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ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa was founded in 2019. We provide free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Catholic Church in Africa, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See, to any person with access to the internet. ACI Africa is proud to offer free access to its news items to Catholic dioceses, parishes, and websites, in order to increase awareness of the activities of the universal Church and to foster a sense of Catholic thought and culture in the life of every Catholic.

Leadership Conference of Consecrated Life Youth Synod. Credit: Fr Vaclav Klement

Young Catholic Adults, The Consecrated Converge in Groundbreaking Youth Synod in Southern Africa

The first-ever youth synod organized jointly by the Leadership Conferences of Consecrated Life of Southern Africa (LCCL-SA) and Lesotho brought together the...

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura–Yambio/South Sudan

Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Urges Youths to Be Builders of Peace and Development at Diocesan Festival

Catholic youths in South Sudan have been challenged to take an active role in building peace, fostering development, and living...

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“Our hearts go out to thousands”: SECAM President Joins Pope Leo XIV in Solidarity with Southern Africa Flood Victims

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, has expressed solidarity with communities across Southern...

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe. Credit: Don Bosco Utume Salesian Theological College/Nairobi/Kenya

A World Scattered, A Youth Unheard: Kenyan Catholic Bishop on Why Kenya and the World “need the spirit of Don Bosco”

The Holy Mass on Saturday, January 31, the Feast Day of St. John Bosco, at Don Bosco Utume Salesian Theological College (DBU-STC) in Kenya’s Nairobi...

Fr. Filton Mensah delivering his sermon on the theme: new life in Christ. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast/Fr. Francis Madonna Ayaric

“There must be renewal, revival, restoration,” Priest Challenges Ghana’s Charismatic to Live Credible Christian Witness

Members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) in Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Accra have been urged to move beyond ritual observance and...

Bishop Dominic Kimengich (right) and Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde (left). Credit: ACI Africa

Kenya’s Bishop Kimengich of Eldoret Named Mombasa Coadjutor, Set to Succeed Archbishop Kivuva

The Vatican has announced the appointment of Bishop Dominic Kimengich of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Eldoret as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa,...

Sunday of the Word of God in Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi. Credit: Daughters of St. Paul/Nairobi/Kenya

“They felt they had been renewed”: Sunday of the Word of God Spurs Fresh Commitment to Scripture in Kenyan Parishes

Catholics in Kenya marked the Sunday of the Word of God 2026 on January 25 with renewed pastoral energy, as nine Parishes...

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe

Lilongwe Catholic Archdiocese in Malawi Establishes Legal Affairs Office to Bolster Mission of Justice and Peace

The Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe in Malawi has established a new Office of the Director of Legal Affairs, Compliance and Social Justice...

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja

“Not just an ancient book”: Catholics in Nigeria Encouraged to Embrace the Bible as The Living Word of God

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has urged Nigerians  to rediscover the Bible as the living Word of God, urging...

Equatorial Guinea on the Global Catholic Map: Seven Things to Know Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Pastoral Visit

Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in what will be his first pastoral journey...

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Equatorial Guinea Joins Angola in Confirming Pope Leo XIV’s First African Journey as Pontiff

A pastoral visit of Pope Leo XIV to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has been officially announced, making the Central African...

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Archbishop-Elect Reflects on a Pilgrim Church as He Prepares to Lead South Africa’s Cape Town Archdiocese

Two weeks after his appointment as the new Archbishop of South Africa’s of Cape Town Archdiocese, Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka is getting all set to...

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Accra

Seven Newly Ordained Deacons in Ghana Urged to “connect altar of sacrifice to daily struggles of God’s people”

Seven Seminarians ordained Deacons in Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Accra have been urged to link their liturgical duties at the altar with...

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of Kakamega Diocese at Bishop Nicholas Stam Pastoral and Animation centre in Kakamega town. Credit: The Standard Media group

Closed 94-Year-Old Catholic Hospital in Kenya to Reopen “once unpaid salaries issues are addressed”: Bishop Obanyi

The reopening of St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital, the 94-year-old health facility of he Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya, which suspended operations...

Credit: Agenzia Fides

Youths Realizing “God-given potential” among Goals of Latest Ethiopian Spiritan Entity Training Initiative

The Spiritan Community Outreach Ethiopia (SCORE), an initiative of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) in the...

Credit: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

U.S. Catholic Bishops Announce Holy Mass “for Solidarity with the Bishops and Faithful of Africa” in February

Catholic Bishops in the United States of America have announced a Eucharistic celebration “for Solidarity with the Bishops and Faithful...

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Demand Audit of Curriculum Process as LGBTQ Content Found in Teachers’ Manual

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops' Conference (GCBC) have called for a comprehensive review and an audit of the country’s curriculum development...

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A Visual Homily of Faith and Mission: Inside the 75th Anniversary Logo of Southern Africa’s Catholic Bishops

Members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have presented a logo that goes beyond commemoration, offering a symbolically layered visual...

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“Excellent opportunity to deepen reverence for Scripture”: Nairobi Archdiocese Issues Guidelines for Word of God Sunday

The leadership of the Commission for Liturgy of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has issued pastoral and liturgical guidelines to help the people...

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Seminary Rectors in West Africa Urged to Uphold Liturgy Standards, Cautioned against “performance-style” Mass

Bishop Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum of Ghana’s Catholic Dioecse of Koforidua  has urged Seminary Rectors across West Africa to prioritize liturgical formation in their...