Middle East – Africa

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ACI Africa, Sep 29, 2025 / 15:24 pm (CNA).
Members of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) marked the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21 with an appeal to the internationa… […]

St. Thomas Mission service at Mar Qardakh International School. / Credit: Alex McKenna

ACI MENA, Sep 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Every day people from around the world visit Iraq — some to explore an ancient civilization, others as tourists dra… […]

Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17, 2020. / Credit: Oluwafemi Dawodu/Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 26, 2025 / 15:28 pm (CNA).
Father Matthew … […]

Father Gabriel Romanelli leads Eucharistic adoration at Holy Family Parish in Gaza in December 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 25, 2025 / 15:48 pm (CNA).
“Everyone here is pleading for mercy: to… […]

Father Matthew Eya, a parish priest in the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria, was shot and killed on the evening of Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, while returning to his parish after a pastoral assignment. / Credit: Diocese of Nsukka

ACI Africa, Sep 23, 20… […]

Archbishop Zeferino Zeca Martins of Angola’s Archdiocese of Huambo has urged members of the Catholic Men Organization to be involved in the fight against societal voices, strengthen faith practice in their respective families, and exemplify inte… […]

Eucharistic edoration at the Holy Family Parish in Gaza, led by the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, in December 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Father Gabriel Romanelli

ACI MENA, Sep 19, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).
The city of Gaza conti… […]

Gunmen on motorbikes reportedly shot dead at least 22 people at a baptism ceremony in an attack on a village in western Niger. The Sept. 15, 2025, attack happened in the Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso and Mali, where jihadist groups linked t… […]

In his homily at the Sept. 13, 2025, diaconate ordination of nine Mill Hill Missionaries members, Bishop John Oballa Owaa of the Diocese of Ngong in Kenya lauded young members of the congregation for not allowing anything to stand in their way t… […]