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Let’s “do necessary groundwork” to Evangelize Effectively amid Increasing Challenges: Cardinal in South Africa
Wilfrid Fox Cardinal Napier of South Africa is calling on his colleagues in the Episcopacy, members of the Clergy, and women and men Religious to put in place strategies that will make them “effective agents of evangelization”.
Church in Africa asked to Address Cultural Impediments to Healthy Relationships between Local Ordinaries and Religious
Patriarchal structures that characterized the traditional African setting were introduced in the Church and have continued to affect the relationship between Local Ordinaries and those in Religious Life, a Kenyan theologian has said.
Why Catholic Church in Nigeria is Not Ready for Married Deacons
It is highly unlikely that the Catholic Church in Nigeria will cheer up to married men being ordained Deacons, a participant at the ongoing synodal conversations has said, noting that the West African nation is not ready for such a ministry.
Congolese Catholic Theologian Proposes Ordination of Permanent Female Deacons to Address Abuse in Church
A majority of victims of abuse in the Catholic Church are women, a Congolese Theologian has said, noting that ordination of more female deacons will see “women look after their fellow women.”
Pastoral Solution for Polygamous Marriages “presents a difficulty” for Church in Africa: Catholic Theologian, Canonist
The proposed pastoral solution for the polygamous Catechumen seeking to convert to Catholicism presents a difficult situation for African families, a Catholic Theologian has said.
Catholic Theologians in Africa Propose “gradual conversion” of People in Polygamous Marriages
Giningakpio Justin Dapu is one of the most active members of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). He leads various groups that are focused on the development of the Diocese.
Catholic Priest on How “survival mentality” is Impeding Authentic Formation in African Major Seminaries
Major Seminarians in Africa are not allowed “to be themselves” but must find ways to get by, a Catholic priest from Nigeria has said, and challenged institutions of formation of future Priests to encourage open communication between Seminarians and their respective formators.
Catholic Bishop in Tanzania Concerned as Some Candidates Admitted to Major Seminarians “without basic Catechism”
Some high school graduates in Tanzania are admitted to Major Seminaries to start their Priestly formation without basic Catechism knowledge, a Catholic Bishop in the East African country has said.
In Ongoing Synodal Conversations, Seminaries in Africa Cautioned against Misleading “well-researched” Ideologies
Seminarians in Africa have been urged to watch out for people who seek to distort the truth by introducing misleading information disguised as “well-researched” ideas in their institutions of formation.
Research, Knowledge of Audience among Ways Catholic Youths in Africa Can Effectively Engage Social Media to Evangelize
Participants in the sixth session of the ongoing synodal conversations on the Synod on Synodality have proposed ways Catholic youths in Africa can effectively engage social media in their participation in the Church’s mission of evangelization.
