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From left to right, Matthew Heidenreich, Amayrani Higueldo Sanchez, and Charlie McCullough. | National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

Meet the young Catholic pilgrims who will walk thousands of miles with the Eucharist this summer

Mar 12, 2024

These “Perpetual Pilgrims” will walk thousands of miles across the United States this summer, carrying Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

A camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Renk, South Sudan. Credit: Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD)

Help Rescue South Sudanese “on brink of destitution, slowly perishing”, Bishops Appeal

Mar 11, 2024

The people of God in South Sudan are in urgent need of external support, the President of the Integral Human Development Commission of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has said.

Bishop Henry Juma Odonya of Kitale Diocese reading the message  on behalf of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) members during the Kainuk Cross Border Peace Holy Mass on Sunday, 10 March 2024. Credit: Lodwar Diocese

Catholic Bishops in Kenya Decry Inter-Ethnic Violence, Urge “political will” for Unity

Mar 11, 2024

Catholic Bishops in Kenya are decrying protracted inter-ethnic clashes in the Catholic Dioceses of Kitale and Lodwar among members of the Pokot and Turkana communities dwelling at the border of Turkana and West Pokot Counties of the East African nation.

Archbishop Edward Tamba Charles of the Archdiocese of Freetown during an interview with ACI Africa at his office in Freetown. Credit: Caritas Freetown

“Not synodal”, Archbishop in Sierra Leone against “monopolizing” Parts of Holy Mass

Mar 11, 2024

The Eucharist is the centre of a synodal Church requiring the participation of all “by virtue of their common baptism”, the Archbishop of Sierra Leone’s Catholic Archdiocese of Freetown has said, and cautioned individuals and groups against monopolizing activities of Holy Mass.

Late Bishop Pius Suh Awa and a view of the Bishop Pius Awa Memorial Pastoral Centre. Credit: Buea Diocese

At Death Anniversary, Catholic Bishop in Cameroon Remembered for Impacting “many people”

Mar 11, 2024

At the Eucharistic celebration marking the 10th death anniversary of Bishop Pius Suh Awa, the Cameroonian Catholic Bishop who died on 9 February 2014 after having served as Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Buea for over three decades has been remembered for impacting many during his Episcopal ministry.

Kainuk Cross Border Peace Eucharistic celebration. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

Prejudice, Blame Game Fomenting Inter-Ethnic Violence among Kenya’s Pokot, Turkana: Bishop

Mar 11, 2024

Prejudice and blame game are among vices fomenting violent confrontations between members of the Pokot and Turkana communities in Kenya, Bishop John Mbinda of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar has said. 

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya's Nairobi Archdiocese unveiling the new trademark of the Daughters of St. Paul (Pauline Sisters) on Friday, 8 March 2024 at their Chapel in Nairobi. Credit: ACI Africa

Pauline Sisters in Africa Unveil Restyled Logos “to stay relevant in a dynamic world”

Mar 10, 2024

Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Africa have unveiled their newly restyled logos in recognition of the changes that have come with the signs of the times. 

Ciku Muiruri

Meet Veteran Kenyan Radio Journalist Now Promoting Devotion to the Holy Eucharist

Mar 10, 2024

Ciku Muiruri was a household name when her program “Busted” that exposed cheating spouses on Kenya’s Classic FM got everyone hooked. Those who were caught on the wrong side of “Busted” blamed Ciku for their broken marriages while their partners thanked her for opening their eyes to the deception of their spouses.

The flag of Nigeria on a military uniform. Bumble Dee/Shutterstock.

Retain Nigeria as “Country of Particular Concern”: U.S. Senators to State Department

Mar 9, 2024

Nigeria should be returned to the list of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom, some members of the U.S. Senate have appealed.

Mons. Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa (left) appointed Local Ordinary for Miarinarivo Diocese in Madagascar, and Mons. Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga (right) appointed Auxiliary Bishop for Tanzania’s Mbeya Archdiocese.

