Month: January 2016

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

NAIROBI, JANUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – The bodies of four soldiers of the Kenya Defence Forces who died in an al-Shabaab attack in Somalia were flown to Nairobi on Monday January 18. The military plane carrying the bodies  touched down at the Wilson Airport a few minutes to 10pm with each casket wrapped in the […]

ABUJA JANUARY 19, 2016(CISA)-John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has cautioned politicians in the country against vengeful politics. In his homily at St Rita’s Catholic Church, Nasarawa, as part of activities lined up to mark the 70th birthday of Mr Emeka Asoegwu, President of the Catholic Men Association on Sunday January 17, Cardinal […]

HO JANUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Msgr. Anthony Kornu, Vicar General of the Catholic diocese of Ho on Sunday January 17 called on Ghanaians to “recreate their minds” to embrace refugees and migrants. “Investment in migrants is most lucrative because it could be your turn tomorrow,” Ghana Web Newspaper quoted Msgr Kornu as saying. He noted […]

NAIROBI JANUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have decried the proposed Societies (religious societies) rules 2015 saying if implemented they will have “direct and negative impact on the evangelization mission.” Speaking during a press conference at Waumini House – Westlands today, Bishop Philip Anyolo Chairman KCCB, said the proposed new […]