(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Theologians in Africa have published a 20-chapter commentary on the Synthesis Report (SR), the 42-page summary report following the 4-29 October 2023 session of the ongoing Synod on Synodality, to create more localized conversations on the report.
(Pour une école libre au Québec).
Mise à jour du 30 septembre 2024
Au Canada, 112 églises été vandalisées, incendiées ou profanées depuis l’annonce de la découverte apparente de prétendues sépultures à proximité d’un pensionnat à Kamloops, en Colombie-Britannique.
Belgian liberals give Francis a tough day at the office
(Catholic Herald).
At the outset of his long weekend outing to Luxembourg and Belgium, Pope Francis told journalists on the papal plane he was going to skip the customary swing through coach to greet them all, saying he was too tired. The decision came after Francis cancelled a couple of audiences earlier in the week due to what the Vatican described as a cold.
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
Les membres du Conseil National du Laïcat (CNL) du Sénégal ont condamné les propos du Premier ministre Ousmane Sonko, qui a qualifié les écoles privées catholiques d’« institutions étrangères ».
Philippine, joven asesinada en Francia, una católica volcada: funeral multitudinario y repleto de fe
(Religión en Libertad).
Esta semana Francia ha quedado completamente conmocionada tras el brutal asesinato de Philippine Le Noir, una joven de 19 años a la que le arrebató la vida mientras volvía de la universidad un joven marroquí que ya había sido detenido años antes por violar a otra mujer y que tenía sobre él una orden de expulsión del país. Este nuevo caso de violencia ha sacudido a millones de franceses y ha vuelto a poner de manifiesto una de las cuestiones sociales y políticas más candentes en Francia en este momento: el de la inmigración irregular, la violencia y la islamización progresiva del país.
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Les communautés ecclésiales de base (CEB), nouvelle façon d’être Église en Afrique, ouvrent la voie à l’union des différentes confessions chrétiennes, a déclaré un œcuméniste non catholique.
La Lejeune Académie, une initiative née de La Marche pour la vie
(Michel Janva. Le Salon Beige).
La 3e édition de la Lejeune Académie s’est déroulée cet été sous le soleil de Normandie. Cinquante jeunes désireux d’en découdre avec la “culture de mort” se sont réunis.
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
People masquerading as Catholic Priests and other Church agents are having a field day in the West African nation of Nigeria owing to gaps in communication between Parishes, the Local Ordinary of the country’s Catholic Diocese of Oyo has said.
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
The Programs Manager at Laudato Si’ Movement in Africa has called on the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to ensure that its climate financing is equitable and does not exacerbate existing injustices on the African continent.
1,600 Children Receive First Holy Communion at International Eucharistic Congress
(Diego López Marina. ACI Africa).
In an atmosphere of celebration, joy, and devotion, some 25,000 people, including 1,600 children in white robes and traditional costumes who received their first Communion, participated Sunday in the opening Mass of the 2024 International Eucharistic Congress in Quito, Ecuador.
Why the Catholic Church in Nigeria Has Remained Firm amid “prosperity gospel” Influences on Priests
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
From the rising number of private ministries led by wayward Catholic Priests to abhorrent Liturgical abuses, many worrying developments are creeping into the Catholic Church in Nigeria, some of which now threaten the unity of the Church in Africa’s most populous nation.
Rome “synodals” while the world burns
(Larry Chapp. The Catholic World Report).
The inattention to the obvious elephant in the living room has led to the almost comical spectacle of a self-referential Church spending time and treasure on the completely irrelevant topic of ecclesial structures.
Iran’s Jesus Revolution: Mosques Close as 1 Million Muslims Accept Christ
(Gary Lane. CBN).
Amid talk of a broader war in the Middle East, there is also news that a Jesus Revolution may be underway.
An unprecedented number of Muslims are choosing to follow Christ, especially in Iran as people search for a better life.
Iranians are growing tired of the ayatollahs and a nation led by the empty promises of their Islamic theocracy. An anonymous internal poll found that 80% now prefer a democratic government, and many are leaving Islam.
1000 ans de la crypte de Notre-Dame de Chartres
(Conference des Eveques de France).
Le diocèse de Chartres s’apprête à ouvrir, le 8 septembre 2024, une année jubilaire à l’occasion du millénaire de la crypte du sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Chartres. Rencontre avec le P. Emmanuel Blondeau, recteur de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres depuis huit ans. Par Florence de Maistre.
Devastating attack on church in France renews concerns over security in places of worship
(Solène Tadié. CNA).
The historic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Saint-Omer, in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, was ravaged by arson on the night of Sept. 2, 2024.
« La synodalité est un nouveau mot pour une vieille idée en Afrique » : Cardinal Onaiyekan
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
L’expérience africaine de « l’Eglise en tant que famille de Dieu » fait de la synodalité, qui invite le peuple de Dieu à cheminer ensemble dans la communion, la participation et la mission, « un nouveau mot pour une vieille idée », a déclaré le Cardinal John Onaiyekan du Nigéria.
(ACI Africa).
The Catholic Church in Nigeria can have a greater impact on the people of God in the West African nation than she is currently having if the government complemented her formal education and healthcare initiatives through “subsidies”.
“They are sending us missionaries of evil”: Catholic Archbishops in Africa
(Jonathan Liedl. ACI Africa).
The West used to send Africa the Gospel. Now, African Church leaders are warning that Western nations and individuals are spreading a far different message throughout the continent, in what they describe as a warped form of proselytization.
Organizers Laud Success of National Jubilee Year Celebration for Cape Verdean Youths
(João Vissesse. ACI Africa).
The President of the National Executive Commission for the 500th Anniversary of the Diocese of Santiago in Cape Verde has lauded the just concluded National Jubilee Year of Catholic Youths, describing it as a success.
Catholic Bishops in Nigeria Condemn Liturgical Abuses, Call for Immediate Reforms
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) have condemned in “strongest terms” abuses during Liturgical celebrations in the West African nation, urging Priests and Bishops to take “immediate action” to restore the dignity and sanctity of worship.