CAIRO, OCTOBER 3 2016(CISA) – Franciscan Friars in Egypt have begun celebrations to mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis’s visit to the country in 1219. Speaking on the sidelines of the first celebrations at Cairo on October 2, Fr Ibrahim Faltas, councilor of the Custody of the Holy Land, said the celebrations are meant to […]
HARARE OCTOBER 3, 2017(CISA) -The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on President Robert Mugabe to address the nation’s economic crisis in order to regain the people’s trust. “Zimbabweans have lost trust that the government is sincere in addressing national problems when they see the government officials choosing to send their children to foreign schools […]
LIMBE OCTOBER 3, 2017(CISA) -The Catholic University of Malawi has launched an agribusiness program targeting the clergy. The training is supported by Mission of United states of America and will be powered by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS). Speaking September 26, during the official launch of the six months program, the chairman of the Episcopal Conference […]
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 (CISA)– Civil society groups under the Kura Yangu Sauti Yangu umbrella have today condemned proposed amendments to the elections act terming the move unconstitutional. The Jubilee Party, through its majority in the National Assembly, is pushing to change election laws using the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2017 which they said will […]
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 29, 2017(CISA) – Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Bishops have raised their voice against the proposed amendment of the election laws saying the move will, “…mutilate the constitution and weaken the independence of government institutions.” In a statement read September 27 by Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit at All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, the […]
JALINGO SEPTEMBER 22, 2017(CISA) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill election pledges he made during his inauguration as the President in 2015. In a communiqué signed by Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, President of CBCN and issued after the end of their Second Plenary Meeting of the year […]
HARARE SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 (CISA) – Pastor Evan Mawarire a prominent critic of President Robert Mugabe was on September 25 put on trial on accusation of attempting to subvert the government, a charge that carries up to 20 years in prison. Mawarire was arrested on Sunday September 24 as he stepped down from his pulpit after […]
KAMPALA SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 (CISA) – The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has urged political leaders in Uganda to call for a referendum in determining the presidential age limits. On September 12 a section of ruling National Resistant Movement (NRM) party passed a resolution to amend Article 102 (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of […]
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 26, 2017(CISA)- The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have called on Jubilee and the National Super Alliance (NASA) to agree to IEBC’s invitation to dialogue and chart the way forward with the aim of holding free, fair, and credible Presidential Elections scheduled for October 26. “The dialogue will pre-empt imminent conflict and violence […]
LOME SEPTEMBER 19, 2017(CISA) – Catholic Bishops Conference of Togo (CEDUT) has condemned violent protests and excessive use of force by police to rioters in the nation. “In the phase of social tension that exists in Togo, it is necessary to seek peaceful and constructive confrontation, without degenerating into gratuitous violence,” said the bishops in a […]