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Africa and Madagascar’s Synodal Continental Assembly
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
IN AFRICA, THE SYNOD IS ON!
AFRICA SYNODAL CONTINENTAL ASSEMBLY Final Communiqué 1-6 March 2023 - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Introduction In union with the universal Church, the...
This Synod Assembly is over, but the synodal and missionary Church is moving forward!
After a morning dedicated to the practice of spiritual conversation in working groups on the draft Final Document that will be sent to the General...
“African Values should not be diluted”: Bishop Musie Ghebreghiorghis
Addis Ababa (Etiopia), 04.03.2023 – On the final working day of the Synodal Continental Assembly for Africa organized by the Symposium of Episcopal...
Gathering the fruits of our prayer
After the Divine Liturgy celebrated in Ethiopian rite at Holy Trinity Cathedral on the third day of the continental synod meeting in Addis Ababa,...
Through the eyes of a participant
We offer you the report that Fr Michel Guillaud, Secretary General of CERNA - the Regional Bishops' Conference of North Africa - kindly sent us. We...
Unity, fight against poverty, social equality and neocolonialism as first main concerns of the African Church
PRESS RELEASE N.2 The African Synod on Synodality Assembly taking place in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) entered the second working session as Prayers,...
The tent and the Tukul
Addis Ababa (Etiopia), 03.02.2023 - The entire morning of the second working day of the Continental Synodal Assembly in Addis Ababa was dedicated to...
Card. Kambanda: We don’t listen to each other despite the means of communication we have
Addis Ababa (Etiopia), 03.02.2023 - On the second working day of the Synodal Continental Assembly for Africa organized by the Symposium of Episcopal...
The synod needs an African Theology elaborated by the whole People of God
Synodality and its importance in the life of the Church has a strong biblical and historical precedent. Synodality is a way of life in the Church...
The African way of ‘walking together’
PRESS RELEASE n. 1 The Synodal Continental Assembly for Africa opened this morning in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with the Holy Mass presided by Cardinal...
Intervention by HE Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson of African Union Commission
Your Eminence Mario Cardinal Crech from the General Secretariat for Synod Your Eminence Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, President of SECAM Your Eminence...
Gathering together in Ethiopia is like a return to the origins of the Church
Bishop Antonio Camilleri, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia reiterated his welcome to all the delegations in this land which is, according to the...
Without the help of the Holy Spirit, it would be a mess
The Synodal Continental Assembly for Africa opened this morning with the Holy Mass presided by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of...
Synodal Process a Call to open the mind and heart to the Holy Spirit
The First Vice President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) Bishop Lúcio Muandula has said that the Synod on...
Make room for others: the spiritual conversation
Over the next days, the delegates will be invited to journey together using a 3-step method called, ‘Spiritual Conversation’. During the opening...
Women often take a back seat, but are always a quiet force – African Witnesses
At #synodaddisababa2023 Solange Clemence Bomesse Nee Yoyo, delegate of the Central Africa Republic Bishops' Conference tells us about her experience...
Women often at a back seat, but always ‘a quiet force’ – African Witnesses
At #synodaddisababa2023 Solange Clemence Bomesse Nee Yoyo, delegate of the Central Africa Republic Bishops' Conference tells us about her experience...
First Working Session
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), in collaboration with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI), has gathered...
Second Working Session
The Secretariat of Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) in collaboration with African Synodality Initiative (ASI) is...
CONTINENTAL SYNOD ASSEMBLY FOR THE CHURCH IN AFRICA
The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) wishes to inform you of the gathering of delegates from across the continent...
Approaching the Synodal Continental Assembly in Addis Ababa – African Witnesses
Father Michel GUILLAUD, Secretary General of CERNA (North Africa), tell us about the challenges of listening within the community, the mission of...