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South Africa: Christmas Lessons Can Propel South Africa Towards Its Promise
allAfrica, 24 December 2021
The Christian scriptures tell us that Mary and Joseph went up to Bethlehem for the census. One of the reasons for a census was for the Roman authorities to establish how many men… Read more »
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Ethiopia: The Church "Suffers and Shares the Anxieties and Pains of Humanity"
Agenzia Fides, 23 December 2021
"Ever since we began to see the bitter warning signs of a war, we have expressed in every way through declarations and prayers, the invitation to all actors to consider the path of… Read more »
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South Sudan: We Can All Contribute to Bringing Peace to the Earth, According to the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio
Agenzia Fides, 23 December 2021
"Like these Holy Parents, we also find hope: Hope in the salvation Christ's birth brings us; hope in a vaccine for the Coronavirus; hope that gradually we can fill our churches… Read more »
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Ghana: Clergy Xmas Message - Go for Covid-19 Vaccine Jab! ... to Prevent Spikes At Yuletide
Ghanaian Times, 23 December 2021
With the cases of COVID-19 rising steadily in the country due to the emergence of Omicron; the new variant, religious leaders have advised the public to take all the necessary… Read more »
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South Africa: Thabo Mbeki On the Pope, the Bible, Mandela and His Successors
allAfrica, 11 October 2017
The former President of South Africa reflects on a memoir by Thabo Makgoba, head of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa, on his life and his ministry to Nelson Mandela in the… Read more »
Church Leaders Call for Dialogue, Democracy & Peace at Christmas
In their Christmas messages, Christian leaders across Africa have called for dialogue, democracy, peace - and vaccinations against Covid-19.
In Ethiopia, Catholic bishops declared that ever since they saw the signs of war in Tigray, "we have expressed in every way through declarations and prayers, the invitation to all actors to consider the path of dialogue rather than that of arms."
In South Africa, the Anglican archbishop warned that if coalition politics do not improve people's lives, there is a danger that citizens will turn away from democracy to authoritarian rule, while in South Sudan a Catholic bishop expressed the hope that despite "the political shouting" and violence the pandemic has forced us to realize that we rely on one another as a human family.
In Ghana religious leaders advised the public to take all necessary precautions and urged those who have not been vaccinated to get their shot.
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Christmas decorations in Alexandria in Egypt, one of the earliest and greatest Christian centres in Africa.
