Youth Day and Laudato Si in Cape Town
Just a day after ‘Youth Day’, the Jesuit Social Apostolate and the Youth of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nyanga, organized a workshop with the theme “Young People, It’s Time to Take Care of Our Common Home”, which CYNESA was honored to facilitate. This year, South Africans commemorated the 41st Anniversary…
Africa ~ Caring For Our Common Home
Other continents often admire our African continent because of the natural resources we have been blessed with, like different types of trees, rivers, lakes, mineral and our unique animals. But it is sad to note that many a times, we have failed to take care of these gifts due to…
Laudato Si’: E-interview with Bishop José Luis Ponce de Leon, IMC.
“There is a need to become aware of the “throw-away” culture that is affecting us all and moving towards a “re-cycle / re-use / repair / refuse (I think particularly of the amount of plastic bags we get at shops… we could do without) / respect” and so many other…
All Set For The WYD2016 Laudato Si’ Eco-Youth Festival In Poland
The Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA), is well represented at the 31st edition of the World Youth Days (WYD), which officially starts on the 25th July, in Krakow, Poland. Team members from Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Burundi will be running the ‘Africa Pavilion’, as part of…
Laudato Si: On the Care of Our Common Home
After weeks and months of prayerful anticipation, the Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa (CYNESA), is delighted to finally welcome Pope Francis’ Encyclical letter, ‘Laudato Si’ (Praised Be), On the Care of Our Common Home. We thank His Holiness Pope Francis for this gift, to the Church and