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| Most Rev Joseph Tobin |
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has recognized with appreciation the contribution to their dioceses made by Africans, Clergy and Faithful who have moved to the US.
Addressing the AMECEA Bishops during the ongoing 18th AMECEA Plenary Assembly in Malawi the Representative of the US to the plenary Assembly Most Rev Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R said they also recognize the challenges the Church in Africa is facing and pledges support in the “light of the mutual bonds of solidarity.
Archbishop Tobin who is the Bishop of Indianapolis, is accompanied by Patrick Markey and Fritz Zuger from the USCCB Subcommittee on the Church in Africa in Lilongwe to attend the 18th AMECEA Plenary Assembly.
The Archbishop promised to continue with the collaborations with AMECEA for the benefits of benefit both USCCB and AMECEA Bishops.
Archbishop Tobin said that USCCB has had a long engagement with Africa and her particular Churches; an engagement which dates back from the Post-Synodal Exhortation Ecclesia in Africa when the American Bishop began to reflect on their relationship with their brother bishops in Africa.
He said that American Bishops have travelled throughout Africa and learned that humanitarian
aid was both welcomed and appreciated. “The American Bishops have since established a Pastoral Solidarity Fund for Africa, which offers economic assistance that gives the message of solidarity a practical expression.”
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| Fritz Zuger and Patrick Markey |
The Archbishop said that AMECEA and USCCB staff began to explore an engagement that has since witnessed two region-wide training sessions for bishops in Kenya, and Diocesan leadership trainings in Ethiopia and Tanzania.
By Pamela Adinda -AMECEA Social Communications