria’s Benue State left more than 30 murdered victims and forced...

Catholic Charity Foundation Reports Fears in Mozambique amid Global Aid Shortage

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has admitted that it may not be able to sustain the food needs...

Outcomes of Nigeria’s General Election Mirror Country’s Rot: African Catholic Theologian

With the high levels of poverty and corruption in Nigeria, amid increased violence and persecution of Christians, the west African...

Bishop Vincent Mduduzi Zungu of the Catholic Diocese of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. Credit: SACBC

Lent a “complete change of direction”, Conversion: Catholic Bishop in South Africa

At the heart of every season of lent, there is a renewed call for conversion, and change of direction of...

Catholic Activists in Africa Decry Social Media Censorship of Anti-LGBT Content

The African branch of CitizenGo, a movement of Catholic activists advocating for the promotion of family values, has decried censorship...

Caritas Freetown Lauds EU Commitment to Support Credible Elections in Sierra Leone

The development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown in Sierra Leone, Caritas Freetown, has lauded the monetary contribution...

Fr. Hans-Joachim, a Catholic Priest of German nationality who went missing on Sunday, November 20 in a suspected forceful abduction. Credit: Courtesy Photo

German Catholic Priest Still Missing 100 Days after Kidnapping in Mali

Tuesday, February 28 marked 100 days since the disappearance of Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a German Catholic Priest, in a suspected kidnapping...

Catholic Peace Entity Says Resettlement of IDPs in Mozambique Impoverishes Host Community

Corrane settlement camp that is hosting people who have been displaced by violence in Cabo Delgado province has left the...

Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Cabo Delgado. Credit: Denis Hurley Peace Institute

Aid Suspension in Mozambique Deliberate Strategy to Force out IDPs: Catholic Peace Entity

The alleged suspension of food aid to the Corrane settlement for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mozambique’s Nampula province...

Magdalen Awor receiving the Guardian of Life Award 2023 from the Pontifical Academy of Life in Rome on 22 February 2023. From left: Don Dante (Doctors with Africa CUAMM Director), Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia (president of the Pontifical Academy for Life), Magdalen Awor, and Mons. Renzo Pegoraro (Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life). Credit: Pontifical Academy for Life

Catholic Midwife Delivering Babies against Odds in South Sudan Feted in Rome

Magdalen Awor, a dedicated midwife and nurse working in South Sudan is this year’s winner of the prestigious “Guardian of...

Some of the homeless youths in prison that Salesian MIssionaries are supporting in Madagascar. Credit: Salesian Missions

Salesians of Don Bosco Providing Care to Minors Abandoned Behind Bars in Madagascar

At ‘Trano zaza maditra’ (Home for naughty boys), a rehabilitation center for boys in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, boys as young...

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of Nigeria's Makurdi Diocese. Credit: ACN

Bishop in Nigeria Decries Militants' Tactic to Starve Villagers in Protracted Violence

Militants continue to wreak havoc in communities served by the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria, with those behind the...

Missionary Priest Injured in CAR Mine Explosion to Undergo Second Amputation in Italy

Fr. Norberto Pozzi, a Missionary Priest who sustained injuries in a mine explosion in the Central African Republic (CAR) has traveled to...

Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Nigeria’s Oyo Diocese. Credit: Oyo Diocese

Why Lent in 2023 is Important for Nigerians: Catholic Bishop

This year’s Lenten Season is a time that Nigerians are “knocking on heaven’s door”, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese...

Fr. Stan Chu Ilo. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Political Elite, Religious Leaders Benefitting from Violence in Nigeria: Catholic Scholar

A section of politicians, self-proclaimed humanitarian agencies, and some religious leaders are reaping big from the ongoing violence in Nigeria,...