MALAWI: ECM Reaches Higher Learning Institutions with Pope’s Encyclical
The Social
Directorate of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has embarked on a
dissemination exercise of the Pope’s “Laudato
Si” Encyclical which was initially launched by Malawi Catholic Bishops late
last year to institutions of higher learning within the Catholic Church as a
way of articulating the message of Pope Francis in the Encyclical.
Directorate of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has embarked on a
dissemination exercise of the Pope’s “Laudato
Si” Encyclical which was initially launched by Malawi Catholic Bishops late
last year to institutions of higher learning within the Catholic Church as a
way of articulating the message of Pope Francis in the Encyclical.
The Director
responsible for the Directorate, Mr. Carsterns Mulume said the aim of reaching
out to students including Seminarians in Catholic Schools of higher learning is
to ensure that the objective of the Pope’s Encyclical which is centered on the
“care for our common home” is achieved.
responsible for the Directorate, Mr. Carsterns Mulume said the aim of reaching
out to students including Seminarians in Catholic Schools of higher learning is
to ensure that the objective of the Pope’s Encyclical which is centered on the
“care for our common home” is achieved.
“As the
Social Directorate of the Church, we thought of not just staying idle having
launched the Pope’s Encyclical in Lilongwe last year. We in the Directorate
which is made up of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, Catholic
Development Commission in Malawi, Education, Social Communications and Heath
decided to reach out to you students with the message that the Holy Father
wanted us to understand and put into practice,” Mulume who was addressing the
participants mainly students at Inter Congregation Seminary (ICS) in the
Eastern district of Balaka said.
Social Directorate of the Church, we thought of not just staying idle having
launched the Pope’s Encyclical in Lilongwe last year. We in the Directorate
which is made up of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, Catholic
Development Commission in Malawi, Education, Social Communications and Heath
decided to reach out to you students with the message that the Holy Father
wanted us to understand and put into practice,” Mulume who was addressing the
participants mainly students at Inter Congregation Seminary (ICS) in the
Eastern district of Balaka said.
He added
that a similar dissemination exercise has already taken place at Catholic
University of Malawi (CUMA) and ICS was the second school to be reached hence
other schools of higher learning like St. Peters and Kachebere Major Seminaries
will also be reached respectively.
that a similar dissemination exercise has already taken place at Catholic
University of Malawi (CUMA) and ICS was the second school to be reached hence
other schools of higher learning like St. Peters and Kachebere Major Seminaries
will also be reached respectively.
“Already our
meetings with students have started bearing fruits. For instance, CUMA having
been reached with the Encyclical message embarked on a tree planting exercise
as a way of responding to Pope’s call to care for our common home which
includes care for the environment,” he said.
meetings with students have started bearing fruits. For instance, CUMA having
been reached with the Encyclical message embarked on a tree planting exercise
as a way of responding to Pope’s call to care for our common home which
includes care for the environment,” he said.
Meanwhile,
Mulume commended the Lilongwe Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Bunda
College Campus of the University of Malawi for taking initiative to launch the
Pope’s Encyclical.
Mulume commended the Lilongwe Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Bunda
College Campus of the University of Malawi for taking initiative to launch the
Pope’s Encyclical.
Summarizing
the Pope’s Encyclical, Reverend Fr. Dr. Dominick Kazingatchire of Catholic
University in Malawi said the Encyclical contains six chapters whereby the
first chapter reviews what is happening to our common home.
the Pope’s Encyclical, Reverend Fr. Dr. Dominick Kazingatchire of Catholic
University in Malawi said the Encyclical contains six chapters whereby the
first chapter reviews what is happening to our common home.
He said in
the second chapter the Holy Pontiff selects biblical accounts offering a
comprehensive view that comes from Judaeo-Christian tradition.
the second chapter the Holy Pontiff selects biblical accounts offering a
comprehensive view that comes from Judaeo-Christian tradition.
“On third
Chapter which is the Human Roots of Ecological Crisis, Pope Francis gives the
human roots of the ecological crisis and sees humanity to be at the centre of
the crisis. The fourth one talks about the Integral Ecology whereas the fifth
one is the one that calls for action. Finally, chapter six titled Ecological
Education and Spirituality,” he said.
Chapter which is the Human Roots of Ecological Crisis, Pope Francis gives the
human roots of the ecological crisis and sees humanity to be at the centre of
the crisis. The fourth one talks about the Integral Ecology whereas the fifth
one is the one that calls for action. Finally, chapter six titled Ecological
Education and Spirituality,” he said.
Meanwhile,
ICS Dean of Students, Felix Yona of Comboni Congregation described the
Encyclical message dissemination exercise as fruitful.
ICS Dean of Students, Felix Yona of Comboni Congregation described the
Encyclical message dissemination exercise as fruitful.
By Prince Henderson, ECM Communications
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