NAKURU OCTOBER 2, 2015 (CISA) – The National Eucharistic Congress, organized by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops begun today at the Village of Mary National Shrine in Subukia, Nakuru. According to Rev. Fr Charles Odira (Dr) the conference’s National Executive Secretary, Commission for Pastoral and Lay Apostolate, over 20,000 participants from all the Catholic dioceses […]
Day: 2 October 2015
KENYA: Consolata Missionaries Community holds Requiem for Fr Franco Cellana
NAIROBI OCTOBER 2, 2015 (CISA) – The Consolata Missionary community in Kenya on Wednesday September 30, held a requiem Mass for the repose of the soul of the late Fr Franco Cellana who passed on September 24, at the National Cancer Centre of Milan, Italy. Fr Cellana was the immediate former superior of the Consolata Missionaries […]
CAR: Bishop Fear Fresh Violence Could affect Pope’s Visit
BANGUI OCTOBER 2, 2015(CISA) – The ongoing violence between Christians and Muslims groups in Central African Republic (CAR)’s capital, Bangui has intensified fears raising concerns for the General Elections and Pope Franci’s visit scheduled for October. “The situation in Bangui is a matter of great concern. If stability is not re-established, that might affect a number […]
BURKINA FASO: Bishops Call for Peace as Coup Leader Surrenders
OUGADOUGOU OCTOBER 2, 2015(CISA) – The leader of the failed military coup, General Gilbert Diendéré, former head of the Régiment de Sécurité Présidentielle (RSP), surrendered to the government after seeking refuge in the local Nunciature. “Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi, Apostolic Nuncio and His Eminence Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, and collaborators, Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo, former Présidente, and […]