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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.

“We are called to evangelize”: Catholic Archbishop-elect in Ivory Coast Ahead of Installation

The Archbishop-elect of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bouaké in Ivory Coast has emphasized the need for humility and promoting evangelization ahead of...

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Catholic Diocese in Nigeria Appeals for Help, Prayers after Thousands Displaced by Floods

The Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria is appealing for prayers and humanitarian assistance for thousands of people, who were displaced by...

Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood Cause: Kenyan Committee Members Share Inspirations, Say Humility His Outstanding Virtue

Kenya’s first native Catholic Bishop and Cardinal, Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, has been a source of inspiration to many...

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Catholic Bishop in Nigeria Warns of Sanctions against Priests Engaging in Liturgical Abuses

The Local Ordinary of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has cautioned the Clergy in his Episcopal See against engaging in Liturgical abuses,...

What Kenyan Committee for Cause of Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood is Doing to Make His Virtuous Life Known

The Kenyan committee spearheading the cause of Sainthood of Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga has initiated various activities...

Late Fr. David Njuguna Kiranga. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi/St. Augustine's Mabanga Seminary

Kenyan Long-serving Rector Who Fought through Cancer to Form Diocesan Clergy Eulogized as Humble, Faithful Priest

Tributes are pouring in for Fr. David Njuguna Kiranga, the Kenyan Catholic Priest, who fought through cancer to form Diocesan Clergy...

Pope Francis with members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: Vatican Media

“We go home re-energized”: Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Say after Engaging Pope Francis in Ad Limina Visit

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have concluded their 10-day Ad Limina visit, saying that they return to the...

In Eastern Africa, “the Synod on Synodality is ongoing” at Different Levels: AMECEA Secretary General

The multi-year Synod on Synodality, which Pope Francis extended to 2024, is “ongoing” at different levels of the Church in Eastern Africa,...

Catholic Charity Condemns Massacre of 26 Christians after Attack on Church in Burkina Faso, Appeals for Prayer for Peace

The Pontifical charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has condemned a recent terrorist attack on a Church in...

Invasion of Zambia’s Mpika Catholic Diocese Premises “caused significant distress, disruption”: Local Ordinary

The Sunday, August 25 invasion of the pastoral premises of Zambia’s Catholic Diocese of Mpika was disruptive and brought about much “distress”,...

Sr. Grace Kyomugisha, elected President of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA)

Newly Elected President of Catholic Nuns in Eastern, Central Africa Association Urges Synergy, “deepening” of Charisms

The newly elected president of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) has, in her acceptance speech, called...

Catholic Charity Fears for Deportation of Yemeni Seeking Refuge in Egypt after Conversion to Christianity

The Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has raised fears that a Yemeni, who fled...

Facilitating “holistic formation”: Role of Catholic Nuns in Eastern, Central Africa in Laity’s Faith Formation Lauded

The leadership of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has recognized with appreciation the role of Catholic Nuns...

“We stand with you in these difficult times”: Uganda’s Religious Leaders to Victims of Garbage Landslide

Religious leaders in Uganda have expressed their solidarity and spiritual closeness with victims of the August 9 garbage landslide that left at...

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

“A very effective means”: Catholic Archbishop on Ability of Eucharist to “transform” Nigerian Society

The Eucharist has the power to “transform” Nigeria into a society that upholds moral values and altruism, Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of...

We’re “called to collaborate in redeeming the world”: Carmelite Archbishop to Catholic Nuns in Eastern, Central Africa

Consecrated persons have responded to God’s call to participate in renewing the world, Archbishop George Desmond Tambala, a member of the Order...

Blood of Four Newly Beatified Martyrs “seed for the profound evangelization” in DR Congo, Globally: Cardinal Ambongo

The blood of the four Congolese martyrs, who were martyred by anti-religious guerrillas in the Kwilu Rebellion in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi (left) and Mons. Peter Kimani Ndung’u (right)

Auxiliary Bishop in Nairobi Appointed Kenya's Military Ordinary, Country's Embu Diocese Gets Bishop

Bishop  Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, has been appointed the...

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Pray for Your Priests not to Lose Heart amid Challenges, Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to the Faithful at Silver Jubilee

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mpanda in Tanzania has described priesthood as a demanding vocation, and called on the faithful...

In Anniversary Speeches, Church Entities Laud ACI Africa for “amplifying” Church’s Voice, Exhibiting “professionalism”

In speeches during the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Association for Catholic Information in Africa (ACI Africa), various Church entities have lauded the...