LUSAKA, DECEMBER 8, 2017(CISA) – Archbishop Telesphore-George Mpundu of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka has said that the Church in Zambia will not recognize divorce being carried out in civil courts in the country. “The Church does not recognize divorces granted by civil courts of whatever level granted to Catholic couples because a validly contracted Catholic […]
MONROVIA DECEMBER 8, 2017 (CISA) – Liberia’s Supreme Court on December 7 cleared the way for a presidential run-off election, stating that it had not found enough evidence of fraud to halt the whole process. In a 4-1 majority ruling the court dismissed a complaint from the third-place finisher Charles Brumskine’s Liberty Party, which had […]
JUBA DECEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio has called on the South Sudanese to work together for peace in the country. “We are never defined by our past but our present, as no matter how hard the past, you can always start again. We wish to forget the […]
ACCRA, DECEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – “I beg you my sons and daughters please do not let anybody deceive you, you have seen it with your own naked eyes the sufferings your brothers are going through in the desert, being eaten up by wild animals, pirates and drowning in the Mediterranean,” Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle has told […]
VATICAN CITY DECEMBER 5, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis on December 2 appointed Rev Mirosław Gucwa, as the new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bouar. Until his appointment, the bishop-elect was the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Bouar, reported Fides. According to the Vatican, the Pope on the same day accepted the renunciation […]
LILONGWE, DECEMBER 5, 2017(CISA)- Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa of Blantyre, the chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has challenged the pro-abortion and pro-life activists to give room for a referendum so as citizens can decide what is good for them and the society. He warned them of generalising that majority of people are […]
RETORIA DECEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA) – The Justice and Peace Commission for Southern African Catholics Bishops Conference (SACBC) on Nov 29 wrote an open letter to 21 mining companies operating in South Africa asking each to explain their use of tax havens. New research conducted for the SACBC Justice and Peace Commission shows that these 21 companies, which […]
MACHAKOS DECEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA) – Archbishop Anthony Muheria of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri has called on the young people to shun hatred and tribalism. “We must say no to hate messages, don’t be swallowed by the crocodile of hatred. My young people, today we are being told to open our hearts, harden not your hearts, your […]
CAIRO NOVEMBER 24, 2017 (CISA) – Egypt’s government has declared three days of mourning after attack on north Sinai mosque where over hundred people were killed and scores others injured, state news agency MENA said. State television reported at least 184 people were killed and 125 wounded in the attack, which is unprecedented in a four-year […]
VATICAN CITY NOVEMBER 24, 2017 (CISA) –Pope Francis on November 23 presided at a special prayer service for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo where he prayed for the victims of war in those countries. During the service, Pope Francis decried the murder of innocent women and children as the “horrid […]