PRETORIA DECEMBER 11, 2015 (CISA) – The Bishops of Southern Africa urged the Catholics of the country to reach out to others in corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and to celebrate the Sacrament of Confession regularly during Jubilee Year of Mercy. “Pope Francis invites us to rediscover these corporal works of mercy: to feed the […]
Day: 14 December 2015
MALAWI: Church Health Institutions Urge State to Pay Arrears
LILONGWE DECEMBER 11, 2015, (CISA) – Fr Peter Mulomole appealed to the government to pay up its 2-year arrears with the association so that Church health institutions could continue to provide much-needed services to the people. Speaking at the opening session of the annual meeting of Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) on December 9, […]
KENYA: Garissa Diocese Gets New Bishop
GARISSA, DECEMBER 11, 2015 (CISA) – On December 8, Pope Francis appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of Garissa, Joseph Alessandro as the new bishop of the diocese. According to the Vatican, the Pope on the same day accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Garissa, presented by Bishop Paul Darmanin, in conformity […]
CAR: Archbishop Urges Country to Emulate Pope, Become Pilgrims of Peace
BANGUI DECEMBER 11, 2015 (CISA) – Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui has called on people in Central African Republic to imitate Pope Francis who during his visit called for peace and reconciliation. “The Pope came as a pilgrim to invite us to peace. Now we must become pilgrims of peace in our […]