Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (Pactpan) - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:43:06 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (Pactpan) - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Bishops to African digital influencers: ‘Brace for the challenges ahead' https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/09/26/bishops-to-african-digital-influencers-brace-for-the-challenges-ahead/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:53:58 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=176212 Members of the African Synodal Digital Youth Influencers who graduated recently from the African Digital Faith Influencers Formation program of the Pan African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) were told to "brace for the challenges that lie ahead of [them] in the digital peripheries [they] seek to evangelise." In his keynote address at the Read more

Bishops to African digital influencers: ‘Brace for the challenges ahead'... Read more]]> Members of the African Synodal Digital Youth Influencers who graduated recently from the African Digital Faith Influencers Formation program of the Pan African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) were told to "brace for the challenges that lie ahead of [them] in the digital peripheries [they] seek to evangelise."

In his keynote address at the Sept 12 graduation ceremony, Bishop Godfrey Igwebuike Onah of Nigeria's Diocese of Nsukka warned the 56 participants in the PACTPAN program about the complexities of digital spaces.

Onah reminded the graduates that in the Church, the digital world is still at the periphery and needs to be evangelised.

"Life at the periphery is not easy. There is no order. If you have experienced a slum in any city, then you will understand that evangelising the periphery is not a joke," he said.

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Bishops to African digital influencers: ‘Brace for the challenges ahead']]> 176212 African Catholics say synodality is also a call to Christian unity https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/09/12/african-catholics-say-synodality-is-also-a-call-to-christian-unity/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:55:06 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=175701 As Rome prepares for the denouement of Pope Francis's long-running Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other African Christian leaders are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent. During a recent exchange known as the "African Palaver Conversation Series," which concluded Read more

African Catholics say synodality is also a call to Christian unity... Read more]]> As Rome prepares for the denouement of Pope Francis's long-running Synod of Bishops on Synodality next month, Catholics and other African Christian leaders are exploring the possible implications of the process for closer ties among the various Christian communities on the continent.

During a recent exchange known as the "African Palaver Conversation Series," which concluded Sept 6, African Catholics and leaders from other Christian denominations highlighted the importance of cross-denominational cooperation.

"Christians, regardless of denomination, have a common mandate," said Professor Mary Getui, a member of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (Pactpan), which sponsored the event, and a Seventh-day Adventist scholar.

By "common mandate," Getui was referencing Christ's call to make disciples of all nations.

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