PRETORIA MAY 10, 2016 CISA- The Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) has criticized the government for spending excessively on weapons given the country’s major social problems. “We insist that, in the absence of discernible external military threat to our country, and in a country which is struggling to recover from high levels of unemployment […]

NAIROBI MAY 10, 2016 (CISA) – Members of the opposition Coalition of Reform and Democracy (CORD), on Monday May 9, staged a street protest against the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The opposition has accused IEBC of bias in favor of the government, demanding it be disbanded. The IEBC has however dismissed the charges […]

NAIROBI, MAY 10, 2016(CISA)-United Nations has called on Kenya not to close Kakuma and Daadab refugee camps citing devastating consequences for hundreds of thousands of families living in the camps. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said the closure of the camps risked worsening the current global refugee crisis. “The safety of hundreds […]

VATICAN MAY 6, 2016 (CISA) – The Holy See, through its spokesperson, Fr Federico Lombardi has  paid tribute to Papa Wemba, a Catholic, for rendering his voice to promote the message of reconciliation through his songs composed for the Church. “… The news of his death touches us deeply. But we are happy to have […]

NAIROBI MAY 6, 2016(CISA)-Prof Justus Gitari Mbae, Kenyan has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor(VC) of Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) based in Nairobi. He takes over, in an acting capacity, from Msgr Dr Pius Rutechura, a clergy from the Catholic diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania. His appointment was announced by the chair of […]

NAIROBI MAY 6, 2016(CISA) – A bill seeking to entrench the two-thirds gender rule as provided by the constitution has been rejected by parliament. The bill, meant to balance the composition of elective offices in Kenya to ensure there is equity in the government by not allowing one gender to hold more than two-thirds of […]

GEITA, APRIL 29 2016(CISA)-Pope Francis has appointed Fr Flavian Kassala, director of the Stella Maris Mtwara College as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Geita in Tanzania. The diocese of Geita fell vacant when Archbishop Damian Denis Dallu was appointed Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Songea March 14, 2014. Archbishop Dallu was […]

N’DJAMENA, APRIL 29, 2016(CISA)-The Episcopal Conference of Chad has opened new Catholic secretariat that will host all the Catholic programmes offices and bodies working in the country. Speaking during the inauguration ceremony in N’Djamena recently, reported Vatican Radio, President of the Episcopal Conference of Chad, Bishop Jean-Claude Bouchard, OMI, expressed satisfaction with the new premises. He […]

MAPUTO APRIL 29, 2016(CISA)-Thousands of faithful from various parishes of the Archdiocese of Maputo and other parts of the country are preparing for the annual pilgrimage to Our Lady of Fatima of Namaacha diocesan shrine in Maputo. This year’s pilgrimage starts on May 6, 2016 and is dedicated to the Year of Mercy: “Merciful as […]