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At Spiritan Priest’s Funeral Mass in Tanzania, Archbishop Advocates for Disease Prevention Culture in Africa

Aug 22, 2025

Archbishop Isaac Amani Massawe of the Catholic Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania has advocated for the culture of disease prevention over treatment through routine medical checkups and early diagnosis amid what he said is a growing threat of cancer and other lifestyle diseases in Africa.

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Remembering Fr. Kaiser: Kenyan Bishop Who Saw Murdered Missionary Priest’s Body by Roadside Recalls Dreadful Moment

Aug 22, 2025

Bishop Salesius Mugambi of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Meru has remembered the day that Fr. John Anthony Kaiser was found murdered while calling on the people of God in the East African country to continue praying for the late Catholic Missionary Priest’s family.

Fr. Solomon Zaku. Credit: ACI Africa

Church Official in Nigeria Renews Call for Justice in 2022 Pentecost Sunday Attack as Suspects Push for Bail

Aug 22, 2025

The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) Nigeria has called on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government to ensure there is justice in the trial of suspects linked to the 2022 Pentecost Sunday attack on St. Francis Xavier Owo Catholic Parish of Ondo Diocese, which claimed at least 50 lives.

Fr. Celestino Epalanga. Credit: ACI Africa

“We cannot be burying Angolans because of water and land”: Angolan Catholic Official on Deadly Ethnic Clashes

Aug 21, 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 expressed concern about the August 17 interethnic clashes in Angola’s Namibe Province that left 12 people dead, three injured, and at least eleven villages destroyed.

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

Catholic Bishops in Ghana Direct Nationwide Masses ahead of World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Aug 21, 2025

Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) have called on all the people of God in the Weet African country to celebrate Holy Masses to commemorate September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

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“The Church in Ivory Coast needs your fire”: Catholic Bishop at Opening of Sixth National Youth Day

Aug 21, 2025

Bishop Joseph Kacou Aka of Ivory Coast’s Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro has called on young Catholics to embrace Christ as their guide and carry the light of the Gospel into their communities.

Bishop José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Manzini

Catholic Bishop in Eswatini Calls for Prayers for Success of Planned IMBISA Golden Jubilee

Aug 21, 2025

The Bishop of Eswatini’s Manzini Diocese which is set to host the Golden Jubilee of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) has called for spiritual solidarity in making the event a success.

Delegates at the UCAP Congress in Ghana. Credit: Charles Ayetan

UCAP 2025 Congress Ends with Call on African Media Institutions to “establish ethical guidelines for use of AI”

Aug 21, 2025

The Union of the African Catholic Press (UCAP) congress has ended with a call on African media institutions to develop ethical guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism.

Bishop Charles Sampa Kasonde. Credit: ACI Africa/Radio Kabangabanga

New Communication Policy Part of AMECEA’s Resolve “to strategically integrate” Digitality in Evangelization: Official

Aug 21, 2025

The 10-year communication policy unveiled by the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is part of the members’ resolve, over the years, to  “strategically integrate” the digital culture in pastoral ministry, an official at AMECEA has said.

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Catholic Activists Concerned about Sexually Explicit Learning Materials Targeting Children in South African Schools

Aug 21, 2025

School going children as young as nine in South Africa are learning about masturbation, abortion and contraception, Catholic activists at CitizenGO Africa have said, saying that Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in South African schools violates parental rights.

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“Do not stop on the path of reconciliation”: Cardinal Parolin Concludes Burundi Visit with Call for Unity, Peace

Aug 20, 2025

The Vatican Secretary of State has concluded his official visit to Burundi with a call on the people of God in the East African nation to further the path of reconciliation and realize lasting peace. 

Marta Petrosillo, editor-in-chief of the ACN Religious Freedom in the World Report (RFR). Credit: ACN

Emerging Religious Extremism in Historically Peaceful African Countries Cause for Concern: Catholic Aid Agency

Aug 20, 2025

Catholic Pontifical and charity foundation, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, has raised concern about the growing religious extremism in Africa, with cases of persecution emerging in countries that historically were peaceful.

Late Bishop Edouard Kisonga Ndinga. Credit: Archdiocese of Kinshasa/Radio Okapi

Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa in DR Congo Dies Aged 79, Eulogized as “a humble servant, man of prayer”

Aug 20, 2025

Bishop Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, retired Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has died at the age of 79.

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SECAM Official Lauds Eastern Africa Catholic Bishops for Innovation in Unveiling New Communication Policy, Digital App

Aug 19, 2025

An official of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has lauded members of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) for embracing innovation and demonstrating how integrating digitality and faith can effectively support the Church’s mission of evangelization.

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Catholic Sisters at Recent G20 Interfaith Forum in South Africa Thankful for Opportunity to Contribute to Global Issues

Aug 19, 2025

Catholic Sisters, who participated in the Group of 20 (G20) Interfaith Forum (IF20) in South Africa that concluded on August 14 have recognized with appreciation the opportunity to contribute to a gathering that brought together faith leaders to address global challenges.

Ms. Ann Kioko. Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Activists Denounce African Healthcare Group Turning “pharmacies into illegal abortion shops” in Kenya

Aug 19, 2025

Catholic activists under their umbrella organization CitizenGO Africa, are calling for an end to the activities of IPAS Africa Alliance, a Women’s Reproductive Health and Rights group, which they say is promoting the use of dangerous abortion pills by vulnerable Kenyan girls and women.  

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Ensure Church Voice is “clear and compassionate”: Bishop at Launch of AMECEA Communication Policy, App

Aug 18, 2025

The 10-year communication policy unveiled by the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) needs to shape Catholic communicators in the region into better professionals, who communicate with clarity and compassion, the Chairman of the Commission for Social Communications of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has said.

Sr. Margaret Wahungu. Credit: ACI Africa

Religious Life “not about personal ambition”: Assumption Sisters of Nairobi Superior Cautions against Disobedience

Aug 18, 2025

In joining Religious Life, members surrender the strong desire to achieve personal goals and in line with the vow of obedience, switch to the will of God, operating in an expanded horizon that involves prioritizing the needs of their respective Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL), a Superior General in Kenya has said.

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli. Credit: Sr. Agnes Njeri/Hilton Foundation

“We are learning from Africa”: Vatican Official Lauds Church in Africa’s Conservation, Human Dignity Initiatives

Aug 18, 2025

The Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development (PIHD) has lauded the Church in Africa for spearheading initiatives towards conservation and human dignity.

Mandeville Diocese in Jamaica Lauds Service of Assumption Sisters of Nairobi at Profession, Anniversaries Celebrations

Aug 18, 2025

The Bishop of Jamaica’s Catholic Diocese of Mandeville has thanked members of the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) in Kenya for their over two decades of service in the Jamaican Diocese.