Jude Atemanke

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Nairobi, 29 May, 2025 / 10:36 pm (ACI Africa). The newly elected Superior General of the Society of African Missions (SMA) has called on members of the congregation to embrace their mission with confidence and hope. Fr. François Marie Hervé du Penhoat, a French missionary Priest with pastoral roots in Africa, was elected on Tuesday, May 27, during the ongoing in Rome.

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Ouesso, 28 May, 2025 / 6:40 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV has appointed Mons. Brice Armand Ibombo, Vice-Rector of the Émile Cardinal Biayenda National Major Seminary, as the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Diocese of Ouesso in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville). The appointment of Mons.

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Abidjan, 27 May, 2025 / 3:00 pm (ACI Africa). The West African nation of Ivory Coast needs “a prophetic” people of God ahead of the Presidential election scheduled for October 2025, the country’s Catholic Bishops have said.  called on the Church to take on a bold, prophetic role, standing as a beacon of justice, peace, and national unity amid political uncertainty.

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Lome, 27 May, 2025 / 4:58 pm (ACI Africa). Catholic Bishops in Togo have expressed concern about the 2024 change of the country's Constitution that eliminated the presidential term limit. In a statement issued Monday, May 26, members of the Episcopal Conference of Togo (CET) warn that the removal of the Presidential term limit poses “a serious risk” to Togo’s national unity and endangers the “social cohesion” and stability of the West African nation.

1 week ago | aciafrica.org | Jude Atemanke

Johannesburg, 26 May, 2025 / 3:40 pm (ACI Africa). There is need for Catholic Church leaders in Africa to address the challenge of sexual abuse against women Religious wherever and whenever it happens, fostering the values of justice, transparency, and healing, a Zambian Catholic Nun has said.