SIAYA, JANUARY 22, 2016(CISA) – Bishop Joseph Wasonga of the Anglican Diocese of Maseno West has called upon the government to strengthen the fight against impunity, land grabbing and ethnic hatred, warning it threatens to tear apart the country if not addressed urgently. Speaking when he lead a joint service on Sunday January 17, at […]
Day: 25 January 2016
S SUDAN: Issue of Peace still a priority, says Archbishop Loro
JUBA JANUARY 22, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Paulino Lukudu Loro of the Archdiocese of Juba has said that the issue of peace is still a key issue in both Sudan and South Sudan “because we are at war.” “The issue of peace is still a priority in both countries, especially South Sudan, “because we are at war,” Archbishop […]
NIGERIA: Government must stay Focused to Fight Insurgency and Corruption, Bishops Warn
IBADAN JANUARY 22, 2016(CISA)-The Catholic Bishops Conference of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province has called on the government to remain focused in the fight against insurgency and corruption in the country. In a communiqué issued at the end of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province, the bishops called on the […]
SIERRA LEONE: Religious Leaders Oppose Proposed Law Legalizing Abortion
FREE TOWN, JANUARY 22, 2016(CISA) – Religious leaders have opposed the recently passed Bill that legalizes abortion in Sierra Leone. The leaders met on Thursday 21 January at the national interfaith summit at St. Anthony’s Parish Hall in Freetown hosted by the Catholic Church which is spearheading the campaign against the proposed abortion law, Vatican […]
KENYA: UN Agency to Repatriate 50,000 Somalis from Dadaab Camp
DADAAB: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is planning for as many as 50,000 Somalis to return home from the Dadaab Refugee camp in Kenya. “We are trying to plan for a possible 50,000 people (returning) in 2016,” Raouf Mazou, the UNHCR representative to Kenya, told Reuters in Dadaab camp. He said, however, this figure […]
KENYA: Church Condoles with Families of KDF soldiers Killed in Somalia
NAIROBI JANUARY 22, 2016(CISA)-The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent condolences to families and friends who lost their loved ones in Somalia on January 15. In a statement sent to CISA, the bishops called on all Kenyans to stand with bereaved families and friends of “our fallen heroes during these difficult moments.” “We, the […]