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American Delegate at Synod on Synodality Shares “African wisdom” on War
Archbishop Timothy Paul Broglio, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) who is participating in the October 4-29 Synod on Synodality in Rome has reminisced about serving in Ivory Coast, and the lesson he learnt in Africa about war.
Family Life, “bonding together” Behind Rapid Spread of Christianity in Africa: U.S. Bishop
The spread of Christianity in Africa has been fast owing to its people’s inherent structures of community life as well as the “bonding together” of community members, an American Catholic Bishop has said.
Catholic Bishops in U.S. Focused on Strengthening African Families through Solidarity Fund
One of the areas that benefit significantly from the Solidarity Fund for the Church in Africa, an initiative of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), are programs focused on fostering unity in families and in Small Christian Communities (SCCs).
U.S. Catholic Bishop Lauds African Regional Bishops’ Association as “very unique program”
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix in the U.S. has lauded the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), describing it as a “very unique program” that is steering growth in various Dioceses in the African region.
“Respect our neutrality”: Catholic Relief Service after Killing of Employees in Ethiopia
Officials of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) have emphasized the need to respect the neutrality of their employees who, they say, are part of the “frontline humanitarian workers” in Ethiopia.
“Jesus did not create Bishops’ conferences”: Pope Francis
Pope Francis has emphasized the difference between bishops’ conferences and bishops in a new interview with America Magazine.
U.S. Catholic Bishops Condemn Pro-Trump Protesters' Violent Siege of Capitol Building
Catholic bishops strongly condemned pro-Donald Trump protesters' incursion that penetrated the Capitol Building Wednesday as Congress debated the certification of the presidential election results, leading to the evacuation of lawmakers and the deadly shooting of one protester by law enforcement.
Pope Francis Congratulates Biden on Election Victory in Phone Call
Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Thursday, his office has announced. The Catholic, former vice president, and presumptive next president was congratulated on his electoral victory by the pope on the morning of Nov. 12.
Generosity of CRS Acknowledged in DR Congo as Water is Availed to Inhabitants
The initiative by Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the humanitarian arm of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), to provide water has been recognized by the inhabitants of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Tshumbe diocese who are beneficiaries of the organization’s drilling of boreholes in the region, a Church official has reported.
Catholic Aid Agencies Collaborating to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 in Africa
With at least 36 African countries having collectively reported more than 700 COVID-19 cases, Catholic aid agencies with presence in the world’s second largest continent are collaborating in the effort to stop the spread of the deadly virus, which WHO recently declared a pandemic.
