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Catholic Church in Africa
Synodality Theme Foundational for Rwanda’s “national, spiritual healing”: Catholic Bishop at Vatican Press Briefing
The theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality is foundational for the reconciliation and healing processes in Rwanda, whose citizens continue to recover from the 1994 genocide against Tutsis., a Rwandan Catholic Bishop participating in the ongoing Synod in Rome has said.
New Commentary on Synod on Synodality’s Synthesis Report 2023 Seeks to Address Pastoral Issues Particular to Africa
Theologians in Africa have published a 20-chapter commentary on the Synthesis Report (SR), the 42-page summary report following the 4-29 October 2023 session of the ongoing Synod on Synodality, to create more localized conversations on the report.
African Palavers on Synod on Synodality Amplified Continent’s Voice in Global Discussions: Cardinal Ambongo
Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo has lauded organizers of the just ended weekly synodal conversations that brought together African theologians and experts, including Clergy women and men Religious, and Laity, noting that the 14 weeks of engagement on “the future of the Church in Africa” amplified the voice of the continent in key global discussions.
Catholic Bishops in Africa Call for Collaboration in Bringing “Season of Creation” to Life
The Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is calling for synergy in efforts to bring “the Season of Creation to life.”
Only Fund Biodiversity Initiatives that Protect Indigenous Communities: Africa’s Catholic Bishops to European Union
The Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has urged the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) to ensure that EU biodiversity conservation funds do not lead to the displacement of indigenous communities in Africa.
Digital Faith Influencers Graduate in Catholic Formation Program, Eager to Transform Communities
Each of the 56 young Digital Faith Influencers, who graduated on Thursday, September 12 after participating in an intensive eight-month certificate training program has a well-defined vision for how to make a meaningful impact on their respective communities.
Non-Catholic Theologian Witnesses to Gains of Small Christian Communities in Promoting Ecumenism in Africa
Small Christian Communities (SCCs), the new way of being Church in Africa, are leading the way in uniting different Christian denominations, a non-Catholic Ecumenist has said.
Catholic Theologians in Africa Decry “politics of the stomach” Hindering Co-responsibility in Church’s Pastoral Ministry
The Church in Africa is burdened by tribalism, among other challenges that are hindering co-responsibility in ministry, which the multi-year Synod on Synodality proposes, Catholic Theologians who are behind the ongoing weekly synodal conversations have said.
“Synodality is a new word for an old idea in Africa”: Cardinal Onaiyekan
Africa’s experience of “Church as a family of God” makes Synodality, which invites the people of God to journey together in communion, participation and mission, “a new word for an old idea”, John Cardinal Onaiyekan of Nigeria has said.
Catholic Church in Africa "not afraid to speak": Synod on Synodality Organizer, Cardinal Hollerich
The prelate told La Croix that the Church in Africa is one that is “alive and full of faith” and that he came to Benin to “learn.”
Catholic Theologian Urges Apostolic Nuncios to Acknowledge Diversity of Church in Africa “as a gift” to Universal Church
To foster the good relations between Apostolic Nunciatures and the Church in Africa, representatives of the Holy Father on the continent must strive to acknowledge the diversity of the Church in Africa “as a gift” to the global Catholicism, an official at the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) has said.
Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Defends Holy See’s Commitment to Diversity in Diplomatic Service
The Holy See is increasingly diversifying the membership of its diplomatic service, a Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop, who previously served as an Apostolic Nuncio has said.
Prelates at African Synodal Palaver Appeal for Patience, Understanding, amid Criticism of “not smelling like sheep”
Being a Catholic Bishop in Africa involves a lot of work that sometimes leaves Bishops exhausted, participants at a the10th session of the ongoing synodal palavers have been told, and urged to be more patient with their shepherds who sometimes appear not to be available for everyone.
Let’s “do necessary groundwork” to Evangelize Effectively amid Increasing Challenges: Cardinal in South Africa
Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier of South Africa is calling on his colleagues in the Episcopacy, members of the Clergy, and women and men Religious to put in place strategies that will make them “effective agents of evangelization”.
Church in Africa asked to Address Cultural Impediments to Healthy Relationships between Local Ordinaries and Religious
Patriarchal structures that characterized the traditional African setting were introduced in the Church and have continued to affect the relationship between Local Ordinaries and those in Religious Life, a Kenyan theologian has said.
Faith Leaders in Africa Appeal for “debt forgiveness” ahead of 2025 Jubilee Year
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.
Catholic Church in Africa Challenged to Send Pastoral Agents to “missionary-poor areas” on the Continent
As the Church in Africa continues to supply missionaries to other places in the world experiencing a decrease in personnel, attention must also be given to places in Africa that equally have a shortage, the leadership of Symposium of Catholic Bishops in Africa has appealed.
“A wonderful event”: U.S.-based Cameroonian Catholic Women on National Eucharist Congress in Indianapolis
A group of 30 U.S.-based members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) hailing from the Central African nation of Cameroon have lauded the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis as a memorable event that gives them hope to even future participation.
“An Adult Church”: Symposium of Africa’s Catholic Bishops Laud Growth of the Church in Africa
Following decades of evangelization, the Catholic Church in Africa “has taken root and is now an adult”, the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.
“We need to listen to women at the grassroots”: Catholic Marriage Expert on Why African Marriages are Breaking
Many African marriages are breaking because women are no longer comfortable with their roles in the family, a Nigerian Catholic expert on marriage and family has said.
