MOMBASA FEBRUARY 16, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa on Sunday February 14, opened the Blessed Joseph Allamano Parish in Timbwani, Mombasa. Speaking during the event that also saw Fr Urbanus Mutunga appointed the parish priest, Archbishop Kivuva said the new parish meant a new dawn for the faithful who have […]
Day: 16 February 2016
UGANDA: Bishop Kakubi laid to Rest in Mbarara
MBARARA FEBRUARY 16,2016(CISA)-Hundreds of faithful from the Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara on Saturday, February 13 attended the burial of Bishop Emeritus John Baptist Kakubi at the chapel of St Joseph’s Vocational School, Nyamitanga. Bishop Kakubi died on February 11 at Kampala International Hospital at the age of 87. The requiem Mass for the late Bishop […]
BURUNDI: European Union Threatens to Impose More Sanctions
BRUSSELS FEBRUARY 16, 2016 (CISA) – The European Union is prepared to toughen economic sanctions on Burundi following the failure of talks to end a political crisis in the country in which more than 440 people have been killed. “The EU… stands ready to impose restrictive measures against those whose actions might have led or […]
NIGERIA: War on Corruption Shouldn’t be Lopsided, Bishop tells Government
IFO, FEBRUARY 16, 2016(CISA)-Bishop Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government not to allow war on anti-corruption be lopsided. Speaking at the closing ceremony of a three day pastoral visit to St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, Alaja, Ifo in Ogun State, February 14, Odetoyinbo said, “The anti-corruption crusade […]
ZAMBIA: Church Urges Catholic Media to be Non-partisan on Elections
LUSAKA FEBRUARY 16, 2016(CISA)-The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) Chairperson for Communication Bishop Moses Hamungole has appealed to journalists working in Catholic media houses to put stay focused and professional in their line of duty. “I urge you to stay focused and professional in your line of duty. Be balanced, accurate and seek the voices of all […]
GHANA: Kenya to Reduce New HIV Infections by 75 Percent by 2017
ACCRA, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Kenya is committed to reducing new HIV infections by 75 percent and eliminate mother to child infections by 2017, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said. “There is a sense of urgency to scale up the country’s health interventions by increasing resource allocations and strengthening the country’s overall health system […]
CAR: Catholic Bishop Laments at Silence on Violence by Rebels
BANGASSOU, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Msgr. Juan Jose Aguirre, bishop of Bangassou Diocese in south east of Central African Republic, has expressed disappointment at the silence on violence in his diocese. “Since the beginning of 2016, my diocese has been under constant attack from LRA [Lord’s Resistance Army] and nobody talks about it,” said […]
GHANA: AU Commissioner Urges Member States to Shun Early Marriages
ACCRA, FEBRUARY 12 2016 (CISA) – The African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr. Mustapha Kaloko has implored member states of African Union (AU) to stop child marriages. Dr Kaloko was speaking at a dinner hosted at Ghana’s old Statehouse in honour of African First Ladies attending the 7th African Conference on Sexual Health and […]
NIGER: Archbishop Urges Christians to Avoid Ethnicity in Elections
NIAMEY FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Laurent Lompo of the Catholic Archdiocese Niamey has called on faithful to, “vote in complete freedom, without ethnic or sectarian influences,” in the February 21 General Elections. “During Lent there will be elections in our country. As voters, activists and candidates, we must take care to put in […]
RWANDA: Country to Relocate Burundi Refugees
KIGALI FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Rwanda will relocate Burundian refugees to other countries, Rwandan foreign minister Louise Mushikiwabo said today. Mushikiwabo said that Rwanda would immediately begin working with partners in the international community to relocate refugees from Burundi, Reuters reported. “For Rwanda, the growing risks to our national security from the Burundian impasse and […]