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Society of Jesus (Jesuits)

Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) during the Inauguration Mass of the New Academic Year 2024-2025 at Hekima University College (HUC). Credit: Hekima University College (HUC)

Nairobi-based Jesuit University College Lauded for Educating, Forming “men, women of integrity, competence, conscience”

Aug 19, 2024

Hekima University College (HUC), the 41-year-old Nairobi-based institution under the auspices of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits), has been instrumental in empowering the people of God with values that St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the global Society, espoused, Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira has said. 

In Inaugural Lecture at Jesuit University in Kenya, Vatican Cardinal Explores Evolution of Power in Church, Society

Aug 18, 2024

The Chancellor of the Roman Curia, Ghanaian-born Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson, has addressed the evolving nature of power in ecclesial and societal contexts.

St. Francis of Assisi. | Bradley Weber via Flickr CC BY NC ND 2.0.

St. Francis of Assisi: Catholic Official in Angola Calls for Actions “in favor of planet”

Oct 4, 2023

The people of God in Angola need to avoid actions that contribute to the destruction of the planet, the National Director for Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) has said.

The seven Jesuit Deacons and a Deacon for the Missionaries of Africa ordained Priests on 2 July 2023. Credit: ACI Africa

At Priestly Ordination in Kenya, Catholic Bishop Highlights Priests’ “job description”

Jul 3, 2023

The role of a Catholic Priest as a prophet, a pastor, and a king defines his Priestly ministry among the people of God, Bishop Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga said in his Sunday, July 2 homily.

Br. Ngonidzashe, SJ (in cap) with members of the Network of Young Catholics in Africa Caring for Creation. Credit: CYNESA

Jesuit Climate Advocacy to Prioritize “marginalized communities” in Southern Africa

Dec 27, 2022

The Southern Africa Province (SAP) of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) climate justice advocacy initiative dubbed “Heal the Earth Caravan of Hope” is aimed at “prioritizing marginalized communities most impacted by the effects of cyclones and tropical storms” in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, the Coordinator of the Jesuit Centre of Ecology and Development (JCED) has said.

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Let Africa “sing” her Success Stories, Burkinabé Cleric on Challenges Facing Continent

Apr 9, 2021

The biggest challenge in Africa is the inability to bring out successes on the continent and the bright future that awaits various African countries in the coming years, a Rome-based Catholic Priest, a native of Burkina Faso, has told ACI Africa in an interview.