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Inspired by Pope Francis, East African Catholics seek foreign debt cancellation

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NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic leaders in East Africa launched a campaign on Wednesday (Feb. 12) to advocate for the cancellation of ballooning foreign debts stagnating the countries’ economic development and contributing to poverty. The Jubilee 2025 Debt Cancellation campaign is inspired by Pope Francis’ declaration of 2025 as the Jubilee Holy Year with the theme Pilgrims of Hope. The campaign was created by the Jubilee 2025 Africa Coalition, …

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AMECEA calls for financial reforms in debt cancellation campaign

The Bishops of Eastern Africa have appealed for negotiations towards debt cancellation to lighten the repayment burden for developing countries in Africa, as he calls the people of God to embrace the spirit of the Jubilee. Read all

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Inspired by Pope Francis, East African Catholics seek foreign debt cancellation

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Catholic leaders in East Africa launched a campaign on Wednesday (Feb. 12) to advocate for the cancellation of ballooning foreign debts stagnating the countries’ economic development and contributing to poverty. The Jubilee 2025 Debt Cancellation campaign is inspired by Pope Francis’ declaration of 2025 as the Jubilee Holy Year with the theme Pilgrims of Hope. The campaign was created by the Jubilee 2025 Africa Coalition, …

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Catholics call for debt relief to help African countries

A consortium of catholic church leaders has asked global lenders to cancel debts owed to them by African nations to help them regain their economic foothold. This move, according to the consortium which comprised of AMECEA, the Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa (JENA), in collaboration with Caritas Africa and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences […]

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