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ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa Staff

ACI Africa was founded in 2019. We provide free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Catholic Church in Africa, giving particular emphasis to the words of the Holy Father and happenings of the Holy See, to any person with access to the internet. ACI Africa is proud to offer free access to its news items to Catholic dioceses, parishes, and websites, in order to increase awareness of the activities of the universal Church and to foster a sense of Catholic thought and culture in the life of every Catholic.

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“We were in adoration”: Mum of Ugandan-born Bishop-elect in U.S. Recalls Breaking News of Son’s Episcopal Appointment

The June 5 news of the Episcopal appointment of Ugandan-born Mons. Simon Peter Engurait for the Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana in the U.S. reached his...

Planned Plenary Assembly of Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Explore “common vision” for Witnessing Hope in Africa 2025-2050

Catholic Bishops in Africa have identified the need to have “a common vision” in credibly witnessing “hope, reconciliation, and integral...

Ahead of Episcopal Ordination, Bishop-elect in Guinea-Bissau Cautions Youths against Despair, Urges Fraternity

The Bishop-elect for the Catholic Diocese of Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau has cautioned youths in the West African nation against despair amid socio-economic...

Pentecost 2025: Superior General of 322-year-old Spiritans Reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s Election, Upcoming Council Meeting

The events that culminated in the May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff were “were very moving...

Irrationality among Factors behind Angola’s Failures, Catholic Bishop Laments

Shortcomings and failures in Angola are triggered by, among other factors, irrationality, Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Cabinda has...

Fr. Walter Chikwendu Ihejirika. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Ahiara

WCD 2025: How SIGNIS Africa is Promoting “Citizen Journalists of Hope” Initiative to Counter News Negativity

The leadership of the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS Africa, has used the occasion of the...

Sr. Adelaide Felicitas Ndilu. Credit: ACI Africa

Giving Hope amid Hopelessness? Kenyan Dicastery for Communication Consultor on Practice of Hope Journalism amid Distress

The call upon Catholic journalists to be sources of hope in their messaging and delivery of information can be a...

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Catholic Diocesan Priests Decry “systematic persecution of Christians” in Nigerian State, Say Bishop Targeted

Members of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests' Association (NCDPA) ministering in the country’s Makurdi Diocese have condemned a wave of deadly targeted attacks in...

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

The Wednesday, May 28 project management and implementation workshop that targeted members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.)...

Some members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB). Credit: CEB

Over 50 Soldiers Killed in Benin, Catholic Bishops Express Solidarity with Bereaved Families

Members of the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) have expressed their spiritual closeness with families of 54 soldiers, who were killed in...

Displaced after the Christmas 2023 attacks in Bokkos, Plateau State. Credit: ACN

Christian Farming Communities in Nigeria Thrown into Mourning as Islamist Fulanis Kill Over 30 in Three Days

Several communities served by Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Makurdi have been thrown into mourning following a new wave of attacks...

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo. Credit: SCBC

Consecrated Life “laboratory of Synodality”: Cardinal Ambongo at Annual Symposium of Regional Superiors in Africa

Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (ICLSAL) in Africa are called to play an important role...

Catholic Priest Returning from Small Christian Community in Kenya’s Eldoret Diocese Killed, Catechist Companion Missing

Fr. Allois Cheruiyot Bett, a member of the Clergy of Kenya’s Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained,...

Late Fr. John Maina Ndegwa

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

The late Fr. John Maina Ndegwa was conscious and expressed himself verbally moments before he passed on at St. Joseph’s...

Pilgrims praying at the Shrine of Our Lady of Yagma in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Credit: ACN

Reported Killings in Burkina Faso “unfortunate”, Church Source Says, Expresses Hope for Better Days of Unity, Peace

The recent reported cases of separate killings of dozens of civilians and hundreds of soldiers in Burkina Faso are “unfortunate”,...

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

The Apostolic Nuncio in Kenya has lauded members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) ministering in...

Accueil-Écoute supports migrants in difficulty, whatever their religion. Here: distributing clothes to people in need. Credit: ACN

Stranded Migrants in Mauritania Finding Solace at Catholic Charity Project for the Vulnerable

The Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott in Mauritania is reaching out to migrants from various African countries who get stranded in the vastly...

“Reject hatred, retaliation”: Catholic Bishop in South Sudan Cautions after Second Church Official Killed

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has cautioned against the temptation to avenge the murder of a young official...

Actions of Christians “must be rooted in shared belief system”: Catholic Bishop at Ecumenical Lecture in Eswatini

Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of the Catholic Diocese of Mthatha in South Africa has challenged members of the various Christian...

“Season of hope, renewal”: Africa’s Catholic Bishops Hail Election of Pope Leo XIV as “new chapter” in Church’s Life

The Thursday, May 8 election of Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost as the Catholic Church’s 267th Pontiff is a defining moment in the life of...

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