L'Effort Camerounais (English Version)

SOME DECLARATIONS OF THE BISHOPS ON THE MURDERS OF THE CLERGY AND ON INSECURITY IN CAMEROON

Below are some declarations made by the bishops of Cameroon on the killing of some religious and priestsand on general insecurity in the country.

Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Cameroon to the faithful and all persons of goodwill on the occasion of the celebration of the Pauline Year

Done by, His Grace Cornelius Fontem Esua, Archbishop of Bamenda
On behalf of the Bishops of Cameroon

Introduction
On 28 June 2007, in the Basilica of Saint Paul-outside-the-Walls, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated a Jubilee Year dedicated to St Paul on the occasion of the second millennium  of the birth of the Apostle to the Gentiles, which historians situate between the year 7 and 10 AD. This special Jubilee Year begins on 28 June 2008 and ends on 29 June 2009, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

Mgr Victor Tonye Bakot will be back soon

By Franckline Benjika W
The Yaounde Archbishop, Mgr Victor Tonye Bakot, who is presently receiving treatment in Paris, France, following a recent ghastly accident, will be back in Cameroon in the days ahead. The Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Mgr Antonio Eliseo Ariotti, broke the good news during a press conference at the John XXIII Centre, Mvolye on Thursday, June 19.

Acknowledgement: To the Catholic community of St Joseph Parish, Mvog-Ada, Yaounde Archdiocese

The Bishop of Mamfe and his collaborators heartily thank all the parishioners of the Anglophone Parish Mvog-Ada, for the material and spiritual support which was given to the Diocese of Mamfe on the occasion of his visit to Mvog-Ada from June 13th -June 15th, 2008.

May God bless all those who in any way contributed to the success of the visit without counting the costs. Our prayerful congratulations go to the former parish priest of Mvog-Ada who has been raised to the Episcopal office as the first residential Bishop of the new Diocese of Kribi.

                                                                                          

Signed: + Francis T.  Lysinge

Bishop of Mamfe

"Our desire is to give the best of ourselves as the bishops have demanded," Fr Jean Claude Saidou Nibabel, bursar, National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

Interviewed by Claude Zeba
Slightly more than a year after being installed into his function at the National Episcopal Conference, Fr Jean-Claude Saidou Nibabel spoke to L'Effort Camerounais, not only to comment on the Church's financial state of affairs in Cameroon, but also to react to burning developments in the Church in Cameroon.

New officials installed at the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

By Franckline Benjika
The conference hall of the Multi Media Centre of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon, NECC, on June 2 could not contain the crowd that came to witness and participate in the installation ceremony of two newly appointed officials of NECC.
Photo: Mgr  Joseph Akonga presiding over the ceremony

Message of the Bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastical Province to all the faithful about the project of a Provincial Catholic Radio Network

By The Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda

Dear brothers and sisters,

Introduction
1.       The Lord Jesus "made a tour through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom" (Mt.9:35). After his resurrection from the dead he commissioned the disciples: "Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all creation" (Mk 16:15). Following this command and in imitation of its Divine Founder the Church has continued to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God through the different aspects of its work of evangelization.

Mgr Samuel Kleda calls for solidarity and mutual assistance in our Church

+ Mgr Samuel Kleda
Vice Presidnet NEEC

In the closing speech of the 33rd Assembly of Bishops of Cameroon, the Vice President of the Episcopal Conference, Mgr Samuel Kleda made a call for more solidarity and mutual assistance in our Church. Here is the full speech: Your Excellency Mgr the Apostolic Nuncio, Your Excellencies, the Archbishops and Bishops of Cameroon, Dear collaborators, Brothers and sisters,

Final Communiqué of the 33rd Plenary Assembly of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

The 33rd Plenary Assembly of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) held at the John XXIII Centre, Mvolyé, from March 31 to April 5, 2008. The session was chaired by the Vice President, Mgr Samuel Kleda, sitting in for Mgr Victor Tonye Bakot, victim of a ghastly accident, a few days earlier, that necessitated his evacuation to Europe for treatment.

Cameroon Bishops decry last February violence, call for durable and adequate solutions to youth problems

By Franckline Benjika W
Apart from dwelling on the wellbeing of the Roman Catholic Church in the country, the opening and closing remarks of the just ended 33rd Plenary Assembly of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon, NECC, also  touched, certain burning issues of the Cameroonian political scene. In the face of Cameroon's political stalemate, the bishops prescribed a number of measures that can help  to overcome the present situation.