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Synod for Africa: Arch. Tlhagale's intervention

Monday, 12 October 2009 14:14


In the Instrumentum Laboris, the question of inculturation is barely touched upon. And yet Ecclesia in Africa categorically stated that inculturation is a sine qua non in the work of evangelization. Without inculturation, there is neither genuine evangelization nor genuine reconciliation. After all, "the gospel is grounded in the human terrain of culture" (I.L. 73).

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Synod for Africa: SACBC proposes a 'Peace Elders' task force

Monday, 12 October 2009 08:52


Fr. Sean O'Leary of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute, speaking at the Synod for Africa in Rome on Saturday (full text available here) proposed a group of eminent persons to act as 'Peace Elders' to help resolve conflicts in Africa. Pointing out how many of the Bishops present at the Synod had real experience of African Conflicts, Father O'Leary proposed that the Catholic Church on the African Continent becomes more visible and active in Peace interventions.

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Synod for Africa: Bishop Wustenberg's intervention

Thursday, 08 October 2009 14:03


Laity and hierarchy are often not in one accord. Reconciliation is needed within the Church. A Pastoral Plan led to the development of a better community. This reconciliation within the Church affected the evangelizing commitment of the laity to reconciling a broken world. Unity and cooperation of the Bishops' Conference support the laity in networking. Small Christian Communities -- rooted in faith -- network in the social field for transforming society at local level. This commitment happens also through various institutions. With a widely observed lack of deeper catechesis such commitment in "all strata of humanity" needs thorough formation.

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African Synod: first news from Rome

Thursday, 08 October 2009 13:49


Below is a report from Fr Sean O'Leary, Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute, on the first couple of days of the African Synod. To read the other news from the Synod for Africa (October 2009), click here.

Dear Friends,
There we were all 322 of us (33 cardinals, 75 archbishops, 120 bishops, 8 religious, 49 auditors and 29 experts) all gathered on Sunday October 4th for the opening of the 2nd Synod of Bishops on Africa in the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica with all the pomp and ceremony the occasion could muster.

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Concern at Kennedy Road Killings: Bishop Barry Wood

Monday, 05 October 2009 10:19


I would like to add my voice and that of the Justice and Peace Department of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference to Bishop Rubin Phillip’s Statement on the Kennedy Road violence. The Kennedy Road killings and violence are of great concern. Reports of Militia being allowed to operate with impunity and a perceived partisan role by the South African Police Service in the area require immediate investigation.
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Elections in Botswana: pastoral letter from Bishop Seane

Tuesday, 29 September 2009 11:03


Dear Brothers, Sisters, the faithful and all people of good will,

His Excellency Lt Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama has announced the date for our country’s general Elections to be the 16th October 2009. This calls all the loving citizens who have registered for the elections to check that their registration card and valid Omang card are kept in a safe place ready for this important day. It will be a public holiday. It is our duty as responsible citizens to exercise our right to choose the leaders and government that will respect human dignity and create better life for all.

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The South African experience of reconciliation to Sierra Leone

Monday, 21 September 2009 13:34


At the request of Pax Christi International the Denis Hurley Peace Institute was asked to go on a speaking tour of Sierra Leone outlining the South African experience of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as a mean of keeping the debate around the Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission alive. The delegation from South Africa was made up of Bishop Kevin Dowling and Fr Seán O'Leary, from the Denis Hurley Peace Institute (DHPI).

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US delegation visit to Winterveld

Monday, 07 September 2009 17:27


The US delegation visited the Hope for Life ARV treatment site in St Peter’s parish, Winterveld, Archdiocese of Pretoria. The treatment site had begun at the Mercy Centre in Winterveld, but because of space restrictions moved over time to the parish. Currently there are about 960 patients on treatment, including a number of children.  Patients are seen at the St Peter’s site, but also at nine outreach centres, including Mercy Centre. 

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Visit by US bishops to Ingwavuma

Friday, 04 September 2009 10:12


A delegation from the US Catholic Bishops’ Conference visited the Vicariate of Ingwavuma at the beginning of September. The delegation consisted of Bishop Ricard (the chairperson of the USCCB’s “Solidarity Fund”, and a member of the committee that advises the USCCB on policy towards Africa), Frank Butler (the President of FADICA – an umbrella organization of all Catholic foundations and donors in the US), Ms Leanne Raskob (of the Raskob Foundation), Steve Hilbert (of the USCCB) and Fritz Zuber (also of the USCCB). They were accompanied by Davor Dakovic (CRS) and Antoine Soubrier (SACBC).

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