Accra, 12 March, 2024 / 8:40 pm (ACI Africa).
Participants in the seminar that the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) convened in Ghana’s capital, Accra, have advocated for the creation of a Continental Prayer Day aimed at bringing to the light particular challenges the people of God grapple with in their respective African countries.
In a Press Release following the March 8 -10 convention that brought together some 40 participants drawn from “diverse regions of Africa and beyond”, including Catholic Bishops, Priests, women and men Religious, and Laity, the Secretary General of SECAM says that the Continental Prayer Day would “amplify” the needs of the vulnerable in African societies.
During the three-day “pivotal seminar” that concluded on March 10, Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior says, “Various situations across the continent were scrutinized, leading to the formulation of actionable proposals aimed at fostering a better future for believers of all denominations, religious communities and the populace at large.”
“Noteworthy among these proposals is the advocacy for the establishment of a continental Day of prayer and solidarity in Africa to spotlight specific issues in individual countries and amplify the voices of the marginalized,” Fr. Simbine says in his two-page Press Release shared with ACI Africa on Tuesday, March 12.
Additionally, the participants in the SECAM seminar also called for “enhanced education on integral ecology, as well as increased involvement of legal and media professionals in monitoring natural resource exploitation and advocacy efforts.
