KISHASA FEBRUARY 20, 2018 (CISA) The National Episcopal Conference of the Congo (CENCO) have condemned the government for continuously defaming and discrediting the Catholic Church. “We denounce the campaign of discrediting and defamation of the Catholic Church and its hierarchy and we are deeply concerned by the very serious facts and hostile attitudes in this country,” […]
KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 20, 2018 (CISA) – Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo of the Archdiocese of Tororo in Uganda has urged political leaders in the country to use the Lenten season to reconcile. “Lent is a time that brings us together to dialogue and reconcile, overcome crises in our lives and open up lasting peace. We have to […]
IMO, FEBRUARY 20, 2018(CISA)-Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Peter Okapaleke who had been rejected for years by the priests of his diocese. The announcement came after Francis in June 2017 issued a harsh ultimatum to the priests of Nigeria’s southern Ahiara diocese, warning they would lose their jobs if they didn’t obey […]
JUBA FEBRUARY 20, 2018 (CISA) – Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, President of Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) has called on the faithful to pray during Lent for peace in the conflict-stricken nations of South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. “Our Easter must be true peace in our hearts, with our […]