Caritas and Caritas

 

 

Caritas and Caritas

The bishops of Central Africa meet twice a year: it is a week of work, prayer, sharing and reflection on both the Church and society.

The January Assembly is preceded every year by the General Assembly of Caritas, which brings together the bishops, the Caritas diocesan directors and the Board of Directors.

This year the Assembly took place on Saturday, January 6th, and I attended. It was an important moment, where the various activities of Caritas were presented, and at the same time an analysis was made, through the needs and urgencies, of the situation of the whole country.

Sunday morning I returned to Baoro, just in time for the parish festival, dedicated to Baby Jesus. In Central Africa the Epiphany is celebrated on Sunday, and not on January 6th.

Our schools reopened on Monday, January 7th, and on Thursday the 11th I went to Bozoum to follow the preparations for the Fair. There are now two weeks to go, and the "organisational machine" is in operation. There is a lot of anticipation for the Fair, which is practically the only one (along with the one in Bouar) that takes place in the country.

Good work!

 

 

 

L'Assemblea Generale della Caritas
L?Assemblée générale de Caritas