Fr Augustine Ikenna Anwuchie is a Fidei Donum priest from the Catholic Diocese of Awgu, Enugu Nigeria, currently serving in the Diocese of Maradi, Niger Republic. He is a dedicated missionary, insightful social commentator, passionate youth coach, former editor of Torch Magazine and Sophia Newspaper, freelance writer – specializing on the Sahel and Sahara, and an ardent enthusiast of ecclesiastical affairs. He lives and carries out his pastoral and missionary work in Maradi, Niger Republic.
. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – August 7, 2025 In the hushed hall of the Catholic University of Abidjan, on the second day of the III PACTPAN Jubilee Congress, a moment of renewal began. African clergy, theologians, thinkers, and lay faithful were not merely debating leadership in the Church—they were reimagining it through the lens of lived experience, ancestral wisdom, and theological…
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – In an inspiring homily during the liturgical celebration for the III Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life which is also the day marking Côte d’Ivoire’s Independence Day, in the auditorium of Catholic University of Abidjan, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo the President of SECAM made a passionate call to the delegates of the Pan-African…
A few days ago, I called Fr. Alain Mugasho, a fellow missionary. Though separated by miles, our conversation revealed a shared experience that bridges continents and deserts. Just as in Niger and across the Sahel and the Sahara, Christianity is thriving in Algeria. Although he was thousands of miles distant from my home in Maradi, Niger Republic, and 2,000 km…