AMECEA: WELCOME/KARIBU POPE FRANCIS IN AMECEA REGION: Message from the Chairman of AMECEA, H.E Berhaneyesus D. Cardinal Souraphiel
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| H.E.Berhaneyesus D. Cardinal Souraphiel CM |
“Your
Holiness Pope Francis; We are very happy that you have come to visit Africa, Welcome
to Africa, the “second home” of our Lord Jesus Christ who came as a
refugee to this continent when King Herod wanted to kill him. The Holy Family
lived in Egypt for some years before they could return back home to Nazareth in
the Holy Land.
Holiness Pope Francis; We are very happy that you have come to visit Africa, Welcome
to Africa, the “second home” of our Lord Jesus Christ who came as a
refugee to this continent when King Herod wanted to kill him. The Holy Family
lived in Egypt for some years before they could return back home to Nazareth in
the Holy Land.
We
are especially honoured that your visit to Africa starts with Kenya where we
have the Secretariat of AMECEA (Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa) comprising of eleven countries in the Horn of Africa,
Eastern Africa, and the affiliated countries of Djibouti and Somalia. All these
countries have been praying for you and for your pastoral visit among us.
are especially honoured that your visit to Africa starts with Kenya where we
have the Secretariat of AMECEA (Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa) comprising of eleven countries in the Horn of Africa,
Eastern Africa, and the affiliated countries of Djibouti and Somalia. All these
countries have been praying for you and for your pastoral visit among us.
Holy
Father, in general, Africans love life. They stand for life. They love family
life, especially the extended family. They have great respect for elders and
guests. They have also great respect and care for animals, wild life, and the
environment.
Father, in general, Africans love life. They stand for life. They love family
life, especially the extended family. They have great respect for elders and
guests. They have also great respect and care for animals, wild life, and the
environment.
In
AMECEA Region, we want to cherish and transmit these positive values and shun
some negative traditions. Children are gifts of God and they need to be loved
and be protected from many abuses, like being employed as child-soldiers, or
mistreated as undocumented migrants, or being trafficked for prostitution or
illegal employments.
AMECEA Region, we want to cherish and transmit these positive values and shun
some negative traditions. Children are gifts of God and they need to be loved
and be protected from many abuses, like being employed as child-soldiers, or
mistreated as undocumented migrants, or being trafficked for prostitution or
illegal employments.
Holy
Father, Welcome to AMECEA.
Father, Welcome to AMECEA.
Devotedly
yours in Christ,
yours in Christ,
+ Berhaneyesus D. Cardinal
Souraphiel CM
Souraphiel CM
Metropolitan Archbishop of
Addis Abeba
Addis Abeba
President of CBCE &
Chairman of AMECEA”
Chairman of AMECEA”
