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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.

The painting of Our Lady before and after the bombing. Credit: ACN

Salesian Sisters in Sudan Counting Losses as Bomb Hits Residence

Members of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA), also called Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco in Sudan, have been left...

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban Teaches Priests to Go Beyond Preaching: Cardinal

South Sudanese Bishop Paride Taban who died at the age of 87 on the Solemnity of All Saint has been eulogized as a “man of the...

“We have lost our icon”: South Sudanese Cardinal Mourns Pioneer Bishop of Torit Diocese

The Bishop of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, saying the East...

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Radio Bakhita

South Sudanese President Pays Glowing Tribute to Bishop who “never abandoned his flock”

The President of South Sudan has paid tribute to Bishop Paride Taban who died on the Solemnity of All Saints, noting that the...

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese Eulogized as “symbol of peace” in South Sudan

Tributes are pouring in for Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, with many remembering...

Late Bishop Paride Taban. Credit: Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC)

Pioneer Catholic Bishop of South Sudan’s Torit Diocese Dies on All Saints Day at 87

Bishop Paride Taban, the first Catholic Bishop of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, has passed on Wednesday, November 1, Feast of All...

Fr. Thaddeus Tarhembe, the Parish Priest of St. Ann's Parish of Wukari Diocese located in Nigeria’s Taraba State. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Wukari

Diocese Announces Release of Catholic Priest Kidnapped in Attack on Nigerian Parish

The Parish Priest of St. Ann's Sarkin Kudu Parish of Nigeria’s Wukari Diocese who was kidnapped on Sunday, October  29...

Official logo of the Synod on Synodality. Credit: Vatican Media

Ongoing Synod on Synodality Call to “renewed zeal” to Christ’s Mission: Kenyan Delegate

The ongoing 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Synod is a call to “a renewed zeal” to participate in the...

Sr. Rita Grunke sitted between two South Sudanese women during her farewell celebration at St. Josephine Bakhita Mapuordit Parish on 20 October 2023. Credit: Credit: OLSH/Rumbek Diocese/South Sudan

“Opportunity to be missionary”: Australian Nun on South Sudan Mission, 20 Years in Africa

Sr. Rita Grunke, an Australian member of the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of Sacred Heart (OLSH), who is leaving...

Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, the Dean of the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. Credit: Vatican Media

Why African Jesuit Theologian Believes Synodality Work “will begin” after Rome Meetings

The work of Synodality “will begin” when the ongoing conversations in Rome come to an end, an African member of...

Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Maiduguri Diocese. Credit: ACN

Bishop Who Received Vision of Jesus Promoting Rosary Campaign to End Violence in Nigeria

The Catholic Bishop of Nigeria’s Maiduguri Diocese, who received a vision of Jesus telling him to pray the Holy Rosary...

Mons. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi with a section of members of the Clergy of Ahiara Diocese who paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday, October 17. Credit: Ahiara Diocese

“I have received overwhelming acceptance”: Auxiliary Bishop-elect of Ahiara, Nigeria

Mons. Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Apostolic Administrator “sede vacante” of Nigeria’s Ahiara Diocese on October 14 has...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria (left) and Archbishop Martin Kivuva (right) flanked by members of the Kenyan Priests, Religious, and Seminarians (KPRS) in Rome, and the Kenyan Catholic Community in Rome (KCCR) at at Collegio San Paulo in Rome on 15 October 2023. Credit: Wakenya Wakatoliki Roma (KCCR)

Synod on Synodality “not a one-man voice”: Kenyan Archbishop on Conversations in Rome

The outcome of the ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations in Rome will be a mix of voices from the entire Church, and...

African Cardinal Directs Parishes to “hold in prayer” Victims of Israel-Palestine Violence

Stephen Cardinal Brislin of South Africa’s Cape Town Archdiocese has directed all Parishes in his Metropolitan See to pray for those...

Credit: CSW

How UN Failed Victims of Ethiopian Crisis: Christian Human Rights Group

UK-based human rights foundation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has criticized the failure by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to continue a resolution...

Credit: Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Christian Foundation Lauds Move to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in Sudanese War

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights group, has welcomed the creation of an international fact-finding mission (FFM) for Sudan,...

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: KCCB

Synod Delegates Having “good moments of sharing”, African Archbishop Says, Lauds Diversity

The ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations are providing “good moments of sharing” and mutual understanding, an African Catholic Archbishop participating in the October 4-29 Synod...

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Catholic Bishop in Angola Cautions against Selfishness and Greed, Calls for Stewardship

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has cautioned the people of God in the Southern African nation against greed...

Bishop Martin Albert Happe of Nouakchott with children who received first Holy Communion. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International

How Mauritania’s Tiny Catholic Population Has Stood Out in Humanitarian Work

Though small in numbers, the Catholic Church in the Northwestern African nation of Mauritania has carved out a space for...

Elisabeth Sophie Schindegger attending to a child at the Nzeto Municipal Hospital Maternity Ward in northern Angola, where she volunteered as a midwife. Credit: Elisabeth Sophie Schindegger

Austrian Midwife Shares Joy of Serving Alongside Catholic Missionary Sisters in Angola

Elisabeth Sophie Schindegger has fond memories of the Nzeto Municipal Hospital Maternity Ward in northern Angola, where she volunteered as...