Month: February 2015

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 10 2015(CISA) – The Catholic Church in Kenya through the Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission for Missions has laid out 14 series of events that will take place in the course of the year to mark 25 years of Mission work in Kenya. Four of the events will be national and these include […]

DOUALA, FEBRUARY 10, 2015(CISA) – Thousands of Cameroonians marched on February 7 in capital Douala, in support of the Cameroonian army which is confronting the Nigerian Islamist terrorists, Boko Haram. The marchers in Cameroon carried placards praising the army and calling for peace. The organisers of the march said that they had invited Cameroonians to […]

MACHAKOS FEBRUARY 10 2015(CISA) – Archbishop Charles Balvo, Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan has said consecrated men and women are here because they gave themselves to God, which is a gift. “We are here because we know this is a gift too, this is a way of serving,” said Archbishop Balvo on February […]

JUBA, FEBRUARY 10, 2015(CISA) – United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has warned that continued conflict in South Sudan risks depriving the country of a generation of “lost” children. She added that the continued economic stagnation would hold back development and prevent support for essential sectors like health and education. “People need peace, stability and […]

MACHAKOS, FEBRUARY 10, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop-elect Martin Kivuva of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa has urged faithful to work towards promoting peace, harmony and transformation to create unity. “As Christians we are challenged to take up our place in the society mainly to be agents of peace, harmony and positive transformation knowing that we are […]

ABUJA FEBRUARY 6, 2015 (CISA) – The Catholic Diocese of Maiduguri led by Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme, began a nine-day Novena for peace on February 5. Fr Gideon Obasogie, Director of Communications at the Diocese of Maiduguri has appealed to all Nigerians and well-wishers all over the world to join the diocese in praying for […]

   LUSAKA, FEBRUARY 06, 2015(CISA) – The Zambian Catholic bishops have called upon the newly elected president to strengthen the nation’s unity. In a statement issued on January 30 signed by Archbishop Telesphore George Mpundu, President of the Episcopal Conference of Zambia (ECZ), the bishops urged President Edgar Lungu “to work to strengthen national unity, threatened […]