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Catholic Church in Kenya

Golden and Silver Jubilerians from the Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay. Credit: Radio Arise Homa bay

Jubilarians in Kenya’s Homa Bay Diocese Urged to Renew Commitment to God’s Call at Golden, Silver Celebrations

Oct 9, 2025

Members of the Clergy in Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Homa Bay marking their Golden and Silver Jubilees have been encouraged to rekindle their love and commitment to the divine call they embraced in choosing the Priesthood.

Dr. Constantine Katelu Kamba. Credit: Capuchin TV

“Women Are Not Second-Class Disciples”: Congolese Theologian Urges Equal Recognition of Women in the Church

Oct 9, 2025

A Catholic theologian from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has said that the Church in Africa must accord women, as messengers and witnesses of Jesus, the recognition, dignity, and equal treatment that are rightfully theirs.

A poster announcing the launch of Don Bosco Integral Ecology Strategic Plan. Credit: Fr. Selvam

Salesians in Kenya Set to Roll Out Comprehensive Integral Ecology Plan to End “piecemeal” Approach

Oct 8, 2025

Members of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Kenya are preparing to launch a five-year Integral Ecology Plan (2026-2030) aimed at ending the long-standing “piecemeal” approach to projects across their institutions in the East African nation.

Fr. Dr. Gerald Mark Kimario (SJ). Credit: Capuchin TV

Let’s “exercise caution when adopting advanced reproductive technologies”: Nairobi-based Catholic Priest

Oct 8, 2025

Fr. Dr. Gerald Mark Kimario has cautioned against the uncritical adoption of advanced reproductive technologies, urging moral discernment and fidelity to Church teaching in addressing issues related to human life and procreation.

Sr. Elizabeth Joel poses for a photo outside the ASN Heritage Room. Credit: ACI Africa

Inside Catholic Sisters’ Groundbreaking “Heritage Room” – A Dream 40 Years in the Making in Kenya

Oct 8, 2025

Sr. Elizabeth Njoki wa Joel is nostalgic as she shows the various sections of the “Heritage Room”, a space set up by the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) in Kenya to preserve the Congregation’s history including documents and artifacts from when it was founded in 1955.

Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka of Kenya's Nakuru Diocese. Credit: ACI Africa

Don’t Be “fickle in faith”, Catholic Bishop in Kenya Warns, Urges Commitment to Church

Oct 8, 2025

Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru in Kenya has urged the people of God in the East African nation to stand firm in their faith, to live as true witnesses of Christ, and desist from abandoning their faith in favor of other denominations.

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), Fr. Prof. Stephen Mbugua Ngari

Women Urged to “midwife” New Generation to Transform Africa’s Political Landscape at International Bible Conference

Oct 7, 2025

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has called on women to “midwife” a new generation of leaders capable of transforming Africa’s political, social, and economic landscape.

Prof. Mary N. Getui

“Watch the space of young Women” for Africa’s Future, Catholic University Don Urges at International Bible Conference

Oct 7, 2025

The space of young women in various sectors and spheres of life needs to be protected and nurtured for the future of the African continent, a lecturer at the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has said.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen. Credit: Capuchin TV

Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya Says Pope Leo XIV Has “Special Care and Interest” for Africa, Expresses Hope for Papal Visit

Oct 6, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has “a special care and interest” for Africa as a continent that gives hope to the Church and the world, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has said.

Credit: ACI Africa

Kenyan Catholic Environmentalist Decries East African Leaders’ “scary silence” on Crude Oil Pipeline Project

Oct 5, 2025

A Kenyan Catholic environmentalist has described as “scary” the silence of leaders in East Africa over growing concerns about the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which is currently under construction between Uganda and Tanzania.

Archbishop Phillip Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN)

Health Practitioners in Kenya Urged to Emulate St. Francis of Assisi, “be good and do good”

Oct 3, 2025

Archbishop Phillip Anyolo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya has urged health practitioners in the East African nation to always emulate St. Francis of Assisi in practising their profession, noting that their services leave a lasting impact on their patients.

Credit: ACI Africa

Pauline Sister in Kenya Calls for More Awareness to Sustain the Spirit of Laudato Si’ in Africa, Beyond

Oct 3, 2025

More awareness is needed to continue keeping the the spirit of the May 2015 Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, Laudato Si’alive in Africa and beyond, a member of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters/Daughters of St. Paul) has said.

Credit: Radio Maria Kenya

St. Francis Community Hospital in Nairobi Set to Launch Medical College: Official

Oct 3, 2025

St. Francis Community Hospital of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya is set to launch a medical training college, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kenyan health facility has said. 

Credit: Radio Maria Kenya

Ahead of National Prayer Day at Kenyan Marian Shrine, Catholic Archbishop Cautions Leaders against Political Utterances

Oct 2, 2025

As preparations for the annual National Prayer Day at the Subukia National Marian Shrine in the Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Nakuru intensify, the Local Ordinary of the Metropolitan See animating this year’s spiritual exercise has cautioned political leaders against using the event for political utterances.

Maria Jose Murcia, a member of the BeDoCare steering committee during an interview with ACI Africa. Credit: ACI Africa

Born in Rome, BeDoCare Conference Takes African Stage to Strengthen Resilience

Oct 1, 2025

Hundreds of social enterprises from over 20 countries are gathering in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, for the BeDoCare Conference, a movement started in Rome in September 2022 to create resilience in the social sector, and help countries to move “beyond aid and paternalism.”

Credit: ACI Africa

At 2025 Season of Creation Event in Kenya, Pauline Sisters’ Provincial Calls for Renewed Care for Planet Earth

Oct 1, 2025

The Provincial Superior of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in East Africa, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe (EAMZZ) has called for a renewed commitment in caring for creation amid climate change and the effects it has on vulnerable communities.    

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi

Irresponsible Leaders Reflect Rot in Society, Kenyan Catholic Bishop on Choosing Good Leaders

Sep 30, 2025

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe has called on the people of God in Kenya to exercise responsibility in electing leaders, warning that a country’s poor leadership reflects the rot among the electorate.

Credit: Radio Maria Kisumu

“It wasn’t easy”: Catholic Archbishop of Kisumu in Kenya on Rededication of Cathedral after Major Renovation

Sep 29, 2025

The successful renovation and rededication of St. Theresa’s Kibuye Cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya, after years of planning and resource mobilization, was not a mean feat, the Local Ordinary has said.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Lodwar

Kenyan Catholic Diocese, Caritas Finland Partner on Climate-Smart Farming to Boost Food Security

Sep 29, 2025

The Catholic Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya has joined hands with Caritas Finland to tackle food insecurity with climate-smart farming.

Bishop Mark Kadima of Kenya’s Bungoma Catholic Diocese. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Bungoma

At Matrimony Celebration for Over 50 Couples, Catholic Bishop Urges Spouses to Tackle Marital Challenges Together

Sep 27, 2025

Bishop Mark Kadima of Kenya’s Bungoma Catholic Diocese has reminded the over 50 couples that celebrated their Matrimony in his Episcopal See that marriage is a sacred calling rooted in love, forgiveness, and faithfulness.