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Archdiocese of Abidjan
Ivory Coast’s Cardinal-designate Says Synod on Synodality Delegates “experiencing an extraordinary atmosphere”
Delegates at the ongoing second session of the multi-year Synod on Synodality are fostering fraternity in what Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast, one of 21 newly named Cardinals, has described as “an extraordinary atmosphere” and “truly a Church atmosphere.”
“The body of Christ must be synodal”: Ivorian Catholic Archbishop at Launch of New Pastoral Year
Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast has called on the Church in the country to be truly synodal by stepping out of its comfort zone to reach out to the peripheries.
At Installation, Catholic Archbishop in Ivory Coast Pledges to Foster Synodality, “conversations” in Communion
The newly installed Local Ordinary of Ivory Coast’s Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan, Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, has pledged to foster the theme of the multi-year Synod on Synodality: communion, participation, and mission.
Immediate Former President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ivory Coast Appointed Archbishop of Abidjan
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, the immediate former President of the Episcopal Conference of Ivory Coast (CECCI), as the Local Ordinary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in the West African nation.
Ivorian Cardinal Gifts Former President Rosary, Asks Him to Join “train of reconciliation”
The Cardinal in Ivory Coast has gifted a Rosary to the country’s former President, Laurent Gbagbo, who returned to the West African nation after close to a decade in exile.
Caritas Ivory Coast Launches Solidarity Fund for Vulnerable People amid COVID-19
The leadership of Caritas Ivory Coast, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church in the West African nation, has launched a solidarity fund to assist vulnerable people amid COVID-19 challenges.
Ivorian Catholic Lay Executives Express Solidarity with Cardinal Following Criticism
Members of the Association of Catholic Lay Executives of Ivory Coast (ACC-CI) have, in a collective statement, expressed their solidarity with Jean-Pierre Cardinal Kutwa who has come under attack from a section of Catholic politicians of the ruling party.
“Reconciliation is more important than elections”: Ivorian Cardinal Tells Politicians
The Cardinal in Ivory Coast has, in a statement, expressed his concerns about the election-related violence in the West African country and has called on the parties behind the conflict to look beyond the election event and instead focus on reconciliation of the people of God.
Peace is “far from being a tangible reality” in Ivory Coast, Cleric Reflects
Following the cancellation of the peace march by the Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan in Ivory Coast that had been slated to take place in mid-February over security concerns, a priest from the west African country has described the search for peace in his native country as “far from being a tangible reality.”
