Month: March 2016

EDE MARCH 29, 2016 (CISA) – Fr Chris Anyanwu, of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN), has declared that over-reliance on communication technology cannot facilitate authentic communication. He said this while issuing a keynote address at Our Lady and St. Kizito’s Pastoral centre in Ede, Osun state during the first Plenary Assembly of the Religious […]

LAGOS MARCH 29, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, has urged Catholic priests to ensure that the values and virtues of the Church are preserved. Archbishop Martins gave the address during the Chrism Mass at Saints Michael, Raphael and Gabriel Catholic Church, Satellite town where he asserted that Chrism […]

BUJUMBURA MARCH 29, 2016 (CISA) – The European Union plans to cut back its funding for Burundi’s peacekeeping contingent in Somalia to pressure the government to stop a year-long political crisis. “Support for Burundi’s contingent of AMISOM cannot continue as it is,” a European diplomat said, reported Reuters. For each African soldier sent to Somalia, […]

KIGALI MARCH 29, 2015(CISA) – Section of church leaders in Rwanda have called for peaceful and harmonious co-existence in the nation. Speaking at different churches in Kigali during the Easter Sunday Mass March 27, the clerics said that there was need to help the needy and preached about the religious significance of Jesus’ resurrection symbolised […]

MASAKA MARCH 29, 2016(CISA) – Bishop John Baptist Kaggwa of the Catholic Diocese of Masaka has called on the government to respect the rights of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party leader Dr Kizza Besigye and set him free from detention. He said that since the time for elections had ended, there was no need […]

ABIDJAN MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – Over 2000 Ivoirians gathered to pay tribute to victims of last week terror attack that claimed 19 lives in Grand Bassam,March 20. “As Ivorians we should not be reduced to fear…fear among ourselves or even fear of the terrorists. We must remain strong and have faith,” said Hamed Bakayoko […]

BRAZZAVILLE MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) -The first round of presidential elections took place in the Republic of Congo, on March 20 amidst a communication blackout imposed by the government. Telephone connections, SMS and the Internet were blocked for 48 hours to “prevent the opposition from publishing illegal results”, the authorities said. The government had also […]

JOHANNESBURG MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference have asked for clarity in appointments of Ministers in the country. “It is vital that high offices of State should not be compromised by the involvement of parties with commercial or personal interests,” the bishops said in a statement sent to Fides. The […]

NAIROBI MARCH 22, 2016(CISA) – The Family Life National Office of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Saturday March 19 held a walk in Nairobi to campaign against Abortion. The walk that was done in collaboration with the Kenya Christian Professional Forum (KCPF) was officially flagged off by Bishop Salesius Mugambi, Chairman, Kenya […]

THE HAGUE, MARCH 22, 2016 (CISA) – Former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba was on March 21 convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for cases of rape and murder in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR). ICC’s presiding judge, Sylvia Steiner said Bemba who served as vice president from […]