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Divine Word Missionaries in Ghana-Liberia Acclaimed for 150 Years of Zeal, Steady Growth

Sep 8, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

The Apostolic Nuncio in Ghana has lauded members of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) for their missionary zeal, steady growth and service to the people of God in Ghana and Liberia over the past 150 years.

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Let’s Share Cardinal Otunga’s Virtues, Legacy in Families, Catholic Institutions: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya

Sep 8, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has urged the people of God in the East African nation to become aware of and share the virtues and legacy of the Servant of God Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga in families as well as Catholic institutions as his sainthood cause is pursued.

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“Blessings received are countless”: Archbishop in Cameroon ahead of Platinum Jubilee of His Metropolitan See

Sep 8, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Archbishop Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Garoua in Cameroon has called upon the people of God under his pastoral care to celebrate the Archdiocese’s planned Platinum Jubilee in gratitude to God, highlighting the innumerable blessings received over the years.

Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR). Credit: RND Bangui

Bangui Archdiocese’s 2025-2026 Pastoral Year Launch to Be Time to Live “mystery of unity of Triune God": CAR Cardinal

Sep 8, 2025

By Joseph Pronechen

Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) has announced the launch of the 2025–2026 pastoral year in his Metropolitan See later this month, and described the six-day gathering scheduled to kick off of September 23 as a period to live “the mystery of unity of the Triune God.”

Today, September 8, We Celebrate The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Sep 8, 2025

The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8 celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne.

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No to Tribalism, Yes to Discipline, Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya Recalls Cardinal Otunga’s Virtues on Death Anniversary

Sep 7, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

The Servant of God Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga, Kenya’s first native Catholic Bishop and Cardinal, denounced divisions based on tribe, a perennial challenge in the Kenyan society in general and the Church in particular, the Apostolic Nuncio in the East African nation has said.

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Viana

“Seek Mary’s embrace”: Catholic Bishop to Pilgrims at Opening of Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Muxima Shrine in Angola

Sep 7, 2025

By João Vissesse

Bishop Emílio Sumbelelo of the Catholic Diocese of Viana in Angola has urged thousands of pilgrims gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima to place their trust in God as Mary did and to find comfort in her maternal embrace, even amid Angola’s social and economic hardships.

Prof. Philomena Mwaura. Credit: ACI Africa

Participation of Women in Small Christian Communities in Africa “enormous”: Kenyan Theologian

Sep 7, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Women continue to play a central role in evangelization in Africa through their membership and participation in Small Christian Communities (SCCs), where they constitute the majority of members and leaders, a Catholic theologian in Kenya has observed.

Fr. Mathew Pagan. Credit: Sr. Paola Moggi, CMS/Juba/South Sudan/Radio Bakhita

Outgoing Vice Chancellor Recalls Leading Catholic University of South Sudan through War, Crisis

Sep 7, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

The outgoing Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) has expressed gratitude to God, the Bishops, and all who supported him during him at the institution of higher learning for the last 12 years.

Pope Leo canonizes Saints Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sunday, September 7. / Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Proclaims Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati Saints

Sep 7, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed the Italians Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati saints before a crowd of thousands in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.

Suki Wanza Nyadawa. Credit: ACI Africa

Lecturer at Conference of African Women Theologians Urges “paradigm shift in university leadership” to Address GBV

Sep 7, 2025

By Silas Isenjia

There is need for “a paradigm shift” in the leadership of universities if the vice of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the institutions of higher learning across Africa is to be addressed, a Kenyan lecturer has said.

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of Kenya's Kakamega Catholic Diocese having a meeting with the Country's Cabinet Secretary for Health. Credit: Nobert Pascal

Hope for Closed St. Mary’s Mumias, 93-Year-Old Mission Hospital of Kakamega Diocese in Kenya, to Reopen

Sep 7, 2025

By ACI Africa Staff

Hope is on the horizon for the reopening of St. Mary’s Mumias Mission Hospital of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya after stakeholders realized a meeting since the 93-year-old health facility suspended operations early July.

Today, September 7, We Celebrate St. Cloud

Sep 7, 2025

On Sept. 7, the Catholic Church honors the memory of Saint Clodoald, popularly known as Saint Cloud, who escaped from violent political intrigue to pursue holiness as a monk and priest.

“Work on boy child as well”: Nigerian Catholic Sister Calls for Balanced Approach in Addressing Gender Gaps

Sep 6, 2025

By Sabrine Amboka

To address the “dehumanization” of an African girl child, empowerment must focus on both genders, a Nigerian Catholic Sister has said, calling for a balanced approach in addressing existing gender gaps.

Church Nigeria’s “last moral voice”: Catholic Bishop Urges Journalists to Defend the Church, Promote Hope amid Crisis

Sep 6, 2025

By Abah Anthony John

Bishop David Ajang of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Lafia has called on Catholic media practitioners to defend the Catholic Church, arguing that the institution remains the country’s “last moral voice” in a society where morality is in rapid decline.

Season of Creation 2025: Catholic Laity on How Laudato Si’ Inspired Environment-Friendly Initiatives in Cape Verde

Sep 6, 2025

The May 2015 Encyclical Letter of the late Pope Francis on care for our common home, Laudato Si’ “raised awareness” on and inspired “concrete” environmental initiatives in Cape Verde, a Catholic lay leader has testified.

Catholic Archbishop in Burkina Faso Calls for Renewal, Communion in 2025–2026 Pastoral Year

Sep 6, 2025

By Jude Atemanke

Archbishop Gabriel Sayaogo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Koupéla in Burkina Faso has called on the people of God in the West African nation to embrace the new Pastoral Year 2025-2026 as a moment of renewal, sincere conversion, and renewed commitment to service.

Pope Leo XIV addresses a crowd during a jubilee audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV at Jubilee Audience: The Cross of Christ is "greatest discovery" of Life

Sep 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The Holy Father greeted hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square from his popemobile, blessing several babies and accepting various gifts from people from different countries.

Prof. Philomena Mwaura. Credit: ACI Africa

Realizing Ordination of Women Won’t Achieve “full equality” in Church: Kenyan Theologian

Sep 6, 2025

By Nicholas Waigwa

Realizing ordination of women will not achieve “full equality” in the Church, Catholic theologian in Kenya has said.

Two Angolan Prelates Call for Fostering of Catholic Identity in Learning Institutions, Highlight Other Gaps, Solutions

Sep 6, 2025

By João Vissesse

Archbishop Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias of the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda in Angola and his counterpart in country’s Cabinda Catholic Diocese have called for the fostering of a Catholic identity in institutions of learning under the auspices of the Church, and more investment in education in view of expansion.