Nigerian archbishop says rich nations need to pay for environmental damage
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja says developed countries need to help vulnerable economies recover from the effects of climate change.
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by bcadmin | Nov 20, 2022 | Africa, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, lead, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops | 0 |
Nigerian Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Abuja says developed countries need to help vulnerable economies recover from the effects of climate change.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 14, 2022 | Africa, Bishops, Church in Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lead, News, peace, Pope Francis | 0 |
Bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Pope Francis is due to visit early next year, have lamented the “serious” state of violence in the country and have called for prayer and fasting, and a special march for peace.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 9, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Environment Ecology, lead, News, United Nations | 0 |
A Catholic environmental organization has welcomed the inclusion of “Loss and Damage” on the agenda of the ongoing UN COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 2, 2022 | Africa, lead, News, Pope Francis, Students, Synod of Bishops, synodality, Vatican, Young People, Youth | 0 |
In an online discussion with African university students , Pope Francis condemned both past and current forms of exploitation and colonization, and urged young people to be courageous in their efforts to overcome continental and national challenges.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 23, 2022 | Africa, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Laudato Si, News | 0 |
Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu urged developed nations to lead the way in addressing the current global climate crisis, describing it as “a tragic and striking example of structural sin” driven by indifference and greed.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 20, 2022 | Africa, Catholic Relief Services, Church in Africa, Climate change, COP27, Laudato Si, Laudato Si' Movement, lead, News, United Nations | 0 |
With just weeks to go before the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has called for bold action in the global effort to keep global temperatures at manageable levels.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 18, 2022 | Africa, Christian Aid, Church in Africa, famine, lead, News, UK government, World hunger | 0 |
A new report backed by two UN bodies, the World Food Program (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has warned that as many as 50 million people in Eastern Africa will face acute food insecurity this year.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 2, 2022 | Africa, African bishops, Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, News, Poverty | 0 |
A Vatican diplomat in southern Africa warned that deprivation and poverty among the laity could obstruct Pope Francis’ vision of synodality in the region, where the challenges are widespread.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 29, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Environment Ecology, lead, News | 0 |
Members of the Pan-African Association of Exegetes have urged African governments, peoples, and businesses to take environmental protection as a divine mandate.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 21, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Climate change, food insecurity, immigrants and refugees, Jesuit Refugee Service, lead, News | 0 |
According to the United Nations, at least 50 million people in East Africa will face acute food insecurity this year.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 12, 2022 | Africa, Africa bishops, Church in Africa, lead, News, Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom | 0 |
Queen Elizabeth II was remembered for “certain lasting values of discipline, hard work, a sense of duty, honesty and meritocracy” by bishops in Africa after her death on Thursday at the age of 96.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 23, 2022 | Africa, Church in Africa, Fulani, Kidnappings, lead, News, Nigeria, Nuns | 0 |
On Sunday unknown gunmen abducted four nuns in Nigeria’s Imo state, making the sisters the latest victims in a swath of kidnappings plaguing west African nation, many of which target the Catholic community.
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