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EMMOCT2019
Site of Africa’s Only Vatican-Approved Marian Apparition Hosts International Rosary Event
Rwanda’s Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, which is Africa’s only Vatican-approved site of a Marian apparition, played host to an online international Rosary prayer event held during the annual Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary, an organizer of the event has told ACI Africa.
“It is the context that has changed, not our call”: Prelate in Swaziland
With the World Health Organization (WHO) warning that COVID-19 may never go away, a Bishop in Swaziland has urged faithful in his diocese to remain steadfast in their call to evangelize as the Church adopts to what he refers to as “the new normal.”
What a Cleric in Swaziland Has Done to Keep Faithful Engaged During COVID-19
All was well at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish in the Diocese of Manzini in the Southern Africa nation of Eswatini, popularly known as Swaziland, until Fr. Francis Onyango announced that Public Mass had been suspended. Fr. Onyango made the announcement that pierced the heart of an elderly woman who was attending Mass that morning on Wednesday, March 18.
Planned Bookfair in Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese to Create Missionary Awareness
In an effort to intensify the evangelization mission of the Church after last month’s celebration of Extraordinary Missionary Month (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis announced, the newly-created Mission Office of Ghana’s Accra Archdiocese has organized a bookfair aimed at creating missionary awareness.
Bishops’ Chair Appeals for “healthy collaboration among” Pastoral Agents in Ghana
At the opening of the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Ghana, the President of Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC), Archbishop Philip Naameh appealed for a collaborative ministry that would see various pastoral agents including Bishops, priests, women and men religious, catechists, among others, cooperate in witnessing to Gospel values in a manner that can contribute to overcoming the challenges facing the Church in the West African nation.
“Evangelization impossible without financial resources”: Church Leader in Ghana Says
Following the conclusion of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) commissioned by Pope Francis, a Church leader in Ghana has appealed to Catholics to renew their commitment in supporting the Universal Solidarity Fund arguing that it is not possible to evangelize without financial resources.
“Missionary awakening must not Stop with October 2019”: Ivorian Church Leader Says
As the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) commissioned by Pope Francis under the theme “baptized and sent” ends this Thursday, a Church leader in the West African nation of Ivory Coast has encouraged a continued life of witnessing the values of the gospel beyond this month so that the mission of Jesus Christ is made “part of our daily lives.”
Transition from “denouncing” to “announcing” Proposed for Extraordinary Missionary Month
As Catholics across the world continue to live the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) by taking the gospel to the periphery, an African missionary priest is reflecting about the gospel and proposing a shift from “denouncing” to “announcing”, the latter taking the form of proclaiming the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
African Catholics Share Impressions after Being Part of ‘international rosary’
As part of the activities to celebrate the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) announced by Pope Francis, the global Catholic community was expected to take part in the “international rosary” convened at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Monday, October 7 at 3 p.m. (local time). Catholics from a number of African countries who traveled to Rome to be part of the group leading the worldwide reciting of the Holy Rosary have shared with ACI Africa their impressions.
Network of Catholic Radios in Africa Set to Broadcast Live the “International Rosary”
As Catholics across the globe live through this special month of prayer and action called the Extraordinary Mission Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis declared, a network of 23 Catholic radio stations in Africa is set to broadcast live the “international rosary” slated to take place on Monday, October 7 from Rome.
How African Countries are Marking the Extraordinary Missionary Month
As the Catholic Church across the globe starts marking the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which Pope Francis announced to commemorate the centenary of Pope Benedict XV's Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud (The great work of preaching the gospel to the whole world), local churches have scheduled specific activities.
What Will Define the Extraordinary Missionary Month in Kenya?
Ahead of the start of the Extraordinary Missionary Month October 2019 (EMMOCT2019), which the Holy Father announced as a celebration of the centenary of the Apostolic Letter Maximum Illud of Pope Benedict XV, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Kenya has told ACI Africa what will define the period.
