Statement
A Call to Solidarity With Africa, November 2001
A Call to Solidarity With Africa, A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, November 14, 2001
The document A Call to Solidarity with Africa was developed by the Committee on International Policy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was approved by the full body of U.S. Catholic bishops at its November 2001 General Meeting and has been authorized for publication by the undersigned.
Msgr. William P. Fay, General Secretary, USCCB
I. The Church in Africa: Source of Hope for a Continent in Transition
- The Church as Servant
- Other Signs of Hope for a Continent Facing Many Challenges
II. A Continent Facing Tremendous Challenges
- Signs of struggle
- Poverty, Disease, and the Burden of Debt
- Conflict And Insecurity on the Continent
- Refugees and Displaced Persons
III. The Challenge of Africa to the United States and the International Community
- Addressing Poverty, Debt, and Development
- Providing Urgent Assistance for Strengthening Health Care
- Promoting Educational Development
- Fostering Trade Relationships as Partnerships
- Supporting Peacemaking in Africa
- Assisting Refugees and Displaced Persons
IV. The Catholic Church in the United States in Solidarity with the Church in Africa