The handing over of the keys to Peter by Jesus is one of the foundational texts used since the earliest centuries to confirm and support the Petrine office of the pope of Rome. The...

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MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE TO THE VICTIMS OF THE SHIPWRECK ON LAKE KARIBA, ZIMBABWE It is with deep sadness and sorrow that IMBISA expresses its heartfelt condolences to the victims, the Diocese of Chinhoyi, and the...

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SYMPOSIUM OF EPISCOPAL CONFERENCES OF AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR (SECAM) ADDIS ABABA DECLARATION ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION, ADOPTED FOLLOWING THE CONTINENTAL CONFERENCE ON CATHOLIC EDUCATION IN AFRICA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6-7 August 2026 Preamble We,...

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THE SYNODAL CHURCH IN AFRICA: JOURNEYING TOWARDS THE 2028 ECCLESIAL ASSEMBLY - SECAM                                      Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 4–5 August 2026   The Church in Africa gathered in Addis Ababa for the First Preparatory Seminar towards the 2028 Ecclesial...

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The IMBISA meeting on Synodality and Priestly Formation officially kicked off in Windhoek today, bringing together seminary rectors or their representatives, seminarians, and representatives of young people from IMBISA member conferences. The two-and-a-half-day workshop is...

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Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A. Readings: 1 Kings 19:9.11-13; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33 The life of faith is full of paradox, apparent contradictions that can co-exist in the life of the believer. Philosophers like...

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Message of Condolence from IMBISA on the passing of Cardinal Júlio Duarte Langa of the CEM. “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or...

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Homily for the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) Readings: First Reading: Isaiah 55:1–3, Responsorial, Psalm: Psalm 145:8–9, 15–18, Second Reading: Romans 8:35, 37–39, Gospel: Matthew 14:13–21 Today's liturgy speaks to one of the deepest...

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