Reflecting on the contribution of the Catholic Church in Africa in the light of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, a consultative workshop was held 8 and 9 October 2015 at Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the creation of an Ecclesial Network of the Congo Basin or REBAC. The workshop is an initiative of the Symposium of the Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), with support from the JESAM Social Apostolate, the Jesuit social apostolate in Africa, and in collaboration with Caritas Congo    Read more…