African Catholic Leaders Issue Abidjan Declaration on Charity as Catalyst for Social Transformation
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and leaders of national Caritas organizations from 46 African countries have issued the Abidjan Declaration, affirming the Church’s mission of charity as constitutive of its identity and calling for renewed commitment to serving the poor and vulnerable across the continent. The declaration emerged from a historic gathering…