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Evangelii Gaudium
Archbishop in Nigeria Decries Rise in Prosperity Gospel, Proposes Comprehensive Catechesis to Deepen Evangelization
Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of Nigeria’s Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City has called for comprehensive catechesis to deepen evangelization in the West African country that he says is experiencing a rise in “prosperity Gospel” preachers.
Ignorance of God’s Word Presents Opportunity to Deepen Evangelization: Laity in Nigeria Told
The Catholic Laity in Nigeria must not be discouraged by the growing ignorance of God’s word, but must embrace it as an opportunity to step up their evangelization efforts, the chairman of the Knights of St. John International (KSJI) in Port Harcourt has said.
Pope Francis: Technological Focus on Efficiency Dehumanizes Today’s Society
The desire for efficiency “absorbs the uniqueness of each into a bubble of uniformity,” Pope Francis warned.
Pope Francis: The Gospel is Universal
During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis highlighted the universal nature of the Church’s mission to proclaim the Gospel.
Pray to “become signs of hope, Spirit-filled evangelizers,” Nuncio in Kenya to Consecrated
Consecrated persons in Kenya have been encouraged to cultivate and nurture hope, seeking God’s grace to realize their mission of being “signs of hope, Spirit-filled evangelizers” among the people of God amid life’s challenges.
Nuncio Encourages Bishops in Southern Africa to “become models of the joy of Christ”
At the ongoing Plenary Assembly of the Bishops in Botswana, South Africa and Swaziland, the Papal representative in the region, Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells outlined, on Wednesday, January 22, five characteristics of missionary episcopate that the Holy Father desires of serving Bishops as explained in Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium and that “the bishop must become a model of the joy of Christ.”
Planned Pan-African Congress on Theology to “develop best practices for pastoral ministry”
Ten years after the Second Special Assembly for Africa of the Synod of Bishops on the theme “The Church in Africa at the Service of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace” during which Church leaders on the continent deliberated on, among other themes, transforming “theology into pastoral care,” a four-day Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life is set to take place in Enugu, Nigeria, under the theme, “What must we do to perform the works of God.”
