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International Women’s Day: Africa’s Catholic Bishops Urge Women to “embrace their God-given potential”

Mar 7, 2025

Ahead of the annual event of the International Women’s Day (IWD) marked March 8, Africa’s Catholic Bishops have urged women across the continent to recognize and make good use of the various graces they have received from God to shape their role in families, communities, and society.

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Catholic Bishops Join other Faith, Civil Entities in Push for Group to Oversee Reparations for Africa’s Historical Abuse

Mar 5, 2025

Members of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) are among the faith and civil society organizations proposing the formation of “an ethical reference group” that will help in overseeing the reparations for Africa following the historical injustices the continent has suffered.  

Laudato Si’, “moral, theological foundation” for Addressing Africa’s Ecological Reparations: Catholic Environmentalist

Mar 4, 2025

Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, Laudato Si’, is foundational in addressing ecological reparations stemming from historical injustices, including those in Africa, a Kenyan Catholic environmentalist has said. 

Catholic Bishops in Africa Pen Letter to Pope Francis, Praying for His “swift, complete recovery”

Feb 20, 2025

Catholic Bishops in Africa have expressed their solidarity and spiritual closeness with Pope Francis as he undergoes medical care at a hospital in Rome.

Members of the Standing Committee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: SECAM

“We stand with you”: Africa’s Catholic Bishops to Citizens of Countries Suffering Effects of Violent Conflict

Feb 17, 2025

Catholic Bishops in Africa have expressed their spiritual solidarity with the people of God suffering the effects of violent conflicts on the continent.

“We cannot remain indifferent”: Entity of Africa’s Catholic Bishops Appeals for Action towards DR Congo Violence Victims

Feb 11, 2025

The leadership of the Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM-JPDC) is appealing for action towards victims of violence in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Local Ordinary the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa

Cardinal Urges Dialogue “even with those we consider as enemies” to Resolve Protracted Eastern DR Congo Crises

Feb 11, 2025

The violent conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has escalated in recent weeks resulting in reported deaths of thousands and the displacement of many more can be resolved through dialogue, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Local Ordinary the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa has said.

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“This is business”: Catholic Bishops in Africa Warn about Biggest Beneficiaries in Human Trafficking

Feb 10, 2025

A lot of money is exchanging hands in the business of human trafficking, the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has observed, and underlined the urgency of fishing out those benefitting from modern-day slavery so as to stop the menace.

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo (Center) during the October 12 conference marking the 60th anniversary of the canonization of the Martyrs of Uganda. Credit: SECAM

“The Church cannot remain silent”: SECAM President Speaks Out against Exploitation of Africa’s Mineral Resources

Oct 17, 2024

The President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has urged the Church to take a firm stand against the illegal exploitation of Africa’s mineral resources.

Sr. Leonida Katunge who co-edited the commentary published by Paulines Publications Africa (PPA)

New Commentary on Synod on Synodality’s Synthesis Report 2023 Seeks to Address Pastoral Issues Particular to Africa

Oct 1, 2024

Theologians in Africa have published a 20-chapter commentary on the Synthesis Report (SR), the 42-page summary report following the 4-29 October 2023 session of the ongoing Synod on Synodality, to create more localized conversations on the report.

African Palavers on Synod on Synodality Amplified Continent’s Voice in Global Discussions: Cardinal Ambongo

Sep 30, 2024

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo has lauded organizers of the just ended weekly synodal conversations that brought together African theologians and experts, including Clergy women and men Religious, and Laity, noting that the 14 weeks of engagement on “the future of the Church in Africa” amplified the voice of the continent in key global discussions.

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Catholic Bishops in Africa Call for Collaboration in Bringing “Season of Creation” to Life

Sep 25, 2024

The Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is calling for synergy in efforts to bring “the Season of Creation to life.”

Only Fund Biodiversity Initiatives that Protect Indigenous Communities: Africa’s Catholic Bishops to European Union

Sep 18, 2024

The Justice, Peace and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of  Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has urged the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) to ensure that EU biodiversity conservation funds do not lead to the displacement of indigenous communities in Africa.

ACI Africa’s 5th Anniversary: Keynote Speaker Invites EWTN to Support First-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa

Aug 10, 2024

The keynote speaker at the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Association for Catholic Information in Africa (ACI Africa) has invited the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) to collaborate with SIGNIS Africa, the African region of the World Catholic Association for Communication, in hosting the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress in Africa.

“Give people hope, be carriers of the good news”: Kenyan Bishop to Catholic Media at 5th Anniversary of ACI Africa

Aug 10, 2024

Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi, one of the three Auxiliary Bishops of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, has called upon Catholic journalists and Christians to be bearers of the good news and to live out their faith by giving hope to others.

Conferences of Catholic Bishops, Church Entities in Africa Laud EWTN News Service in Africa ahead of 5th Anniversary

Aug 7, 2024

Conferences of Catholic Bishops in Africa, various Church entities, and individuals have extended their congratulations to the Association for Catholic Information in Africa (ACI Africa), a service of EWTN News of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) Global Catholic Network ahead of its fifth anniversary celebration on Friday, August 9.

Celebration of the 2023 SECAM Day at the SECAM headquarters in Accra, Ghana. Credit:

Catholic Church in Africa Challenged to Send Pastoral Agents to “missionary-poor areas” on the Continent

Jul 20, 2024

As the Church in Africa continues to supply missionaries to other places in the world experiencing a decrease in personnel, attention must also be given to places in Africa that equally have a shortage, the leadership of Symposium of Catholic Bishops in Africa has appealed. 

“An Adult Church”: Symposium of Africa’s Catholic Bishops Laud Growth of the Church in Africa

Jul 18, 2024

Following decades of evangelization, the Catholic Church in Africa “has taken root and is now an adult”, the leadership of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has said.

SECAM Officials with chaplains of Catholic Universities in Africa. Credit: SECAM

Education Should Foster Intellectual, Spiritual Development: SECAM Official to Universities in Africa

Jun 10, 2024

The Secretary General of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has urged chaplains of Catholic universities in Africa to champion education that fosters both intellectual and spiritual development.

Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior Secretary General of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Credit: ACI Africa

Catholic Communicators in Africa Covering Synod on Synodality Urged to “protect image of the Church”

Jun 7, 2024

Catholic communicators in Africa have been urged to “work and protect the image of the Church” as they cover the ongoing Synod on Synodality.