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Catholic Church in Cameroon

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda during the 22 October 2024 press briefing in Rome. Credit: Vatican Media

“Synodality for us in Africa is a total rejection of individualism”: Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop

Oct 22, 2024

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda has described the Synod on Synodality as a process of avoiding selfish interests on the African continent.

Fr. Christopher Geh Kum addressing the new leadership of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon. Credit: ACI Africa

New leadership of Catholic Women in Cameroonian Archdiocese Urged to “be bold in mission, sacrifice for others”

Oct 22, 2024

The Chaplain of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala in Cameroon has urged the newly elected leadership of CWA to embrace their mission with boldness and a spirit of sacrifice.

Togolese Catholic Priest Ministering in Cameroon Shot Dead, Yaoundé Archdiocese Condoles with Bereaved

Oct 8, 2024

Fr. Christophe Badjogou Komla, a Togolese Catholic Priest incardinated in Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Yagoua, was shot and killed by alleged criminals on the night of Monday, October 7 in the Catholic Archdiocese of Yaoundé in the Central African nation.

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda

Cameroonian Catholic Archdiocese Announces “a second collection during all Masses” to Support Flood Victims

Oct 2, 2024

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon has directed all parishes and outstations in his Metropolitan See to hold a special funds collection for the thousands of people affected by floods in the Central African country.

Credit: Yagoua Infos

“Show generosity, charity towards victims”: Catholic Bishops in Cameroon Direct Sunday Collection for Flood Victims

Sep 27, 2024

Persons affected by the deadly floods in Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Yagoua are in need of support, members of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) have said. 

“We stand in solidarity with innocent civilians”: Cameroonian Catholic Archbishop on Deadly Market Explosion

Sep 20, 2024

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda in Cameroon has expressed his solidarity and spiritual closeness with families and victims of a bomb blast in a market in his Episcopal See that left one person dead.

Archbishop José Avelino Bettencourt

Apostolic Nuncio in Cameroon Urges Protection of Children's Right to Education ahead of New Academic Year

Sep 4, 2024

The representative of the Holy Father in Cameroon is calling for the protection of children's right to education ahead of the start of the 2024/2025 academic year in the Central African nation slated for Monday, September 9 amid reports of violence in the troubled Anglophone regions of the country. 

Deadly Attack on Police Officers in Cameroon’s Southwest Region an “act that violates human life”: Catholic Bishop

Aug 27, 2024

The Catholic Bishop of Buea Diocese in Cameroon has “strongly” condemned the killing of police officers in the country’s Southwest region following an attack on their security post located in his Episcopal See.

Credit: ACI Africa

“Embrace the cross of Jesus Christ with love”: Apostolic Nuncio to Newly Ordained Claretians in Cameroon

Aug 18, 2024

The representative of the Holy Father in Cameroon has encouraged the three members of the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CMF/Claretians) who he ordained to embrace the cross of Jesus Christ with love, a calling that he said lies at the heart of the Claretian mission.

“Stop obstacles to peace”: Apostolic Nuncio at Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage in Cameroonian Diocese

Aug 16, 2024

The representative of the Holy Father in Cameroon has called for an end to violence and urged the faithful to actively promote peace.

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea with Priests of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province (BAPEC). Credit: Archdiocese of Bamenda

General Assembly of Clergy of Cameroon’s Bamenda Province: Catholic Archbishop Highlights Six Levels of Communion

Aug 1, 2024

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea of Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda has outlined six levels of communion, which he said Catholic Priests share in their Priestly ministry.

Credit: Buea Diocese

Catholic Women in Cameroon Urged to Live Christian Faith “in all aspects”

Jul 28, 2024

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea has called upon members of the Catholic Women Association (CWA) in the Central African nation to be consistent in practising their Christian faith, allowing it to influence all aspects of their lives.

Credit: Buea Diocese

“Our Lady asked for a deeper love”: Archbishop Urges Cameroon’s World Apostolate of Fatima to Revisit Fatima Message

Jul 27, 2024

Members of the World Apostolate of Fatima (Blue Army) in Cameroon have been urged to “revisit” the call for “a deeper love” that Our Lady of Fatima made.

Catholic Women Association Diamond Anniversary in Cameroon: Archbishop Highlights Successes in “great resilience”, Hope

Jul 24, 2024

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. 

Archbishop Andrew Fuanya Nkea during the celebration of Teachers Day in Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Bamenda

Catholic Teachers in Cameroonian Archdiocese Urged to “hand over a culture of peace”

Jul 22, 2024

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.

The New Book titled “Young Couples and their Challenges in the African Socio-Cultural Context”, by Irénée Kola and Aïcha Marianne Kola, a Catholic couple in Cameroon's Douala Archdiocese

In New Book, Cameroonian Catholic Couple Explores “foundations of marriage in African culture”

Jul 16, 2024

In a new book, a Catholic couple in Cameroon’s Catholic Archdiocese of Douala has highlighted the challenges couples face and proposes ways to realize harmony in marriage.

Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea

For Lasting Peace, Let’s “remember the good of others”: Catholic Bishop of Buea, Cameroon, on Diocesan Feast Day

Jul 12, 2024

Lasting peace is premised on our readiness to let go the negative experiences of the past, and reaffirming other and recalling their good, Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea has said on the Feast Day of the Cameroonian Episcopal See. 

Bishop Philippe Alain Mbarga of the Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa. Credit: Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa

Cameroonian Catholic Diocese Thanks God, “Master and Protector of life”, as Bishop, Driver Discharged after Car Accident

Jul 7, 2024

The Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa in Cameroon is thanking God for protecting the Local Ordinary and his driver from harm after the duo were discharged from hospital following the June 29 road accident. 

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Ebolowa

Vice President of Cameroon Bishops’ Conference, Two others “out of danger” after Car Accident

Jul 2, 2024

The Vice President of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC), his driver, and a nun are in stable condition in hospital following a car accident they were involved in on June 29.

A woman sits before the Blessed Sacrament at All Saints parish in Bamenda, Cameroon, in one of several chapels of perpetual adoration that have been built or expanded in the archdiocese amid the country’s ongoing “Anglophone” civil war. (photo: Collins Suh / EWTN Africa)

War and Adoration: Why Eucharistic Devotion Is Surging Amid Cameroon’s Devastating Civil Conflict

Jun 26, 2024

When Catholics across the world go to Eucharistic adoration, they typically pray for the health and well-being of their friends and families, an increase in virtue, and to know God’s will for their life.