Nairobi, 28 November, 2025 / 9:14 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic media houses across Africa have a a pivotal role in driving the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the Final Document of the multi-year Synod on Synodality, the Coordinator of the Department of Social Communications of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.
Speaking to ACI Africa on the sidelines of the just concluded meeting that brought together Directors of Catholic-owned television and radio stations in Africa and communication Coordinators of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) Fr. Andrew Kaufa underscored the strategic importance of Catholic Church media in this Synodality implementation phase.
“Two essential things are happening during the implementation phase of Synodality: raising awareness of the message in the Final Document and training the people of God in what it means to be synodal,” Fr. Kaufa said.
“In both tasks, the role of Church media and communicators is key,” he said in the November 26 interview, and highlighted the critical role Catholic Media can play in helping the people of God understand the message in the Final Document of the Synod on Synodality, which the late Pope Francis extended to 2024.
In training the people of God, the Malawian-born member of the Montfort Missionaries (SMM) emphasized that the Catholic-owned media on the continent need to use their influence to help their audiences internalize what it means to be synodal “as a Church, Diocese, Missionary Congregation, or Ecclesial association.”
