Catholic leader urges the African Church to use Lent for economic decolonization

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – A leading Catholic nun in Africa has made the case for economic justice, urging the Catholic Church in Africa to use the Lenten period to “engage in economic decolonization, dismantling the enduring structures of economic oppression inherited from colonial rule.”

In a written text sent to Crux, Sister Jane Kimathi, Director of Program at the Pan African Theology and Pastoral Network, PACTPAN noted that “Lent can serve as a catalyst for economic transformation in Africa.”