Synodality and Secular Governance Replace Evangelization in African Bishops’ Gathering
Vatican News portal reports on April 15, 2026, that Kenya is preparing to host the 21st Plenary Assembly of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA), scheduled for July 17–26, 2026, in Nairobi. The gathering will bring together bishops from Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Djibouti, and Somalia under the theme: “Building Bridges of Communion, Hope, Justice, and Good Governance.” Archbishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, described the event as “a moment of grace,” while AMECEA President Bishop Charles Kasonde of Zambia emphasized responding to youth aspirations for “justice, accountability, and hope.” The assembly will include bishops, priests, religious, youth delegates, and Catholic professionals, with particular emphasis on youth engagement in ecclesial processes. This gathering exemplifies the post-conciliar Church’s systematic replacement of supernatural evangelization with naturalistic social activism, reducing the Church’s divine mission to a bureaucratic exercise in secular governance and interreligious dialogue.









