NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 (CISA) – A Kenyan delegation of 21 travelled to Philadelphia, US for the World Meeting of Families. The Delegation that left on September 19 was led by Bishop Salesius Mugambi the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Chairman for the Family Life Programme and bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Meru. Bishop […]
Day: 28 September 2015
BURKINA FASO: Don’t Destroy People’s Expectations, Bishops tell Politicians
OUAGADOUGOU SEPTEMBER 25 2015 (CISA) – Bishops of Burkina Faso have condemned the recent coup in the county which has “put a brutal end to the transition process and the expectations of an entire people.” In a statement the bishops decried the violence that resulted from the coup which they said brought about “fatal consequences including […]
KENYA: Bishops offer to Mediate to end Recurrent Teachers’ Strikes
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 (CISA) –Catholic Bishops in Kenya have offered to mediate towards ending the recurrent teacher’s strike. “We religious leaders are ready to mediate in this process to find an amicable lasting solution to the current impasse to enable normal learning to resume. Both sides must step back from the brink of an all […]
USA: Africa Eager to Welcome Pope Francis, Ugandan Archbishop says
PHILADELPHIA SEPTEMBER 25 2015 (CISA)– Archbishop John-Baptist Odama of Gulu and President of the Uganda Episcopal Conference has said that after seeing the great witness and joy Pope Francis has brought to America, the Church in Africa is eagerly waiting for its moment. Archbishop Odama who is in the US for the World Meeting of […]