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VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles invoked something at least one bishop thought was a nightmare: She asked members of the Synod of Bishops for Africa to imagine a church without women. Women at Synod Urge Bishops to Face Reality of Discrimination Saturday, October 10, 2009

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—The Catholic Church in Africa needs to make special provisions for women who want to join the church, but are denied the sacraments because they are in polygamous marriages, a bishop from Ghana said. Bishop: Church Needs to Help Women in Polygamous Marriages Saturday, October 10, 2009

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—While members of the Synod of Bishops for Africa were discussing ways to promote peace and solidarity on the continent, a Congolese bishop told the assembly he had to go home to care for one of his parishes that had been attacked. Bishop Leaves Synod to Care for Parish Attacked by Rebels Friday, October 09, 2009

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Africa should be cautious in its approach to genetically modified agriculture "even if it promises economic salvation" for the impoverished continent, a bishop from Cameroon said. Genetically Modified Crops Call for Caution, Bishop Tells Synod Friday, October 09, 2009

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the United States has made tremendous progress in moving from a history of slavery toward racial justice, there is still much left to do, said Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta. Archbishop: Racial justice Still Must Be Achieved in U.S. Wednesday, October 07, 2009

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Reconciled with one another and committed to justice, African Catholics must become active forces for justice and peace on the continent, said Cardinal Peter Turkson of Cape Coast, Ghana. Synod Opens With Call on Africans to Be Forces for Justice, Peace Tuesday, October 06, 2009

ROME—African farmers should be able to use new biotechnology, including genetically modified organisms, to help lift their continent out of poverty, Vatican officials and agricultural experts said. Vatican, Experts: Biotechnology Will Improve African Farming Wednesday, September 30, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio—An African Catholic leader visiting Columbus in late September said the chief concern among bishops of his continent who will gather at the Vatican in October involves maintaining the unity of the church in the midst of ethnic disputes in several nations. African Ethnic Disputes Could Hinder Church Unity Tuesday, September 29, 2009

VATICAN CITY—A Synod of Bishops is a little like a short-run Broadway play, and after four years of preparation the curtain is about to go up on the African synod at the Vatican. Curtain's Up on Africa: Scripted Synod—Maybe Some Improv Monday, September 28, 2009

TUNIS, Tunisia—As the 2009 Synod of Bishops for Africa approaches, some portions of the African church do not find their experiences or issues reflected in the synod's themes, but at least one bishop believes North Africans can offer something unique to synod discussions. Synod May Not Reflect North Africa Reality: Church Leaders Friday, September 25, 2009

WASHINGTON—The rapid urbanization of African cities is creating a shortage of resources, poor sanitation, social and political unrest and environmental issues. U.N.: Rapid Urbanization Is Serious Threat to Africa Sunday, September 20, 2009

WASHINGTON (CNS)—The Catholic Task Force on Africa has launched a new Web site, www.yesafricamatters.org, to spread the word on conditions in Africa prior to the Oct. 4-25 Synod of Bishops for Africa at the Vatican. Catholic Group Launches Web Site to Promote Peace in Africa Tuesday, September 15, 2009

PRETORIA, South Africa (CNS)—Members of a U.S. Catholic bishops' delegation visiting southern Africa said they were impressed with the church-run programs that treat and care for AIDS orphans and those infected with HIV. US Bishops Impressed With AIDS Work in Southern Africa Wednesday, September 09, 2009

MAKHADO, South Africa (CNS)—Churches, the South African government and other agencies need to step up their help to Zimbabweans crossing the border into South Africa as the numbers increase, said members of a U.S. Catholic delegation. US Church Leaders: Zimbabwean Refugees Need More Aid Tuesday, September 08, 2009

MAKHADO, South Africa (CNS)—Men who had gathered for a distribution of soup on the side of a road in Makhado told a U.S. Catholic bishops' delegation they were desperate for work. Zimbabwean Refugees Desperate to Send Money Home Monday, September 07, 2009

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