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"It should be noted that this individual is not a member of any official institution of the Catholic Church, neither at the level of the Holy See at the Vatican in Rome nor at the level of the local Church in DR Congo. His despicable acts do not involve the Catholic Church, neither directly nor remotely," the prelates stressed.

According to the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Francistown in Botswana, Bishop Rebello collapsed during Mass and was declared dead on arrival at a hospital.

In a letter dated April 29, Bishop Kussala details that Fr Yugue who is a clergy of the diocese Tombura Yambio and his driver went missing on Saturday, April 27, 2024, when travelling between Nagero County and Tombura County by road on a motorbike.

In line with the directive from the First Session of Synod on Synodality in 2023, the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has constituted a commission to deal with the issue of polygamy in the African Church.

 “Fiducia Supplicans wasn't primarily about cultural aspects; rather, it was best approached through the perspectives of theology, morality, the Bible, and the Magisterium,” said Cardinal Ambongo.

The new LDF board faces a huge challenge in operationalizing the fund. The key priorities of the board include setting access modalities, allocation parameters, and a resource mobilization strategy to deliver funds to vulnerable countries and marginalized communities.

Under the theme, “Convening of Champions: Ethics Education to Contribute to Global Citizenship and Build Inclusive and Peaceful Societies.” The high-level three-day meeting is organized by a consortium of partners of the Ethics Education Fellowship and hosted and sponsored by the Muslim Council of Elders and the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi.

Under the theme “Faith Practice in Breaking the Chain of Corruption,” the conference is scheduled to take place from May 7 to 8, 2024, at the Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR), Nairobi, Kenya.

In a statement issued on April 16 by the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference (SSCBC), the bishops while expressing full support of the Vatican’s decision and solidarity with Bishop Carlassare, divulged that the Dicastery for the Evangelization of Peoples issued an interdict and suspension against Fr Machol in conformity with Canon 1370 §2 of the Code of Canon Law in May 2023 that was only made public on April 9, 2024.

The Inter-Regional Meeting of Bishops of Southern Africa (IMBISA) in collaboration with the African Synodality Initiative (ASI) have organized a three-day formation workshop designed for training rectors and formators of the major seminaries within the IMBISA region on the spirit and practice of Synodality.