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Bishop Joseph Kakou Aka of Ivory Coasts’ Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro

In Easter Message, Catholic Bishop in Ivory Coast Cautions Christians against “superficiality”

Mar 30, 2024

Bishop Joseph Kakou Aka of Ivory Coasts’ Catholic Diocese of Yamoussoukro has cautioned Christians against the tendency to chase after worldly satisfactions, remaining in what he described as “the superficiality of things”.

Christmas, New Year Message: Ivorian Bishop Cautions against “trivializing” Reconciliation

Dec 29, 2023

The Catholic Bishop of Yamoussoukro Diocese in Ivory Coast has cautioned against “trivializing” reconciliation, which he says is a familiar term in the West African nation.

Mons. Joseph Kakou Aka greets Pope Francis in Rome. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Former RECOWA Secretary General Appointed Bishop for Yamoussoukro Diocese, Ivory Coast

Dec 28, 2022

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Joseph Kacou Aka, the immediate former Secretary General of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA), as Bishop for Yamoussoukro Diocese in Ivory Coast.

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Newly Ordained Deacons in Angola’s Mbanza Congo Diocese Urged to “be very attentive to the needs of all”

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“Be good husbands”: Archbishop in Malawi Urges Catholic Men to Model Their Lives after St. Joseph the Worker

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Jointly Owned Catholic University in Kenya Granted Charter, Urged to “promote access to affordable, quality education”

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Clergy, Laity in DR Congo Condemn Judicial Enquiry against Cardinal Ambongo as “shameful initiative”

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Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Directs Four-day “organized prayer” for Safety of Missing Priest, Driver

Pope Francis meets with 300 priests taking part in the World Meeting of Parish Priests on May 2, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

The Church Could Not Go on Without You: Pope Francis to World’s Parish Priests

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo (left) and Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior (right) during the 25 April 2024 press conference. Credit: ACI Africa

Church in Africa Acts on Synod on Synodality Call to “theological, pastoral discernment” on Polygamy, Creates Commission

“Be serious in the business of forming leaders”: Bishop to Faculty of Newly Chartered Catholic University in Kenya

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Auxiliary Bishop Appointed Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Ahiara Catholic Diocese

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Newly Ordained Deacons in Angola’s Mbanza Congo Diocese Urged to “be very attentive to the needs of all”

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Religious Leaders in Kenya “strongly urge” Legislators to Engage Citizens in the National Dialogue Committee Report

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