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Bishop Victor Thulani Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Kokstad

Catholic Bishop in South Africa Urges Laity to Embrace Their Faith with Joy, Renewed Hope

Aug 4, 2025

The Bishop of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad has encouraged lay women and men in his Episcopal See to celebrate their faith with joy and renewed purpose.

Credit: Archdiocese of Nairobi

Young Boys in Kenyan Catholic Archdiocese Urged to Give Their Lives to God to Find True Happiness

Aug 4, 2025

The Auxiliary Bishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has challenged the young boys at the Archdiocese’s Beacon Boys mentorship initiative to give their lives to God, reminding them that true happiness and meaning in life come from serving Jesus and others.

Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR). Credit: ACI Africa

Cardinal Nzapalainga on Muslim-Christian Relations in CAR: “We no longer see each other as enemies”

Aug 4, 2025

Dieudonné Cardinal Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) has highlighted the progress in Muslim-Christian relations, emphasizing that the two communities, once divided by conflict, now see each other as brothers rather than enemies.

Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo. Credit: ACI Africa

CEPACS President Calls for “stronger collaboration” With Catholic Media Associations in Implementing Church Teachings

Aug 4, 2025

The President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) has called for “stronger collaboration” with Catholic Media professional associations to implement church teachings and policies.

Today, August 4, We Celebrate St. John Mary Vianney

Aug 4, 2025

On August 4, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. John Vianney, patron of priests. 

Credit: ACI Africa

Cardinal Ambongo Calls for an “Africa of hope” at Closing of SECAM Plenary Assembly in Rwanda

Aug 3, 2025

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called on African Catholics to become “messengers and builders of hope,” urging them to work daily for reconciliation, justice, and peace across the continent. 

Credit: Mamfe Diocese

“He died doing what he loved”: Catholic Bishop Pays Tribute to Young Priest Swept Away by River in Cameroon

Aug 3, 2025

Fr. Carol Tchinda Nguito, the Cameroonian Catholic Priest who drowned while returning from a pastoral mission in Mamfe Diocese, has been remembered as a dedicated servant who gave his life while carrying out the mission of the Church.

Cristóbal Cardinal López Romero of the Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat in Morocco during the morning Mass on Saturday, 02 August 2025. Credit: ACI Africa

At SECAM Plenary, Cardinal Lopez Emphasizes Three Things Africa's Catholics Need to Embrace from St. Alphonsus Liguori

Aug 3, 2025

Cristóbal Cardinal López Romero of the Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat in Morocco has identified three essential lessons from the life and spirituality of St. Alphonsus Liguori that he says Africa’s Catholics must embrace today.

Late Bishop Fritz Lobinger, Bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Aliwal in South Africa. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Aliwal

German-born Catholic Bishop in South Africa Dies Aged 96, Elogized as “Bishop of the Laity, SCCs, Leadership Training”

Aug 3, 2025

Bishop Fritz Lobinger, Bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Aliwal in South Africa, has died at the age of 96.

Fr. Andrew Small, OMI, CEO and President of Missio Invest. Credit: ACI Africa

U.S.-Based Catholic Financier Calls on Global Institutions to Empower African Church Projects

Aug 3, 2025

Missio Invest, a U.S.-based organization that provides financing to struggling Catholic institutions, especially those in Africa has called on funders to support African Church projects, especially at a time when the continent is experiencing a scarcity of aid.

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan Catholic Bishop Advocates for Promotion of Ethical Leadership, Real Change in Africa

Aug 3, 2025

Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Kakamega has urged the Catholic Church in Africa to move beyond statements and take practical steps to promote ethical leadership, transparency, and transformative governance across the continent.

Members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC). Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Central Africa Welcome Peace Initiatives in Great Lakes Sub-region, Urge People-Focused

Aug 3, 2025

Members of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of Central Africa (ACEAC) comprising Catholic Bishops in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Rwanda, have expressed their support for all peace initiatives aimed at achieving a lasting peace in the Great Lakes sub-region.

In Message to SECAM, Pope Leo XIV “confident” Africa’s “local churches will remain tangible signs of hope”

Aug 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged Catholic Bishops in Africa and Madagascar to strengthen their commitment to building local Churches that serve as visible and concrete expressions of Christian hope, unity, and reconciliation across the continent.

Catholic Priest Swept away in a River in Cameroon’s Mamfe Diocese Found Dead

Aug 2, 2025

The Catholic Diocese of Mamfe in Cameroon has confirmed the death of. Fr. Carol Tchinda Nguito, Parish Priest of St. Mathias Quasi Parish in Tabongkwa, who was swept away by a raging riveron his way from mission.

Bishop John Kiplimo Lelei at the SECAM Plenary Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda. Credit: ACI Africa

Creation of New Kenyan Catholic Diocese “a blessing” To the People: Pioneer Bishop

Aug 2, 2025

The creation of Kenya’s new Diocese of Kapsabet, carved from the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, is a blessing to the people of God in the East African nation, the Pioneer Bishop of the Diocese that Pope Leo XIV erected on July 10 has said.

Vatican Official at SECAM Plenary Assembly Urges Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Champion Integral Human Development

Aug 2, 2025

Michael Cardinal Czerny, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (DPIHD), has called upon Africa's Catholic Bishops to champion efforts that will promote the pastoral commitment to addressing the complex social and economic challenges that the people of God on the continent face.

Fr. Richard Nyasaland Jere. Credit: Society of the Catholic Apostolate (SAC) in Malawi

Pallottine Missionaries in Malawi Hopeful Election of Delegate Superior Will Inspire New Vocations

Aug 2, 2025

Members of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (SAC) in Malawi, also known as Pallottine Missionaries, have expressed hope that the election of a new Delegate Superior for the Society in the East African nation will continue inspiring new vocations.

Today, August 2, We Celebrate St. Peter Julian Eymard

Aug 2, 2025

St. Peter Julian Eymard, whose feast the Church celebrates on August 2, helped many Catholics - both clergy and laypeople - to rediscover the importance of the Eucharist. He is also considered a pioneer in involving laypeople more actively in the life of the Church.

Justin Nsengiyumva, Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Church Challenged to be “voice of conscience”, Promote Ethical Leadership at SECAM Plenary in Rwanda

Aug 1, 2025

The Prime minister of the Republic of Rwanda has challenged the Catholic Bishops meeting in the country’s Capital Kigali for their 20th Plenary Assembly to embrace their role in promoting ethical leadership on the world’s second largest continent.

U.S., Latin American Bishops Reaffirm Solidarity with Africa at SECAM Plenary Assembly

Aug 1, 2025

Catholic Bishops in the United States of America, in Latin America and the Caribbean have reaffirmed their ecclesial solidarity and enduring partnership with their peers at the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM),  who are attending their  20th Plenary Assembly in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.