(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
L’Eglise d’Afrique peut s’inspirer de l’expérience des Eglises orientales du continent pour vivre le Synode sur la synodalité, ont déclaré les participants à une conversation virtuelle.
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Pour que la foi grandisse, “nous devons revenir aux communautés ecclésiales de base” : Un évêque en Tanzanie
(ACI Africa).
Les communautés ecclésiales de base (CEB), nouvelle forme d’Église en Afrique, joue un rôle déterminant dans la croissance de la foi chrétienne, a déclaré Mgr Wolfgang Pisa, évêque du diocèse catholique de Lindi, en Tanzanie.
Africa’s Christians, Muslims Must Uphold “mutual respect, cooperation” for Possible Peace, Rebirth: Nigerian Cardinal
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
Lasting peace in and rebirth of Africa are only possible if Christians and Muslims on the continent go beyond their differences and decide to uphold “mutual respect and cooperation”, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said.
“Seeds of Synodal Church already sprouting all over Africa”: African Member of Theological Commission of Synod
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
The spirit of the Synod on Synodality has been introduced in Africa and is spreading across the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, an African member of the Vatican Theological Commission of the Synod has said.
Lack of Patriotism, Unequal Resource Distribution, Nepotism among “blindness” Manifestations in CAR: Catholic Bishops
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
The Central African Republic (CAR) is ailing from multiple conditions that have left the country reeling in life-threatening deficiencies, Catholic Bishops in the country have lamented.
In a statement issued Sunday, June 23, members of the Central African Episcopal Conference (CECA) make reference to the plight of Bartimaeus in the Gospel of Mark and term the country’s ailments as “blindness”.
“Silence is complicity”: Nigerian Cardinal Encourages Catholic Church Leaders to “speak out against injustice”
John Cardinal Onaiyekan has encouraged Catholic Church leaders in the West African nation of Nigeria to speak out against injustices in the country.
In a report following the inauguration of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) program at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) headquartered in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese Abuja, Cardinal Onaiyekan is quoted as saying, “We cannot afford to remain silent in the face of injustice.”
“Spécial” : Un évêque catholique sud-africain parle de la conférence sur la transparence à Rome
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
Mgr Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, évêque du diocèse catholique sud-africain de Kokstad, qui a participé à l’atelier sur la transparence et la responsabilité dans l’Église catholique qui s’est tenu à Rome du 16 au 22 juin, a qualifié la convention de “spéciale”.
Les chrétiens d’Égypte se lancent dans la construction d’églises alors que la persécution s’intensifie
(Redaction. ACI Africa)
Les projets ecclésiastiques qui avaient été interrompus en Égypte lorsque ce pays d’Afrique du Nord était dominé par les Frères musulmans reprennent, car les chrétiens du pays commencent à jouir d’une certaine liberté.
Des religieuses catholiques en Afrique expliquent comment les gouvernements peuvent répondre à la détresse des réfugiés
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
Des religieuses catholiques du Ghana et du Nigeria, pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest, et leurs homologues du Cameroun, pays d’Afrique centrale, se sont exprimées sur le sort des réfugiés sur le continent, en partageant leurs idées sur la manière dont les gouvernements africains peuvent améliorer la situation des réfugiés et des personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur propre pays (PDI).
Comment une religieuse catholique nigériane lutte contre le mariage précoce
(Redaction. ACI Africa).
Sœur Bernadette Duru est le fer de lance de la protection des petites filles dans le diocèse catholique de Shendam au Nigeria contre les mariages précoces.
Let’s “articulate our own views, voices”: Cameroonian Jesuit on Theological Reflections on Synodal Outcomes
(Jude Atemanke and João Vissesse. ACI Africa).
Delegates representing the Church in Africa at the ongoing Synod on Synodality need to amplify their views and voices on issues relating to the growth of the Church on the continent, a Cameroonian member of the Society of Jesus (SJ) has said.
Speaking to ACI Africa on the sidelines of a convention bringing together African professionals in the fields of theology and pastoral ministry to deliberate on the outcomes of the first session of the Synod on Synodality, Fr. Ludovic Lado described the two-phase convention under the auspices of the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) as “a good intellectual apostolate”.
Situation of Refugees, Asylum Seekers in Angola “one of the best”: Catholic Official in World Refugee Day Message
(João Vissesse. ACI Africa).
The situation of refugees and asylum seekers in Angola is better than before, the Director of the Jesuits Refugee Service (JRS) has said.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angola is currently home to 55,764 refugees and asylum seekers. Of this number, 25,283 (46%) are refugees, and 30,279 (54%) are asylum seekers.
