
African Bishop Cautions Catholic Journalists Against Compromising Standards
Bishop Jaca called upon Catholic journalists to act as 'heralds of truth,' fostering integrity in their journalism practice and advocating for justice.
Bishop Jaca called upon Catholic journalists to act as 'heralds of truth,' fostering integrity in their journalism practice and advocating for justice.
The parish itself dates to 1867, and the church building, built of quarry stone, was dedicated in 1872.
Unbound was founded in 1981 by Catholics as an agency focused on putting resources directly in the hands of the world’s poor.
Archbishop Andrew Nkea of Bamenda, Cameroon, said the continent’s delegates helped defeat a proposal to give national episcopal conferences greater doctrinal autonomy, a change he said would have led to a ‘chaotic Church.’
The 14 members of the Final Document Commission were announced at a press conference on Oct. 8.
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.
Cardinal Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla from South Sudan shared his plea for the Catholic Church worldwide to live in solidarity with the world’s poor and vulnerable living in different countries.
Residents and human rights groups have reportedly criticized South African authorities for blocking food and water supplies to the illegal miners.
Despite facing many challenges, the bishop urged the people of God in South Africa to take pride in the country’s political maturity following the elections.
The letter, issued Jan. 11, was written by Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). Cardinal Ambongo said that the letter is a synthesis of all the African bishops’ opinions, which were sent in response to a request he issued on Dec. 20.
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