VATICAN CITY JANUARY 29, 2016(CISA)-Pope Francis on January 28 met the president of the Republic of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé During the meeting, reported Vatican Information Service, Pope Francis acknowledged the good existing relations between the Holy See and Togo, and the prospects for their further consolidation and stressed on “the need for joint commitment […]
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PHILIPINES: It is wrong to spiritualize Poverty, says Cardinal Onaiyekan
CEBU JANUARY 29, 2016(CISA) – Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has said that it is wrong “to spiritualize poverty.” In his address to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress (IEC), currently taking place in Cebu, Philippines, on the theme “The Eucharist and the Dialogue with the Poor and Suffering,” Cardinal Onaiyekan […]
KENYA: Stakeholders want Government Crackdown on Schools Commercializing Education
NAIROBI JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-Education stakeholders are calling on the government to crack down on schools commercializing education rather than bringing in quality in the sector. In a joint statement by Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT), The Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU), Transparency International (TI) and […]
SUDAN: Church Leaders Express Hope for Peace
JUBA JANUARY 26, 2016(CISA)-Catholic Church leaders from Sudan and South Sudan have expressed hope for a lasting peace in S Sudan after decades of civil war. In a communiqué at the end of their ten-day Extraordinary Plenary Session in Rome released January 25, 2016, the Church leaders called “for a more rigorous implementation of the […]
AFRICA: Church in US Supports Africa with $1M
WASHINGTON JANUARY 15, 2016 (CISA) – The US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Africa announced the approval of 42 grants totaling $1 million to support pastoral projects in 18 countries in Africa. As reported by Zenit, grants from the Subcommittee focus on providing support to dioceses and Episcopal Conferences to […]
CAR: France to Withdraw Troops after Elections, President Hollande Says
BANGUI JANUARY 15, 2016 (CISA) – President Francois Hollande on January 14 said that French troops will be able to pull out of Central African Republic quickly once it elects a new president. In a New Year’s speech to the armed forces President Hollande said that the troops contributed to bringing stability and preventing massacres. […]
SIERRA LEONE: Country Confirms New Case of Ebola
FREETOWN JANUARY 15, 2016 (CISA) – A body has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone, the Health Ministry said on January 15. According to a spokes person from the Health Ministry, two swab tests carried out on the deceased person by British health organization, Public Health England came back positive in the Tonkolili district […]
S AFRICA: Bishops Urge Faithful to become Missionaries of Mercy in Jubilee Year
PRETORIA DECEMBER 11, 2015 (CISA) – The Bishops of Southern Africa urged the Catholics of the country to reach out to others in corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and to celebrate the Sacrament of Confession regularly during Jubilee Year of Mercy. “Pope Francis invites us to rediscover these corporal works of mercy: to feed the […]