Pope Leo, Africa
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African Church must ‘put on its own oxygen mask’ before leading globally, says theologian Prof. Weanzana
The Christian church in Africa is undeniably flourishing, with statistics showing a significant increase in the number of Christians across the continent. There were an estimated 734 million Christians in Africa in 2024, a significant increase from the 10 ...
The Catholic Church's conclave to select the next pope will begin May 7, with some wondering if the church will continue down the path of non-European pontiffs by electing an African pope. This speculation opens up new questions of how a pope from Africa ...
As Pope Leo XIV was visiting Africa, African Catholics from across the United States honored one of their own at a Mass celebrating twin milestones for the first African-born bishop in the United States, Bishop Jerome Feudjio.
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The pontiff’s visit to Africa highlights the growing importance of the African church within global Catholicism and honors the roots of Western Christianity and Leo’s own order. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares ...
These African theologians are all in on the synod—and want to make it a permanent part of the church
Participants in the “Living Church: Theology of Synodality/Foundations of Synodality" meeting gather in Nairobi on June 21, 2024 (Photo courtesy of the African Synodality Initiative). “We need theological foundations if we are to contribute to a ...
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Church leaders tell the Register that rogue NGOs and recruitment into sex parties are among the ways Western entities are imposing LGBTQ ‘proselytization’ in Africa. Youth — street kids in Kampala, Uganda, are shown — are particularly vulnerable to ...
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Father Stan Chu Ilo is no stranger to the late Pope Francis. The Coordinating Servant of the Pan African Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) also worked closely with the Vatican, serving as the North American coordinator for ...
Not many know about Timbuctoo — a community in Westampton Township in Burlington County settled by formerly enslaved African Americans in the 1800s. Today, a Methodist Episcopal African Church from that era and a cemetery with gravestones belonging to ...