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Youth in Kenya Join Faith Leaders' Call for Limiting Production, Use of Fossil Fuels

Sep 17, 2023

Youths from various religious denominations in Kenya have joined faith leaders from across the globe in calling for a  Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.   

Archbishop Hubertus Maria van Megen. Credit: ACI Africa

Establish “polluter pays” Principle for Environmental Conservation: Nuncio in Kenya

Sep 16, 2023

There is need to establish an international agreement requiring polluters to pay for the environmental damage they cause, the Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya and South Sudan has said.

Steeven Keezamutima at the Africa Climate Summit. Credit: Brantina boke Chacha

“Diplomatic show”: Catholic Activist on Africa Climate Summit, Says “real issues” Omitted

Sep 13, 2023

Africa’s leaders who gathered in the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi, for the three-day inaugural Africa Climate Summit (ACS) that concluded on September 6 did not address the “real” environmental issues on the continent, a Catholic activist has lamented, and termed the gathering “a diplomatic show”.

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Catholic Activists Demand Ban of Book Promoting “premature sexualization” in Kenya

Sep 12, 2023

Catholic activists in Africa under their umbrella organization, CitizenGO Africa, are calling on the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Kenya to ban a primary school textbook that they say seeks to foster “premature sexualization” of school-going children in the East African nation.

Credit: Jesuits Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA)

African Union Admission to G20 Reflection of Pope Francis’ Plea for Global Justice: Jesuit

Sep 11, 2023

The admission of the African Union (AU) to the Group of Twenty, the intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU) popularly known as the G20, mirrors Pope Francis’ appeal for global justice, an African member of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has said.

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“Profound”: Catholic Priest in Kenya Recalls Cardinal Otunga’s Life of Ceaseless Prayers

Sep 11, 2023

Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga spent his final days, old and frail, committed to prayer in a home for the elderly people in Kenya.

Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, the Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan presiding over Mass during the Mother Teresa Feast Day Celebration at Home of Mercy, Huruma in the Archdiocese of Nairobi on Tuesday, September 5. Credit: Radio Waumini

Religious, Priestly Life Not about “gold medal for the best behavior”: Nuncio in Kenya

Sep 10, 2023

Joining and living Religious and Priestly Life is not to be compared to a sport competition that involves medals for the best performers, the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya has said.

Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba of Kenya's Kisumu Archdiocese celebrating Mass on the Feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Gabriel's Minor Seminary in his Metropolitan See. Credit: Radio Maria Kenya- Kisumu.

Emulate Joseph, Mary in Handling Marital “embarrassment”: Catholic Archbishop in Kenya

Sep 8, 2023

St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin Mary can be inspirational in handling cases of “embarrassment” between spouses, the Archbishop of Kenya’s Kisumu Archdiocese has said. 

Sr. Adelaide Felicitas Ndilu, the Director of Waumini radio in Nairobi, Kenya with Archbishop Anthony Muheria and some staff members. Credit: Radio Waumini

They’re “20 years of fruitful evangelization”: Catholic Bishops’ Radio Director in Kenya

Sep 7, 2023

Waumini Radio, the Catholic radio of the members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) is marking 20 years of "fruitful evangelization", the Director of the Nairobi-based entity has said. 

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo during Holy Mass commemorating the 20th anniversary of Servant of God Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga at Queen of the Apostles Parish of the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya
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Cardinal Otunga’s Sainthood Journey a Call to Holiness: Kenyan Archbishop

Sep 6, 2023

The sainthood course of the Servant of God Michael Maurice Cardinal Otunga was started by the Cardinal himself, and is now an invitation for the people of God to live a holy life, the Local Ordinary of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi has said.  

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How Cardinal Otunga Warmed Hearts as Kenya’s First Native Catholic Bishop

Sep 5, 2023

The people of God in Kenya are marking two decades since the Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga, who is on the sainthood journey, passed on.

