If you are like me, you would want to have some friends who belong to the Orthodox Christian Traditions so that the festivities surrounding the birth of Jesus and his epiphany can continue for a longer period. While the Latin Church tends to traditionally put emphasis on the birth of Jesus Christ, which is celebrated on Christmas Day, the Orthodox…
Book Title: Ancestral Curse: A Theological Rethink Author: Valentine Anaweokhai Year of Publication: 2025 Publisher: Paulines Publications West Africa Page Count: 111 Price: ₦3000.00 A popular Nigerian politician, provoked by the ills and evils he encountered, is said to have asked his electorate during one of his campaign tours, “Are we cursed, or are we the cause?” This politician is…
On November 14, 2025, PACTPAN and SECAM hosted a pan-African palaver to present Pope Leo XIV’s Pastoral Exhortation Dilexi Te (I Have Loved You). The event brought together scholars, clergy, activists, lay members of Christ’s faithful, and change agents from across the continent and beyond. Among the most striking voices was Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza of Yola—known for living shoulder-to-shoulder…
When Lydia Polgreen sat down with Howard W. French for The New York Times podcast The Opinions, they confronted one of the most important questions facing Africa and the world today: Can the world afford to turn its back on Africa? French’s answer, grounded in history and moral realism, is an emphatic no. A retreat from Africa would not only…
Stan Chu Ilo’s recent contribution to African theology is a masterpiece and a must-read for both African theologians and ministers. His tone, as he invites fellow Africans to commit anew to the urgent task of theology, is persuasive. His call for African theologians to embrace a “hermeneutic of multiplicity” to more adequately attend to Africa’s vast and vibrant Christian life,…