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Published on 2024-04-02 02:22:42
During his stay in Cameroon, the distinguished member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, the pontifical councils for Justice and Peace, and for the Laity intends to contribute in his own way to strengthening the bonds of fraternity among Cameroonian communities living in Cameroon.
The welcome given to His Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah upon his arrival in Cameroon yesterday was worthy of an ecclesiastical personality of his rank. He arrived on an Air France flight that landed at Nsimalen Airport at 10:20 pm local time. A simple and modest arrival, he was welcomed by a strong ecclesiastical delegation, including notably Bishop Sosthène Léopold Bayemi of Obala, Bishop José Avelino Bettencourt, apostolic nuncio to Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, Bishop Luc Onambélé, vicar general I of the diocese of Obala, and several priests, nuns, and laypeople, such as the professor of patrology at the Catholic University of Central Africa.
His Eminence Sarah’s stay in Cameroon will include a series of meetings, reflections, and prayer moments. A highlight of this visit will be the ordination mass of twelve priests, a major event in the life of the local Church. This solemn celebration, presided over by the cardinal himself, is scheduled for April 5, 2024 in Obala according to the official program.
During his stay, His Eminence will reside in Obala, where he will have the opportunity to discover the pastoral and social reality of this region of Cameroon. His presence is already generating great enthusiasm among the faithful and local ecclesiastical authorities, who see this visit as a precious opportunity to strengthen the bonds of fraternity and unity within the Cameroonian Catholic community.
The communication office of the diocese of Obala has indicated that the arrival of His Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah in Obala is above all a moment of faith. It is an event of great spiritual and pastoral importance, calling on the faithful to come together in prayer and reflection, and to welcome with joy and gratitude the presence of this worthy representative of the universal Church.
Cardinal Robert Sarah has arrived in Cameroon. The youngest bishop in the world at the time of his appointment at the age of 34, the first Guinean cardinal in history, Robert Sarah likes to be a trailblazer. The former president of the Pontifical Council ‘Cor Unum’ is often on the front lines of poverty and misery around the world. Several times, he has visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Robert Sarah is known for his courage and determination, making a mark with his firmness in matters of doctrine.
Joseph Essama
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