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“To all those infected by COVID-19, we express our solidarity with you”: Bishops in Africa
Catholic Bishops in Africa have, in their New Year message, expressed their solidarity with the people of God infected with the COVID-19 and offered their condolences to the bereaved.
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Bishops in Africa Foster Pope Francis’ “better kind of politics” in New Year Message
Catholic Bishops in Africa have, in their New Year Message, sought to foster Pope Francis’ call for “a better kind of politics” in the course of 2021 going forward.
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Bishops in Mozambique Convene Interreligious Symposium on Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti
A symposium focusing on fraternal living that is emphasized in Pope Francis’ most recent Encyclical Letter, Fratelli Tutti brought together Christians from different denominations in Mozambique, Muslims as well as believers from...
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As Priest, “be outward looking, be for others”: South African Bishop at Ordination
On the occasion of a Priestly ordination in South Africa over the weekend, the Bishop who preached encouraged the new Priest to cultivate “a big heart” that is concerned with...
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Police Brutality Protests in Nigeria Offered Prospect for “Church to guide youths”: Bishop
Peaceful protests against police brutality in Nigeria presented an opportunity for the Catholic Church in the West African nation to guide young people on their quest for a better society,...
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Bishops in North Africa Acknowledge Two Recent Events that “shed a new, joyful light”
Members of the Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (CERNA) have acknowledged with appreciation two events in recent times that have had a positive impact in their region.
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Bishops in Kenya Urge Government to Support UN Treaty on Transnational Corporations
Catholic Bishops in Kenya have called on the government to support the second revised draft of the UN Treaty on Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Human Rights, which seeks to prevent the...
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“It was a big surprise for me, I did not expect it”: Rwanda’s First Cardinal-elect
Archbishop Antoine Kambanda of Rwanda’s Kigali Archdiocese, the only African Prelate among the 13 new Cardinals who were named Sunday, October 25 has described his appointment as “a big surprise”...
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Zimbabwean Bishop Highlights Inspiration from Two Papal Encyclicals at Installation
At his installation over the weekend as the sixth Local Ordinary of Zimbabwe’s Gweru Diocese, Bishop Rudolf Nyandoro highlighted inspirations from two Papal Encyclicals including the most recent one of Pope...
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Experts Call for Africa’s Change of Tact in Realizing “Fratelli Tutti” Proposals
In Africa, efforts to attain economic freedom are not working since they have only widened the gap between a few rich individuals and the majority poor, religious experts who met...
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Catholic Communicators in Cameroon Urged to “defend Church against evil forces”
Catholic communicators in Cameroon have been urged to play the gate-keeping role, taking note of the events in society and striving to guard the people of God against evil in...
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Pope Francis’ “Fratelli Tutti” a Call to End Africa’s Ethnic Divisions: Bishops in Africa
The leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) that brings together Catholic Bishops in Africa has welcomed the latest Encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti, as a...
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Does 'Fratelli tutti' Change Church Teaching on the Death Penalty?
In his new encyclical, Pope Francis reiterated that the death penalty is “inadmissible,” but did he change centuries of Church teaching with that statement? A leading theologian told CNA that the...
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‘Fratelli tutti’: Human fraternity committee to invite youth to make Pope Francis’ vision ‘a reality’
A Vatican presentation for Pope Francis’ third encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” highlighted the involvement of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity and its plans to promote the document.
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‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis Presents New Encyclical in Angelus Address
Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” in his Angelus address Sunday, saying that “human fraternity and the care of creation” were the only paths forward for humanity.
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‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis Calls for Unity in New Encyclical
Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the world’s growing divisions, laid bare by the coronavirus crisis, in his new encyclical Fratelli tutti, published Sunday.
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Pope Francis Signs New Encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’ in Assisi
Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, Saturday during a visit to Assisi.
