The Footprints of God in Africa
Our Daughters Are Not Commodities
A recent BBC investigation tore open a wound that has long bled in silence: young African women deceived with promises of education or job opportunity, only...
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Stan Chu Ilo
Stan Chu Ilo is a senior research professor of world christianity, african studies, and global health at the Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural theology, DePaul University, and the coordinating servant of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network.
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Editorial
Four Months On: Pope Leo, Africa, and the Future of Catholicism
On September 8, Pope Leo will mark four months in office. I write this editorial as both a tribute to Pope Leo and a plea for...
Editorial
Seeds of Peace and Hope: Celebrating the Season of Creation
In his message for the 2025 World Day of Prayer for Creation, Pope Leo XIV calls Christians to unite under the theme “Seeds of Peace and...
Editorial
Gaza’s Cry for Peace: Why Israel Must Heed Pope Leo’s Prophetic Call
A brutal Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis claimed at least 20 lives, including five journalists: Hussam al-Masri, Mariam Abu Dagga, Mohammed Salama, Moaz...
Editorial
Reawakening Catholicism with Africa’s Energy: Celebrating Pope Leo’s 100 Days in Office
❝ Out of Africa can rise a hope capable of reawakening the whole Church” , Stan Chu Ilo In a recent essay, Carlos Lopes warned of...
The Footprints of God in Africa
III Pan-African Catholic Jubilee Congress Marks Africa’s Rising Role
The III Pan-African Catholic Congress revealed five surprising gifts that show how Africa can help reinvent the Church’s mission and prophetic witness for the 21st century....
The Footprints of God in Africa
The Church Must Confront Obstacles to Integral Development in Africa, Cardinal Czerny Urges at SECAM Assembly
Stan Chu Ilo, Reporting from the Kigali Convention Centre, – August 1, 2025 Kigali , In a powerful address delivered at the opening of the 20th...
The Footprints of God in Africa
“We Once Failed the Lord in Rwanda”: Cardinal Turkson’s Call for Reconciliation at SECAM Assembly
Reporting from the Kigali Convention Center – July 31, 2025 Kigali , At the Regina Pacis Church in Kigali, under the gaze of Mary, Queen of...
Editorial
African Catholic Bishops to Chart a Path of Hope and Renewal in Kigali
This week marks a historic gathering as African bishops convene in Kigali, Rwanda, for the 20th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa...
Editorial
Chasing Hope in Africa
This past week, at an Ecclesial Project gathering, someone asked me where Africans find hope amid all the troubles there. I reminded her: there is no...