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To the rest of the world, war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region ended following a peace agreement between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in November 2022. But for the displaced thousands in the region, the situation remains tense as they have not been able to go back to their respective homes.
Catholic Theologians in Africa are mourning the passing on of Fr. Iheanyi Enwerem, a Nigerian Catholic Priest of many firsts, who was among the founders of the Dominican Institute in Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan.
Members of the Episcopal Conference of the Indian Ocean (CEDOI) have taken a commitment to foster their collegiality, journeying together in the spirit of the ongoing Synod on Synodality.
Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Robert Cissé, the Local Ordinary of Mali’s Sikasso Diocese, as Archbishop of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamako, and Bishop Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa, the Apostolic Administrator of the Bouaké Catholic Archdiocese, as the Local Ordinary of the same in Ivorian Metropolitan See.
Readers of a newly launched Africa edition book on leadership, which the Paulines Publications Africa (PPA) co-published, are to gain insights into some four “foundational pillars” that are behind successful leaders.
Members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in Cameroon have, over the last six decades, manifested “great resilience” and hope, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda has said.
Contemporary society is characterized by the reality of “unpredictability”, and successful leaders know how to adapt to this challenge, a Ugandan member of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) has said.
Religious leaders in Africa are appealing for the continent’s debt cancellation ahead of the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year to reduce the financial burdens that various African countries are grappling with.
Major Seminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” but must find ways to get by, a Catholic priest from Nigeria has said, and challenged institutions of formation of future Priests to encourage open communication between Seminarians and their respective formators.
Some high school graduates in Tanzania are admitted to Major Seminaries to start their Priestly formation without basic Catechism knowledge, a Catholic Bishop in the East African country has said.
Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto of Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Caxito has faulted legal provisions to criminalize vandalism of public property and sexual abuse of minors, which legislators in the Southern African nation have adopted.
Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS), an international entity of the members of the Society of Jesus (SJ/Jesuits) is using judo to promote unity among young boys and girls from local and refugee communities in Ethiopia.
Caritas Congo Asbl, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is giving hope to the victims of violence in the country’s North Kivu Province through humanitarian assistance, according to a report.
The proposed Divorce Bill 2024, which Yvonne Dausab, Namibia’s Justice Minister, tabled in parliament on June 11 seeks to compromises a number of essential marriage principles and undermines Church authority, an official of the Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference (NCBC) has lamented.
Everything seems set for the August 11 installation of Bishop Christian Carlassare, who was appointed pioneer Local Ordinary of the newly erected Catholic Diocese of Bentiu in South Sudan.
The decision to be available to serve the people of God as an ordained minister is laudable, Bishop Charles Ndaka Salabisala has said.
Catholic teachers have to be peace ambassadors, imparting a culture of peace to learners, Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda has said.
Young people in the Southern African nation of Angola need to recognize their important place in bringing positive change to the country, Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi has said.
The newly professed members of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (SIC) in Burkina Faso have been urged to take their decision to give themselves fully to the service of the Lord with the seriousness it deserves, living it “to the full”.
Thousands of pilgrims are expected to participate in the 2024 pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Muxima scheduled to begin on August 30 in Angola’s Catholic Diocese of Viana, the Local Ordinary has said.