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Did Pan-Amazonian Synod Opportunities Evade First Missionaries in Africa?
Days after the three-week Pan-Amazonian Synod concluded at the Vatican, an Ivorian religious missionary priest is of the opinion that the kind of opportunities utilized by the fathers of the recently concluded Synod were missed out by the Church in Africa, particularly at the time of implanting the Catholic faith gospel on the African continent.
Ugandan Nun, Kenyan Catholic among Winners of Inaugural AU Continental Teacher Prize
The African Union (AU) Continental Teacher Prize launched this year “as a means for demonstrating respect for teachers and the teaching profession, by encouraging and celebrating the committed teachers in Africa” has been won by three teachers from Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda, among them, a Catholic nun.
“Missionary awakening must not Stop with October 2019”: Ivorian Church Leader Says
As the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMMOCT2019) commissioned by Pope Francis under the theme “baptized and sent” ends this Thursday, a Church leader in the West African nation of Ivory Coast has encouraged a continued life of witnessing the values of the gospel beyond this month so that the mission of Jesus Christ is made “part of our daily lives.”
Youth in Kinshasa Prepare Festival in Honor of New Cardinal’s Homecoming
As the Catholic Church in DR Congo prepares for the October 31 return of their recently elevated Cardinal, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Diocesan Youth Commission of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa has undertaken to have a festival in honor of the latest Prince of the Church in what they have dubbed "Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Festival".
Catholic Institute in Kenya to Host 3rd Continental Conference on Social Entrepreneurship
Tangaza University College (TUC), a Nairobi-based Catholic institution of higher learning is set to host the third Annual African Conference on Social Entrepreneurship (AACSE), which will address issues of sustainable and impactful social enterprises that lead to transformation within the continent.
Positive Change, Stagnation with Sudan’s Transitional Leaders into 2nd Month: Bishop Notes
Just over two months since Sudan’s new transitional government took office, there is, on one hand, positive change with regard to the ability of citizens to express their views without fear of intimidation and torture, and on the other hand, a degree of stagnation with economic hardships still being felt across the Northeast African country, a Church leader has told ACI Africa.
Sainthood Cause for Potential Second Nigerian Saint Underway, Church Leader Hints
Some two decades after Pope St. John Paul II beatified the first Nigerian, Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi making him the first West African to achieve that feat, a second canonization cause is underway in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country where 25 percent of the population is estimated to be Catholic.
Over a Dozen Parishes Closed in Cameroon’s Mamfe Diocese, Bishop Recounts
The protracted Anglophone crisis in Cameroon has taken a heavy toll on the pastoral activities of the local churches, particularly Mamfe diocese, where the Bishop has had to take the painful decision of closing down over a dozen parishes, he has told ACI Africa.
“Cultural reawakening, moral leadership” Needed in Africa: Bishop to Graduating Students
The need to utilize skills acquired in higher institutions of learning to have a positive impact on contemporary society was one of the key highlights of the address of a Kenyan Bishop to the over two thousand students from a variety of African countries who graduated at the main campus of the Nairobi-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa on Friday, October 25, with the Bishop calling for ethical leadership.
Caritas Kenya’s Annual Forum Resolves to Continue Networking with Entities at Grassroots
Caritas Kenya, the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops in the East African country has, at its Annual Forum, resolved to continue fulfilling its mandate by networking with Church entities at the grassroots, including Small Christian Communities in the various Parishes of the dioceses.
Declare Flooding in South Sudan’s Malakal Diocese “a national disaster”, Bishop Concerned
South Sudan’s Malakal diocese, the most geographically vast of the seven dioceses of South Sudan, has been devastated by heavy flooding with hundreds of thousands of inhabitants affected and their lives at great risk, the Local Ordinary, Bishop Stephen Nyodho has confirmed in an interview with ACI Africa. He is calling on the government to declare the unprecedented phenomenon “a national disaster” and the international community to intervene to save lives.
Catholic Radio in South Sudan Needs $50,000 to Resume Broadcast after Vandalism, Looting
While the exact impact of the protracted South Sudan civil strife on the Church is yet to come to the light, Malakal diocese, one of the most affected ecclesial territories in the youngest nation of the world, is attempting to revive the seeming dampened spirits of the people of God through the revival of a damaged and looted radio station, which now requires US$50,000.00 to resume broadcasting, sources at the heart of the initiative have told ACI Africa.
Continental Biblical Leadership Initiative Hails Application of Bible in Rwanda
At the 9th African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) forum in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, the application of scripture in the process of healing and reconciliation following the 1994 genocide has been recognized with appreciation as a model for other citizens of other countries to emulate.
Faithful in Congo Brazzaville Encouraged to Witness to Christian Identity
Informed by fears of the possible loss of Christian identity in the Central Africa nation of Congo-Brazzaville, Catholic Bishops have recently called on the people of God in their country to maintain their identity as followers of Christ, which they have described as a vocation that requires some distinction.
Bishops in Benin Call on Nigeria to Reconsider Opening Borders
Three months after a majority of African countries ratified an agreement allowing the creation of a regional free-trade zone, which was seen as a major boost to intra-regional trade, Bishops in the West African country of Benin have raised concerns over the continued move by Africa’s largest economy to close borders shared by the two countries, thereby limiting trade and free movement of goods.
African Nuns Encouraged to Engage in Empirical Studies Examining their Lifestyle, Ministry
In a move that seems to further a previous call for collaboration with African-based scholars in view of enhancing empirical research on Catholic education in Africa, Catholic nuns in Africa have been encouraged to engage in studies that seek to examine issues affecting the lives of consecrated women in a bid to fill a scholarship gap that currently exists.
Church in Rwanda Plans to Review Her Legacy toward Peace 25 Years after Genocide
As Rwanda continues to recover from memories of the 1994 genocide that was characterized with, among other issues, bitter memories of complacency from various quarters, the Catholic Church in this Central African nation is preparing to look back at her activities over the past 25 years in regard to witnessing to peaceful coexistence, a Rwandan Church leader has announced.
Stress, Trauma by Church Personnel in Africa Occasion First Ever Continental Conference
The realization that a number of Church personnel in the world’s second most populous continent are struggling with stress and trauma has occasioned the convocation of a continental conference, the first ever in Africa, in view of deliberating on psychological and psychospiritual counselling in the Church context, stakeholders have told ACI Africa.
Inspired by Kenya, Malawi Religious Leaders Propose “Handshake” to Key Political Rivals
The March 2018 unexpected decision by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and main leader of opposition coalition Raila Odinga to put their differences aside and unite through a “Handshake” that restored peace in the East African nation after months of divisive post-elections politics has inspired religious leaders in Malawi.
Religious Sects a Challenge to Catholicism in Africa, Church Leaders Testify
While Africa is seen to gradually and steadily become the axis of global Catholicism, the mushrooming of religious sects on the continent seems to be posing threats to the process of evangelization, Catholic Church leaders from various regions of Africa who have been in Nairobi for meetings have told ACI Africa.
