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Day of the African Child

Fr. Santo Gaba. Credit: Catholic Radio Network (CRN)

Day of the African Child in South Sudan: Catholic Official Says “Church must see that children are safe”

Jun 30, 2024

On the annual celebration of the International Day of the African Child (DAC), which was belatedly marked in South Sudan on June 26, the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the country has emphasized the need to pay keen attention to the safeguarding of minors.

Agenda of the June 16 webinar organized by the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC)/ Credit: Courtesy Photo

Rise, Reclaim Your Continent, Young Africans Told on the Day of the African Child

Jun 18, 2021

On the annual event of the International Day of the African Child (DAC), young people across the continent have been challenged to take up leadership roles and reclaim their position in global socio-political and economic space. 

Credit; Courtesy Photo

Catholic Bishops in Zambia Mark Day of African Child with call to Protect Minors

Jun 16, 2021

Members of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) have, on the annual event of the International Day of the African Child (DAC), appealed to leaders in the Southern African nation to do “everything that is possible” to protect children from experiencing the trauma caused by humanitarian crises. 

On the International Day of the African Child (DAC) marked annually on June 16 since its inauguration in 1991.

Day of the African Child: Young People Urged to Sacrifice “to shift narrative, destiny”

Jun 16, 2020

On the annual event of the International Day of the African Child (DAC), known as the National Youth Day in South Africa where the event was born, the Catholic Bishop heading the Justice and Peace Commission of the three-nation Bishops’ Conference has urged the youth to be ready to make sacrifices that can “pave the road to change, shifting our country’s narrative and destiny.”