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A poster showing Bishop George Nkuo and the ten seminarians he ordained Deacons on 6 July 2023. Credit: Kumbo Diocese

“Show world that chastity is noble”: Catholic Bishop in Cameroon to Newly Ordained Deacons

Jul 6, 2023

Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon has urged the new Deacons he ordained on Thursday, July 6 to be chaste, manifesting to the world the value and nobility of the vow of chastity.

Poster announcing the Youth Chastity Conference / Courtesy Photo

At Annual Conference, Youth in Africa Urged to Practice Chastity “at individual level”

Feb 15, 2021

The need for young people in Africa to practice chastity at “individual level” was emphasized at the annual conference that brought together youth from various African counties to share their respective experiences of living chaste lives amid COVID-19.

Poster of the planned Youth Chastity Conference 2020 to take place on February 8 at the Kenya-based Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) / CUEA

Planned Youth Chastity Conference in Kenya to Address “homosexual orientations”

Feb 1, 2020

The 2020 edition of the annual conferences that seek to address reported stigmatization of young people in institutions of higher learning who decide to embrace chastity will see participants deliberate on “people having homosexual orientations,” the convener of the event told ACI Africa.

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