He received the award during United Nations Day celebrations in Nairobi on Oct. 24.
Africa
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James K. A. Smith takes 21st-century readers on pilgrimage with St. Augustine
James K. A. Smith’s new book seems to have been written largely with disaffected evangelicals in mind, those who have “been there, done that and left the stupid Christian T-Shirt at home.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Ambongo: The Congo faces similar problems to the ones we see in the Amazon
The cardinal expects the synod’s final document to highlight the different levels of “responsibility towards Mother Earth, towards the natural environment, and on this we are all in agreement. What is said of Amazonia is also true of the Congo basin.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Can Pope Francis’ ‘prophetic kiss’ protect the peace process in South Sudan?
As tensions rise again with the approach of a Nov. 12 deadline for the creation of a unity government, Bishop Kussala has a message for the conflict-weary people of South Sudan. “The church is here to stay,” he said. “We serve the people; we don’t run away.”
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Catholic priest murdered in Kenya, latest in string of killings
A Catholic priest who disappeared from his family home was found dead in a shallow grave in southeastern Kenya a week after he was reported missing.
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Caritas Kitui in Kenya provides energy-saving cookstoves
The Catholic Church in Kenya is promoting a variety of energy-saving stoves with a view to stopping forest destruction and climate change.
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Central African Christians and Muslims meet together to work through trauma
With thousands of people killed and almost 1 million of the country’s 4.6 million people displaced in the past six years, trauma is rampant throughout the former French colony.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis to Jesuits in Mozambique: ‘I am and I remain a sinner.’
“My election as pope did not convert me suddenly,” Pope Francis said, “so as to make me less sinful than before. I am and I remain a sinner. That’s why I confess every two weeks.”
Posted inGoodNews, Politics & Society
How one Catholic group is fighting for justice in Nigeria’s troubled prison system
For nearly two decades, Nigeria has been struggling to reform its congested prison system. Courts grapple with huge backlogs of cases, compounding delays in the delivery of justice and contributing to prison overcrowding.
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In another journey to Africa, Pope Francis brings hope to the periphery
In all three countries, Pope Francis pleaded for protection of the environment. Mining by foreign companies to extract precious minerals has been a major problem in Madagascar and Mozambique. In Madagascar, deforestation is especially a threat.