Prayer nook

October 2021

In preparation for the Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Biblical Federation in April 2022, we invite all members and friends of our Federation to pray for God’s blessing, the Holy Spirit’s guidance, and the intercession of Mary, the Mother of the Word, for all its regions and their activities.

The intention for this month you can find here:

Presentation of the Region

Biblical ministry in the African Region is a fruit of an ongoing and lively cooperation between the Catholic Biblical Federation and the Biblical Center for Africa and Madagascar (BICAM). The latter brings together all Bishop’s Conferences on the continent. Its mission to promote the Bible and biblical formation among Catholics fits well with the mission of the Federation at large. CBF, for its part, contributes to the work of BICAM by coordinating activities of local biblical centers and institutions run by dioceses, religious orders, and lay associations. Noteworthy is the emphasis of this region on the translation of the Bible into local languages and its distribution. Thanks to the cooperation of the CBF and Kindermissionswerk from Aachen, an elaborate biblical-pastoral project, LectioYouth.Net, was developed and implemented for the youth and adults of Africa, with the aim of providing sound and advanced biblical formation available through the internet.

News from this Region

III International Biblical Symposium in Angola

21 Sep 2026

The 3rd International Biblical Symposium on the theme "The Bible and the Hungers of Africa", organised by the Episcopal Commission for Biblical Pastoral Ministry of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and São Tomé (CEAST), took place from 17 to 19 September 2026 in Luanda, at the Extension of the Catholic University of Angola (UCAN), under the motto "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty" (Jn 6:35).

The CBF Secretary General meets in Kinshasa the President of SECAM

02 Jun 2025

During his working visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Secretary General of the Catholic Biblical Federation, Fr Jan J Stefanów SVD, met with His Eminence Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo, Archbishop of Kinshasa and President of SECAM, at his residence in Kinshasa on the second day of the visit.