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“We were neither informed nor consulted,” Bishops in Malawi Over New COVID-19 Guidelines
Catholic Bishops in Malawi have lamented their exclusion from the process of formulating and announcing new COVID-19 guidelines in the Southeastern African nation despite their active participation at the grassroots, “lobbying for COVID-19 compliant behaviour.”
South Sudan Churches Condemn Killing of Nine Children, Women in Two Attacks
Two separate attacks in South Sudan have left nine children dead in less than a month, a situation that has drawn the attention of religious leaders in the East-Central African country who have condemned the killings and called for external intervention to tame violence in the nine-year-old country.
“This crisis has completely destabilized our province,” Bishop in Mozambique
The Bishop of Mozambique’s Pemba Diocese within the Province of Cabo Delgado is decrying the increasing humanitarian crisis that has affected the people of God in his jurisdiction, with hundreds of thousands displaced.
Bishops in Senegal’s Dakar Ecclesiastical Province Extend Suspension of Public Mass
Catholic Bishops in Senegal's Dakar Ecclesiastical Province have extended the suspension of public Mass in the region due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the West African nation, a situation that has forced the government to reintroduce restrictive measures.
Priestly Ministry “demands respect for oneself, Church”: Ghanaian Prelate at Ordination
The Bishop of Ghana’s Catholic Diocese of Techiman has, on the occasion of the ordination of four Deacons to the Priesthood, underscored the importance respect in the practice of Priestly ministry among the people of God.
Catholic Groups Aid Recovery after Beirut Explosion
Following an explosion that killed more than 150 people in Beirut, international Catholic groups have responded by providing health services and necessities to the victims.
“Tell your children, husbands, relations to drop arms”: Nigerian Prelate to Women
At a peace-building conference organized to seek solutions to the interethnic violence between the Tiv and Jukun communities in Nigeria, the Archbishop of Abuja in the West African country has underscored the role women can play to bring an end to the conflict, urging them to reach out to their “children, husbands or relations to drop the arms.”
It is Genocide Indeed, Nigerian Bishop Says of Increased Killings
A Catholic Bishop in Nigeria’s Diocese of Sokoto has likened the increased killings of Nigerian Christians by Fulani herdsmen who also target Muslims in the west African country to genocide, a statement that concurs with a recently published report in the United Kingdom (UK) that suggests unfolding genocide in Nigeria.
Why a Year Out of School, Church May Mean Loss of Spiritual Formation in Uganda
A member of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) ministering among refugees in Uganda is concerned that among the challenges that come with the COVID-19 lockdown in the East African country is that young people who will be staying away from school and church will have lost significantly in their moral, social and spiritual formation when they eventually come out of the lockdown.
Kenya’s Kakamega Diocese Establishes Tree Nursery in Response to Laudato Si’
The leadership of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) in the Diocese of Kakamega in Kenya has initiated a tree nursery project, initially with 12,000 seedlings, as a response to Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter, Laudato Si’, a CJPC official has told ACI Africa.
Violent Student Unrest “disheartening, show of disrespect for authority”: Bishops in Ghana
Recent cases of violent student unrest in some Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana have caught the attention of Catholic Bishops in the West African nation who, in a collective statement, describe the students’ actions as “disheartening” and a “show of disrespect for authority.”
Four Months “of spiritual, emotional difficulty, the Lord by our side”: Nigerian Prelate
As the people of God in Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Lagos look forward to resuming public worship on Sunday, August 9, the Local Ordinary of the Archdiocese has, in a statement, described the last four months as “a period of spiritual, emotional and material difficulty” amid the conviction that the Lord “was by our side.”
New Book on Future of Religious Life in Africa Lays Bare Technology Gaps
As Fr. Isaac Kibombwe, a member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) prepares for an online retreat organized by the congregation towards the end of October, he reflects on how fast the Church has adjusted to technology thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which he says has accelerated this adjustment.
Angola’s Lwena Diocese Launches Bible-Missal Mobile App in Four Native Languages
The leadership of the Catholic Diocese of Lwena in Angola has launched a mobile application containing the Holy Bible and the Catholic Missal in four national languages spoken in the Eastern region of the Southern African nation.
Comboni Missionary Cleric Appointed Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria in Egypt
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Claudio Lurati, a member of the Congregation of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (MCCJ), as the Apostolic Vicar of Alexandria in Egypt.
“We cry (over) looting in South Africa, repressions in Zimbabwe”: South African Prelate
A Catholic Bishop in South Africa has, in a Facebook post, decried looting of public research in South Africa and abuse of office through “repressions” in neighboring Zimbabwe, cautioning that the situation is “becoming worse and worse.”
Bishops in Malawi Laud New Government’s “conspicuously positive” Fight Against Corruption
Catholic Bishops in Malawi have lauded the efforts by the country’s new government in the fight against corruption saying moves to curb the vice in the Southeastern African nation by previous regimes were “insincere.”
Tanzanian Cleric Who “quit” Priestly Ministry to Run for Political Office Suspended
A Catholic Priest from Tanzania’s Diocese of Bukoba who quit his active Priestly ministry to vie for a political seat in the upcoming general elections in the East African nation has been suspended, his Bishop announced in a letter made available to the wider public August 3.
Church Leadership in Gambia Suspends Public Masses as COVID-19 Cases Increase
Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in The Gambia in recent weeks, the Bishop of the lone Catholic Diocese in the West African nation has once again suspended the celebration of public Mass and other Church gatherings.
Caritas Congo Launches Education Program to Tackle Child Labor, Targets Some 7,500 Youth
The Church leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has, through its development and humanitarian arm Caritas Congo ASBL, launched an education program aimed at fighting against child labor in mines in the Central African nation.
