Posts Tagged ‘Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar’

African bishops block push for local doctrinal autonomy

Monday, November 4th, 2024
Doctrinal autonomy

At the recent Synod on Synodality, African bishops were instrumental in blocking moves to grant greater doctrinal autonomy to national episcopal conferences. Archbishop Andrew Nkea (pictured) of Bamenda, Cameroon, confirmed the African delegation’s satisfaction with the synod’s final report, which Pope Francis adopted. African bishops sought to prevent any shift in doctrinal authority to local Read more

Church in Africa partners with pan-African communications group for public relations support

Monday, May 30th, 2022

APO Group, Africa’s leading communications consultancy, has expressed its willingness to partner with the Catholic Church on the continent to ensure greater cohesion to the Church’s pastoral communications’ strategy. The statement dated May 26, given in the Vatican, noted that, “the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, and the Symposium of Episcopal Read more