97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter in Cameroon

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – At 97 years of age, Pa Chrysantus Nfor sits quietly at his Nkwen residence in Bamenda, his frame slightly frail, but his eyes fixed on a horizon of hope. He has traveled from his hometown in Tabenken, Donga Mantung Division – a district to the northwest of the city – to Bamenda, not this time on the arduous trek he undertook nearly four decades ago, but to seek medical treatment. Surrounded by children and grandchildren, the …

Bamenda: 97-year-old man ready for his third papal encounter

At 97 years of age, Pa Chrysantus Nfor sits quietly at his Nkwen residence in Bamenda, his frame slightly frail, but his eyes fixed on a horizon of hope. He has traveled from his hometown in Tabenken, Donga Mantung Division – a district to the northwest of the city – to Bamenda, not this time on the arduous trek he undertook nearly four decades ago, but to seek medical treatment. Surrounded by children and grandchildren, the nonagenarian finds h…

The BAPEC Legacy: How Cameroon’s Anglophone Bishops Paved the Way for a Papal Peace Mission

By Nfor Hanson Nchanji BAMENDA, Cameroon — Long before the Vatican announced this Apostolic Journey, the bishops of the Bamenda Provincial Episcopal Conference (BAPEC) were the lone voices crying in the wilderness. For years, they have navigated the treacherous waters of the North West and South Wes