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World Communication Day 2026: Catholic Communicators in Nairobi Urged to "become witnesses, servants of truth
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (761+ words) Nairobi, 17 May, 2026 / 11: 43 pm (ACI Africa). Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde has called on Catholic communicators to safeguard truth, human dignity, and ethical responsibility amid the rapid expansion of digital technologies and Artificial Intelligence. In his keynote address during celebrations marking the…...
Pope Leo XIV: AI Communication Must Preserve "human voices and faces"
18+ hour ago (740+ words) Vatican, 17 May, 2026 / 7: 15 pm (ACI Africa). VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged Catholics and communicators to promote forms of communication that respect the truth of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, while also calling for renewed…...
Excommunicated Former Catholic Archbishop of Lusaka in Zambia, Telesphore Mpundu, Dies at 78
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (658+ words) Lusaka, 17 May, 2026 / 9: 03 am (ACI Africa). Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu, the immediate former Local Ordinary of Zambia's Lusaka Catholic Archdiocese, has died at the age of 78, with Church leaders in the Southern African nation remembering him for his advocacy on governance,…...
Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (175+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 16 May, 2026 / 7: 15 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey to France from Sept. 25 - 28, a visit which will include a stop at the headquarters of UNESCO. The trip was officially announced on May 16 by Vatican…...
Nigeria's COMWEEK 2026: Catholic Bishops Warns Against Reducing Victims of Violence to "numbers
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (641+ words) By Abah Anthony John Abuja, 15 May, 2026 / 9: 45 PM Bishop Gerald Mamman Musa of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina in Nigeria has called on citizens to protect human dignity, defend justice, and engage in "sincere dialogue" amid conflict and deepening divisions in…...
Pope Leo XIV Greets Young People Who Fled War-torn Gaza and Will Continue Their Studies in Rome
3+ day ago (478+ words) ACI Prensa Staff, 15 May, 2026 / 1: 15 pm (ACI Africa). A total of 72 young people from the Gaza Strip arrived in Rome this week to continue their academic studies at various universities across the city, an opportunity that opens up for them a…...
Stand firm, always rejoice: Catholic Bishops of DR Congo's Kinshasa Province Urge Hope amid Crises
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (448+ words) Kinshasa, 15 May, 2026 / 4: 19 PM Catholic Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have urged Christians to remain steadfast in faith and hope amid worsening social and security challenges affecting the country. In a statement…...
Catholic Officials Concerned About Women's Marginalization in Nigerian Politics, Call for Inclusive Governance
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (1148+ words) By Abah Anthony John Abuja, 11 May, 2026 / 4: 28 PM Catholic leaders and women advocates in Nigeria have expressed concern about the continued marginalization of women in politics, describing the situation as harmful to national development. In interviews with ACI Africa on the…...
A special time of renewal: Franciscan Sisters in Nigeria Reflect on Jubilee of St. Francis
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (497+ words) Abuja, 15 May, 2026 / 4: 22 PM Members of the Franciscan Sisters of Immaculate Conception (OSF) in Nigeria have described the Special Jubilee of St. Francis of Assisi, proclaimed by Pope Leo XIV in a January 10 Decree, as a period of spiritual renewal and…...
The Catholic Church's response to AI " so far
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1332+ words) Vatican City, 16 May, 2026 / 12: 48 am (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIII was known for his engagement with the profound social changes of the industrial revolution, especially through his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum. His successor Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name, in part,…...