Church in Africa Archives - Page 4 of 5

Church leading fight to enforce term limits in Congo

Jan 3, 2018

Catholic groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had called for peaceful demonstrations after Sunday Mass on Dec. 31, one year after the Catholic Church oversaw the signing of a 2016 accord that set a new election date to ease tensions in the central African country.

By Crux Staff

Young Africans widen understanding of faith with help of Taize brothers

Dec 25, 2017

The Taize Brothers Community in Kenya have organized a five day retreat for young people from all over the continent to help them better understand and deepen their faith.

By Francis Njuguna

African-born clergy, religious ministering in U.S. gather in New Orleans

Aug 1, 2017

In the spirit of a Church that pushes evermore toward the peripheries, the 18th annual convention of the African Conference of Catholic Clergy and Religious in the United States met to address the upcoming concerns and hopes for the growing demographic.

By Catholic News Service

Zambia bishops, faith leaders warn of crisis if dictatorship results

Jun 23, 2017

In a statement, religious leaders in Zambia have criticized the actions of the country’s president, Edgar Lungu, who has harassed the media creating a situation where human rights are at risk. The leaders expressed their concerns that the president is “creating a new dictatorship.”

By Jonathan Luxmoore

South African Council of Churches calls for dissolution of parliament

Jun 13, 2017

The South African Council of Churches has called for the dissolving of parliament and new general elections after a panel found severe corruption in government. In a statement the council said that members of parliament display “complete moral bankruptcy in the execution of their responsibilities in upholding the laws of the land.”

By Bronwen Dachs

Catholics surge in Africa, but priest shortages persist elsewhere

Apr 9, 2017

The Vatican released statistics showing that the evergreen problem of priest shortages still persists. However, the one bright spot is on the African continent which continues its “positive trend” in providing more vocations and more Catholics as a whole.

By Josephine McKenna