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.

Radio Veritas South Africa now airing programs of Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) following a temporary interruption of the radio station’s normal programming after its manager tested positive for COVID-19.

EWTN Keeping Church in South Africa Engaged after Temporary Closure of Catholic Radio

Ardent listeners of Radio Veritas, the only Catholic radio in South Africa, are being treated to hours of Eternal Word...

(Left) The original church of the Most Holy Redeemer, built in 1921. (Right) Stigmatine Fathers Michael D’Annucci (left) and Charles Mittempergher, who served the mission in Mmakau for many years after their ordinations. Fr D’Annucci was murdered in a hijacking in Pretoria in December 2001 (he was declared a martyr in 2002); Fr Mittempergher died in Italy in December 2017. / The Southern Cross.

Why July is a Special Month for Pretoria’s First Black Catholic Parish

The Most Holy Redeemer, a Catholic Mission in South Africa’s Archdiocese of Pretoria, will, in a few months, mark 100...

Uganda's Cabinet Minister in charge of Refugees, Hillary Onek inspecting the production of Face Masks at the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center (VTC). / Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Services

Ugandan Government Lauds Young Refugees for Pioneering Mass Production of Face Masks

Young refugees living at the Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Settlement have been applauded for being the first ever group to...

Reconstruction of 4 rooms and a community hall in favour of the Little Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Tamanrasset, Algeria. / Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International

Why Congregation of Sisters in Algeria Needs to Survive amid Shortage of Vocations

Sometime last year, when members of the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Algeria wrote to...

Fr. Lazar Arasu with participants at Peace Meeting with UNHCR and other Leaders in South Sudan / Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Services

Address South Sudan’s “deep-rooted tribal hatred” to Tame Conflicts: Salesian Cleric

Residents of Palabek Refugee Settlement located in the Archdiocese of Gulu in northern Uganda last month woke up to a...

African Bishops Join Worldwide Call to End Abuse by Multinational Corporations

Catholic Bishops from across Africa joined more than 110 Prelates from different parts of the world to appeal for an...

President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the Nation on the new COVID-19 guidelines at Harambee House, Nairobi, Kenya.

Kenyan President Excludes Sunday Schools, Madrassas in Phased Reopening of Public Worship

Children attending Sunday School and those who go for Madrassas in Mosques are among the groups of congregants who will...

Bishops in Kenya Propose Small Christian Community Masses in New COVID-19 Guidelines

The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), an umbrella body of all Catholic Prelates in Kenya is proposing the celebration...

Fr. Lazar Arasu, the Director of Don Bosco Palabek Refugee Services with refugees in Uganda camp.

Salesians in Uganda Keeping Youth in Refugee Camps Productive during Pandemic

Refugees in Uganda have been hit by the four-month lockdown and ban on social gatherings and other public activities in...

Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando, Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies at Daystar University in Kenya. / Sisters of Mary of Kakamega (SMK).

Meet Widely Published Kenyan Nun Seeking to Breathe Life in University Research

Sr. Agnes Lucy Lando understands what ails research in universities from her 14 years of teaching at Kenyan tertiary institutions...

African Media Practitioners Recall Memorable Moments with U.S. Cleric Who “married” Media

The rest of the world is mourning the passing on of Fr. Robert (Bob) Astorino who “married media professionalism” for...

Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB).

Catholic Lawmakers in Zambia Put on the Spot over Contested Bill

The Catholic laity in Zambia are demanding an apology from the Catholic Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Eastern African...

“The Elephant in the House: Leadership and Future Sustainability of Church Media Projects in Eastern Africa” by Fr. Andrew Kaufa. / Fr. Andrew Kaufa

Why “Catholic media institutions (in Africa) rarely survive beyond founders”: New Book

Church-run projects in Eastern Africa and across the continent struggle to survive beyond their founders owing to gaps in succession...

Carmelite Nuns providing aid to victims of violence in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique / Aid to the Church in Need (ACN International)

Carmelite Nun Recounts Brutal Attack that Left Countless Maimed in Mozambique

On Thursday, June 4, a Carmelite nun working in Macomia, a small town in the northern province of Cabo Delgado,...

A poster for the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

Church Leaders in South Sudan Appeal for Release of Abducted Women and Children

On the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, church leaders in South Sudan have denounced conflict-related...

Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha to be installed as Archbishop of Mbarara Archdiocese in Uganda on Saturday, June 20, 2020.

Church in Uganda Preparing for First Ever Virtual Installation of Archbishop

Arrangements are underway in Uganda for installation of Archbishop Lambert Bainomugisha of Mbarara who will on Saturday, June 20 join...

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Diocese in Nigeria.

Help Us Fight Militant Groups, Nigerian Prelate Appeals to International Community

A Catholic Bishop in Nigeria says that the government in the West African nation is overwhelmed in the fight against...

Bishop Frank Nubuasah of Botswana’s Gaborone Diocese.

Prelate in Botswana Explains Meaning of His Letter to George Floyd

A bishop in Botswana who wrote an emotional letter to George Floyd, citing a strong bond of friendship with the...

Four members of the Religious Congregation of the Precious Blood Sisters who succumbed to COVID-19 in South Africa's Umtata Diocese.

Four Nuns Who Succumbed to COVID-19 in South Africa “were generous servants of the Lord”

The leadership of the Catholic Church in South Africa has described the four members of the Religious Congregation of the...

Fr. Francis Onyango, a missionary priest in the Catholic Diocese of Manzini in Swaziland. / Fr. Francis Onyango

Self-discipline, Love, Central Values amid COVID-19 “new normal”: Missionary in Swaziland

Many people who have been worst hit by COVID-19 including those living in isolation, those separated from their loved ones...