In preparation for the forthcoming XIV General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops October 2015, ten African Cardinals and Bishops have contributed important essays to provide a unique insight into the attitudes of Africans towards marriage and the family. In the process, they discuss the culture and traditions of their homeland, while drawing "attention to the rich and beautiful teaching of the Magisterium of the Church on that subject," as Francis Cardinal Arinze indicates in his preface. These African pastors provide much food for thought and reflection about modern western culture and our personal lives, as well as an introduction to the Synod. The title of the book comes from a phrase used by Blessed Pope Paul VI, which in our time beautifully expresses the universality of the Church leaders. Among the contributing Cardinals and Bishops are Cardinal Robert Sarah, Cardinal Francis Arinze, Cardinal Christian Tumi, Cardinal Theodore Sarr, Archbishop Samuel Kleda and many more "There African prelates make a concise presentation of the attitude of Africans toward marriage and the family. Africans see the family as a community of love between a man and a woman, with a loving opening to children. Marriage is the entry. It comes from the creating hands of God and so no human being has the authority to try to re-invent it. A marriage in Africa establishes a link between the families of the man and the woman, with each side ready to help to make it a success. Appreciation of the complementary of man and woman and of the divine origin of marriage and the family cuts across cultural, linguistic, and religious frontiers."