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Newly Consecrated Bishop of Kenya’s Embu Diocese Calls for Strengthened Family Values and Support of Vocations

Nov 18, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Bishop Peter Kimani Ndung’u of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Embu has sent a message to Kenyan families, calling for strengthened bonds and an atmosphere where vocations are nurtured.

Pope Francis prays during the Synod on Synodality closing Mass on Oct. 27, 2024, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ Claim That Israel Action in Gaza Could Be "genocide" Draws Criticism

Nov 18, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Pope Francis’ call for an investigation into claims that a genocide may be happening in Gaza has garnered some criticism. 

Day after Bishops’ Fiery Statement, President of Kenya Says University Funding Model Issues “will soon be resolved”

Nov 18, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

The President of Kenya, William Samoei Ruto, has expressed optimism that issues surrounding the highly contested New Higher Education Funding Model will be resolved.

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, named the laureate of the 2024 Opus Prize, a $1.2 million award recognizing transformative humanitarian work. Credit: Santa Clara University (SCU)

“Words seem inadequate”: Nigerian Catholic Nun on Winning $1.2 Million Opus Prize

Nov 17, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Sr. Francisca Ngozi Uti, the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention (CWSI) in Abuja, Nigeria, has been named the laureate of the 2024 Opus Prize, a $1.2 million award recognizing transformative humanitarian work. 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) partnership with Standard Chartered Bank Kenya to support flood victims in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa.

CRS Realizes Partnership with Kenya-based Bank for Nairobi Flood Victims as “commitment” to Fostering Human Dignity

Nov 17, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

The reaching out to flood victims in the Kenya’s Nairobi communities of Mathare slum and Embakasi by the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) realized in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank Kenya is part of the commitment of the humanitarian arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to foster human dignity among people in their diverse circumstances, the representative of CRS in Kenya has said. 

“An experience of solidarity”: Catholic Youth Director in Angola on Planned Celebration of Christ the King Solemnity

Nov 17, 2024

By João Vissesse

The planned commemoration of the Solemnity of Christ the King, the patron of Catholic youths in Angola, provides an opportunity for young people to manifest their solidarity in common prayer, praise, and thanksgiving, the Director of Youth Ministry in the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has said.

Upcoming Church's 2025 Jubilee Year “favorable time for reconciliation, conversion”: Gabon’s Catholic Bishops

Nov 17, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The upcoming Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year provides an opportunity for the people of God in Gabon to practice reconciliation and strive for conversion.

Pope Francis was joined by thousands of pilgrims in the Vatican on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, to celebrate the eighth annual World Day of the Poor. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Poor "continue to wait" for the Church, Governments to Take Action: Pope Francis

Nov 17, 2024

By Kristina Millare

During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor through gestures of care.

Carnicerías Jiménez founder José Jiménez and his daughter Luz Maribel, the Chicago grocery chain’s human resources director. / Credit: Courtesy of Luz Maribel Jiménez

"With God, everything; without God, nothing": Principles of a Catholic Family Business

Nov 17, 2024

By Diego Lopez Marina

Luz Maribel Jiménez shares her family’s guiding principles to inspire entrepreneurs who aspire to lead a business with values ​​and purpose.

Credit: Institute of Social Communication (ISC)/Tangaza University

Kenya’s President Appeals to Country's Newest Catholic University to Consider Training Clergy for Other Denominations

Nov 16, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

Kenya’s President, William Samoei Ruto, has appealed to the leadership of Tangaza University (TU), the Nairobi-based Catholic institution that is jointly owned by 22 Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) to help in the training of clergy for other denominations in the East African nation, where the university is based.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (CEM). Credit: ACI Africa

Prioritize Citizens’ “basic daily needs”: Catholic Bishops in Madagascar to Government

Nov 16, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Madagascar have called on the country’s government to prioritize the provision of the basic needs to citizens and to address the challenges of the people of God in the Indian Ocean Island nation off the Southeastern coast of Africa.

Vatican Official Says 10-year-old Holy See – Cameroon Framework Agreement “already bearing fruit”

Nov 16, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The Vatican's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations has hailed the 10-year-old Framework Agreement between the Holy See and the Central African nation of Cameroon as fruitful.

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro, Blessed Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan (Blessed Francis Jordan)

Strive for “true” Heroism, “denounce all things unorthodox”: Catholic Bishop in Tanzania to Confirmation Candidates

Nov 16, 2024

By ACI Africa Staff

Bishop Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Morogoro has challenged candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation to strive for what he termed “true” heroism.

Pope Francis speaks at a Mass and canonization of 14 new saints in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Honoring the "saints next door": Pope Francis Calls for Annual Celebration of Local Holy Men and Women

Nov 16, 2024

By AC Wimmer

In a letter released by the Vatican, the pope designated November 9 as a day to honor these figures of holiness, beginning with the 2025 Jubilee Year.

Pope Francis greets members of Italy’s National Youth Council at the Vatican on Nov. 16, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis: Young People Can be "artisans of hope" amid Mental Health Challenges

Nov 16, 2024

By AC Wimmer

“The challenges are many: the dignity of work, family, education, civic engagement, care for creation, and new technologies,” Pope Francis said.

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Gabon (CEG). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Oyem

“Go out and vote”: Gabon’s Catholic Bishops Advocate for Participation in Referendum on New Constitution

Nov 16, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

Catholic Bishops in Gabon have called upon the people of God in the country along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa to participate in the planned constitutional referendum scheduled for November 16.

Africa’s Catholic Bishops Urge Leaders, International Community to Prioritize “climate justice” at Ongoing COP29

Nov 15, 2024

By Jude Atemanke

The Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is calling on leaders in Africa and the international community to honour their commitments to “climate justice” and sustainable development at the ongoing United Nations 29th Conference of Parties Climate Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Pioneer Class of Kenya’s Newest Catholic University Urged to Spur Change, “to be a voice for the voiceless”

Nov 15, 2024

By Agnes Aineah

The first graduating class of Tangaza University (TU), the Kenya-based Catholic institution of higher learning that was made a fully-fledged university in May has been challenged to stay true to the university’s values and mission, especially by being attentive to the needs of the poor and vulnerable, placing value on “diversity and inclusivity”. 

Vicar Delegate of Meki Apostolic Vicariate in Ethiopia Appointed Bishop for Country’s Awasa Vicariate

Nov 15, 2024

By Silas Isenjia

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma who has been serving as Vicar Delegate of Ethiopia’s Apostolic Vicariate of Meki and Executive Director of the Diocesan Caritas as the new Bishop for the country’s Apostolic Vicariate of Awasa.

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World Day of the Poor: Caritas Guinea-Bissau Outlines Ongoing Social Initiatives Benefiting Vulnerable Persons

Nov 15, 2024

By João Vissesse

Ahead of the 8th World Day of the Poor to be marked on Sunday, November 17, the leadership of Caritas Guinea-Bissau has outlined some of its ongoing social initiatives that have the vulnerable in the tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast as beneficiaries.