NAKURU OCTOBER 6, 2015(CISA) – Close to 25,000 pilgrims from all over Kenya flocked the village of Mary National Shrine in Subukia, Nakuru for the National Eucharistic Congress on Saturday October 3. The Holy Mass was led by Bishop Philip Anyolo, Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) concelebrated by several other bishops of […]
Day: 7 October 2015
ERITREA: Priest Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
ASMARA OCTOBER 6, 2015(CISA)- 40-year-old Fr Mussie Zerai has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize award. Fr Zerai was nominated for his role in saving the lives of thousands of migrants and refugees crossing the Mediterranean by simply answering his cell phone. “They wake him in the middle of the night crying for help from […]
TANZANIA: Church Leaders Call for Religious and Ethnic Tolerance ahead of Polls
DAR ES SALAAM OCTOBER 6 2015(CISA)-Church leaders have called upon Tanzanians to stay away from politicians who may want to divide them on religious and ethnic lines as the October 25 general elections approaches. “Beware of politicians who aim at dividing the population on the basis of a religious or ethnic group in order to […]
S SUDAN: Malaria Kills Three Children Daily, Report Shows
BENTIU OCTOBER 6, 2015 (CISA) – “The malaria outbreak in Bentiu camp is exceptional in scope and has been claiming the lives of too many children,” Vanessa Cramond, the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has said. “With the escalating morbidity and mortality witnessed in the under-five population, it is evident that another response strategy […]
KENYA: Youth Challenged to Change Africa’s Image
NAIROBI OCTOBER 6, 2015 (CISA) –Mrs Angelina Wapakhabulo, the Ugandan High Commissioner to Kenya has said that young people are “the ones responsible for changing the narrative about Africa, AMECEA region and our communities.” “You can do this with every word you speak, every move, and step you make, with every choice you make, with the […]
KENYA: Graduations should help Solve Humanity Challenges, says Cardinal Souraphiel
NAIROBI OCTOBER 6, 2015 (CISA) – The Chancellor of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel, has said that university graduations should help solve challenges faced by humanity. “It is my hope that graduations such as this one shall go a long way to solve the challenges of humanity,” said Cardinal Souraphiel, […]