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Kenya’s Catholic Bishops Call for “health act review” amid National Insurer and Health Facilities Stalemate over Payment

Mar 3, 2025

Catholic Bishops in Kenya are calling on the government of the East African nation to review the country’s 2023 Social Health Insurance Fund Act (SHIF Act 2023), the newly established Kenyan parastatal that provides universal health coverage (UHC) to citizens through a medical insurance cover that is operationalized under the Social Health Authority (SHA).

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Time to “return the love” as Catholics in Africa Gather Online to Pray for Pope Francis’ Recovery

Feb 28, 2025

Catholics from across Africa gathered online for one hour to pray for Pope Francis, who is being treated for double pneumonia since February 14. Latest reports on the health situation of the Holy Father indicate a “sudden worsening of the respiratory picture”.

In Get-Well-Soon Wishes, Theologians in Africa Pour their Hearts Out to Pope Francis

Feb 27, 2025

Members of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) are reflecting on Pope Francis’ simplicity, humility, servant leadership and sense of humour as they continue to pray for his recovery. 

“Very encouraging”: Austrian Catholic Bishop Lauds Children’s Active Participation in Holy Mass in Lodwar Diocese, Kenya

Feb 26, 2025

The active participation of children in the Eucharistic celebration in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Lodwar is a source of encouragement, Bishop Stephan Turnovszky from Austria has said. 

Nairobi Archdiocese Initiates “PMC role models” to Address “more grown -up” Challenge from New Education Curriculum

Feb 25, 2025

The leadership of the Pontifical Missionary Children (PMC) of Kenya’s Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has initiated a new PMC group dubbed “role models” in a bid to address the challenge of status brought about by the country’s Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC).

2025 Lenten Campaign launch in the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya. Credit: Radio Maria Kisumu

At Archdiocesan Lenten Campaign Launch in Kenya, Catholic Archbishop Urges Change in Corruption “conversation”

Feb 22, 2025

The discourse around the vice of corruption in Kenya needs to change, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu has said. 

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri

Embrace Holy Spirit to Rekindle “glowing embers” of Christianity: Catholic Archbishop to Learners at Kenyan University

Feb 21, 2025

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has called on learners at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to embrace the Holy Spirit as a source of renewal in their Christian life.

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Hope in God, “He has a purpose for your trials”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya on Handling Pain During 2025 Jubilee Year

Feb 19, 2025

Challenging situations of life, when handled with God’s grace, can become opportunities for growth, bringing about good, Bishop James Maria Wainaina Kungu of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Murang’a has said.

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Valueless Education Behind “small club of super-rich in a sea of poverty”: Catholic Bishop at School Launch in Kenya

Feb 18, 2025

The lack of value-based education in Kenyan institutions of learning is behind the widening gap between a small wealthy elite and the much larger impoverished population in the East African nation, Bishop Norman King'oo Wambua of the Catholic Diocese of Machakos in Kenya has said.

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County Governance Watch (CGW) presenting during the February 10 to 12 workshop at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR) at Hekima University College. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Church in Kenya Urged to Equip Grassroots Governments with Skills to Address Corruption

Feb 16, 2025

Amid rising corruption cases in Kenyan counties, which have contributed to the country's high global corruption index, the Catholic Church has been called upon to support county assemblies by providing resources and training to combat the issue.

AU Commission Elections 2025: Catholic Activists Want Pro-Life Candidate Elected to Safeguard African Values

Feb 14, 2025

The African branch of the international Catholic activist organization, CitizenGo, is urging African leaders to elect a pro-life candidate as new Chair of the African Union Commission (AUC) in the election scheduled for Saturday, February 15.

Valentine’s Day 2025: A Kenyan Priest’s Prayer for Young Catholics Discerning Marriage

Feb 14, 2025

Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, has been said to be a long day not only for someone who has not found their ideal wife or husband, but also for those in difficult relationships and marriages.

Sr. Adelaide Felicitas Ndilu. Credit: ACI Africa

World Radio Day 2025: Director of Catholic Bishops’ Radio in Kenya Urges Media to Prioritize Climate Change

Feb 14, 2025

The director of Radio Waumini, established by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), has challenged media outlets invest more resources on climate change content.

Participants during the two day workshop at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR) at Hekima University College on Wednesday, February 12. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Communicators in Kenya Trained on Good Governance in the Wake of Political Unrests

Feb 13, 2025

Catholic communicators from various Dioceses in Kenya have completed a training that was designed to equip them with skills to articulate governance issues.

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“This is business”: Catholic Bishops in Africa Warn about Biggest Beneficiaries in Human Trafficking

Feb 10, 2025

A lot of money is exchanging hands in the business of human trafficking, the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has observed, and underlined the urgency of fishing out those benefitting from modern-day slavery so as to stop the menace.

Daudi Francisco Kahuha

Kenyan Catholic Couples Urged to Denounce “self-imposed voluntary slavery” of Contraception to Safeguard Marriages

Feb 8, 2025

A  Kenyan marriage and family therapist and Natural Family Planning (NFP) specialist is calling on Catholic couples to reject artificial contraception, warning that such methods of “family planning” threaten the stability of marriages.

Sr. Caroline Ngatia. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International

Catholic Sisters in Kenya Witness to “total transformation” of Girls Rescued from Streets

Feb 6, 2025

Members of the Assumption Sisters of Eldoret (ASE) working with homeless children in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, have described the joy of getting the children, especially the girls, completely off the streets.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo during the inaugural Mass for the start of the academic year at St. Mary School, Msongari. Credit: Capuchin TV

Beware of Reality of Evil, even “young people learning to steal exams”: Nairobi Catholic Archbishop to Staff, Students

Feb 5, 2025

Students, the administrative and teaching staff at St. Mary School, Msongari, have been cautioned against undermining the “reality” and prevalence of evil.

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya. Credit: Catholic Justice and Peace Department - Diocese of Kakamega

Clergy in Kenyan Diocese Urged to Ensure the Sick Experience “warmth of Christ's love” in 2025 Jubilee Celebrations

Feb 4, 2025

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya has urged members of the Clergy ministering in his Episcopal See to prepare the sick people in their Parishes and Church institutions for the Diocese’s Jubilee of the Sick slated for February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the World Day of the Sick.

Mark 2025 Jubilee Year by Supporting Families to Sustain Vocations, Safeguarding Environment, Kenya’s Consecrated Urged

Feb 3, 2025

Supporting families to sustain vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life and engaging in activities that safeguard the environment are some of the ways members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) can mark the yearlong Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year.