Pope Francis

Beyond the Borders: The Abundant Gift of the Church in Africa

The Church in Africa is one of the most vibrant and rapidly growing communities in global Catholicism today. The Pontifical Yearbook, in its 2024 edition, reports that Africa accounts for 20% of the world’s Catholics and is characterised by a highly dynamic spread of the Catholic Church. From the Second Vatican Council to the Synods on Africa (1994 and 2009),…

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African Youth and Media Literacy

❝ The digital environment is not a parallel or purely virtual world but is part of the daily experience of many people, especially the young.” “ — Pope Francis, Message for the 48th World Communications Day, 2014 A Call to Discernment In this month’s edition of Young Faith, New Horizons, we explore how media literacy is becoming an essential tool…

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