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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.

SACBC President Bishop Sithembele Sipuka greeting Pope Francis during the Ad Limina Visit in Rome. Credit: SACBC

“Comfortable in not playing their role": Bishop in South Africa Laments Laity’s Inactivity

The Laity in South Africa are not playing their role as members of the church, and they seem to be...

Mons. Martín Lasarte Topolansky, a native of Uruguay and member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) appointed Bishop for Lwena Diocese in Angola. Credit: Agenzia iNfo Salesiana

Bishop-Elect for Angolan Diocese Says Episcopal Appointment a Humbling Experience

Mons. Martín Lasarte Topolansky has described his Episcopal appointment for Lwena Diocese in Angola that was made public on July 1 as a humbling...

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Cabinda Diocese. Credit: Cabinda Diocese

Catholic Bishop Decries Neglect of Angolan Rich Province Devoid of “a decent road”

Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of Angola’s Cabinda Diocese has lamented the lack of “a decent road” in his Episcopal See despite the...

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe currently undergoing treatment in Rome. Credit: ACI Africa

Hospitalized South Sudanese Catholic Bishop on Path to Recovery after “minor operation”

Bishop Erkolano Lodu Tombe who underwent a “minor operation” at a hospital in Rome is on the path to recovery, the Auxiliary...

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the South Sudan's Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: ACI Africa

Strive for “values of peace, respect, hard work”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan to Youth

Young people in South Sudan need to strive for values that positively contribute to a good future, the Bishop of...

Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC). Credit: ACI Africa

"Deeply concerned”: Catholic Bishops’ Conference on Human Rights Violations in Sudan

Members of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), who include Catholic Bishops in Sudan and South Sudan have expressed concern about continued human...

Credit: ACN

Charity Foundation Responds to Threat from Sects Luring Catholics from Zambian Church

Growth of the Catholic Church in Zambia is thwarted by the constant move by sects to lure Catholics from the...

Archbishop Giovanni Gaspari during during the Thanksgiving Mass to mark the belated 10th anniversary of the election of Pope Francis as Pope. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

“Continue praying for Pope Francis”: Nuncio in Angola at Belated Holy Father’s Anniversary

The representative of the Holy Father in Angola has called on the people of God in the Southern African nation...

Bishop Maurício Camuto of Angola’s Diocese of Caxito. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishop Faults Angolans Who Downplay National Health, Education Facilities

Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Caxito Diocese in Angola has faulted citizens of the Southern African nation who downplay the education and...

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Angola’s Lubango Archdiocese. Credit: CEAST

Theme of Synod on Synodality Path for Community Growth: Catholic Archbishop in Angola

Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi of Angola’s Lubango Archdiocese has underscored the value of the ongoing preparations for the Synod on Synodality and called for the embracing of its...

Official logo of the South African Council of Churches (SACC). Credit: SACC

Church Leaders in South Africa “confident in the collective power” against Corruption

Officials of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) have underscored the need for collective efforts among South Africans in the fight...

Ongoing Violence in Sudan “for the moment” Not Religious, Not Civil: Apostolic Nuncio

The ongoing violent conflict in Sudan that broke out on April 15 is, “for the moment”, neither on the basis of religion...

Members of the Central African Episcopal Conference (CECA). Credit: CECA

“Today, more than ever”: CAR Catholic Bishops on Need for Church-State Peace Networking

Catholic Bishops in the Central African Republic (CAR) have underscored the need for collaboration between the Church and the State...

Sr. Alice Jurugo Drajea, Superior General of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (SHS). Credit: ACI Africa

Pastoral Work, Education at “standstill” in Sudan amid Violence: Religious Order Superior

Pastoral work, and education are among services at “a standstill” in Sudan amid violence, the Superior General of the Sisters of...

Mons. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, a member of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Hwange in Zimbabwe appointed Bishop of Gokwe Diocese. Credit: Gokwe Diocese

Pope Francis Appoints Clergy of Zimbabwe’s Hwange Diocese Bishop for Gokwe Diocese

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Eusebius Jelous Nyathi, a member of the Clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Hwange in Zimbabwe, Bishop for...

The Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Don Bosco Upper Hill, Nairobi, venue for the Marian Congress. Credit:Salesian Missions

Planned Marian Congress to Make Salesian Shrine “heart of Marian devotion in East Africa"

The Marian Congress that members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in the East Africa Province (AFP) are organizing is to culminate...

Vegetable garden at St. Mark’s Mission in Binga, Diocese of Hwange. Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Gardening Initiative at Catholic Mission in Zimbabwe Facilitating Pastoral Activities

The gardening initiative at St. Mark’s Nagangala Catholic Mission of Zimbabwe’s Hwange Diocese is facilitating pastoral activities, the Parish Priest...

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambia (CDTY) in South Sudan. Credit: CDTY

South Sudan Catholic University Students Urged to “be creative, take positive initiatives”

Catholic University of South Sudan (CoUSS) students at St. John’s campus in Yambio have been urged to foster creativity and to “take positive...

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

Having “clear understanding” of Synod Working Document among Aims of Planned SECAM Seminar

Having “a deep knowledge and clear understanding” of Instrumentum Laboris, the working document for the XVI Ordinary Assembly of the Synod...

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha freed from captivity in the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos in Nigeria. Credit: OMI

Nigerian Catholic Priest Freed after Torture, Hospitalized with “deep wounds on his head”

Fr. Marcellus Nwaohuocha, the member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) who was kidnapped on June 17 from Nigeria’s Jos Archdiocese has...