Freetown, 01 February, 2025 / 10:31 pm (ACI Africa).
Catholic Bishops in The Gambia and Sierra Leone have called on the faithful to deepen their commitment to life, justice, and reconciliation as part of their observance of the 2025 Jubilee Year of the Church.
In a statement following their January 19-26 meeting in the Catholic Diocese of Kenema, members of the Inter-Territorial Catholic Bishops' Conference of The Gambia and Sierra Leone (ITCABIC) emphasized that the Jubilee Year should serve as a time of “prayer, conversion, renewal, restoration, and hope.”
They urged Catholics to strengthen their spiritual lives and to take concrete steps to foster peace and unity in their communities.
“As pilgrims of hope, we are summoned to be agents of justice, peace, and reconciliation among ourselves and in our society, including witnessing to Catholic Christian values, such as respect for life at all stages,” ITCABIC members said in the statement that was issued on January 26.
The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone, in particular, has been vocal about the need to promote life in the country where some are pushing for a Bill that seeks to legalize abortion.