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Church in Ivory Coast to Spearhead “integral human development” Initiatives This Year
The Catholic Church in Ivory Coast has planned to spearhead initiatives that foster integral human development in view of mitigating the effects of COVID-19 among the people of God in...
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Ivorian Prelate Heading Catholic Bishops’ Conference Appointed Archbishop
The President of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI), Bishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, has been appointed the Archbishop of Korhogo Archdiocese in Northern Ivory Coast.
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Victims of Election Violence in Ivory Coast the Focus of Holy Mass on Sunday
The leadership of the global confederation of Catholic relief agencies, Caritas Internationalis (CI), is offering help and comfort to migrants leaving Africa for Europe through Mali, housing them and providing...
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Bishops in Ivory Coast Urge President, Opposition Leader to “continue, intensify dialogue”
Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast have called on the President and one of the opposition leaders in the West African country to “continue and intensify” the recently initiated dialogue and...
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Ivory Coast’s “pre-election situation worrying,” Cleric Says, Highlights Peace Initiatives
Ahead of Ivory Coast’s Presidential election scheduled for Saturday, October 31, a Cleric ministering in the West African nation says the pre-election mood is a cause for concern and highlights...
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Ahead of Presidential Polls in Ivory Coast, Religious Leaders Appeal for Dialogue, Peace
Religious leaders in Ivory Coast have appealed for dialogue and peace ahead of the Presidential election scheduled for October 31 amid persistent tensions.
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Lay Catholic Association in Ivory Coast Encourages Citizens to Be “sowers of peace”
The members of Sant’Egidio Community in Ivory Coast, an organization that is part of the Rome-based Lay Catholic association dedicated to the provision of social services and arbitrating conflicts, Sant’Egidio Community, have...
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Bishops in Ivory Coast Highlight Conditions for Achieving Reconciliation, Justice, Peace
Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast have, in their Pastoral Letter, highlighted the conditions necessary for achieving reconciliation, justice and peace in the West African nation amid rising political tensions ahead...
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Ivorian Clergy, Laity Pay Glowing Tribute to Bishop Who Wrote the National Anthem
Members of the Clergy and the Laity including government officials in Ivory Coast have paid glowing tribute to the Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Pierre-Marie Coty, known for writing the lyrics...
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Ivorian Catholic Radio Management Takes “bitter option, suspends broadcasts” Indefinitely
The leadership of the National Catholic Radio (NCR) in Ivory Coast has decided to suspend “broadcasts and all radio related activities” indefinitely, a decision that has been occasioned by financial...
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Bishops in Ivory Coast Pay Tribute to Muslim Leader Known for Interreligious Dialogue
Following the death of the President of the Higher Council of Imams, Mosques and Islamic Affairs (COSIM) in Ivory Coast, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have, in a...
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Celebration of Public Mass in Ivory Coast to Resume Sunday with 200-Person Congregation
Following the decision by the government of Ivory Coast to ease restrictions put in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, Catholic Bishops in the West African nation have announced...
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Bishops in Ivory Coast Want “jobs and salaries of employees” Maintained amid COVID-19
Bishops in Ivory Coast have called on the Catholic Education Secretariat to “maintain the jobs and salaries of employees” in the West African nation despite challenges occasioned by COVID-19.
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“In addition to prayer, we give free masks to less privileged”: Church in Ivory Coast
The Catholic Church in the West African nation of Ivory Coast has started the distribution of face masks to members of society considered “less privileged and vulnerable” in an exercise...
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“Universal charity, solidarity, prayer” Necessary in Combating COVID-19: Ivorian Bishop
There is a necessity for governments around the world to join hands in the fight against COVID-19 if the disease that has infected at least one million people across the...
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What Church Leaders in Africa Have Instructed to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
The pandemic of coronavirus that has spread to well over 80 countries across the world including at least 26 in Africa has prompted the taking of precautionary measures aimed at preventing the...
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Link Between Religion, Politics, Peace Discussed at Ivorian Religious Leaders’ Meeting
Following a series of statements by Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast calling for reconciliation and peaceful elections in the country, religious leaders in the West African nation have, in a panel discussion,...
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Pastoral Agents in Ivory Coast Trained to be “involved in the life of the society”
The Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace in the West African nation of Ivory Coast is organizing a training seminar for pastoral agents in a bid to broaden their understanding...
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“Reconciliation of all Ivorians” the Focus of Meeting Between Bishops and President
Following a series of statements by Catholic Bishops in Ivory Coast calling for reconciliation and peaceful elections in the West African nation, a delegation of Prelates in the country was...
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Reconciliation a Top Priority for Peaceful Elections in Ivory Coast, Bishops Say
As eligible voters in the West African nation of Ivory Coast prepare to go to the polls in October, Catholic Bishops in the country have, at the end of their...
