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Catholic Bishops in Africa Deliberating on 2025-2028 Strategic Plan at Standing Committee Meeting in Ghana
Members of the Standing Committee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have convened in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on and approve their 2025–2028 Strategic Plan.
Let’s Embrace Collective Responsibility for Climate Change: SECAM President
Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has called upon the people of God in Africa to unite in raising awareness about environmental protection and the urgent challenges posed by climate change.
U.S. Catholic Bishops Announce Holy Mass “for Solidarity with the Bishops and Faithful of Africa” in February
Catholic Bishops in the United States of America have announced a Eucharistic celebration “for Solidarity with the Bishops and Faithful of Africa,” a prayerful initiative that is to bring together Church leaders from the U.S. and Africa amid renewed international concern over violent conflicts, insecurity, and especially the persecution of Christians in African countries.
First Meeting With Pope Leo XIV Marks New Chapter for Church in Africa: SECAM President
The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has described the first official audience between Pope Leo XIV and the leadership of the Church in Africa as a “very important meeting,” that he says marks a new phase in relations between the African continent and the Holy See.
“Rescue Nigeria from evil”: Catholic Bishop Challenges Leaders to Rebuild Public Trust in 2026
As the New Year 2026 fast approaches, Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo in Nigeria has issued a strong moral appeal to the West African nation’s political leadership, warning that continued poor governance and erosion of public trust could push the country deeper into crisis unless urgent changes are made
Tanzania’s Election-Related Violence “happened with the ferocity of a volcanic eruption,” Catholic Bishop Recalls
Bishop Bernadine Francis Mfumbusa of Tanzania’s Catholic Diocese of Kondoa has recalled the cruelty that surrounded the country’s election-related violence, said to have left thousands dead, saying that chaos happened “with the ferocity of a volcanic eruption.”
“Reject politicization of the pulpit”: Theologians to Africa’s Catholic Bishops
Theologians at the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) have issued a pastoral advisory to members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), reminding them to be careful about how they engage with politics while carrying out the Church’s prophetic mission.
AU-EU Summit: Catholic Church Calls for Equitable Africa-Europe Partnership Away from “extractivism”
The race for critical raw materials (CRM) continues to place African countries at the least favourable position in their relationship with European countries, various Catholic entities in Africa and beyond have said.
Africa Must “return love for love,” Vatican-based Nigerian Catholic Archbishop Calls for Renewed Missionary Zeal Abroad
The Secretary of the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization has called upon the people of God in Africa to “return love for love,” embracing renewed missionary zeal, and sharing the spiritual fruits sown by early missionaries.
Africa’s Youth Reflect Profound Social Transformation, Not Just “demographic indicator”: SECAM President
Young people in Africa reflect a “profound” social transformation, and their growing numbers are aa tremendous opportunity if they are accorded appropriate education and are empowered, the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.
“Very strong, really strong”: SECAM President on Church in Southern Africa, Hails IMBISA on Golden Jubilee
The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has lauded the vitality of the Church in the nine member countries of the Inter-Regional Meeting of the Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) as the Catholic Bishops’ association marks 50 years.
SECAM President among Catholic Leaders Urging “profound ecological conversion” in Global South Ahead of COP30
The leaders of the Catholic Episcopal Conferences and Councils of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean are calling for “a profound ecological conversion” in the Global South ahead of the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) scheduled for November 10-21 in Brazil.
To Safeguard Creation, Catholic Development Agencies in Africa Urge “more robust policies” Prioritizing Climate Justice
Officials of Catholic Church development agencies in Africa, including Laudato Si Movement Africa (LSM), Caritas Africa (CA), and the Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), are calling for enhanced policies focusing on climate justice aimed to protect creation.
SECAM Official Lauds Eastern Africa Catholic Bishops for Innovation in Unveiling New Communication Policy, Digital App
An official of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has lauded members of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) for embracing innovation and demonstrating how integrating digitality and faith can effectively support the Church’s mission of evangelization.
Let’s Prevent AI “from creating a system of domination”: Vatican Official at Congress of Catholic Journalists in Africa
The Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication has called for the regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and invited participants in the Union of the African Catholic Press (UCAP) Congress taking place in Ghana’s capital city, Accra, to work towards having AI at the service of human values.
Six Pastoral Proposals Africa’s Catholic Bishops Have Approved for Accompaniment of Persons in Polygamous Situations
Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have made some six pastoral proposals in response to the mandate that the multi-year XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, the Synod on Synodality, gave them to “to promote theological and pastoral discernment on the issue of polygamy”.
Catholic Church Challenged to be “voice of conscience”, Promote Ethical Leadership at SECAM Plenary in Rwanda
The Prime minister of the Republic of Rwanda has challenged the Catholic Bishops meeting in the country’s Capital Kigali for their 20th Plenary Assembly to embrace their role in promoting ethical leadership on the world’s second largest continent.
Cardinal Turkson Calls on Church in Africa to Build on Past African Synods, Mend Broken Relationships
The theme, “Christ, Source of Hope, Reconciliation and Peace” of the ongoing 20th Plenary Assembly of members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is an invitation for the Church in Africa to reflect on the first two African synods, and to mend broken relationships that exist on the continent, Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson has s
SECAM 20th Plenary Assembly: Catholic Bishops in Africa Celebrate Resilience, “ecclesial maturity” since Last Gathering
Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) who are meeting in Rwanda’s capital. Kigali, have lauded the immense growth witnessed in the Catholic Church on the continent since their last Plenary Assembly in 2022.
Africa, “fastest growing continental Church in the world”: Ghanaian Catholic Archbishop at SECAM Plenary in Rwanda
The Catholic Church in Africa is experiencing the fastest growth than any continent in the world, Archbishop Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle of Ghana’s Cape Coast Archdiocese has said.
