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Catholic Journalists in Kenya Urged to be Conveyers of Hope During the 2025 Jubilee Year

Jan 22, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have urged Catholic communicators to be at the forefront of disseminating the message of hope to the people of God in the East African nation during the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI). Credit: CECCI

Pope Francis Urges Bishops in Ivory Coast to Renew Missionary Zeal, Lead Faithful with “compassionate hearts”

Jan 22, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Pope Francis has encouraged Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast to embrace renewal in their pastoral mission and to lead with compassionate hearts, as the nation marks significant milestones in its evangelization journey. 

Fr. Callistus Isara. Credit: ACI Africa

“You can bomb churches but you cannot destroy the gospel”: Catholic Official on Christian Persecution in Nigeria

Jan 22, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

The Superior General of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSP) has addressed the challenges facing the Nigerian Catholic Church, including the persecution of Christians, and emphasized the resilience of the gospel message.

Fr. Jules Pascal Zabré. Credit: CEB

Catholic Church in Burkina Faso to Conclude 125th Evangelization Jubilee with National Pilgrimage at Yagma Sanctuary

Jan 22, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Catholic Church in Burkina Faso is set to celebrate the culmination of its 125th anniversary of evangelization with a national pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Yagma in the country’s Ouagadougou Archdiocese on February 16.

Pope Francis waves to the crowd in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican during his Wednesday general audience on Jan. 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Jesus gives us the "grace of not fearing": Pope Francis at General Audience

Jan 22, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“The presence of the Lord always gives us this grace of not fearing,” the Holy Father said at his Jan. 22 general audience at the Vatican.

Fr. Melchior Marandu. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa

Catholic Priest’s Highly Acclaimed Book Offers Tips to Resolve Marital Conflicts the African Way

Jan 22, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

One of the takeaways from reading “Becoming One Flesh: Theology of Marriage, in African Perspective” by Fr. Melchior Marandu is the richness of African traditions in resolving marital conflicts.

Kenyan Catholic Archdiocese Encourages Couples to Wed in Church as Part of 2025 Jubilee Year Celebrations

Jan 22, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya is encouraging those in the Archdiocese who have not solemnized their marriages to embrace the sacrament of Matrimony during the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year as a way to strengthen families.

Afordia speaks to CNA in Rome on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, about being attacked by terrorists in Nigeria. / Credit: Alberto Basile/CNA

"Pray for Boko Haram": Christian Survivor of Terrorism

Jan 22, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

A Nigerian woman whose husband was killed by Boko Haram in 2014 has asked for prayers for persecuted Christians and for the terrorist group. 

Book cover/Cardinal Robert Sarah. | Credit: Cantagalli / Paul Badde/ACI Prensa

Cardinal Sarah Publishes New Book "Does God Exist?"

Jan 22, 2025

By Walter Sanchez Silva

In “Does God Exist?: The Cry of Man Asking for Salvation,” Cardinal Robert Sarah answers various questions posed by journalist David Cantagalli.

The General Manager of Catholic Schools in Ghana, Mr. Francis Batadjon. Credit: News Watch Ghana

Catholic Teachers in Ghana Urged to Uphold High Moral Standards to Counter “upsurge in social vices”

Jan 22, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

To counter the expanding atmosphere of social vices, Catholic teachers in Ghana have been challenged to be agents of positive change by upholding high moral standards in their roles as educators and mentors.

Today, January 22, we celebrate Saint Vincent, patron of vinegar-makers and wine-makers

Jan 22, 2025

St. Vincent was Deacon of Saragossa, and a martyr under Diocletian in 304. This most renowned martyr of Spain is represented in the dalmatic of a deacon, and has as emblems a cross, a raven, a grate, or a fire-pile.

“Communication perspective from Africa” on Attention Economy among Topics at Rome Conferences in 2025 Jubilee Context

Jan 21, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

A representative cross section of Catholic communicators, journalists and media professionals is gathering in Rome for multiple conferences organized in the context of the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year. 

Bishop Victor Phalana of the Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp in South Africa. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Klerksdorp

South African Catholic Bishop Calls for Regulation of Mining after 78 Die in Mine Shafts

Jan 21, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Bishop of Klerksdorp Catholic Diocese in South Africa is calling for the regulation of informal mining activities in the country following the discovery of 78 bodies in a shaft in the country’s North West Province.

Bishop Anthony Ovayero Ewherido (right) suspends Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from the exercise of all sacred ministry following his recent marriage in the United States.

Nigerian Catholic Priest Suspended from Priesthood after Entering into Marriage without Dispensation

Jan 21, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

The Catholic Diocese of Warri has relieved Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from the exercise of all sacred ministry following his recent marriage in the United States, an action the Bishop says is contrary to the clerical state according to Canon Law.

Bishop Fernando García Cadiñanos of the Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol in Spain. Credit: Catholic University in Cape Verde (EU Católica)

Migrants are not a Threat in their Host Countries: Spanish Catholic Bishop at Lecture in Cape Verde

Jan 21, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Fernando García Cadiñanos of the Catholic Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol in Spain has emphasized the enriching contributions of immigrants to host societies, urging a shift from fear-based narratives that migrants tend to water down the identity of their host countries.

Pope Francis meets with an ecumenical delegation from Finland on Jan. 20, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Emphasizes "ecumenical vocation" of all Christians

Jan 21, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Francis met with Finnish representatives of various Christian denominations who have made a pilgrimage to Rome on the occasion of the feast of St. Henry.

Credit: IMBISA

Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Express Solidarity with US Church amid Destructive California Wildfires

Jan 21, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Members of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) have expressed solidarity with the Catholic Church in the United States and communities affected by the ongoing wildfires that have driven thousands out of their homes.

Sister Raffaella Petrini. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Italian Catholic Nun, Raffaella Petrini to Head Vatican Governorate

Jan 21, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

In less than a month and a half, Pope Francis will install Franciscan nun Raffaella Petrini as head of the General Secretariat of the Government of the Vatican City State.

Today, January 21, we celebrate virgin and martyr St. Agnes

Jan 21, 2025

On Jan. 21, the Roman Catholic Church honors the virgin and martyr St. Agnes, who suffered death for her consecration to Christ.

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary/Uganda

Missionary Sisters Who Fled from Sudan’s Civil War Lauded for Thriving Pastoral Programs in Neighboring Countries

Jan 20, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Bishop Edward Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has praised the Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary (MSBVM), whose members fled from a civil war in Sudan over three decades ago, and are now behind thriving pastoral and social programs in South Sudan and Uganda.