L'EFFORT CAMEROUNAIS (ENGLISH VERSION)
Bishop Nkea issues First Pastoral Letter, cautions against Pentecostal influences on Catholic worshipBishop Nkea gives directives on Eucharistic Liturgy in Mamfe. To mark the first anniversary of his Episcopal Ordination, the Bishop of Mamfe, His Lordship Andrew Nkea, has published his first Pastoral Letter giving directives on how the Eucharistic Liturgy should be celebrated in Mamfe.In a13-point ... The Call to Consecrated Life is not for apostolates Rome-based lecturer saysBy Singfred Senior, BSM A theologian on Consecrated Life cum lecturer at the Rome Pontifical Urban University, Sr. Gloria Wirba, has reminded Consecrated People in Buea Diocese that Consecrated Life is not for apostolates but to be with Christ. Sr. Wirba, a Tertiarry Franciscan Sister was speaking o... LAMP FOR MY STEPS: Meet society in the busBy Rev. Fr. Giles N. Forteh Those who always travel in their private cars miss a great deal of fun. Theirs is a monotony they might need to break by taking public transport once in a while. The public transport bus is the meeting place of the good, the bad, and the ugly. In short, when travelling by... Principles for pastoral governingBy Fr. Jean-Robert Ngandjui In the last edition, we discussed some elements for pastoral conversion. It takes a strong leadership for any pastoral conversion. Following our last discussion on elements for pastoral conversion, the current issue will discuss the principles for pastoral governance. In ... Church icon in Bamenda Archdiocese passes onBy Jude Abanseka A Knight of the Order of St. Sylvester has been laid to his final resting place after contributing enormously to the Catholic Church’s growth in Bamenda Archdiocese. Pa Bernard Aza Fombo, who died on August 3, 2014, was buried in his native Our Lady of Lourdes Parish church in Nj... Nigeria and Boko Haram : lessons for CameroonBy Fr. Gerald Nyuykongmo Jumbam Sometime ago, a debate on Boko Haram came to the fore in some columns of L’Effort camerounais. The debate centred on the havoc Boko Haram is causing in Nigeria and now Cameroon. It further addressed the Church’s stance on this issue and spoke about the Theory of a... Holy Father’s address to the Bishops of CameroonDear Brothers in the Episcopate,I give you my welcome. I am very happy to meet with you on the occasion of your visit ad limina! I thank Monsignor Samuel Kleda, President of your Episcopal Conference, for the words he addressed to me on your behalf. I ask you to transmit my warm greetings to all yo... “Our discussions with Pope Francis were held in a fraternal, frank and cordial atmosphere,” NECC President, Mgr. Samuel KlédaFrom September 1-7, 2014, the Bishops of Cameroon paid an Ad Limina visit to Rome. The President of Cameroon’s National Episcopal Conference and Douala Archbishop, Mgr. Samuel Kléda, led the delegation. He now reexamines the visit in greater detail. Excerpts:Mgr., you were at the head of a delega... When Benedict XVI Was Right, and the World Wrong! (Eight years after the Regensburg Lecture)By Maurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai (AMDG) Recently, Pope Francis dispatched Fernando Cardinal Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples to Iraq on a special mission to bring the Holy Father’s and the Catholic Church’s comfort, aid and support to persecuted Christians of Ira... |