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IMBISA: Seminaries urged to move from synodality theory to practice in priestly formation

IMBISA: Seminaries urged to move from synodality theory to practice in priestly formation

by Sheila Pires | Oct 30, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

Seminaries across Southern Africa are being encouraged to integrate synodality into priestly formation, equipping future priests to foster listening, participation and shared responsibility in the life of the Church. Speaking to the Southern African Catholic Bishops’...
Major seminaries in Southern Africa work to embed synodality in priestly formation

Major seminaries in Southern Africa work to embed synodality in priestly formation

by Sheila Pires | Oct 27, 2026 | Uncategorized, Featured, synodality

Major seminary rectors from across Southern Africa are meeting in Pretoria to develop a curriculum that will embed listening, communal discernment and shared responsibility in priestly formation, as the Catholic Church continues to implement the Synod on Synodality....
Bishop Thulani: “We are on the ball” in implementing synodality in Southern Africa

Bishop Thulani: “We are on the ball” in implementing synodality in Southern Africa

by Sheila Pires | Aug 12, 2026 | Featured, synodality

The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has already laid significant groundwork for implementing the Synod on Synodality, according to Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa CMM, who described the continental preparatory meeting in Addis Ababa as a...
Africa’s Synodal Journey to 2028 Begins with Call to Build Listening Church Across the Continent

Africa’s Synodal Journey to 2028 Begins with Call to Build Listening Church Across the Continent

by Sheila Pires | Aug 6, 2026 | Featured, synodality

More than 50 delegates representing seven regional episcopal conferences of Africa, Madagascar and the Islands concluded the first preparatory seminar for the 2028 Ecclesial Assembly with a renewed commitment to foster a more synodal and missionary Church across the...
Africa begins continental synodal journey towards 2028 Ecclesial Assembly

Africa begins continental synodal journey towards 2028 Ecclesial Assembly

by Sheila Pires | Aug 4, 2026 | Featured, synodality

The Church in Africa has formally begun its continental preparations for the 2028 Ecclesial Assembly, with the President of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu OFM Cap, calling on the continent’s...
Church in Africa Launches Continental Preparations for the 2028 Ecclesial Assembly

Church in Africa Launches Continental Preparations for the 2028 Ecclesial Assembly

by Sheila Pires | Jul 27, 2026 | Featured, synodality

Original post by SECAM Ahead of the Ecclesial Assembly of the Church in 2028, the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) is organising from 3th to 5th August 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the First Preparatory Seminar on the theme “The...
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