VoiceAfrique Catholic News Analysis
At the heart of the mission and vision of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) is a demanding but straightforward conviction: Africa must tell her own story, interpret her own wounds, and imagine her own future through the lived faith, wisdom, and agency of her people. VoiceAfrique Catholic News Analysis exists to serve this calling—to shift the narrative…
As we enter the final week of 2025 and prepare to move into the new year, African Catholic Press reflects on the word that has arguably played the most important role in our activities over the past twelve months. That word is ‘hope,’ a word that conveys the enduring power of optimism. Perhaps Pope Francis’ designation of this year as…
On December 4, 2025, the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda signed what U.S. President Donald Trump called a “historic deal.” The ceremony, held at the recently renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, appeared more filled with theatrical confidence than genuine mutual conviction. ❝ How can foreign-brokered deals truly heal Africa’s wounds when war…
When Pope Pius XI instituted the Feast of Christ the King in 1925, he did so in a world shaken by turmoil. The first decades of the twentieth century had unleashed unprecedented storms: the First World War had torn nations apart; the Bolshevik Revolution had overturned the old order in Russia; Stalin was consolidating his iron rule; Mussolini was perfecting…
The African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) recently reported that the continent is experiencing its worst cholera outbreak in 25 years, with about 300,000 suspected cases and 7,000 deaths—a more than 30 percent increase compared to the previous year. Much of this surge has been linked to fragile water and sanitation infrastructure, especially in conflict-affected countries such…
From the 10th to the 21st of this month, world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30—the defining climate summit of the year. More than 190 countries are represented. The theme, “Global Mutirão,” meaning collective effort, calls on leaders for global mobilization to defend the rights of Indigenous peoples and promote shared well-being. Curiously, the president of the “Land of…
Pope Leo XIV’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te (“I Have Loved You”), was issued at a decisive hour for Africa and for the world. It comes as our continent stands at once wounded and hopeful — home to one of the fastest-growing Christian populations on earth, yet still carrying the heaviest burdens of poverty, hunger, human trafficking, and displacement, amidst…
Cameroon’s election, Ethiopia’s repentance, and Sierra Leone’s faith offer three mirrors for a continent at the crossroads. On October 12, 2025, Cameroon held an election amid a cloud of uncertainty and gloom. Under an uneasy sky, citizens lined up around polling stations across the nation and cast ballots in what many see as another turning of a wheel that long…
On Monday, September 15, four consecrated women of God—Sr. Lilian Kapongo, Superior General of the Missionary Sisters of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (MCST); Sr. Nerina, the Congregation’s Secretary; Sr. Damaris Matheka; and Sr. Stellamaris—lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza. Their driver, Boniphase Msonola, also perished, and another Sister remains in…
Issued at the Conclusion of the III Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress on Theology, Society, and Pastoral Life Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — August 10, 2025 Preamble: A Jubilee of Hope for Africa and the World We, the delegates of the III Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress: bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated women and men, lay leaders, theologians, youth, Catholic communicators, and partners in…