Pope Francis Appoints Bishop in Madagascar, Auxiliary Bishop in Tanzania

Mar 9, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Jean Claude Rakotoarisoa as the Local Ordinary for Miarinarivo Diocese in Madagascar, and Mons. Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga as the Auxiliary Bishop for Tanzania’s Mbeya Archdiocese. 

Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene with Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Transitional President of Gabon. Credit: Presidency of Gabon

Gabon’s Gloom Following 2023 Coup has Disappeared: Catholic Bishop

Mar 9, 2024

The gloomy mood that had engulfed Gabon following the August last year’s military coup that had President Ali Bongo ousted from power has disappeared, a Catholic Bishop in the Central African nation has said.

Bishop Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga of Zambia’s Mansa Diocese. Credit: Vatican Media

Bishop in Zambia Decries Subversion of “original intentions” of International Women’s Day

Mar 9, 2024

Bishop Patrick Chilekwa Chisanga of Zambia’s Mansa Diocese has decried the undermining of the International Women’s Day (IWD) through the fostering of an agenda that hardly augurs well for women as the initiators of the commemoration wanted. 

Initiate Canonization of “German martyrs”: Official of German Bishops to Church in Africa

Mar 8, 2024

A representative of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference for the Martyrology of the 20th Century has challenged Church leaders in Africa to initiate canonization processes for the “German martyrs, who were violently killed” in various African countries. 

Credit: Order of the Ministers of the Infirm (MI)

Vatican to Launch “Diocesan inquiry” into Life of Burkinabe Priest for His Beatification

Mar 8, 2024

The Vatican is set to open the “Diocesan inquiry” into the of the life background of the Servant of God Alexandre Toé, a member of the Order of the Ministers of the Infirm (MI) also known as Camillians, who died in December 1996 aged 29, after months of Priesthood.

Professor Batmanathan Dayanand Reddy, a South African scientist, appointed as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Credit: University of Cape Town, South Africa

Pope Francis Appoints South African Scientist to Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Mar 8, 2024

Professor Batmanathan Dayanand Reddy, a South African scientist, has been appointed as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Credit: Constitutional Council of Benin

Religious Leaders in Benin Urge Citizens to Remain Calm amid Contested Electoral Code

Mar 8, 2024

Religious leaders in Benin have urged citizens in the West African nation to remain calm following the country’s disputed parliamentary review of certain provisions of the electoral code as requested by the constitutional court on January 4.

Bishop Dionísio Hisiilenapo of Angola’s Namibe Diocese. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Women “forced to hate motherhood, life”: Angolan Bishop on International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2024

On the  annual event of the International Women’s Day (IWD) marked March 8, a Catholic Bishop in Angola has lamented the forcing of women into “modern” thinking patterns and identities that foster hatred of motherhood, life, and family.

Pope Francis presides over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome on March 8, 2024. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

"God never tires of forgiving": Pope Francis Hears Confessions at Roman Parish

Mar 8, 2024

On Friday evening Pope Francis traveled out of the Vatican to hear confessions and preside over a penitential service at St. Pius V Parish in Rome.

Students of Government Junior secondary school Waru Abuja, Nigeria , displaying their sanitary pads provided to them by the Catholic Youth Organization (CYON) Garki Deanery of Abuja Archdiocese. Credit: Abuja Archdiocese

Catholic Youths in Nigeria Launch “Pad a Girl Child” Initiative for Vulnerable Girls

Mar 8, 2024

The Catholic Youth Organization of Nigeria (CYON) in the Archdiocese of Abuja  is providing basic hygiene products to vulnerable girls in an initiative the Catholic entity has dubbed “Pad a Girl Child”.

Logo of the Africa Christian Professionals Forum (ACPF). Credit: ACPF

Christian Professionals in Africa Hail Women for Strengthening Family Unit

Mar 7, 2024

Christian Professionals in Africa have recognized the “profound impact” of women in society, especially their role in instilling values in their families.