Second International Congress of African Liturgists

03 August 2026

From 3 to 9 August, the Second International Congress of African Liturgists is being held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting, which follows the first congress held in Dakar in 2023, is devoted to the theme of inculturation in the liturgical practice of the Church in Africa. On the occasion of the opening of the congress, Card. Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, sent a message to the participants, the full text of which is published below.