MBULU, May 25 2018, (CISA) – Pope Francis on May 22 appointed Rev. Anthony Lagwen as the new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mbulu. The post was left vacant in 2014 when his predecessor, Beatus Kinyaiya who was appointed Archbishop of Dodoma. The Rev. Anthony Lagwen was born on 5 July 1967 in Tlawi, […]
ACCRA, MAY 25, 2018 (CISA)-National Parliament of Ghana has rejected the proposed bill to legalize same sex marriage in the Country. In the May 22 sitting chaired by Alban Sumani, the Second Deputy Speaker, the Members of Parliament unanimously opposed the bill noting that it did not match with the country’s cultural and national values, […]
NAIROBI, MAY 25, 2018 (CISA)– Sr.Leonella Sgorbatti, a Consolata nun who was murdered alongside her bodyguard in Mogadishu on September 17, 2006, will be beatified tomorrow, May 26, 2018 in Piacenza, Bobbio-Italy. Sr.Leonella, spent most of her religious life working in Kenya, as a nurse in several hospitals, a tutor in nursing school, and as […]
ABIDJAN, MAY 25, 2018 (CISA)-The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cote d’Ivoire (CECCI) has expressed concern over Ivorian priests, “…wandering in dioceses of old Christendom in the West,” who refuse to return to the country once their mission is over “Bishops are increasingly confronted with the phenomenon of priests without any attachment, wandering in dioceses of […]
LILONGWE, MAY 22, 2018 (CISA)-The Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has assured people living with albinism of its full commitment in continued support and protection of their rights and freedom in the country. “The church loves you and will always stand by people living with albinism and defend them. It is for this reason that […]
DOUALA, MAY 22, 2018 (CISA)-Catholic Bishops in Cameroon have called on the warring groups in the country to put down arms and seek peace in order to avoid a possible catastrophe. In a letter dated May 16, addressed to the Cameroonian people, the president of the bishops’ conference and Archbishop of Douala, Archbishop Samuel Kleda […]
ADDIS ABABA, MAY 22, 2018 (CISA) – Bishop John Jok Chol of Akobo Diocese of South Sudan has warned delegates against spoiling peace talks cautioning politicians against making the forum a project to benefit themselves. “People in Akobo are suffering, forcing them to lose hope and practice revenge killing with guns based on tribal lines,” […]
BENIN CITY, MAY 22, 2018 (CISA)-Clergy, religious and the laity of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin, Edo State, today joined other Catholic faithful in the country on a peaceful protest march against the killings of two priests and 17 worshipers at St. Ignatius Catholic Parish in Ukpor- Mbalon in Benue State. According to Channels Television, […]
LUSAKA, MAY 22, 2018 (CISA)-Caritas Zambia has called upon the church to collaborate with all the key stakeholders in the nation into the ongoing process of national dialogue and reconciliation. “We are of the considered view that the church has not only the moral authority but also the convening power, needed impartiality and the undisputed […]
BANGUI, MAY 22, 2018 (CISA)- The city Bambari, 300 km from the capital Bangui, was last week pillaged by heavily armed militiamen who ransacked Saint-Jean parish and destroyed the MINUACA (UN Mission in Central Africa). According to Mẻdecins Sans Frontier (MSF) at least six people were killed and about 300 took refuge at the local […]
