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Clergy in Zambia Being Trained to Ensure “Church institutions are sustainable”
In an effort to promote sustainability and self-reliance in local Churches across the Eastern Africa region, representatives of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) under the institution’s capacity building project are currently in Zambia for a two-week training in financial management of Church institutions, the Coordinator of the project has told ACI Africa.
Heads of Church Universities in Africa Strategize Aligning with Pope’s “Veritatis Gaudium”
With the legal effect of the new Apostolic Constitution governing institutions that offer Vatican-approved degrees into its second academic year for many such academic and formation entities in Africa, heads of these Church institutions of higher learning across the continent including Chancellors, Rectors, Presidents and Deans of faculties met in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi to strategize the aligning of the administration of their respective facilities with the new norms contained in the document of Pope Francis, “Veritatis Gaudium” (the joy of truth).
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.
Mandatory Sessions for Priests on Children Safety among Recommendations to Zambia Bishops
Against the backdrop of accusations of child abuse by clerics in a number of countries across the globe resulting in, among other declarations, an “all-out battle” against the abuse of minors by Pope Francis, the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) has reached out to the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) in a recent meeting that concluded with recommendations, which if realized, the safety of children in the landlocked Southern Africa country will be guaranteed.
Conference Focusing on Holistic Health and Healing in Africa Described as “timely”
The just concluded conference that saw African scholars present research papers around the theme “Christianity, holistic health and healing in Africa” at a time when health matters seem to preoccupy people on the continent more than before has been described as “timely”.
Why I Presented Non-Empirical Research at Annual Writers’ Conference: Testimony
A participant at last week’s three-day annual writers’ conference at a Kenya-based Catholic institution who presented a research paper based on a review of literature has identified lack of funds and time to conduct empirical research as reasons that informed the decision.