Archbishop Philip Subira Anyolo of Kenya's Nairobi Archdiocese blessing the Chapel of St. Matia Mulumba Mission Hospital on Tuesday, 5 September 2023. Credit: Nairobi Archdiocese.

Archbishop in Kenya Urges Staff at Health Facility to Foster Patience in Handling the Sick

Sep 5, 2023

Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi in Kenya has urged the staff at St. Matia Mulumba Mission Hospital in his Metropolitan See to exercise patience in handling the sick at the facility. 

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“As future’s custodians, our voices matter”: Africa's Children on Climate Conversations

Sep 4, 2023

Children in Africa are calling on governments and African leaders to involve them in conversations around the climate and processes leading to “environmental decisions”.

Members of the Congregation of Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (FSJ, Asumbi Sisters Kenya) during the Jubilee held in Kisumu, Kenya. Credit: Radio Maria Kisumu, Kenya.

At Jubilee, Religious Profession, Catholic Bishop in Kenya Emphasizes Value of Listening

Sep 1, 2023

The Bishop of Kenya’s Homa Bay Diocese has emphasized the value of listening, and acknowledged with appreciation its role in the formation and ministry of women and men Religious.

Participants at the week long meeting held to come up with theme for the ACWECA 2024 Plenary Assembly.

Catholic Nuns in Eastern Africa Unveil 2024 Plenary Theme, Aim to Strengthen Formation

Sep 1, 2023

Members of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) have unveiled the theme for their 2024 Plenary Assembly that seeks to strengthen the formation of Catholic Nuns in the region.

A screenshop of Bishop Charles Kasonde delivering the keynote address at the conference of stakeholders of the Catholic Care for Children International (CCCI)  in Lusaka, Zambia on Tuesday, August 29. Credit: Lumentv Zambia

AMECEA Chairman Faults “institutionalized child care apostolate”, Says Not “ideal”

Aug 30, 2023

The care of children in faith-based structured institutions is not the “ideal” way of child upbringing, the Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said. 

Members of the Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) at their Monastery in Kenya's Kisii Diocese together with Caroline Kavita and Ndanu Mung'ala, who facilitated a two-day workshop on the Synod on Synodality - August 2-3.  Credit: African Synodality Initiative (ASI)

“A blessed opportunity”: Facilitators on Synodal Encounter with Nuns at Kenyan Monastery

Aug 29, 2023

Facilitators of a formation workshop on the Synod on Synodality with members the Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) at a Kenyan Monastery have lauded the encounter with the Cloistered contemplative Nuns as “a blessed opportunity” in promoting the synodal process among “people in ministry”. 

Bishop Mark Kadima during the Silver, Golden, and Diamond Jubilee celebration of 10 members of the Congregation of Sisters of Mary of Kakamega (SMK) on 28 August 2023 at Sacred Heart Mukumu Parish of Kakamega Diocese. Credit: FIAT Communications Centre

Catholic Bishop in Kenya Decries “devolved” Corruption, Cautions against Selfishness

Aug 29, 2023

The devolved structure of the Kenyan government enshrined in the 2010 Constitution that established two levels of government has been characterized with corruption, a Kenyan Catholic Bishop has lamented.

A screenshot of Sr. Leah Kayembe, the Provincial Superior of Poverelle Sisters (PS) giving her speech during the Silver Jubilee celebration in Kenya. Credit: Capuchin Television.

Catholic Nuns Recall “God’s faithfulness” as They Celebrate 25 Years of Service in Kenya

Aug 26, 2023

Members of the Congregation of Poverelle Sisters of Bergamo (PS) are recalling the fidelity of God as they celebrate 25 years of presence in Kenya. 

Bishop John Patrick Dolan of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the United States. Credit: ACI Africa

Family Life, “bonding together” Behind Rapid Spread of Christianity in Africa: U.S. Bishop

Aug 26, 2023

The spread of Christianity in Africa has been fast owing to its people’s inherent structures of community life as well as the “bonding together” of community members, an American Catholic Bishop has said.