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Catholic News in Africa
Make Dissemination of Encyclicals Your Responsibility, Ethiopian Priest to Church Leaders
Church leaders including Parish Priests and officials of the Justice and Peace departments have the responsibility to ensure that people receive all communication from the Holy Father, including the Encyclical Letters, an Ethiopian Catholic Priest who is attending the 20th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.
Suspended Nigerian Catholic Priest Apologizes, Denounces His Book Content as “contentious”
Fr. John Okwoeze Odey, the member of the Clergy of Abakaliki Diocese in Nigeria who was suspended in November last year in relation to a book he authored has apologized and denounced the content of the published book as “contentious” and replete with “half-truths and innuendos”.
Auxiliary Bishop in Angola Appointed Apostolic Administrator of São Tomé and Príncipe
Pope Francis has appointed the Auxiliary Bishop of Angola’s Luanda Archdiocese as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe, the Catholic Diocese that covers the territory of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Encyclical Letter on Care for Creation “has caused great excitement”: AMECEA Leadership
The Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis on the “care for our common home”, Laudato Si', has had a “great” impact in the Eastern Africa region, the Chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has said.
Concern as Some Catholic Clergy, Religious in Eastern Africa Not Aware of Laudato Si’
While a majority of Clergy and Religious in the region of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) are aware of Pope Francis’s Encyclical letter Laudato Si’, some having fully internalized it, and actively implementing it, a good number of Clergy and women and men Religious in the region have said they are not aware that the seven-year-old document exists.
Claims that Nigerian Archbishop Endorsed Political Candidate “false news”: Disclaimer
News reports alleging that the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Abuja Archdiocese has endorsed the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) party in the 2023 election are false, the Archdiocesan Communications Director has said in a disclaimer.
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Bishop of São Tomé and Principe Diocese Aged 62
Bishops are expected to submit their respective letters of retirement at the age of 75. Compelling reasons such as “ill-health or other grave problems” justify the offering of such a letter of resignation.
South Africans “have right to be protected”: Catholic Bishops to State after Shootings
Following last weekend shootings in multiple South African taverns, Catholic Bishops in the country are calling on the government to provide security to South Africans.
Catholic Entity Facilitates Further Studies for Youth “to protect Rwanda’s biodiversity”
The overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, is facilitating further studies for half a dozen youth in Rwanda in view of having them take part in the protection of the country’s biodiversity.
Catholic Priest in Ethiopia Urges Collective Response to “immense humanitarian” Need
The need for humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is “immense”, a Catholic Priest in the Horn of Africa country has said, and called for collective response.
Conserving Environment “not a choice, a necessity”: U.S. Diplomat in Tanzania to AMECEA
The responsibility of conserving the environment “is not a choice but a necessity to future generations”, the U.S. ambassador to Tanzania has told delegates of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA).
News Reports Can Enhance “ecological ethics”: Vatican Official to Eastern Africa Bishops
The gathering, production, and dissemination of news reports has the ability to “help spread ecological ethics”, the Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication has said.
Pastoralists in Kenyan Diocese Have "absolutely nothing" as Drought Intensifies: Official
Pastoralists in the Catholic Diocese of Marsabit in Kenya have been left with “absolutely nothing” as starvation in the Kenyan region intensifies due to severe drought, the Executive Director of Caritas Marsabit (CM) has told ACI Africa in an interview.
Clergy in Nigeria “have become an endangered species”: Catholic Priests’ Association
Officials of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA) have lamented the high levels of insecurity in the country, with members of the Clergy as a primary target.
Catholic School in South Africa to Offer “fulltime primary education” for Refugee Children
Refugee children in Johannesburg, South Africa, are set to have access their primary education in a schedule that matches other learning institutions in the country, the principal of a Catholic School in the African country has said.
Catholic Entity Warns Malnutrition in Somalia to “get much worse in coming months”
There is “severe malnutrition” in parts of Somalia’s Gedo region and the situation is to “get much worse” if action is not taken urgently, an official of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Bishops of Ireland, Trócaire, has said.
Be Law Abiding ahead of Elections, Transitions: Bishops in Kenya to Civil Servants
Members of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have called upon civil servants in the East African nation to abide by the law and remain faithful in their service to citizens ahead of the general elections on August 9 elections and expected changes in political leadership of the country.
Tanzania Eager to Implement Eastern Africa Bishops’ Resolutions on Environment: President
The President of Tanzania has pledged to rally behind the Bishops of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) in their fight for environmental conservation, promising to explore ways to implement “some” of the Catholic Bishops’ resolutions.
Adhere to “fraternity” to Combat Environmental Degradation: Vatican Cardinal to AMECEA
To adequately combat the destruction of the environment, there is a need to adhere to fraternal structures that entail caring for one another, a Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization has told delegates of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA).
Bishop in Zimbabwe Calls for Prayers for Vocations amid “a decline” in Seminary Enrolment
A Catholic Bishops in Zimbabwe has called upon the people of God under his pastoral care to pray for vocations in the Southern African nation that he says is “experiencing a decline” in those enrolling in houses of formation to become Priests.
