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Archdiocese of Nairobi

Portrait of Cardinal Otunga (Left), Fr. Marino Gemma, Rector of Resurrection Garden (Right).

Three Ways Nairobi-based Missionary Priest is Promoting Devotion to Cardinal Otunga on Path to Sainthood

Jan 24, 2026

One of the most visited places at the Resurrection Garden shrine of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya is the tomb of the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, where pilgrims pray at the resting place of Kenya’s first native Catholic Bishop and Cardinal on the sainthood journey

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Catholic Bishops in Kenya Call for Responsible Road Use amid Rise in Tragic Accidents

Jan 15, 2026

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have called for responsible road use and strict enforcement of traffic regulations to curb the tragic accidents that continue to claim lives in the East African nation.

This Christmas, Three Kenyan Catholic Prelates Call for Christ’s Light to Heal Families, Protect Life and Build Peace

Dec 26, 2025

As Kenyans celebrate Christmas 2025, three Catholic Church leaders have delivered messages that converge on a single theme: hope born of Christ’s light, expressed through care for one another, responsibility in society, and a renewed commitment to peace and life.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen during the Saturday, 1 February 2025 celebration of the 2025 Jubilee Year for the Consecrated in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: ACI Africa

“What does God want to tell us here?”: Nuncio in Kenya Says Christmas Night Reveals God Who Enters Africa’s History

Dec 25, 2025

As the people of God across Africa mark the Nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ amid wars, economic strain and rapid social change, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has challenged Christians in the East African nation and across the world’s second largest continent to see Christmas not as a comforting routine but as a decisive intervention of God in human history.

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi. Credit: KCCB

Catholic Archbishop to Exam Candidates in Kenya: “Don't give up”

Oct 15, 2025

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has encouraged students preparing for their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) examinations to trust in God and to remain focused as they approach their final papers.

Sr. Margaret Wahungu. Credit: ACI Africa

Religious Life “not about personal ambition”: Assumption Sisters of Nairobi Superior Cautions against Disobedience

Aug 18, 2025

In joining Religious Life, members surrender the strong desire to achieve personal goals and in line with the vow of obedience, switch to the will of God, operating in an expanded horizon that involves prioritizing the needs of their respective Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), a Superior General in Kenya has said.

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate preaching during the final profession, as well as different Jubilee celebrations of members of the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) on Friday, August 15. Credit: ACI Africa

Beware of “dragons” Seeking to Attack Your Vowed Life: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to the Consecrated at Assumption Mass

Aug 15, 2025

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate has cautioned members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) against evil forces, which he said can present themselves through friends with an aim of swaying them from their vowed life.

Holy Family Basilica Nairobi. Credit: ADN

Unless “with express permission of Local Ordinary,” No Sunday Mass in Private Homes in Nairobi: Catholic Archbishop

Aug 12, 2025

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has prohibited the celebration of Sunday Mass in private homes unless he grants permission.

Archbishop Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ADN

Recent Deaths in “Saba saba” Anti-government Protests in Kenya about “legitimate yearning of young Kenyans”: Archbishop

Aug 12, 2025

The deaths and injuries during the July 7 (Saba Saba) anti-government protests in Kenya were about a push for accountability, economic opportunities, and the dignity of Kenyans, Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said.

2025 Family Day in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: ADN

Kenyan Catholic Archbishop Cautions Youths against Threats to Marriage and Family Life

Aug 11, 2025

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has urged the young men and women in his Metropolitan See to embrace marriage as “a singular vocation”, cautioning them against ideologies that threaten the family.

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Young Boys in Kenyan Catholic Archdiocese Urged to Give Their Lives to God to Find True Happiness

Aug 4, 2025

The Auxiliary Bishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has challenged the young boys at the Archdiocese’s Beacon Boys mentorship initiative to give their lives to God, reminding them that true happiness and meaning in life come from serving Jesus and others.

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, appointed Local Ordinary of Kenya’s Wote Catholic Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Bishop Kamomoe, Nairobi Auxiliary, Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Kenya’s Wote Catholic Diocese

Jul 5, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, Auxiliary Bishop of the country’s Wote Catholic Diocese.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo, accompanied by his two Auxiliaries, Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a, and Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe. Credit: CAtholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

“Marathon of rosaries”: Kenya’s Nairobi Archdiocese Initiates Prayers for Respect of Human Life after Violent Protests

Jun 19, 2025

The leadership of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has initiated a three-day “marathon of Rosaries”, interceding for respect of human life in the East African nation. 

Emulate Unity of Holy Trinity: Catholic Bishop in Kenya to Families, Calls for Harmony in Church, Nation

Jun 17, 2025

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi of Kenya’s Military Ordinariate has called on members of families in the East African nation to look to the unity and communion between the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit for inspiration in fostering peaceful coexistence.

Pope Leo XIV and Robert Cardinal Sarah. Credit: Vatican Media/ACI Africa

Fact Check: Has Pope Leo XIV Appointed Guinean Vatican-based Cardinal Sarah His “Special Envoy”?

May 23, 2025

Is the May 19 YouTube post claiming that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Guinean-born  Robert Cardinal Sarah his Special Envoy to “a newly created position” of the Holy See, authentic? 

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

Workshops for Nairobi-based Clergy, Religious among Initiatives for “spiritual journey of the Jubilee”: Local Ordinary

Mar 26, 2025

Plans are underway for training sessions targeting the Clergy and women and men Religious serving in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) as part of the “spiritual journey” of the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Metropolitan See has said. 

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Nairobi Catholic Archbishop Cautions against “Satan and his accomplices”, Emphasizes Reliance on Word of God

Mar 25, 2025

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) is cautioning the people of God under his pastoral care against Satan, God’s chief adversary.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

“Secularism, busyness, fragmented relationships” among Obstacles to Family as “first school of faith”: Kenyan Archbishop

Dec 17, 2024

Tendencies towards secularism, day-to-day errands to make ends meet, and the inability to maintain harmonious interpersonal relationships are some of the obstacles to the realization of the institution of the family as the inaugural “school of faith”, Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Small Christian Communities in Nairobi, Kenya, Urged to Help Members in Non-Catholic Marriages to Celebrate Matrimony

Dec 16, 2024

A majority of couples in the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have not solemnized their marriages, the Local Ordinary of the Kenyan Metropolitan See, Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo, has observed. 

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Rise in Kenya’s Femicide Cases “warrants urgent attention”, Let’s “act as our sister’s keeper”: Nairobi Archdiocese

Nov 22, 2024

The rise in the reported cases of femicide in Kenya, the most extreme form of gender violence on women and girls that involves their killing in targeted attacks has to be addressed urgently, the leadership of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said.