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Bishop Gabriel Ghiakhomo Dunia with Seminarian Joshua Aleobua. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Auchi

Minor Seminarians Kidnapped from Nigeria’s Auchi Diocese Endured Months of Torture Despite Pleas with Abductors: Bishop

Nov 15, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Three minor Seminarians who were abducted in July during an armed attack on Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary in Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Auchi endured months of starvation, torture, and other inhumane treatment in captivity, the Local Ordinary has told ACI Africa.

AMECEA President, Bishop Charles Sampa Kasonde. Credit: AMECEA

“We stand with you in mourning”: AMECEA Bishops Express Solidarity with Victims of Election-Related Violence in Tanzania

Nov 15, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) have expressed solidarity with the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) and the people of God in the East African nation in the wake of election-related violence following the country’s disputed October 29 general elections.

“Historic milestone”: VC of Jointly Owned Catholic University in Kenya on Establishment of School of Nursing

Nov 15, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The establishment of a School of Nursing at the Tangaza University (TU), the Kenya-based institution of higher learning that is jointly owned by some 22 Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), is “a historic milestone”, the Vice Chancellor has said. 

Members of the Zambia Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCCB). Credit: ZCCB

Catholic Bishops in Zambia Condemn Chingola Violence, Warn Against Return of Factional Politics

Nov 15, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Members of the Zambia Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCCB) have condemned the violence that disrupted President Hakainde Hichilema’s address at Chiwempala Market in Chingola, and expressed alarm over calls for the return of factional and loyalist network politics by ruling party officials.

Film director Spike Lee gives Pope Leo XIV a customized New York Knicks jersey at the Vatican on November 15, 2025. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV to Movie Makers: Film Can Portray "longing for the infinite"

Nov 15, 2025

By Andrés Henríquez

Pope Leo XIV told representatives of the global film industry on Saturday that cinema is far more than entertainment, calling it a vehicle capable of expressing humanity’s deepest spiritual search and its longing for the infinite.

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola. Credit: Jornal Borges

Let’s Make God’s Kingdom “felt here and now,” Angolan Catholic Archbishop Urges Pastoral Agents at Annual Assembly

Nov 15, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop José Manuel Imbamba of the Catholic Archdiocese of Saurimo in Angola has urged pastoral agents to help make the Kingdom of God “felt here and now” by renewing their sense of belonging to the Church and deepening their commitment to communion, service, and shared responsibility.

St. John Paul II. / Credit: Adrian Tusar/Shutterstock

Vatican-set Thriller Based on True Story Set to Begin Filming in 2026

Nov 15, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

“Santo Subito!” will follow Father Joseph Murolo, an American priest asked by the Vatican to serve as the “devil’s advocate” in the investigation of Pope John Paul II’s life.

Today, November 15, We Celebrate St. Albert the Great

Nov 15, 2025

St. Albert the Great is a Doctor of the Church and the patron saint of scientists. The native German joined the newly formed Order of Preachers (Dominicans) in the early 13th century. 

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC). Credit: Catholic Radio Network

“Dialogue is no longer working”: Catholic Bishops Horrified by Worsening Fighting in Sudan and South Sudan

Nov 14, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SSS-CBC) have expressed their dismay at the ongoing fighting in both countries, noting that dialogue does not seem to be working to resolve the conflicts.

A section of participants at the 20th SECAM Plenary Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit: ACI Africa

“Reject politicization of the pulpit”: Theologians to Africa’s Catholic Bishops

Nov 14, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

Theologians at the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) have issued a pastoral advisory to members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), reminding them to be careful about how they engage with politics while carrying out the Church’s prophetic mission.

Bishop Stephano Lameck Musomba of the Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania. Credit: Radio Maria Tanzania

Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Calls for Respect for Human Life as Thousands Reportedly Killed in Post-Election Violence

Nov 14, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo in Tanzania has denounced the extrajudicial killings connected to the country’s disputed October 29 general elections, stressing that those suspected of breaking the law should be allowed to go through legal processes instead of being killed unlawfully.

Credit: ACI Africa/KCCB

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Eulogize “elder brother” as Faithful Servant, Champion of 2010 Constitution

Nov 14, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have paid tribute to Bishop Philip Sulumeti, the founding Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega, praising him as a faithful servant of the Church and a key advocate for constitutional reforms in Kenya.

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome on Nov. 14, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Urges "thinking the faith" amid Risk of Cultural Emptiness

Nov 14, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Pope Leo XIV on Friday urged academics to “think the faith” in order to confront what he called an increasingly pervasive “cultural emptiness.”

Members of the  Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: KCCB

Catholic Bishops Urge Youths to Register Ahead of 2027 General Elections in Kenya

Nov 14, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the  Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have urged the people of God in Kenya, especially the youths, to participate in the ongoing accelerated voter registration, calling it a crucial opportunity to shape the East African nation’s direction in the next general elections scheduled for August 2027.

Credit: Fr. Sahaya G. Selvam

Character Coaches’ Training in Kenya Designed to Foster “non-negotiable values” among Young People: Organizer

Nov 14, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The founder of the Positive Psychology Association of Kenya (PPAK) has said that the Character Coaches’ Training realized in three phases is designed to enhance the essential conversations that parents and guardians of young people under 30 need to have with their children about what he describes as “non-negotiable values.”

Today, November 14, We Celebrate Blessed John Licci

Nov 14, 2025

John Licci is one of the longest living holy men of the Church. His 111 years on this earth in a small town near Palermo, Sicily, were filled with many miracles. His mother died during childbirth, and his father was a poor peasant who had to work the fields, and so was forced to leave John alone as an infant.

Presentation of the charter at the end of the celebration of the UN@80 Conference, which took place at Mariapolis Piero Centre—Juja in Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: New Humanity

UN@80 Conference in Kenya Concludes with a Pledge to Champion Peace, Justice, and Human Dignity

Nov 13, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Members of the Together for a New Africa (T4NA), a network started by former students of the Italy-based Sophia University Institute, have pledged to promote peace, justice, and human dignity in Africa, recognizing their shared responsibility to uphold fairness and prevent conflict.

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB). Credit: ACI Africa

Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Laud Government for Development, Decry “confusion” in Education, Health Sectors

Nov 13, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have commended the Kenyan government for its efforts in improving the country’s economy and infrastructure, while calling for  action to address some major challenges in especially in the country’s health and education systems.  

“We share your pain”: AMECEA Delegate Brings Message of Peace, Solidarity to Displaced Families in Sudan, South Sudan

Nov 13, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

A representative of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has assured internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Sudan and South Sudan of the Church’s continued solidarity, prayers, and commitment to peace across the region.

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Ghana’s Catholic Bishops Mourn Victims of El-Wak Stadium Tragedy, Call for Accountability

Nov 13, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Ghana have expressed their closeness with victims of a Wednesday, November 12 stampede at the El-Wak Stadium in Accra that left six people dead and several others injured during a Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) recruitment exercise.