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Stephen Cardinal Ameyu Martin Mulla of South Sudan’s Catholic Archdiocese of Juba. Credit: Radio Bakhita

Let’s Embrace, Foster “collective spirit of the Synod on Synodality”: Cardinal in South Sudan to Pastoral Agents

Jun 18, 2025

The Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba in South Sudan has urged pastoral agents and the people of God in the country to embrace and foster the values of the multi-year Synod on Synodality.

Sr. Olga Massango and Fr. William Owire. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

Nicaea Council’s 1700th Anniversary: Catholic Priest in Kenya Proposes Workshops, Seminars on Nicene Creed

Jun 18, 2025

The Provincial Superior of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) members in Kenya and Tanzania has proposed conventions to deliberate on the Nicene Creed as the Church commemorates the 1,700th anniversary of the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea.

Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 18, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

"We must not get used to war": Pope Leo XIV Says in Call for Peace

Jun 18, 2025

Addressing pilgrims at the end of Wednesday’s general audience, the pontiff lamented that “the Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war.”

Pope Leo XIV spoke about how Christ can heal our past during the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square on June 18, 2025. / Credit Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus Can Heal the Past and Transform Your History

Jun 18, 2025

Pope Leo XIV reminded listeners at the Wednesday general audience that Jesus is capable of healing and unblocking our past.

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola during a panel discussion at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Africa’s Traditional “deep spirituality, rich culture” Foster Religious Freedom: Catholic Bishop at IRF Summit

Jun 17, 2025

Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Yola has appealed to African leaders to tap into Africa’s traditional values in fostering religious freedom and peaceful coexistence on the continent.

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Clergy, Laity Official Decry Massacre of Innocent Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State, Call for Government Action

Jun 17, 2025

Catholic Priests and an official of the Laity in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja have in separate interviews with ACI Africa, condemned the ongoing reported massacres of innocent Christians in Nigeria’s Benue State.

CARA Executive Director, Fr. Thomas Gaunt at the CERRA-Africa symposium in Nairobi Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Why Women Religious in Africa Must Pay Attention to Increasing Longevity in Care for Elderly Colleagues

Jun 17, 2025

The life expectancy of women Religious has increased over the past five decades, according to studies that the U.S.-based Centre for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) conducted.  

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Congolese Martyr Beatified on June 15 “highlights precious witness” of Laity, Youths: Pope Leo XIV

Jun 17, 2025

Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, the Congolese martyr Beatified in Rome on Sunday, June 15, provides a powerful testament to the invaluable witness of the Laity and youths, Pope Leo XIV has said.

Don’t “turn your gaze away from the poor”: Pope Leo XIV to Catholic Bishops in Madagascar

Jun 17, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has called upon members of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar (CEM)  to prioritize the needs of the poor as they shepherd the people of God in the Indian Ocean island nation off the Southeastern coast of Africa.

At First-ever IRF Summit in Africa, Kenya’s CJ Urges Delegates to “adopt united stance” on Fostering Religious Liberty

Jun 17, 2025

The Chief Justice (CJ) in Kenya, Martha Karambu Koome, has called upon delegates at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit has gathered both regional and global experts and proponents of freedom of religion in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, to have a “united stance” in fostering religious liberty.  

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: Capuchin TV

Kenya’s Gen Zs Cautioned against Greed, Urged to Embrace Holy Trinity Values, Use Unity “for good purpose”

Jun 17, 2025

The Holy Trinity can be a source of inspiration for Generation Z (Gen Z) individuals in overcoming the challenge of greed and fostering unity in diversity, Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe, one of the Auxiliary Bishops of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) has said. 

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.

Zimbabwe’s Catholic Bishops Unveil New Logo Reflecting “ecclesial identity, pastoral mission”

Jun 17, 2025

Members of the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) have officially unveiled a new logo that encapsulates their Episcopal identity and pastoral mission in the socio-cultural and ecclesial context of the Southern African nation.

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“A defining moment for Africa”: Official on First-ever International Religious Freedom Summit in Africa

Jun 16, 2025

The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit that is gathering both regional and global experts and proponents of freedom of religion in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, is “a defining moment for Africa”, an official of the Tuesday, June 17 event has said.

Pope Leo XIV Mourns Death of Sudan’s Catholic Priest, Expresses Spiritual Closeness with Nigeria’s Deadly Attack Victims

Jun 16, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has expressed sorrow following the passing on of a Catholic Priest in Sudan’s  Diocese of El-Obeid after he sustained serious injuries during a deadly bomb attack on June 12 in the country’s El Fasher City.

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West Africa’s Catholic Priests End Congress with Pledge to Foster Intercultural Dialogue to Demolish “walls of hatred”

Jun 16, 2025

Members of the Regional Union of Diocesan Priests of West Africa (RUPWA) have concluded their 11th Ordinary Congress with a renewed commitment to fostering intercultural and interreligious dialogue in what they have described as a key response to the region’s pressing challenges, including the “increasingly rising … walls of hatred.”

Researchers Explore Ways to Sustain Catholic Nuns’ Monasteries in Africa amid Severe Scarcity

Jun 16, 2025

A study into the situation of Monasteries distributed across Africa has uncovered a severe shortage, with some Religious in these communities living under leaking roofs, unable to afford very basic necessities.

Smoke billows from an explosion in southwest Tehran on June 16, 2025. Iran’s state broadcaster was briefly knocked off the air by an Israeli strike and explosions rang out across Tehran on June 16 after a barrage of Iranian missiles killed 11 people in Israel on the fourth day of an escalating air war. / Credit: ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Responsibility, Dialogue to End Escalating Israel-Iran Violence

Jun 16, 2025

Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, echoed Pope Leo’s calls for peaceful solutions.

Newly Ordained Deacons in Mozambique Cautioned against Laziness, “seated in the Parish”

Jun 16, 2025

Archbishop Claudio Dalla Zuanna of the Catholic Archdiocese of Beira in Mozambique has called upon four Seminarians he ordained Deacons to live their Diaconal Ministry with missionary zeal, warning them against laziness manifested in being “seated in the Parish”. 

“Angola cannot return to war”: Official of Bishops’ Entity on Church Peace Efforts amid Rise in Political Intolerance

Jun 16, 2025

The Executive Secretary of the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST) has underscored the Church’s determination to prevent a return to violent conflict in the country, amid a rise in reported cases of political violence and intolerance in parts of the Southern African nation.