Day: 14 March 2016

NAIROBI MARCH 11, 2016 (CISA) – Dr Fred Matiang’i, Cabinet Secretary of Education has called on the Church and government to strengthen their partnership in the education sector in order to provide quality education for all children. “We have to create and sustain a strong partnership to be able to provide education for our people. That […]

KIGALI MARCH 11, 2016(CISA)-Pope Francis has appointed Fr Anaclet Mwumvaneza, Secretary General of Caritas Rwanda as the new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Nyundo. Fr Mwumvaneza takes over from Bishop Emeritus Alexis Habiyambere, SI after the Holy See accepted his resignation on March 11, 2016 in conformity with canon 401 § 1 of the […]

KABGAYI MARCH 11, 2016(CISA)-The two Rwandan nuns who were killed in an attack by gunmen in Aden, Yemen  will be remembered as martyrs, Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege of the Catholic Diocese of Kabgayi in Rwanda has said. “We were informed of their deaths by the Apostolic Nuncio.We deeply regret their deaths but stay proud for their […]

NAIROBI MARCH 11 2016(CISA)-Children in Northern Kenya are assisting their warring communities in the process of peace building, Monica Kinyua founder of Children Peace Initiative Kenya has said. Speaking at Tangaza College, Nairobi during a Symposium on Jubilee Mercy at dubbed Joining hands for Mercy, she said the initiative that was started five years ago […]

PRETORIA MARCH 11, 2016 (CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) have called on faithful to practice repentance, spiritual healing, and hold hard conversations on racism and racial divisions during this year of mercy. “In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, as Church in Southern Africa, we commit ourselves to a credible and comprehensive […]