Category: ARCHIVES

KIGALI DECEMBER 2, 2014(CISA)-Pope Francis has named Bishop Celestin Hazikimana as the new bishop for the Catholic diocese of Gikongoro in Southern Rwanda, the country’s press agency reported. Bishop Hazikimana replaces the late His Eminence Augustin Misago who died in 2012. Gikongoro’s new bishop was born in Kigali on August 14 1963. Prior to his […]

NAIROBI, DECEMBER 2, 2014(CISA) – David Kimaiyo has resigned following the death of 37 people in the latest terror attacks in Mandera and Wajir Counties. President Uhuru Kenyatta in an address to the nation nominated  retired General and Kajiado Central Mp Joseph Nkaissery,as the new Interior Cabinet Secretary. President Uhuru announced the changes on Tuesday […]

BABOUA, NOVEMBER, 28, 2014, (CISA) – A polish missionary amongst 16 hostages abducted by Muslim rebels from the Central African Republic (CAR) on October 12 has been freed after two months in captivity. “A special operation by Cameroonian defence and security forces permitted the liberation of 15 Cameroonian hostages… as well as the Polish priest […]

FREETOWN, NOVEMBER, 28, 2014, (CISA) – Caritas Sierra Leone has joined the Fatima House of Light project run by the Handmaid Sister’s in its continuing intervention in the fight against the Ebola Virus. According to the Director of the Caritas Office, the Archdiocese of Freetown, Fr Peter Koteh, the aim of the project is to […]

John Cardinal Njue has called on consecrated men and women to use the year of consecrated life as a time of reflection. “Unlike other celebrations declared by the Church, the year of consecrated life is an activity that is calling those of you who have formally been consecrated to God through religious vows acknowledged by […]

NAIROBI NOVEMBER 28, 2014(CISA) – The Chairman of Communications Commission of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), Bishop Martin Kivuva has urged the government to improve its fight against terrorism through technology. The Bishop was speaking on November 26 during the launch of new collection of eBooks and eCommerce website by the Paulines Publications Africa […]

NAKURU NOVEMBER 28, 2014(CISA) -Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) Chairman, Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth has asked the government to declare the current state of insecurity in the county as national disaster. In a statement titled “Kenya a mourning nation… Act now” issued during the commission’s annual planning meeting on Wednesday November 26 at St Mary’s […]

PORT MORESBY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014(CISA) – Archbishop Stephen Reichert, Chairman of Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS), has called on the government to release salary and operational funds to the Churches to boost health services. He said that “health services in Papua New Guinea are suffering because the Government is not releasing funds promptly enough.” “We […]

MARSABIT, NOVEMBER 25, 2014(CISA) – Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya, Archbishop Charles Balvo has called on the faithful to unite and accept one another since in the Church there are no strangers. Speaking during the celebration to mark the closing of the Golden Jubilee year of the Catholic Diocese of Marsabit on Sunday, November 23, Archbishop […]

NAIROBI, NOVEMBER 25, 2014(CISA) – “This is a disease that can be handled and this is a crisis we will overcome but only if we work together,” the General Secretary of World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has said. “Let us work together with all those who have good will, knowledge […]