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Catholic Church in Kenya

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Realizing “integral development” in Spiritan Missions in Kenya Key Objective of Project Management Training: Facilitator

Jun 1, 2025

The Wednesday, May 28 project management and implementation workshop that targeted members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) serving in the Province of Kenya and South Sudan aimed to equip the beneficiaries with strategies to realize “integral development” in their respective missions, the facilitator has said.

“Stop tribalism”: Catholic Bishop in Kenya Appeals at Opening of Sisters’ Convent, Urges Unity in Diversity

May 30, 2025

Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma has urged Franciscan Sisters of St Joseph Asumbi (FSJ) to rise above tribal identities and dedicate themselves fully to the mission of Christ, fostering unity in diversity.  

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Catholic Bishops in Kenya Decry Murder of Two Priests, Demand Justice and Protection

May 29, 2025

Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have condemned the brutal murders of Fr. James Maina Ndegwa and Fr. Allois Cheruiyot Bett which occurred days apart within May.

Ahead of WCD 2025, Archbishop in Kenya Urges Catholic Media Professionals to Promote Dialogue, Inspire Hope

May 29, 2025

Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of Kenya’s Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa has urged Catholic media professionals in the East African nation to make use of the communication tools available to them to promote dialogue and inspire hope in the country.

Sr. Mary Killeen. Credit: ACI Africa/Mukuru Promotion Center

Long Serving Irish Catholic Sister in Kenya Cautions against Love for “high life” among Women Religious

May 28, 2025

For Sr. Mary Killeen, who will be clocking 50 years as a Catholic missionary in Kenya in January 2026, individualism and the desire for “high life” is the number one killer of vocations to Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL).

Troubled Kenyan Community Hopes Catholic Priest’s Gruesome Murder to End Decades of Violent Conflicts

May 26, 2025

The Kenyan Catholic Priest in one of the widely circulated pictures following his brutal murder is hunched over a small bucket that has complete ornamentation, ready for Holy Mass. There is a crucifix, sacramental wine, and everything else that makes the altar complete.

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Missionary Founders of First School in Kenyan Slum Reunite to Mark Four Decades of Transforming Lives

May 25, 2025

When Sr. Mary Killeen, then a young member of the Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM) from Dublin, Ireland, and Fr. Manuel Gordejuala from Spain started Mukuru Informal Primary School on the fringes of Kenya’s capital Nairobi, they thought that they were addressing a short-term need. They came together to educate the hundreds of children, who wandered aimlessly in the expansive Mukuru slums that had no school.

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Kenyan Catholic Bishop Congratulates 15 Couples at Matrimony, Cautions against Misleading Teachings on Marriage

May 24, 2025

Bishop Cleophas Oseso Tuka of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru has lauded 15 couples who received the Sacrament of Matrimony at a Parish in the Kenyan Episcopal See.

Pope Leo XIV and Robert Cardinal Sarah. Credit: Vatican Media/ACI Africa

Fact Check: Has Pope Leo XIV Appointed Guinean Vatican-based Cardinal Sarah His “Special Envoy”?

May 23, 2025

Is the May 19 YouTube post claiming that Pope Leo XIV has appointed Guinean-born  Robert Cardinal Sarah his Special Envoy to “a newly created position” of the Holy See, authentic? 

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Kenyan Catholic Diocese Pledges to Strengthen Pastoral Exchange Program with American Archdiocese

May 22, 2025

The Catholic Diocese of Kitui in Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening and deepening its pastoral exchange partnership with the American Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Late Fr. John Maina Ndegwa

He Identified Himself as Catholic Priest “then breathed his last”: Kenyan Priest Debunks Media Reports on Late Colleague

May 20, 2025

The late Fr. John Maina Ndegwa was conscious and expressed himself verbally moments before he passed on at St. Joseph’s Mission Hospital, Elementaita, in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, ACI Africa has established.

Christians in Africa Must “resist” Attempts to Redefine Marriage, Devalue Human Sexuality: Kenyan Christian Professional

May 20, 2025

Followers of Jesus Christ in Africa need to make a deliberate decision to “resist” attempts to change the meaning of marriage and family institutions, the Chairman of the Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) has said.

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Catholic Sisters in Africa Warming to Empirical Studies as Need for Data-Driven Decisions Grows

May 19, 2025

The Centre for Research in Religious Life and Apostolate (CERRA-Africa), which is nestled in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, is growing, currently drawing women Religious from different African countries who have an interest in conducting research.

Launch of the book, “The Catholic Liturgical Singing: Its Nature and Approach” by Fr. Petri Assenga. Credit: Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

Newly Launched Book in Kenya on Catholic Liturgical Singing Offers Vital Insights into Sacred Music, Worship

May 19, 2025

Readers of the book, “The Catholic Liturgical Singing: Its Nature and Approach”, which was launched on May 13, are to gain insights into sacred music and its essential role in the Catholic liturgy, the reviewer of the new publication has said.

Dr. Wahome Ngare, Chairperson of the Kenya Catholic Doctors’ Association (KCDA), addressing delegates during the Second Pan-African Conference on Family Values (PCFV) in Kenya. Credit: ACPF

Attempt “to push for policy change”: Kenya Catholic Doctors’ Association Official on Government Abortion Statistics

May 18, 2025

The Chairperson of the Kenya Catholic Doctors’ Association (KCDA) has cast doubt on the methodology used in the abortion statistics that Kenya’s Ministry of Health (MoH) released on May 2, saying the numbers were inflated to promote pro-abortion legislation.

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“Africa is under attack”: Catholic Activists Raise Alarm over Abortion, LGBTQ+ Agenda in Donor-Funded Programs

May 16, 2025

Catholic activists under their umbrella organization, CitizenGO Africa, have raised concern over infiltration of government programs and projects by promoters of ideologies that undermine the family values in Africa, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+).

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All Set for Maiden Research Symposium on Religious Life in Africa, Opportunity to Share “fresh findings, experiences”

May 16, 2025

Everything is set for the first ever symposium that the Kenya-based Centre for Research in Religious Life and Apostolate (CERRA-Africa) has organized in Nairobi next month.

Second Pan-African Conference on Family Concludes in Kenya with Renewed Conviction to Defend Family Sanctity

May 15, 2025

Religious leaders, activists, and policymakers at the Second Pan-African Conference on Family Values (PACFV) have pledged to continue resisting all forms of attacks on the sanctity and integrity of the institution of the family.

“Life is tough”: Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya Lauds Spiritans for Being “consolers” to Marginalized Communities

May 15, 2025

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has lauded members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) ministering in Turkana County for being a source of consolation to residents of the northern Kenya region, widely considered the poorest in the East African nation.

Kenya’s Parliament Speaker Urges Conference on Family Delegates to “harness collective strength” to protect Family Unit

May 14, 2025

Participants in the Second Pan-African Conference on Family Values (PACFV) in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, have been urged to foster synergy in the efforts to protect the institution of the family amid attacks from multiple quarters.