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30th anniversary of the death of Blessed Charles Deckers in Tizi Ouzou in Algeria

Homily by Mons Luc Terlinden, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, delivered on 15 December 2024, during the celebration of the Eucharist in the church of Notre Dame de la Cambre in Ixelles in memory of the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Blessed Charles Deckers, M.Afr., and the 30th anniversary of his death in Tizi Ouzou in Algeria. This homily is followed by a message of thanks delivered by Blessed Charles’ nephew, Gilles Deckers.

21/12/2024

Called to be a Sign of Hope, Conciliation and Peace in a World of Moral Decadence, Conflict and Uncertainty

An African proverb says: a finger cannot kill a louse. It is a good thing to come together at least to exchange ideas on how to bring more justice and peace to our Nigerian society. JPI’s work is like a drop of water in the ocean, but we need that drop of water to fill our pastoral vase. Being a member of JPI is an attitude to be encouraged and recognized. As a Missionary of Africa, I learned a lot from others and above all I now know how to evaluate our contribution in the field of JPIC-ED and especially regarding safeguarding.

20/11/2024

Called to be apostles of social justice in St. Peter’s parish, Kimisagara, Kigali

Raising awareness of social injustice would require us to adopt the prophetic attitude of announcing, denouncing and renouncing. In other words, we need to be able to announce the Good News of Salvation which boils down to love of God and love of neighbour; denounce vehemently all forms of social injustice and renounce all practices and ideologies that we also have that are incongruent with the gospel values and teachings of the Church. How could this be done in practical terms?

13/11/2024

Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Francis Bomansaan

On the 2nd of August 2024, the faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Wa, had the joy of witnessing a very rare ceremony, the Episcopal Ordination of their new Shepherd, Bishop Francis Bomansaan. This ceremony quenched their thirst for a leader, since the death of late Bishop, Cardinal Richard Baawobr, M.Afr. on the 27th of November 2022.

06/08/2024

Mission and conflict: daily choices to make

The expression ‘si vis pacem para bellum’ (If you want peace, prepare for war) comes to my mind whenever I think about ‘peaceful resolution of conflicts’. In fact, living is itself a fight and existing implies will, freedom, and choices. These three essentials battle constantly in a human in existence, being in conflict with himself and his social milieu.

02/07/2024