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  • African bishops call for ‘swift response’ to new encyclical

    African bishops call for ‘swift response’ to new encyclical

    • Oct 9, 2020

    African bishops have responded to Pope Francis’s new encyclical on human fraternity insisting that “brotherhood” is the remedy to the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 coronavirus and calling for the document’s rapid implementation.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Amid COVID-19, African Church ‘gyrates’ toward new forms of evangelization

    Amid COVID-19, African Church ‘gyrates’ toward new forms of evangelization

    • Jul 31, 2020

    One year after a high-stakes meeting for their Golden Jubilee, Africa’s continental body of bishops has had to adjust their bold new vision for evangelization due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has offered both challenges and unexpected opportunities.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • African cardinal urges courage as COVID-19 adds to disasters

    African cardinal urges courage as COVID-19 adds to disasters

    • Jul 29, 2020

    Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, has urged courage in Africa, as cases of COVID-19 increase amid adoption of containment measures and prayers to defeat the pandemic.

    By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS
  • After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent

    After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent

    • Jun 2, 2020

    Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, who is now recovered after contracting the coronavirus, has issued a statement insisting that the pandemic is not a punishment from God, and appealing for debt forgiveness to help cushion Africa from the economic devastation of the pandemic.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Ghana archbishop: Africans in solidarity with cardinal who has COVID-19

    Ghana archbishop: Africans in solidarity with cardinal who has COVID-19

    • Apr 1, 2020

    Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie assured Burkina Faso Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo of the continent’s solidarity after the cardinal tested positive for COVID-19.

    By Damian Avevor
  • Africans warn numerical growth has to be matched by ‘tools of liberation’

    Africans warn numerical growth has to be matched by ‘tools of liberation’

    • Dec 9, 2019

    The Pan African Congress in Nigeria concluded with a call for theological and pastoral liberation.

    By Christopher White
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