African Catholic Voices

Send us a text Ugandan Fr Ruffino Ezama is a Comboni missionary father and Provincial for North America. In this engaging podcast, this outstanding humanitarian, theologian, and Church leader, shares his first person narrative of the joy, challenges, and opportunities of being an African missionary to fellow Africans, and to Europeans and North Americans. He addresses the important

Send us a text Fr Augustine Anwuchie, a priest of Awgu diocese, Nigeria shares his experience of being a missionary to fellow Africans in Maradi Diocese, Niger Republic. His witness to the poor and the marginalized, and his outreach to Muslims and practitioners of African Traditional Religion, and the security risks he and his small flock of Christians in this diocese with less tha

Send us a text What lessons are we learning from the hospitalization of Pope Francis about the health and wellbeing of pastoral agents? Fr Stan Chu Ilo reflects on the health challenges of pastors and how our pastors can be transparent with their health, and embrace health improvement, healthy lifestyle, and simple health protection and prevention practices. He proposes that pastor

Send us a text Ugandan Catholic theologian, peace advocate, and expert on pastoral theology and synodality, Fr Ambrose J. Bwangatto, speaks on the urgent need to end the ongoing war in the Congo. He lays a roadmap for peace for the long suffering people of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes Region. He argues that in these difficult times many people are looking up

Send us a text Fr Walter Ihejirika, the President of Signis Africa and a professor of development communication at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, shares his life experiences and his journey of faith and vocation to the priesthood. A foremost academic and scholar, and an influential Church communication expert, he invites us in this episode into his world of communicating

Send us a text Sr Leonida Katunge speaks on the movement of the Catholic Church in Africa to end the scourge of human trafficking and modern day slavery in the continent. She bemoans the sexual exploitation of our young girls and women; the destruction of the lives of our young boys; and this stain on our society in Africa. She invites everyone to commit to this fight to end this s

Send us a text Toussaint Kafarhire, S.J, the current President of the African Studies Association of Africa, ASAA; political scientist, and expert on social justice, religion, democracy and peace, political violence and conflicts in Africa Great Lakes Region, analyzes the unfolding crisis and war in Congo. Prof Kafarhire helps us to understand the complexities of this destructive w

Send us a text On this 3rd Sunday of Advent, Fr. Stan reflects on the profound question asked by tax collectors, soldiers, and all who approached John the Baptist: “What should we do?” This question is as relevant today as it was then, not only as an ethical and spiritual inquiry but as a guide to finding true joy and purpose in life. Fr. Stan draws from the Gospel of Luke, sho

Send us a text En ce 3e dimanche de l’Avent, Martine Kouadio-Gokra nous invite à méditer sur cette question essentielle : “Que devons-nous faire ?” Comme dans l’Évangile de Saint Luc, où Jean-Baptiste s’adresse au peuple, cette interrogation nous guide dans notre préparation spirituelle à Noël. Martine nous exhorte à transformer nos cœurs et nos actions. Elle exp

Send us a text On this 2nd Sunday of Advent, Fr. Stan delivers a powerful reflection on the call to prepare the way of the Lord. Drawing inspiration from the Prophet Baruch and the Gospel of Luke, he reminds us of the urgent need for spiritual renewal and conversion. Fr. Stan explores the message of John the Baptist: “Make straight the paths, fill the valleys, and level the hills