TRIPOLI, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Giovanni Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli has vowed to stay in Libya with the few remaining Christians in Tripoli even as foreign nationals flee the war torn nation. “We are ready to bear witness to who we are and to what we do according to the words of Christ,” […]
Day: 19 February 2015
KENYA: Priests are Full time Agents of God says Bishop Okombo
NAIROBI, FEBRUARY 19, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Emmanuel Okombo of the Catholic Diocese of Kericho has said priesthood is a full representation of God. “To reveal God is there to reveal God is alive, is active, is in you and is with you, look at the priests. Priests are fulltime agents of God,” said Bishop Okombo […]
ROME: Africa gets three new Cardinals
VATICAN, FEBRUARY 19, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel of Ethiopia, Bishop Arlindo Gomes Furtado of Cape Verde and Bishop emeritus Julio Duarte Langa of Mozambique were among the 20 new cardinals installed on February 14. Cardinal Berhaneyesus is the current Chairman of the association of African Bishops called AMECEA. The association brings together more than […]
KENYA: Country on Track to Achieving Universal Primary Education, UN Says
NAIROBI, FEBRUARY 19, 2015(CISA) – Kenya is on the right track towards achieving universal primary education senior UN official has said. Nardos Bekele-Thomas, the UN Kenya Resident Coordinator said at a media briefing in Nairobi that Kenya’s progress towards achievement of the millennium Goal number two was inspiring. “Since the introduction of the Free Primary Education […]
KENYA: Archbishop-elect bids Farewell to Machakos Diocese
MACHAKOS, FEBRUARY 13, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop-elect of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa, Martin Kivuva Musonde on February 7 bid farewell to the diocese of Machakos where he has worked for the past 11 years. Speaking during the annual diocesan pilgrimage at Our Lady of Komarock Shrine, 50 kilometres east of Nairobi, the prelate lauded the priests […]