ACCRA JUNE 5, 2015(CISA) – Pope Francis has sent his “heartfelt condolences” to the relatives of those killed and injured in the petrol explosion in Accra, Ghana. In a telegram sent through the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on Friday June 5, Pope Francis “commended the souls of the departed to Almighty God and invoked […]
Day: 8 June 2015
UGANDA: Millions of Pilgrims Celebrate Martyrs Day
LIRA, JUNE 5, 2015 (CISA) – Over three million pilgrims from different parts of the world gathered for the celebrations of the Uganda Martyrs day on June 3, at Namugongo shrine in Uganda. 500 pilgrims from the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya walked 700 kilometres for over a month to the shrine for the event. According […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Bishops Decry Expensive Upgrading on President’s Residence
JOHANESBURG JUNE 5, 2015(CISA)– Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference have expressed dissatisfaction with the spending of state funds in the controversial upgrading of president Zuma’s private residence. “We note with dismay the determination in the report released by the police Minister Nathi Nhleko last week that President Zuma is not liable for any non-security upgrades […]
AFRICA: Catholicism has Grown in Africa by 238 Percent, Report Shows
AFRICA JUNE 5, 2015(CISA)-The population of baptized Catholics in Africa has grown by 238 percent since 1980 according to the latest study. The report dated June 1 titled “Global Catholicism: Trends & Forecasts” by Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown USA indicates that over the last 50 years, the proportion of the global population who are Catholics […]