Le cardinal Napier d’Afrique du Sud envoie un message fort sur “l’assaut contre la famille”
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
La famille est confrontée à la “crise la plus importante et la plus grave” dans le monde d’aujourd’hui, a déclaré le cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier, qui a averti que les attaques contre la famille cherchaient à décimer la procréation.
Dans sa présentation lors d’une récente conversation en ligne sur le Synode sur la synodalité, le Cardinal Napier a observé que la famille souffre le plus lorsque des attaques sont menées contre l’institution du mariage.
Les grandes conférences épiscopales catholiques étouffent la voix des évêques, selon un théologien togolais
(Agnes Aineah. Aciafrique).
Un prêtre catholique togolais a proposé de diviser les conférences épiscopales, les diocèses, les paroisses et autres groupes jugés trop importants en unités où “la voix de chacun est entendue”.
Selon le père Léonard Katchekpele, expert en droit canonique et en éthique théologique, les voix de certains évêques catholiques, par exemple, se perdent dans des conférences épiscopales relativement grandes.
Dans sa présentation lors d’une conversation en ligne qui cherche à approfondir la compréhension du rapport de synthèse du Synode sur la synodalité avant la session du 2 au 29 octobre 2024 à Rome, le père Katchekpele a déclaré que la division des structures en unités plus petites “a quelque chose de synodal à la base”.
“Lorsqu’une paroisse est considérée comme trop grande, elle est divisée en deux. Un grand diocèse est également divisé en deux. Je pense que cette tradition canonique a quelque chose de synodal en son cœur parce que dans les petits groupes, les gens peuvent s’écouter les uns les autres et marcher ensemble”, a déclaré le père Katchekpele, qui est curé adjoint de la paroisse Holy Trinity Frankenthal du diocèse catholique allemand de Speyer, lors de l’événement du 14 juin.
World Environment Day 2024: Catholic Nuns in Kenya Foster “environmental stewardship” in Youth Empowerment Initiative
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
Members of the Sisters’ Led Youth Empowerment Initiative (SLYI), a program of the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK), have belatedly marked World Environment Day 2024 by engaging young people in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in activities that foster “environmental stewardship”.
The activities that included garbage collection and general cleaning at St. Charles Lwanga Vocational Training, Kibera on Friday, June 14 was done in partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Creative Economy and Catholic Technical and Vocational institutions, community promoters, and volunteers drawn from ADN.
Civil war in Sudan: What’s Happening and Why?
(Jonah McKeown. ACI Africa).
For over a year, the people of Sudan — one of the largest countries in Africa — have suffered under a brutal civil war that has reduced the capital, Khartoum, to a war zone.
Amid the chaos and a complex set of competing political interests, children and the poor have been hit hardest.
Just last week, the United Nations confirmed that 35 children were among those killed in one of the war’s deadliest attacks to date. All told, at least 15,550 people have reportedly been killed in the fighting and some 10 million people have been displaced, many internally.
Catholic Church in Africa Urged to Tap into Diaspora Communities to Grow Continent
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa).
Catholic Bishops and religious communities in Africa have been urged to harness the potential of the diasporic communities in growing the continent.
Speaking during an online conversation that was organized by African theologians who seek to deepen the understanding of the Synthesis Report of the ongoing Synod on Synodality, Fr. Paulinus Odozor who teaches moral theology at the University of Notre Dame said Africa can benefit immensely from diaspora communities that he said already seem to be well organized.
Why Archbishop in South Africa Thinks Synod on Synodality calls for “radical shift” in Church Model
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
The Synod on Synodality is a call to move from one model of the Church to another, Archbishop Dabula Mpako of South Africa’s Pretoria Archdiocese who participated in the first session of the ongoing synod has observed.
Speaking to Catholic communicators in a webinar last week, Archbishop Dabula Mpako shared that he had had “continued engagement and reflection on the Synod process” since the October 4-29 meeting in Rome last year.
What African Polygamous Men Can Learn from Ugandan Martyr Matthias Mulumba
(Silas Isenjia. ACI Africa).
Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda has urged Christian men still practicing polygamy to emulate St. Matthias Mulumba, one of the Uganda Martyrs who denounced his polygamous life and embraced monogamy after he converted to Christianity.
Catholic Communicators in Africa Covering Synod on Synodality Urged to “protect image of the Church”
(Jude Atemanke. ACI Africa).
Catholic communicators in Africa have been urged to “work and protect the image of the Church” as they cover the ongoing Synod on Synodality.
Speaking during a Friday, June 7 webinar, Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior Secretary General of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) reminded communicators of their role to evangelize “amid forces seeking to destroy the Church”.