{"id":227178,"date":"2022-05-26T11:56:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apo-group.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/apo-group-partners-with-the-catholic-church-in-africa-to-provide-comprehensive-public-relations-support-towards-greater-pastoral-effectiveness-rnr?lang=en"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:56:17","slug":"radio-news-release-soundbite-apo-group-partners-with-the-catholic-church-in-africa-to-provide-comprehensive-public-relations-support-towards-greater-pastoral-effectiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/radio-news-release-soundbite-apo-group-partners-with-the-catholic-church-in-africa-to-provide-comprehensive-public-relations-support-towards-greater-pastoral-effectiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio News Release (Soundbite): APO Group partners with the Catholic Church in Africa to provide comprehensive Public Relations support towards greater pastoral effectiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"audio_wrap\"><audio preload=\"auto\"> <\/audio><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apo-group.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/apo-group-partners-with-the-catholic-church-in-africa-to-provide-comprehensive-public-relations-support-towards-greater-pastoral-effectiveness-rnr?lang=en\">Listen to the soundbite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/4c5956c049d9ec8.mp3\">Download the soundbite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>APO Group (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-group.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/countlinks\/203797\/http:%7D%7Dwww.apo-opa.com%7D\/website\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.APO-opa.com<\/a>), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-group.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/countlinks\/203797\/http:%7D%7Dwww.secam.org%7D\/website\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.SECAM.org<\/a>), today announced a working partnership aimed at providing extensive Media and Public Relations support to the Catholic Church in Africa (Holy See) (<a href=\"https:\/\/apo-group.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/countlinks\/203797\/http:%7D%7Dwww.vatican.va%7D\/website\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.Vatican.va<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>By working with the SECAM, the institution that coordinates the Catholic Church hierarchy&rsquo;s pastoral work in Africa, APO Group will bring greater cohesion to the Church&rsquo;s communications strategy, helping to deliver core messages of the Holy Father and the Holy See to Africa&rsquo;s 251 million Catholics who are spread far and wide across the African diaspora. It will also publicise and present news and information about the life of the Church in Africa to a global audience.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Vatican Dicastery for Communications in Rome and the Pan-African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) to ensure the Church&rsquo;s communications strategies and initiatives are disseminated across Africa and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The partnership was formalized on Tuesday during a signing ceremony at the Vatican in Rome by&nbsp;His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ou&eacute;draogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou and President of SECAM,&nbsp;Most Reverend Emmanuel Badejo, Bishop of Oyo (Nigeria), President of CEPACS and member of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications,&nbsp;Monseigneur Janvier Marie Gustave Yameogo, official of the Vatican Dicastery for Communications, and&nbsp;Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman of APO Group.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>While Catholic populations are declining in many parts of the world, in Africa they are increasing fast.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full press release:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LTcjZU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bit.ly\/3LTcjZU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>B-roll and soundbites can be downloaded here:&nbsp;https:\/\/bit.ly\/3GsWaJK<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of APO Group.<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/ccc12e80cd001bc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/ccc12e80cd001bc\" alt=\"APO Group\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/ccc12e80cd001bc\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the soundbite Download the soundbite APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading Pan-African communications consultancy and press release distribution service, and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) (www.SECAM.org), today announced a working partnership aimed at providing extensive Media and Public Relations support to the Catholic Church in Africa (Holy See) (www.Vatican.va). 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