8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (263+ words) At a gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, from 2 to 6 July 2026, Synodality Observers (Syn Obs) from eleven English-speaking African countries and regional bodies deepened their understanding of their role in documenting the Catholic Church's synodal journey across the continent. The gathering drew…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (249+ words) Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA On Tuesday, June 30, Pope Leo XIV appointed members and Consultors of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches, including the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (296+ words) Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA The congratulatory message, signed by SECAM Secretary General Fr. Rafael Simbine Junior and dated Tuesday, June 30, addressed the four African prelates and one priest named as Members and Consultors of the Dicastery. In his message,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (455+ words) By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Focusing on how Ubuntu values can inform SCCs" practices, she pointed out that participatory leadership and decision-making, economic sharing and mutual aid, hospitality and inclusion are some of the ways SCCs can make good use…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (374+ words) Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of Oyo Diocese, Nigeria Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA A Catholic Prelate has challenged the Church in Africa not to stand at the margins of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development, but instead to insist on a place at…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (448+ words) People should embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a useful tool while ensuring it does not replace human intelligence and moral judgment, Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, in charge of the AMECEA Online Newsletter, said during an AI training for Bishops in…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (186+ words) Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is set to host a formation webinar for bishops, religious superiors, and senior ecclesial leaders across the region on Tuesday, June 23, focused on how the…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (199+ words) Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA The Laudato Si" Action Platform, an initiative supported by the Vatican"s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has opened applications for a new global online bootcamp aimed at equipping Catholic creators and communicators to…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago  (224+ words) Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA The Holy Father has accepted the resignation of His Eminence Berhaneyesus Demerew Cardinal Souraphiel, a member of the congregation of the Mission (C. M), from his role as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (517+ words) Sr. Jecinter Antoinette Okoth, FSSA Hundreds of participants joined an online session on Monday, June 8, to understand the Holy Father's concerns in his new Encyclical Letter on Artificial Intelligence (AI) that was published last month. Titled "Magnifica Humanitas," Br. Elias…...