APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS

African Shipping Review Editor Joins the Vatican Communication Team

Mr. George Sunguh Cardinal Mario Grech, the General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops

George Sunguh – the Publisher and Managing Editor of the African Shipping Review – has been appointed as a member of the Vatican's Communication Commission of the Synod of Bishops. Sunguh who is the past immediate President of the Union of the Catholic African Press (UCAP) – the continental body that brings together Catholic media practitioners joined the 12-member team to serve the Mother Church at the Universal level. There are four commissions namely:Theological, Spirituality, Methodological and Communication bringing 57 members in total. The Commissioners drawn from around the world are charged with championing the ongoing two-year process to have a synodal Church that walks forward in communion to pursue a common mission through the participation of each and every one of her members. It culminates in a Synod on Synodality in Rome in October 2023. In an interview with ACI Africa shortly after receiving his appointment letter from Cardinal Mario Grech, the General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops during a recent visit to Rome, Mr. Sunguh said he does not take the opportunity for granted and will diligently serve the church from this new platform. “I feel extremely honored and privileged to be appointed to serve the Mother Church at the Universal level,” Mr. Sunguh said, and added,“It's indeed a humbling experience. I feel tossed into the deep end.”