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Archbishop Antony Muheria of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri. Credit: KCCB

Catholic Archbishop Cautions Kenyans against False Prophets, Calls for True Faith in Christ

Sep 22, 2025

Archbishop Anthony Muheria of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has cautioned against the rising influence of self-proclaimed prophets who exploit people’s fears and hardships for personal gain, urging them to place their trust in God alone.

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At 65th Anniversary, Christ the King Cathedral of Johannesburg Hailed for Uniting “tradition with modernity”

Sep 22, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa has hailed Christ the King Cathedral of the country’s Johannesburg Catholic Archdiocese for uniting “tradition with modernity” during its 65 years of existence.

Bishop Michael Kalu Ukpong (right) of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Umuahia and Bishop Michael Ekwoyi Apochi (left) of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo. Credit: ACI Africa

Nigeria’s Catholics Urged to Participate in “more intensive evangelization”, Uphold Moral Education

Sep 22, 2025

Catholics in Nigeria should actively participate in “intensive evangelization” initiatives aimed at widely spreading the Gospel, Bishop Michael Ekwoyi Apochi of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Otukpo has said.

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Illegal Mining in Ghana “a political ploy”, Catholic Official Says, Faults Successive Governments for “double standards”

Sep 22, 2025

The Coordinator of the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) in Ghana has faulted the country’s successive governments for applying “double standards” in the fight against illegal mining in the country.

Bishop John Mbinda of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya. Credit: ACI Africa

Kenya’s Lodwar Diocese has “urgent needs that stretch from most basic necessities”, Bishop Says, Appeals for Solidarity

Sep 22, 2025

Bishop John Mbinda of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Lodwar has appealed for solidarity in addressing the many needs of the people of God in his Episcopal See, which he says include the basic human needs. 

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At Diaconate Ordination of Spiritans, Redemptorists, Catholic Bishop in Kenya Calls for Dedication to “peripheries”

Sep 21, 2025

The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar has urged the newly ordained Deacons in Kenya to serve with dedication in all places, urging against the temptation to work only in well-established areas.  

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO). Credit: Radio Moto

DR Congo’s Catholic Bishops Denounce Fresh Killings in Eastern Region, Say “human life is sacred, must be respected”

Sep 21, 2025

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) have denounced the new wave of deadly attacks in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), decrying what they describe as the growing trivialization of human life in the Central African nation.

Archbishop Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński. Credit: Archdiocese of Pretoria

Being Pilgrim Not “simply a journey of the body”: Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa at Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage

Sep 21, 2025

A pilgrimage goes beyond making a physical journey; it involves matters of the soul, which the ongoing Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year seeks to foster, the Apostolic Nuncio in South Africa has said.

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“God does provide… Give your life to Christ”: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya to Newly Ordained Spiritan, Redemptorist Deacons

Sep 21, 2025

The 15 Deacons Ordained on Friday, September 19 at St. John the Evangelist Holy Ghost Karen Parish of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) have been encouraged to trust in God’s providence as they begin their life as members of the Clergy.

Bishop Christophe Zoa of the Catholic Diocese of Sangmelima in Cameroon at the launch of the New Pastoral year. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Sangmelima

Cameroonian Catholic Diocese Launches 2025–2026 Pastoral Year with Calls for Stronger Collaboration in Parish Services

Sep 20, 2025

Bishop Christophe Zoa of the Catholic Diocese of Sangmelima in Cameroon has opened the 2025–2026 pastoral year with an appeal for greater collaboration in parish life, urging the faithful to strengthen parish services and embrace their shared responsibility for the Church.

President Hakainde Hichilema. Credit: Caritas Zambia

Caritas Zambia Faults “vagueness” in President's Speech, Calls for Clear Strategies on National Challenges

Sep 18, 2025

Caritas Zambia has faulted what it describes as the “brevity and vagueness” with which the presidential speech was delivered during the official opening of the Fifth Session of the 13th Parliament.

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

“First place belongs to God,” Kenyans urged to Seek Spiritual Joy over Earthly Comforts

Sep 18, 2025

Time spent with God must take a central place in a Christian’s life, the Archbishop of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has said, and cautioned against worldly pursuits that do not satisfy the soul.

Thanksgiving Mass in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of St. Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic Exhortation on the Church in Africa
and its evangelizing mission towards the Year 2000, Ecclesia in Africa. Credit: Fr. Herbert Niba

African Catholics in Diaspora Urged to Resist Secular Influences, to Practice Christian Faith “in season, out of season”

Sep 17, 2025

The Bishop of Cameroon’s Buéa Catholic Diocese has cautioned African Catholics in diaspora against secular influences that can draw them away from practising their Christian faith. 

Four members of the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (MCST) in Tanzania who lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. Credit: Suore Carmelitane Missionarie Italia Malta Romania

In Tragic Road Accident, Four Catholic Sisters Returning from Profession Event in Mwanza, Tanzania, Die Alongside Driver

Sep 16, 2025

Four members of the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (MCST) in Tanzania are among the five people who have lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza.   

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST. Credit: Radio Ecclesia

Reconciliation, Consecrated Life Focus of Upcoming Plenary of Catholic Bishops in Angola, São Tomé and Príncipe

Sep 16, 2025

Members of the Bishops' Conference of Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe (CEAST) are set to gather from Wednesday, September 17, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Viana for their Ordinary Annual Plenary Assembly. 

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

Illegal Mining “cancer in Ghana’s national soul”, Catholic Bishops Lament, Call for State of Emergency in Mining Zones

Sep 16, 2025

Ghana’s Catholic Bishops have reiterated their concern about the spread of illegal mining in the country and urged the government to declare a state of emergency in “mining zones” as a step toward addressing the perennial challenge that has attracted condemnation from other Church institutions.

Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji. Credit: Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN)

Nigeria Now Full of “fear, flight and funerals”: Catholic Bishops’ Conference President

Sep 15, 2025

Nigeria is “sinking in many fronts”, the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said, lamenting that apart from economic hardships that Nigerians are grappling with, many communities in the West African nation have been thrown into perpetual mourning owing to unending insecurity.

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UK-Based Christian Entity Denounces Targeting of Women and Children as Violence Rages On in Sudan

Sep 15, 2025

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the UK-based human rights organization that specializes in religious freedom and works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs, has decried increasing atrocities against women and children in Sudan as the country’s civil war in its third-year rages on.

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Kenyan Catholic Bishop Lauds Mill Hill Members Choosing Hostile Missions for Evangelization

Sep 15, 2025

Members of the Mill Hill Missionaries (MHM) go to lands where they risk their own life for the kingdom of God, Bishop John Oballa Owaa of the Catholic Diocese of Ngong in Kenya has said. 

Lieutenant Colonel Onyinyechi Apollonia Anele. Credit: ACI Africa

“I am not ashamed of my faith”: Nigerian Army’s First Female Spokesperson Attributes Success to Holy Rosary Devotion

Sep 14, 2025

Lieutenant Colonel Onyinyechi Apollonia Anele, the first woman to serve as Director of Public Relations in the Nigerian Army’s 162-year history, has attributed her strength and guidance in service to her Catholic faith and especially devotion to the Holy Rosary.