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A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern France on the evening of Sept. 10, 2025. / Credit: Stock-Asso/Shutterstock

Christian in Wheelchair Killed While Livestreaming His Faith in France 

Sep 12, 2025

By Solène Tadié

A 45-year-old Iraqi Christian who fled his homeland to escape Islamist persecution was stabbed to death in Lyon in southern France on the evening of Sept. 10.

Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka. Credit: Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops (MCCB)

Young Priests in Malawi Lauded for Fostering Church’s Mission in Contemporary Society amid Technological Advancement

Sep 12, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The President of the Malawi Conference of Catholic Bishops (MCCB) has commended young Priests in the Southern African nation for all they do to “enrich the mission” amid technological advancements and the related challenges.

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

“We must be role models”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Catechists, Emphasizes Vocation

Sep 12, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe has challenged Catechists to recognize the significance of their vocation as teachers of faith and servants of God, who are entrusted with a mission that requires that they are role models. 

The premiere of “Triumph of the Heart” in Dallas on Sept. 8, 2025. / Credit: Nicole Marie Richards

New Film on St. Maximilian Kolbe’s Final Days Highlights Hope amid Darkness

Sep 12, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

A new film called “Triumph of the Heart” depicts St. Maximilian Kolbe’s last days on earth in a starvation bunker in the German death camp of Auschwitz.

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the third edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity at the Vatican on Sept. 12, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Tells World Meeting on Human Fraternity to Welcome Migrants, Care for Poor

Sep 12, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Pope Leo XIV spoke out on Friday against what he called the business of wars while condemning attitudes of rejection and indifference toward migrants and the poor.

Today, September 12, We Celebrate Blessed Apollinaris Franco

Sep 12, 2025

Blessed Apollinaris was born in Old Castile, Spain where he joined the Franciscan order.  He was sent to Japan to head the Japanese Franciscan mission in 1614, the year that the new Japanese shogun had instituted a nationwide ban on Christianity and declared being a Christian a capital offense.

Ann Kioko (left) and late Charlie Kirk (right). Credit: ACPF/Charlie Kirk

Slain Charlie Kirk Eulogized in Africa for Fearless Voice against Abortion, “cultural imperialism”

Sep 11, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The CitizenGo Campaigns Director for Africa and the United Nations has paid tribute to Charlie Kirk, the American activist who was reportedly shot on Wednesday, September 10, noting that the slain activist spoke fearlessly against abortion and cultural imperialism.

Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri

“A big mistake”: Nigeria Catholic Archdiocese Condemns Disruption of Archdiocesan Event

Sep 11, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has denounced the disruption of its 2025 Archdiocesan Day and Odenigbo Lecture on September 6, calling the protesters’ attempt to desecrate its facility “a big mistake.”

Bishop Merhakirstos Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma of Ethiopia’s Vicariate Apostolic of  Awasa. Credit: Vicariate Apostolic of  Awasa

Ethiopian Bishop Enthusiastic about Meeting Pope Leo XIV, Prays for “renewal” in New Year Message

Sep 11, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

Bishop Merhakirstos Gobezayehu Getachew Yilma of Ethiopia’s Vicariate Apostolic of  Awasa has expressed his closeness with the people of God in Ethiopia who are celebrating their New Year 2018, pledging to pray for them from Rome where he said he would be meeting Pope Leo XIV.

Credit: ACI Africa

Pilgrims’ Personal Stories of Faith from 2025 Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Muxima Shrine in Angola

Sep 11, 2025

By João Vissesse

Pilgrims to Our Lady of Muxima in the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola who have spoken to ACI Africa have shared personal stories of faith following the September 4-7 spiritual exercise.

Erik Dike, a rising senior nursing student at Belmont Abbey College, carries a patient onboard a hospital ship in Madagascar during a two-week program with Mercy Ships. / Credit: Joshua Kiew Wing Chau

“Being on Mercy Ships completely transformed me”: One of Three U.S. Catholic Nursing Students on Madagascar Experience

Sep 11, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

Three nursing students from a Catholic liberal arts school in North Carolina spent two weeks on a hospital ship in Madagascar this summer.

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

Vocations Difficult to Nurture where Families have “no time for prayer”: Bishop at Priestly Ordination in Tanzania

Sep 11, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Local Ordinary of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Bagamoyo has acknowledged the key role of a family that prays together, noting that vocations are nurtured better where families pray together.

Khalid Primary School, one of seven schools in Gedo supported by CDCS and SCCF. Credit: Alko/Trócaire Somalia

Catholic Irish Entity, Partners Celebrate Courage of School-Going Children in Somalia amid Displacements and Conflicts

Sep 11, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

Children in Somalia are beating all odds to go to school in a country that is reeling from decades of education collapse,  Trócaire has said, lauding more than 600 Grade 8 students who sat for examinations in June this year, and are awaiting their results.

Pope Leo XIV meets with new bishops in Rome on Sept. 11, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Church’s New Bishops Complete Formation in Rome

Sep 11, 2025

By Almudena Martínez-Bordiú

Every September, the new bishops of the Catholic Church gather in Rome to participate in a formation course

Credit: Catholic Church News Zimbabwe

Catholic Official Welcomes Partnership to Advance Justice, Peace, and Healing in Zimbabwe

Sep 11, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference (ZCBC) has welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe (CCJPZ) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), describing it as a testament to the Church’s healing mission.

Today, September 11, We Celebrate Saint Jean Gabriel Perboyre

Sep 11, 2025

St. Jean Gabriel was born in Puech, France, on January 6th, 1802, to a pious family of eight children.

Archbishop Inácio Saure of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula. Credit: ACN

Catholic Church Leaders in Mozambique Decry Silence as Mosques Constructed on Land Snatched from Church

Sep 10, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Archbishop Inácio Saure of Mozambique’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nampula and other Church leaders in the Southern African country have denounced illegal occupation of Church land in the country, and the inaction on the part of relevant authorities in the country.

Bishop Jean Michaël Durhône. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Port Louis

On Memorial of “Apostle of Mauritius” Blessed Jacques Laval, Catholic Bishop Calls for Rekindling of Hope

Sep 10, 2025

By Joseph Pronechen

September 9, the death anniversary of the passing on of Blessed Jacques-Désiré Laval known as the “Apostle of Mauritius”, the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Port Louis in Mauritius has called on the people of God in the Indian Ocean Island nation to rekindle hope amid challenges.

Sr. Josée Ngalula (right) and Dr. Hadebe Nontando (left). Credit: ACI Africa)

Three Things an African Woman Can Do with Theology Knowledge

Sep 10, 2025

By Agnes Aineah

One of the most nagging questions that African women theologians receive is their inspiration to engage in the field that to some, belongs to men intending to become Priests.

Sr. Gisela Rfanyu Shey. Credit: ACI Africa

Counselling Key to Effective Synodality: Catholic Sister at Conference of Women Theologians

Sep 10, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

To realize synodality in Africa, the Church on the continent should prioritize counselling amid myriad of scars, including those of colonialism, war, ethnic conflict, poverty, disease, and systemic injustices, a Catholic Sister has said.