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Staff of Paulines Publications Africa at the October Book Fair in Frankfurt Germany. Credit: Daughters of St. Paul

“Ancient styles”: Paulines Publications Official on Why Africa Lags Behind in Publishing

Oct 26, 2023

Publishing is evolving, and African authors and publishers must embrace global trends to hack it on the international market, the Directress of Paulines Publications Africa (PPA), Sr. Praxides Nafula, who participated in the October 18-22 Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany, has said.

Official logo of the Synod on Synodality. Credit: Vatican Media

Ongoing Synod on Synodality Call to “renewed zeal” to Christ’s Mission: Kenyan Delegate

Oct 25, 2023

The ongoing 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops Synod is a call to “a renewed zeal” to participate in the mission that Jesus Christ entrusted to his disciples, a Kenyan delegate participating in the October 4-29 conversations in Rome has said.

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Catholic Activists in Africa Decry Inclusion of Transgender Men in Miss Universe Pageant

Oct 24, 2023

The inclusion of transgender men as participants in the Miss Universe pageant is “a stark departure” from an age-old practice that has made the contest “a cultural touchstone” and distress to female contestants, Catholic activists under their umbrella organization, CitizenGO Africa, have said.

A poster announcing the Silver Jubilee of Blessed Bakanja Seminary. Credit: AMECEA

At 25, Kenya-based Blessed Bakanja Seminary Making Inroads into Central, Southern Africa

Oct 23, 2023

When the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) established Blessed Bakanja Seminary 25 years ago, the Nairobi-based Catholic institution admitted only 19 Seminarians from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Logo Blessed Bakanja AMECEA College. Credit: Blessed Bakanja AMECEA College

AMECEA Appeals for Support for Kenya-based Regional Seminary to “run without hurdles”

Oct 23, 2023

The leadership of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is appealing for the support of the Blessed Bakanja Seminary to overcome challenges involved in the formation of Seminarians enrolled at the Nairobi-based institution. 

Archbishop Anthony Muheria (left) and Archbishop Martin Kivuva (right) flanked by members of the Kenyan Priests, Religious, and Seminarians (KPRS) in Rome, and the Kenyan Catholic Community in Rome (KCCR) at at Collegio San Paulo in Rome on 15 October 2023. Credit: Wakenya Wakatoliki Roma (KCCR)

Synod on Synodality “not a one-man voice”: Kenyan Archbishop on Conversations in Rome

Oct 16, 2023

The outcome of the ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations in Rome will be a mix of voices from the entire Church, and not a “one-man voice”, a Kenyan Archbishop participating in the October 4-29 Synod has said.

A poster announcing the Faith and the Future: Empowering Environmental Stewardship through the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (FFNPT). Credit: Laudato Si' Movement Africa

Catholic Bishops in Africa Call for Urgent Commitment to Earth-Friendly Policies at COP28

Oct 13, 2023

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are calling on world leaders expected to be part of the planned 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to come up with policies that are earth-friendly in order to avert the effects of climate change.

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Threats on, Harassment of Kenyan Pro-Life Activist “unacceptable”: Catholic Entity

Oct 12, 2023

CitizenGo has condemned the harassment of their Campaigns Director for Africa and the United Nations, Ann Kioko, after she participated in a peaceful protest against the pro-homosexual ruling of the Supreme Court of Kenya.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: KCCB

Synod Delegates Having “good moments of sharing”, African Archbishop Says, Lauds Diversity

Oct 11, 2023

The ongoing Synod on Synodality conversations are providing “good moments of sharing” and mutual understanding, an African Catholic Archbishop participating in the October 4-29 Synod has said. 

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

“They want us to tremble”, Kenyan Archbishop Faults Proud Leaders, Urges Listening

Oct 10, 2023

The key message of the Synod on Synodality is listening, a virtue that most leaders in Kenya lack, the Catholic Archbishop of the country’s Nyeri Archdiocese has said.  

Entrance to St. Theresa's Eregi Girls High School in Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Kakamega

Kenyan Catholic School Organizes Counseling as Students Reopen after Strange Illness

Oct 9, 2023

St. Theresa’s Eregi Girls High School of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya, which was temporarily closed following an outbreak of a strange illness is reopening this week with a number of psycho spiritual activities including counseling of the students.

Bishop Alfred Rotich giving the homily during the the National Prayer Day at Subukia National Marian Shrine in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru. Credit: Catholic Mirror

On Annual National Prayer Day in Kenya, Bishop Cautions against “song of tribalism”

Oct 9, 2023

On the occasion of the National Prayer Day at Subukia National Marian Shrine in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, Bishop Alfred Rotich has cautioned the people of God in the East African nation against participating in the “song of tribalism”.

Kenya's Supreme Court. Credit: Kenya's Supreme Court

“Voluntarily repent and resign”: Pro-Lifers in Kenya to Pro-LGBTQ Ruling Judges

Oct 9, 2023

Pro-lifers in Kenya, including religious leaders representing different faiths and denominations, are calling on the three Kenyan Supreme Court Judges who, earlier this year, voted for the registration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer persons (LGBTQ) Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the East African nation to “voluntarily repent and resign”. 

Entrance to St. Theresa's Eregi Girls High School in Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Kakamega

Strange Illness at Kenyan Catholic School: What Really Happened?

Oct 8, 2023

Videos of Kenyan schoolgirls walking with difficulty, weeping and shaking uncontrollably took the internet by storm on Wednesday, October 4. Speculations were thrown around, with some suggesting that the students of St. Theresa’s Eregi Girls High School of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega were suffering from mass hysteria.

Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru, installed as Local Ordinary of Wote Diocese on 30 September 2023. Credit: Radio Waumini

“You're not alone”: Apostolic Nuncio to Pioneer Bishop of Newly Erected Kenyan Diocese

Oct 7, 2023

The representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has urged the pioneer Bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Wote in the East African nation to foster collaboration with members of the Clergy, women and men Religious, as well as the Laity. 

A screengrab from a video that shows students at St Theresa's Eregi Girls High School struggling to walk owing to a strange illness that was reported at the school in Kenya's Catholic Diocese of Kakamega

How “prayer” over Strange Illness at Kenyan Catholic School Sent Students into a Frenzy

Oct 6, 2023

On Wednesday, October 4, officials from Kenya’s ministry of education visited St. Theresa’s Eregi Girls High School of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega where an outbreak of a strange illness had been reported.

Logo Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF). Credit: KCPF

Adoption of Family Protection Policy in Kenya “a major milestone”: Christian Professionals

Oct 5, 2023

Members of the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPF) have welcomed the approval of the National Policy on family promotion and protection describing it as “a major milestone” for the people of God in the East African nation.

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Nyeri Archdiocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Archbishop of Nyeri in Kenya Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Embu Diocese

Oct 3, 2023

Pope Francis has appointed the Archbishop of Kenya’s Nyeri Archdiocese to temporarily take care of the country’s Embu Diocese until a substantive Local Ordinary is appointed and takes canonical possession of the Kenyan Diocese.

The Entrance to the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: CUEA

Embrace Service as “most important thing in life”: Nuncio in Kenya to University Students

Oct 3, 2023

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has called upon students in institutions of higher learning in the East African nation to embrace the spirit of service as “the most important thing” in their respective lives. 

Trócaire programme officers held a GBV awareness programme in Luuq, Somalia. Credit: Trócaire

Catholic Bishops’ Entity Seeking to End Gender-Based Violence in Somalia, Helping Victims

Oct 1, 2023

Trócaire, the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, is seeking to end Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Somalia in an initiative that also involves supporting victims of the vice.