SOKOTO JUNE 12 2015 (CISA)-Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah of Sokoto Diocese has urged Christians and Muslims in Nigeria to embrace the challenge of genuine and truthful dialogue for the development of the country. The bishop was giving a speech following his recent appointment as a Member of the Abdullahi IbnAbdulaziz International Council for Interreligious & […]
Day: 12 June 2015
UGANDA: Hundreds of Burundi Refugees Flock Country
KAMPALA, JUNE 12, 2015(CISA)- Hundreds of refugees from Burundi continue flocking Uganda after dire conditions push them out of Tanzania where they had initially fled, Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) has reported. According to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the number of Burundian refugees arriving in Uganda since November 2014 is now over […]
GHANA: Speak with one Voice, Cardinal Sarah tells African Bishops on Synod
ACCRA JUNE 12, 2015(CISA) – Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments based in Vatican has appealed to bishops in Africa to “speak with one voice” during the forthcoming Synod on the Family. “I encourage you to speak with clarity and with one credible voice and with […]
MALAWI: Bishops put up Programs to Cushion Communities from Natural Disasters
PHALOMBE, JUNE 12 2015 (CISA) – Episcopal Conference of Malawi Development Commission (CADECOM) has rolled out several projects to provide “sustainable and long term response to people whose livelihood was affected by this year’s flood disaster.” According to CADECOM’s National Secretary, Carsterns Mulume, the projects are aimed at cushioning the shocks that these people […]