Month: March 2015

NAIROBI MARCH 24, 2015(CISA)-The Franciscans Mother Earth Network and Kenya Forest Service- a government organization mandated to take care of forests in Kenya in collaboration with other stakeholders came together to plant trees on March 21 to mark the international Day of Forests. Speaking during the celebrations at Ngong Forest Primary School, Fr Herman Borg, […]

NAIROBI, MARCH 24, 2015(CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba Chairman, Kenya Conference of  Catholic Bishops – Commission for Education and Religious Education has said that religious education is an integral part of our value system and must continue to be taught in our schools. In a press statement sent to CISA on March 23, Bishop […]

KAKAMEGA, MARCH 13, 2015(CISA) – Bishop Joseph Obanyi was on Saturday March 7 ordained for the Catholic diocese of Kakamega. The colourful ceremony was presided over by the outgoing bishop of Kakamega, Philip Sulumeti and attended by thousands of faithful at Bukhungu stadium. “I am retiring in Kakamega. From today I will refer to you […]

THYOLO, MARCH 13, 2015(CISA) – Malawi bishops are making solidarity visits to flood-hit areas to deliver aid items to those affected. The floods which occurred in January have displaced more than 230,000 from their homes mostly in the country’s southern and central regions. During the visits representatives from each of Malawi’s eight dioceses delivered money, […]

NAIROBI, MARCH 13, 2015(CISA) –The Catholic Church in Kenya has today launched the Catholic Private Education Institutions Association (CaPEIA) that is aimed at bringing all Catholic private institutions together. “We as Catholics want to pool our resources, bring together our institutions so that with unity we can better promote the mission, vision of the Catholic Church […]

ADDIS ABABA, MARCH 6, 2015(CISA) –Peace talks between South Sudan’s government and rebels adjourned on March 6 and there was no date set for the next meeting, an IGAD mediation official said in a statement. Earlier Peace talks between South Sudan’s Government and rebels were extended to March 6 after the warring leaders President Salva Kiir and […]

MONROVIA, MARCH 6, 2015(CISA) – Sister Barbara Brillant head of the Catholic Church’s Ebola Response team said there is optimism for the nation to eliminate the deadly disease. The last Ebola patient in Liberia was released from hospital on March 5 and there are currently no fresh cases of the disease in the country. Sister Brillant said […]

LIBREVILLE, MARCH 6, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop Basile Mvé Engone of the Archdiocese of Libreville told the congregation that all Gabonese must learn to welcome each other with respect, acknowledging that the other is richness, a companion, a brother, a sister, a friend and not an enemy. Speaking at the national Mass for peace, Archbishop Mvé Engone […]

ABUJA, MARCH 6, 2015(CISA) – The Episcopal conferences of Nigeria and Cameroon have initiated a partnership through which they will assist thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled to Cameroon to flee from Boko Haram’s continued attacks and violence. According to Vatican Radio, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), revealed this […]

KINSHASA, MARCH 3, 2015(CISA) – Director of the Diocesan Commission for Justice and Peace , Father Justin Nkunzi  has condemned the local authorities for failing to conduct a thorough investigation on criminal gangs. “It is a great pity that the local authorities are failing to investigate thoroughly the clearly organised criminal gangs marauding in the area and […]