Archbishop Hubertus van Megen celebrates the episcopal consecration of Father John Kiplimo Lelei as auxiliary bishop of Kenya s Diocese of Eldoret on May 25, 2024. / Credit: Diocese of Eldoret, KenyaACI Africa, May 29, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA).The Church in Africa, which for many years was considered a missionary territory, has evolved and is growing "stronger" compared with the Church in Europe, which seems to have "weakened," according to the representative of the Holy Father in Kenya.Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, who was preaching during the episcopal consecration of Father John Kiplimo Lelei as auxiliary bishop of Kenya s Diocese of Eldoret, highlighted some of the weaknesses of the Church in Europe, which he said reflect an orientation toward secularism.Van Megen cited the president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the progres
Archbishop Hubertus van Megen recently highlighted some of the weaknesses of the Church in Europe, which he said reflect an orientation toward secularism.
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