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Burkina Faso-Niger Catholic Bishops Call for Prayers at Start of Ad Limina Visit to Rome
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (358+ words) Vatican, 04 May, 2026 / 5: 11 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Catholic Bishops" Conference of Burkina Faso and Niger (CEBN) have called on the people of God to accompany them in prayer as they undertake their May 2-11 Ad Limina visit to Rome. In…...
Catholic Sister Encourages Full Transition to Renewable Energy at "We Pay, They Profit" Campaign Launch in Kenya
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (883+ words) Nairobi, 30 April, 2026 / 4: 10 PM The Executive Director of the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Franciscans Africa (JPIC-FA) has proposed a full transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy to address poverty in Kenya. Speaking at the launch of the "We…...
Bishop-Elect in South Africa Says Appointment Unexpected, Appeals for Support in New Mission
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (695+ words) Bethlehem, 29 April, 2026 / 11: 28 PM The Bishop-elect of South Africa's Catholic Diocese of Bethlehem has appealed for prayers and support as he prepares to take up his new pastoral responsibility, describing his appointment as both unexpected and humbling. The appointment of Monsignor…...
Catholic Priest in Angola Calls for Bold, Youth-Focused Church following Pope Leo XIV's Visit
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (620+ words) Luanda, 29 April, 2026 / 6: 50 pm (ACI Africa). The Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Care in the Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda has called for a more missionary Church and stronger social and political engagement with young people following the recent Apostolic Visit of the…...
Pope Leo XIV's Maiden Visit to Africa Moves Local Churches from "mission territories" to Missionary Agents: PMS Official
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (695+ words) Nairobi, 28 April, 2026 / 11: 47 pm (ACI Africa). The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Malawi has described Pope Leo XIV's recent visit to Africa as highly significant for mission and vocation in the Church in Africa, particularly in strengthening…...
Freedom Day South Africa: Catholic Bishop Calls for Strict Abstinence from Corruption
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (705+ words) Johannesburg, 27 April, 2026 / 5: 11 pm (ACI Africa). The Auxiliary Bishop of South Africa's Cape Town Archdiocese has urged the people of God in the Metropolitan See to "strictly abstain from any form of corruption" so as to meaningfully celebrate their Freedom Day....
We can never be truly free when other people are not," Cardinal Brislin on South Africa's Freedom Day
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (491+ words) Johannesburg, 27 April, 2026 / 10: 15 pm (ACI Africa). Cardinal Stephen Brislin has called on South Africans celebrating their Freedom Day to be mindful of those who continue to live without true freedom. Freedom Day in South Africa, observed every 27 April, marks the country's…...
Shared journey: Preparatory Commission Attributes Success of Pope Leo XIV's Visit to Angola to Collective Effort
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1137+ words) Luanda, 25 April, 2026 / 6: 54 pm (ACI Africa). The General Coordinator of the ad hoc Working Commission for the Preparation of the Apostolic Visit of Pope Leo XIV to Angola has attributed the success of the four-day visit to the collective effort of…...
Pope Leo XIV's Just-Concluded Visit to Africa Inspires Hope, Unity, and Stronger Faith, Says Nigerian Catholic Bishop
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1211+ words) By Abah Anthony John Abuja, 25 April, 2026 / 6: 37 pm (ACI Africa). Bishop Oliver Dashe'Doeme of Nigeria's Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri has described Pope Leo XIV's just-concluded visit to Africa as a moment of grace that will strengthen the Church and renew faith…...
Joy That Endures: African Cardinal, Bishop Affirm Pope Leo XIV's Vision of Africa as "reservoir of hope
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1144+ words) By ACI Africa Staff Malabo, 25 April, 2026 / 12: 47 AM The characterization of Africa as "a reservoir of joy and hope" by Pope Leo XIV during his just ended maiden four-nation Apostolic Journey to Africa as Pope is finding strong affirmation among Church…...