“A priceless gift”: Catholic Archbishop on Diocesan Synod in Cameroon’s Yaoundé Archdiocese

Archbishop Jean Mbarga of the Archdiocese of Yaoundé began the Third Diocesan Synod on October 19, a three-day gathering at Our Lady of Victories Cathedral intended to assess pastoral activities and find new ways to advance evangelization.

The synod follows a pastoral year that included a visit from Pope Leo XIV in April and several religious anniversaries. Archbishop Mbarga described the synod as a gift to the local Church, noting that recent milestones such as the 125th anniversary of the Pallottine Fathers and the centenary of the Congregation of the Daughters of Mary of Yaoundé serve as signs of divine care.

Participants will use the meeting, which runs through October 21, to engage in prayer and discernment under the theme "That they may have life," taken from the Gospel of John.