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Church in Eastern Africa Remembers Late Zambian Bishop for Communication Initiatives
The Church in Eastern Africa is remembering the late Bishop Moses Hamungole who succumbed to COVID-19 complications Wednesday, January 13 for his social communication initiatives in the region.
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Late Malawian Archbishop Eulogized as “humble, respectful, generous, man of prayer”
The late Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye who, until his death Monday, December 14 has been the Local Ordinary of Malawi’s Lilongwe Archdiocese, is being eulogized as a humble, respectful, generous, and...
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Malawian Archbishop Who Headed Regional Conference, University, Passes On
Archbishop Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye of Malawi’s Lilongwe Archdiocese has passed on at the age of 71.
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Church in Eastern Africa Mourns Ugandan Prelate Who Laid Ground for Regional Collaboration
The Catholic Church in Eastern Africa is mourning the passing on of the first African Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA), Archbishop James Odongo who died...
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Foster Stewardship, “balanced approach to creation”: Kenya’s Nuncio to Graduands
Graduands at a Kenya-based Catholic institution have been urged to foster stewardship in their leadership aspirations, putting to good use religious values for the “special care for God’s creation.”
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Global Catholic Peace Movement Alarmed by Violence in Ethiopia, Calls for Peace
The leadership of Pax Christi International, a global Catholic peace movement, has expressed “great” concerns about the ongoing violent conflict in Ethiopia pitting the Federal government against the local authorities of...
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Prelate in Sudan Says “We are so far doing well as one Conference” With South Sudan
Operating under a single Catholic Bishops’ Conference has so far been smooth for Prelates in South Sudan and Sudan even after the former seceded, the Archbishop of Sudan’s Khartoum Archdiocese...
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Catholic Refugee Agency Appeals for Humanitarian Access amid Ethiopia’s Tigray Violence
The leadership of a Catholic refugee agency with operations in 56 countries worldwide is appealing for humanitarian access to Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which is experiencing violent conflict between the Federal...
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Eastern Africa’s Bishops Express Solidarity with Ethiopians amid Fighting in Tigray
Bishops in Eastern Africa have expressed their solidarity with the people of God in Ethiopia amid reportedly escalating violence pitting the Federal government against the local authorities of the country’s...
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Regional Conference Equips Journalists in South Sudan with COVID-19 Reporting Skills
The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), the Kenya-based regional conference of Catholic Bishops in nine countries, has facilitated a skills-based training of Catholic journalists in South Sudan, which...
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Regional Catholic University in Kenya Staff Lauded for Bearing with "painful decisions"
The leadership of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has lauded the personnel engaged at the Kenya-based institution for bearing with the “painful decisions” of downward salary adjustments or...
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SECAM Leadership Defers Annual Collection amid COVID-19 Challenges
The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has announced that the usual annual collection of funds to support the symposium activities on the continent...
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Tanzania’s Former President Mourned as “a man of faith, a dedicated Pan-Africanist”
Tanzania’s former President Benjamin William Mkapa, a Catholic who was at the forefront of brokering peace deals during conflicts in Africa, is being eulogized as a “man of faith” and...
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One-stop Virtual Counseling to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges in AMECEA Region
People weighed down by COVID-19 challenges in Kenya have, for the past three months, found solace by speaking to counsellors through an online virtual service launched by Archdiocese of Nyeri...
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Why First Sunday of August is Meant to be Important for the Church in Africa
The first Sunday of next month, August 2, is meant to be important for the people of God in Africa because the Catholic Bishops on the continent are expected to...
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Bishops in Malawi Congratulate Newly Elected President, Hail Electoral Process
Bishops in the southeastern African nation of Malawi have congratulated the country’s newly elected President, Lazarus Chakwera, following his victory in the presidential election rerun of June 23 and hailed...
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Why “Catholic media institutions (in Africa) rarely survive beyond founders”: New Book
Church-run projects in Eastern Africa and across the continent struggle to survive beyond their founders owing to gaps in succession planning and management, a Religious Cleric based in Kenya has...
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After Midwifing Victory of ICC Law Award, Catholic University Lecturer Explains Benefits
The faculty member of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) who guided law students in the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot competition where they scooped the Best Regional Memorial...
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Plans Underway to Celebrate Laudato Si' Week in Africa amid COVID-19 Restrictions
Plans are underway in Africa to mark the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on the environment, Laudato Si’ through a series of activities, which the Global Catholic Climate Movement in...
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Maryknoll Cleric Growing Online Small Christian Communities amid Kenya’s COVID-19 Measures
Saturdays are usually busy days for Ben Wanjala, the moderator of St. Kizito Small Christian Community (SCC) at St. Austin’s Parish in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya.
