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“The light of Africa is in you”: RECOWA President to Young People at Closing of Youth Day
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (780+ words) Accra, 13 September, 2026 / 11:23 am (ACI Africa). The President of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA/CERAO) has urged young Catholics across West Africa to harness their faith, talents and commitment to build a strong, united and responsible Africa capable…...
Pope Leo XIV: Respect for Human Dignity "excludes self-centered isolation"
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (584+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 09 September, 2026 / 1:17 pm (ACI Africa). VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV at his Wednesday general audience urged people to take responsibility for the dignity of each human person and to embrace an identity centered on gift of self. “This…...
Spiritan Priest Urges Government, Political Class to Support Interreligious Dialogue in Nigeria
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (977+ words) Nairobi, 09 September, 2026 / 9:50 pm (ACI Africa). The Coordinator for Interreligious Dialogue of Nigeria’s North East Province of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers) has called on the government and political class to support interreligious dialogue efforts to…...
Spiritans Urged to Enrol in Courses at Pan-African Institution Promoting Religious Freedom
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (908+ words) Nairobi, 09 September, 2026 / 9:48 pm (ACI Africa). Members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans/Holy Ghost Fathers/CSSp.) have been urged to enrol in online courses offered by the African Freedom of Religion or Belief Observatory (AFORBO) to acquire knowledge…...
German Catholic Humanitarian Organization Assures Displaced South Sudanese of Continued Support
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (443+ words) Malakal, 09 September, 2026 / 6:54 pm (ACI Africa). The German Catholic Bishops’ Organization for Development Cooperation, Misereor, has reaffirmed its solidarity with displaced people in South Sudan, assuring them that the entity remembers their suffering, faith, and resilience. During a visit to the…...
Catholic Priests in Ghana Told to Refrain from Partisan Politics and Endorsements in Pastoral Ministry
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (648+ words) Kumasi, 07 September, 2026 / 4:49 pm (ACI Africa). The Archbishop of Ghana’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kumasi has directed Priests of his Metropolitan See to refrain from partisan political discussions, endorsements and criticisms in pastoral settings, noting that the priesthood is fundamentally a ministry…...
Catholic Archbishop in Nigeria Condemns “totalitarian” Education Directives in Imo State
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (472+ words) Owerri, 06 September, 2026 / 10:26 pm (ACI Africa). Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri Catholic Archdiocese in Nigeria has condemned what he described as “increasingly despotic and overreaching” directives issued by the Imo State Commissioner of Education, Prof. B.T.O. Ikegwuoha, accusing the…...
Faith Leaders in Ghana Call for Support for Families to Address Indiscipline in Schools
1+ week, 5+ day ago (608+ words) Accra, 01 September, 2026 / 6:44 pm (ACI Africa). Faith leaders in Ghana under the auspices of the Inter-Faith Initiative have called for greater support for families, saying strengthening the family institution is essential to addressing indiscipline among learners and promoting responsible behaviour in…...
Catholic Pious Societies in Nigeria Weighed Down by Insecurity, Proliferation of Prayer Ministries
1+ week, 6+ day ago (721+ words) By Abah Anthony John Abuja, 31 August, 2026 / 11:20 am (ACI Africa). Insecurity, the rising cost of living, and the proliferation of alternative prayer ministries are among the major challenges threatening the vitality of pious societies in the Catholic Church in Nigeria, the…...
EWTN News Explains: Why Does the Catholic Church Oppose Surrogacy?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (773+ words) National Catholic Register, 29 August, 2026 / 3:00 pm (ACI Africa). The practice of surrogacy made national news in August when surrogate mother McKenna West fled to Texas to give birth to a baby after its biological parents requested it be aborted due to…...