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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.

Launch of the book, "The Green Blood of Gotyomo and Other Stories: A Quasi-Memoir," by Fr. Thomas Nyutu. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Can anything good come out of Jawatho?” Fr. Nyutu’s Quasi-Memoir of 30 Stories Launched in Nakuru, Kenya

The launch of the book titled The Green Blood of Gotyomo and Other Stories: A Quasi-Memoir by Fr. Thomas Nyutu...

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Visit, Seven Key Things to Know about Catholic Church in Angola

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s anticipated visit to Angola, attention is turning to the Catholic Church in the southern African...

Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent as Pontiff. Credit: Vatican Media/Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda

Angola among African Countries Pope Leo XIV to Visit, Dates, Program Being Finalized: Apostolic Nuncio

Angola is one of the African countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral...

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast/Ghana/Fr. Francis Madonna-Ayaric

“Do not curse the dark; light a candle”: Archbishop Palmer-Buckle’s Triple Jubilee Spotlights Synodal Leadership

Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has marked a rare triple milestone with a thanksgiving Mass that doubled as the annual...

The four newly ordained Priests and six newly ordained Deacons for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Ruru Gene News/Sr. Laurencila, FSSA.

“I am not ordaining you for an ideal country”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop at Priestly, Diaconate Ordination

The four newly ordained Priests and six newly ordained Deacons for South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) have been reminded of...

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: SACBC

“Together we go forward”: Cardinal Brislin Reflects on 75 Years of Southern African Hierarchy, Pope’s First Consistory

The New Year 2026 marks 75 years since the establishment of the Southern African Catholic hierarchy, a milestone that invites...

Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia (CBCE). Credit: CBCE

“Do not be afraid”: Ethiopia’s Catholic Bishops Speak with New Courage in Synodality Message

Catholic Bishops in Ethiopia have issued a far-reaching Synodality Message that speaks into the fear, suffering, and fragmentation gripping the...

Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela. Credit: ACI Africa/Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop of Kitui Diocese in Kenya Appointed Coadjutor of Country’s Machakos Diocese

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya, as Coadjutor Bishop...

Bishop Jackson Murugara. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Meru Youth Office

Coadjutor Bishop of Meru Takes the Helm of the Kenyan Catholic Diocese as Bishop Mugambi Retires at 75

The Catholic Diocese of Meru in Kenya ushered in a new chapter of pastoral leadership on the first day of the New...

Credit: Archdiocesan Youth Secretariat Monrovia Archdiocese

Let’s “protect our dignity”: Catholic Youths in Liberia’s Monrovia Archdiocese Cautioned against Social Vices

Catholic youths in Liberia’s Monrovia Archdiocese have been cautioned against social vices and urged to safeguard their human dignity as followers of...

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa. Credit: SACBC

“Bearers of light in a world of shadows”: Cardinal Brislin of South Africa Opens 2026 by Pointing Catholics to Mary

As the people of God around the world stepped into 2026, Stephen Cardinal Brislin of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg in South Africa used...

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria.

“Let us become light for those around us”: Catholic Bishop of Makurdi in Nigeria Calls for Lifelong Holiness in 2026

Bishop Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe of the Catholic Diocese of Makurdi in Nigeria has urged the people of God to embrace...

Sister Simona Brambilla, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | Credit: Vatican News

Consecrated Life Africa’s Sacred Tree: Vatican Prefect Calls Superiors in Africa to Be Bridges of Healing, Hope in 2026

At the dawn of 2026, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic...

St. Mary’s Mumias Hospital in Kenya to Reopen Under Women Religious to Restore “Catholic ethos,” Says Kakamega Bishop

After months of silence that followed the suspension of services at St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital of the Catholic Diocese...

Stephen Cardinal Brislin. Credit: ACI Africa

From “Pilgrims” to “Apostles of Hope”: Cardinal Brislin Urges Catholics to Carry Hope into a Darkened World

At the closure of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year of hope in his Metropolitan See, Stephen Cardinal Brislin of...

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Nigeria's Oyo Diocese. Credit: Diocese of Oyo

“Rescue Nigeria from evil”: Catholic Bishop Challenges Leaders to Rebuild Public Trust in 2026

As the New Year 2026 fast approaches, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria has...

U.S. Strikes on ISIS in Nigeria “potentially helpful way to bring some hope”, Catholic Bishop Says as Priest Concurs

Catholic leaders in Nigeria have cautiously welcomed the reported U.S. military strikes against elements of the Islamic State of Iraq...

This Christmas, Three Kenyan Catholic Prelates Call for Christ’s Light to Heal Families, Protect Life and Build Peace

As Kenyans celebrate Christmas 2025, three Catholic Church leaders have delivered messages that converge on a single theme: hope born...

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen during the Saturday, 1 February 2025 celebration of the 2025 Jubilee Year for the Consecrated in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: ACI Africa

“What does God want to tell us here?”: Nuncio in Kenya Says Christmas Night Reveals God Who Enters Africa’s History

As the people of God across Africa mark the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ amid wars, economic strain and...

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, Nigeria. Credit: Fr. Anthony Godonu/Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos/Nigeria

“Stem tide of fear and criminal activities”: Catholic Archbishop of Lagos to Nigerian Government in Christmas Message

Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos has urged the Nigerian government at all levels to take...