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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.

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya’s Kisumu Archdiocese. Credit: Screenshot from Capuchin TV Kenya

Foster Unity, “lead from front”: Archbishop to Sisters of Kenyan-founded Religious Order

Members of the Visitation Daughters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (VDM), a Kenyan-founded Religious Institute of Consecrated women, have been urged...

The President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS), Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo with Catholic journalists in Africa during a  training on “Effective and Efficient Reporting Migrants and Refugees” that the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, organized in Uganda. Credit: Fr. Dieu-Donne Kofi Davor/SIGNIS Africa

Africa’s Communications Committee Jubilee Host Hopes Event Will Be “a resounding success”

The host of the planned Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) is optimistic...

From Left Sir Peter Ikponmwosa Agbontaen, KS)I Founder, Catholic Action Nigeria , (Middle)  Prof. Pat Utomi Chairman, Catholics in Politics & Business Leaders Forum (Right) Sir (Hon) Henry Yunkwap, KSJI National President, Laity Council of Nigeria. Credit: Abah Anthony John

Catholic Entities in Nigeria Want Election Tribunal Judges to be Impartial in Judgement

Members of various Catholic Entities in Nigeria including Catholics in Politics and Business Forum, Catholic Action, and the Catholic Laity...

Coal Miners, South Africa. Credit: SACBC Commission for Justice and Peace

Regional Catholic Commission Seeking Justice for Victims of Coal Mining in South Africa

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has partnered with South African human rights lawyers to...

The two ciboria donated to St. John Calabria Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola that was desecrated when bandits attacked the church on July 10. Credit: ACI Africa

Desecrated Catholic Parish in Angola Receives Two Ciboria after ACI Africa Coverage

Members of St Norbert's Parish  in Paoli, PA near Philadelphia in the United States of America have donated two ciboria...

Archbishop Stephen Ameyu Martin, speaking at the official reopening of the Caritas Juba office on Tuesday, August 8. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Caritas Juba Bounces Back with Focus on Poverty Reduction, Peacebuilding in South Sudan

The development wing of the Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan which has remained closed since 2021 for alleged mismanagement...

An Angolan pilgrim at WYD in Portugal. Credit: Angola Viture Parish

False Alarm: Dioceses in Angola, Cape Verde Dismiss Reports of Missing WYD Pilgrims

Catholic Dioceses in Angola and Cape Verde have discredited media reports indicating that 106 pilgrims participating in the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon,...

Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari, Apostolic Nuncio in Angola. Credit: João Vissesse/ACI Africa

“Church in Angola looks to you with admiration”: Nuncio to Consecrated Persons

The Apostolic Nuncio in Angola has expressed appreciation to Consecrated men and women in the country saying the Church looks...

Bishop Firmino David, the newly Consecrated Bishop of Angola’s Sumbe Diocese. Credit: Radio Maria Angola

Newly Ordained Catholic Bishop in Angola Urged to Foster Episcopal “service, not honor”

Bishop Firmino David, the newly Consecrated Bishop of Angola’s Sumbe Diocese will need to foster “service and not honor” during his...

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How Togolese Catholic Diocese is Seeking to Prevent Abortions among Young People

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Aného in Togo has written to the Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the...

Mons. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, Bishop Elect of Gokwe Diocese. Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Catholic Bishop-Elect in Zimbabwe Pledges to Foster “self-reliance, true local church”

The Bishop-elect of Zimbabwe’s Catholic Diocese of Gokwe has underscored the need to strengthen a self-reliant and “true local church)...

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Major Seminaries in Burundi Set Limit to Enrollment amid “boom in vocations”

Major Seminaries in Burundi have been forced to regulate their enrollment as the number of young people seeking to join...

Bishop Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré of the Catholic Diocese of Dori in Burkina Faso. Credit: ACN

Bishop in Burkina Faso in Solidarity with Catholics Skipping Mass for Fear of Attacks

Many people no longer attend Holy Mass in Burkina Faso for fear of jihadist attacks, the Bishop of the Catholic...

Late Archbishop Paul Bakyenga. Credit: Radio Maria Uganda

Late Ugandan Catholic Archbishop Delivered Touching Homilies, “very sociable man”: Eulogy

At his Requiem Mass, members of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) have remembered the late Archbishop Paul Bakyenga, who passed away on Tuesday, July 18 at the...

Logo Caritas Gambia. Credit: Caritas Gambia

“Step in the right direction”: Caritas Gambia Official on Bicycle Initiative for Students

The bicycle initiative that has seen thousands of students in the West African country of Gambia have easy access to...

John Cardinal Onaiyekan. Credit: COFP Foundation

“Never experienced anything like this before”: Nigerian Cardinal on Last General Elections

The West African nation has conducted multiple general elections, but the last one had so many flaws that it is...

Late Fr. Pamphili Nada. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

He Served “with courage, braveness”: Bishop on Catholic Priest Killed at Tanzanian Parish

The late Fr. Pamphili Nada, who was killed by a man suspected to be mentally challenged at Our Lady Queen...

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Africa Listed as Top Beneficiary of 2022 Aid to the Church in Need Donations

The people of God in Africa benefited the most from the donations that were channeled through Catholic Pontifical and charity...

A protester carrying a placard during the July 13 peaceful demonstration. Credit: Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM)

“We are not ready”: Religious Leaders in Malawi Demonstrate against Same-Sex Marriages

Religious leaders in Malawi have expressed their disapproval of same-sex relationships through peaceful protests in the Southern African nation’s major cities. 

Some unidentified criminals who desecrated the St. John Calabria Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola, opened the Tabernacle and removed the hosts, threw them on the floor, and then took two Ciboria. Credit: Jose Quiabolo

Angolan Catholic Church Desecrated, Blessed Sacrament Scattered

The church of St. John Calabria Parish of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola was desecrated, with the desecrators...