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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.

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Call for New Era of Rigorous, Faith-Centered Vocational Discernment in Catholic Church at First-ever Training in Nigeria

For the first time in Nigeria, Catholic Clergy, women and men Religious, and lay professionals gathered for “an intensive” formation...

Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku of Sudan's El Obeid Diocese. Credit: CRN

“Do Not Be Afraid”: Christmas Testimony of Catholic Bishop from Sudan’s Third Year of War

In a country battered by violence, displacement, and fear, the 2025 Christmas message of Bishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali...

Bishop Christian Carlassare of South Sudan's Rumbek Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

From Wounds to Fraternity: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Proclaims Hope in His 2025 Christmas Message

In a country marked by youth and deep wounds, Christmas continues to speak with uncommon clarity, according to Bishop Christian...

Kenyan Catholic Archbishops, Bishop-elect Urge Peace, Renewed Faith and Unity in 2025 Christmas Reflections

A shared call to peace, faith and togetherness runs through the 2025 Christmas messages of two Kenyan Catholic Archbishops and...

Ghana’s Jasikan Catholic Diocese Gets New Shepherd as Pope Leo XIV Accepts Retirement of Bishop Akwasi

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the retirement of Bishop Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante from the pastoral care of Ghana’s Catholic...

Pope Leo XIV Creates News Catholic Diocese in Mozambique, Appoints Comboni Bishop Pioneer Local Ordinary

Pope Leo XIV has created the Catholic Diocese of Caia in Mozambique, and appointed Bishop António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, who...

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
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“A people yearning for peace”: Cardinal Ameyu Says Prince of Peace Still Walks South Sudan’s “mountains”

Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan has called upon the people of...

Fr. George Ehusani making his presentation at the conference. Credit: Fr. George Ehusani/Facebook

Nigeria’s Soul “is ailing very badly,” Catholic Priest Urges Psychologists to Move from Crisis Care to Prevention

The founder of the Psycho-Spiritual Institute (PSI), a Catholic entity that specializes in psycho-trauma healing, has issued a call to psychologists...

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At Spiritan Parish Jubilee, Nairobi Archbishop Calls for “family structures” Fostering Children’s Spiritual Formation

The Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has encouraged parents to “adopt family structures” that nurture faith at home,...

Fr. Alain Mayama. Credit: Spiritan Generalate/Rome/Fr. Philip Ng'oja, CSSp.

From Concern to “here I am” Renewal: Why First African Spiritan Superior General Refuses to Let Lament Have Final Word

As Christmas and the close of the year 2025 approach, the challenge of “missionary availability” has come into sharp focus...

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Burkina Faso’s Catholic Bishops Decry Global Silence as Insecurity Forces Early Christmas Eucharistic Celebrations

Christmas celebrations in some parts of Burkina Faso that are experiencing religious extremism may be held early owing to security...

2025 Annual Pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Virginia in Liberia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia. Credit: Radio Maria Liberia/St. Joseph Parish Media Team

Pilgrimage to Marian Shrine of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Liberia Lauded as “intense, deeply moving”

The annual pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady, Queen of Peace in Virginia in Liberia’s Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia,...

Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in Katwe, Masaka city, by men wearing Uganda Army uniform on December 3. Credit: Courtesy photo

Uganda Catholic Lawyers Condemn Detention of Abducted Priest, Demand Court Appearance and Due Process

Members of the Uganda Catholic Lawyers Society (UCLS) have issued a strongly worded statement condemning the abduction, enforced disappearance, and continued detention...

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

Eleven Newly Ordained Priests in Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese Urged to Embrace Vocation “without counting cost”

Archbishop Ignatius Ayau Kaigama of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has urged 11 Deacons he ordained Priests in his Episcopal See to serve selflessly...

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One killed, 13 Worshippers Abducted at Evangelical Church in Nigeria’s Kogi State

At least one person was killed, and 13 worshippers abducted on Sunday, December 14, when armed men stormed the  Evangelical Church Winning...

Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando. Credit: Lwanga Communications

“Award affirms what I’ve been missioned to do”: Kenyan Catholic Sister Sees Recognition as Call to Serve More Deeply

When Lapid Leaders Africa named Sr. Prof. Agnes Lucy Lando among its 2025 Top Purpose-Driven Leaders, the Kenyan Catholic Sister did not receive the honour...

Vicar General of Kisumu Catholic Archdiocese in Kenya Appointed Auxiliary Bishop

Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Vicar General of Kisumu Catholic Archdiocese, Fr. Vincent Ouma Odundo, as Auxiliary Bishop of the...

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“I’m His clay, He’s the potter”: Life Offered, Love Embraced as First Kenyan Congregation of Jesus Takes Final Vows

Members of the Congregation of Jesus (CJ) were joined by family members and friends of Sr. Clara Jemarice Atieno, Clergy, women and...

Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka in Uganda in police custody for alleged “violent subversive activities against state” following his abducted from his office in Katwe, Masaka city, by men wearing Uganda Army uniform on December 3. Credit: Courtesy photo

Abducted Catholic Priest in Custody for Alleged “violent subversive activities against state”: Uganda’s Defence Official

Uganda’s defence authorities have confirmed that Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka whose disappearance earlier this month...

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Where Hope Refuses to Die: Spiritan Leaders Encounter Resilience and Faith in South Sudan Canonical Visit

Leaders of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost Fathers/Spiritans/CSSp.) have witnessed firsthand a community defined not by conflict and hardship,...