Sister Josée Ngalula is the first African female Religious appointed as Member of the Vatican Theological Commission by Pope Francis.
Vatican City (Sunday 03/10/2021 07:50, Gaudium Press) Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sister Josée Ngalula is the first African woman appointed to the Vatican’s commission on international theology.
The commission is responsible for advising and directing doctrinal questions. The African nun will be the 29th member of the commission.
The Pope traditionally appoints members, and their primary role is to study current theological issues, assisting the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Sister Ngalula thanked Pope Francis for the appointment and said she was ready to help and learn from her colleagues.
Sister Ngalula’s Academic background
The religious is a native of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, born on January 28, 1960. Sister Josée Ngalula entered the Sisters of St. Andrew’s in 1979 and professed her perpetual vows in 1993.
After studying philosophy at the major seminary of Lubumbashi, one of the country’s largest cities. Between 1984 and 1989, she continued her theological studies at the Catholic University of Lyon, France. She also studied for a year in the United Kingdom and, in 2000, defended her doctoral thesis at the Catholic University of Lyon.
Sister Josée is currently teaching theology at the Catholic University of Congo and the Al Muwaffaq Ecumenical Institute in Morocco. Since 2004, she has been working on pastoral care for victims of abuse within the Church. (FM)
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