Articles by Agnes Aineah
Children from African countries pray rosary ‘for the first time’ in global campaign
Oct 19, 2025 / 08:00 amChildren from across Africa joined their peers in the “One Million Children Praying the Rosary” campaign held on Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Irish Loreto sister receives honorary doctorate for work with girls in South Sudan crisis
Oct 8, 2025 / 13:00 pmSt. Patrick’s Pontifical University has conferred an honorary doctorate to Sister Orla Treacy, whose work in South Sudan has transformed the lives of hundreds of girls.
Kenyan bishop lauds courage of seminarians choosing dangerous missionary work
Sep 18, 2025 / 08:00 amBishop John Oballa Owaa lauded nine young members of the Mill Hill Missionaries congregation for not allowing anything to stand in their way of spreading the Gospel.
Nigeria bishops’ conference president: Country now full of ‘fear, flight, and funerals’
Sep 17, 2025 / 14:10 pmArchbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, said Nigerians are grappling with the many effects of unending insecurity.
Priest in Sierra Leone murdered while preparing for new mission
Sep 2, 2025 / 13:05 pmA Catholic priest in Sierra Leone’s Diocese of Kenema was murdered Aug. 30 as he was preparing to take on a new assignment in the diocese.
‘Sudan needs a voice’: Catholic aid agency pleads for global media attention
Aug 30, 2025 / 07:00 amAs the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development struggles to deliver aid to Sudan, a representative calls for more coverage of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
Cholera crisis deepens in Sudan amid war and aid blockades
Aug 26, 2025 / 14:23 pm“This is one of the biggest humanitarian situations in the world which, unfortunately, has not received much international press,” a Ugandan-born CAFOD official said.
New digital app to link over 60 Catholic radio stations in east Africa
Aug 21, 2025 / 07:00 amThe Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa recently celebrated the launch of a new digital app for Catholic radio stations in the region.
Pan-African Congress urges support for missionaries facing visa, racism challenges
Aug 13, 2025 / 06:00 amDelegates of the third Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life gathered in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, from Aug. 5–10.
Excitement in Tanzania as over 200 young people prepare for Jubilee of Youth in Rome
Jul 25, 2025 / 07:00 amOver 200 young people from Tanzania are traveling to Rome as pilgrims to the Jubilee of Youth, an event that is part of the ongoing 2025 Jubilee Year.
Bishop says U.S. aid cuts, not migrants, crippling South Africa’s health system
Jul 17, 2025 / 14:28 pmA South African bishop blames “recent suspension of most U.S. foreign aid”" for medication shortages and a rise in violence against migrants in parts of the country.
Nearly 150 Catholic priests kidnapped across Nigeria in past decade, at least 11 killed
Mar 13, 2025 / 12:50 pmA report published March 12 by Agenzia Fides shows that of the 145 Catholic priests kidnapped in Nigeria between 2015 and 2025, 11 have been killed.
Nigerian diocese pays tribute to priest who was murdered on Ash Wednesday
Mar 6, 2025 / 12:45 pmAccording to the information provided by the Diocese of Kafanchan, Okechukwu was kidnapped from his residence at about 9:15 p.m. on March 4.
St. Josephine Bakhita’s feast day marks anti-human trafficking campaign launch in Africa
Feb 8, 2025 / 04:00 amThe campaign, which begins on Feb. 8, the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, is designated for prayer and awareness of human trafficking.
Catholic bishop in Sudan seriously injured in assault by Rapid Forces
Dec 6, 2024 / 10:55 amBishop Yunan Tombe Trille Kuku Andali fell into the hands of the paramilitary force while he was traveling to the embattled country.
‘We are in trouble’: Catholic priests lament another jihadist group making inroads in Nigeria
Nov 25, 2024 / 13:15 pmTwo Catholic priests from Nigeria have expressed grave concern about the worsening security situation in the West African nation.
Nairobi archbishop declines Kenyan president’s donations to Catholic parish
Nov 20, 2024 / 17:30 pmArchbishop Philip Anyolo Subira has declined the equivalent of $38,500 that Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto offered to a parish in his diocese.
Seminary rector kidnapped during evening prayers at Nigerian minor seminary
Oct 29, 2024 / 07:00 amFather Thomas Oyode was kidnapped around 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 during evening prayers and Benediction at the seminary.
Widows group in Kenya rescues Catholic women from polygamy, ‘wife inheritance’
Oct 7, 2024 / 14:30 pmSt. Monica Widows Group was started in 1984 in the areas served by the Archdiocese of Kisumu in Kenya to help Christian widows.
Bishops tell young African digital influencers: ‘Brace for the challenges ahead’
Sep 22, 2024 / 06:00 amBishop Godfrey Onah reminded graduates of a digital media formation program that the digital world is still at the periphery needing to be evangelized.