Vatican asks Africans to prepare for synod by discussing faith

Published: 2006-06-27

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholics in Africa are being asked to spend the next two years discussing how their faith does or could contribute to reconciliation, justice and peace. In a series of local, national and regional gatherings, African Catholics are being asked to discuss 32 questions related to the status of their faith communities and their national situations in preparation for a special assembly of the Synod of Bishops for Africa. While a date for the synod has not been set, African Catholics have been asked to respond to the questionnaire by October 2008, making it unlikely the synod would be held before 2009. The questions are contained in the "lineamenta" or outline for the synod, which was released June 27 at the Vatican.

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