Month: July 2015

KAMPALA JULY 14, 2015(CISA) – Children belonging to the Catholic Church in Uganda have urged Kampala Archdiocese, Archbishop Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga to include them in Pope Francis plans when he visits the country in November 27-29 this year. The children, under their umbrella body, the Bannakizito Association said they have been always neglected in such […]

NAIROBI, JULY 10 2015(CISA) – Despite the successes that have been made on the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) targets, the poorest and most vulnerable people are being left behind. “Big gaps exist between the poorest and the richest households,” said Eduardo Lopez Moreno, Head of Research and Capacity Building, UN-Habitat. He was speaking in Nairobi on […]

BUJUMBURA JULY 10, 2015 (CISA) – General Leonard Ngendakumana who was part of a failed coup attempt in May has said his group was still working to oust President Pierre Nkurunziza. “At that time (in May), we just failed to remove Nkurunziza from power. The aim is still there,” General Leonard Ngendakumana told Reuters July 9. […]

PRETORIA JULY 10, 2015(CISA) – Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC) through the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has appealed to the government to ensure that the poor can access medicine in the country. The bishops said that some effective drugs for cancer and TB are priced beyond the reach of the government hospitals and […]

NOUAKCHOTT JULY 10, 2015 (CISA) – 50,000 Malian refugees are at risk following the suspension of food aid to their camp in south-eastern Mauritania the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. “We have literally been without rations for two months now,” Amsaleh Ould Mohamed, president of the management team at the M’Berra camp, told IRIN. WFP […]

JUBA, JULY 10 2015(CISA) – Catholic Archbishop Paulino Lukudu of Juba Archdiocese has urged the people of South Sudan to put their hope for a better life in God and not in military leaders, reported Catholic Radio Network on July 10. The Archbishop was speaking during an opening prayer session for South Sudan fourth independence anniversary […]

KAKAMEGA JULY 7, 201(CISA) – Bishop Joseph Obanyi Sagwe of the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega has challenged consecrated women to be alert to the threats to religious and Christian life being brought about by modern means of communication and technology. The bishop, who is also the chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (KCCB) Commission […]

MANDERA, JULY 7, 2015(CISA) – Fourteen people were killed and 11 others injured after gunmen attacked a village near Mandera town, the Kenya Red Cross has said. According to the Kenya Red Cross, most of the victims of the attack that took place early today, soon after 2 a.m. were quarry workers and a mother. “…what […]

BENI SUEF JULY 7 2015(CISA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt have launched an initiative to feed hundreds of poor Muslim families in the country’s district of Nasser in the province of Beni Suef. The Coptic Church of Saints Anthony and Paul are distributing food parcels weekly to the needy during Ramadan, the Muslim Holy month involving prayer and fasting, […]

JUBA, JULY 7, 2015(CISA) – The number of South Sudanese civilians sheltering in UN bases has risen above 150,000 for the first time in 18 months of civil war, the United Nations has said. A total of 153,769 civilians are now seeking safety behind the barbed wire of six peacekeeping bases of the UN Mission in […]