MUNICH, MARCH 8, 2016(CISA)-Fr Olivier Ndjimbi-Tshiende, a Congolese-born parish priest of Zorneding in the Catholic Archdiocese of Munich is stepping down as a priest after he was reportedly racially abused and given death threats. The Catholic Archdiocese of Munich said in a statement Monday March 3 that Fr Ndjimbi-Tshiende will step down as parish priest […]
Month: March 2016
KENYA: 5000 Students Miss National Examination Results due to Irregularities
NAIROBI, MARCH 4, 2016(CISA) – The Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has cancelled the results of over 5000 students who sat for last year’s Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). “This is not a laughing matter. This is a very serious situation, very sad. Bottom line is I want to look Kenyans in the face […]
ETHIOPIA: Bishop Expresses Shock at Violent Attack on Gighessa Parish
MEKI MARCH 4, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Abraham Desta of the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki has expressed shock after locals burned and looted Gighessa parish. “One of the oldest and biggest parishes of the Vicariate of Meki was attacked by the people for whom, and with whom, we work very closely,” the bishop said in […]
ZAMBIA: Develop Missionary Conscience of the People, PMS Directors Urged
LUSAKA MARCH 4, 2016 (CISA) – Zambia’s Pontifical Mission Society (PMS) National Director Fr Edwin Mulandu has called on PMS Directors in the country to develop missionary conscience of God’s people in all the dioceses. Speaking during the just concluded PMS national council meeting in Lusaka’s Kasisi Retreat Center, Fr Mulanda asked the directors to […]
S AFRICA: Bishops Urge Government to Address Issues Raised by Students, Calm Varsity Protests
PRETORIA MARCH 4, 2016 (CISA) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SABC) has urged the government and university leadership to promote an environment for dialogue with protesting varsity students. “They have not done enough to promote an environment that enables open and honest dialogue to happen. We call […]
KENYA: Nyeri Archdiocese Breaks Ground for Construction of Blessed Irene Stefani Shrine
NYERI, MARCH 1, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Peter Kairu on Monday February 29, led the faithful of Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri in breaking the ground for the construction of a shrine in memory of Sr Irene Stefani ‘Nyaatha.’ The shrine will be constructed in Gikondi parish, where Sr Irene Stefani who was beatified in May […]
GHANA: Episcopal Conferences of West Africa to Work with Governments to Tackle Religious Extremism
ACCRA MARCH 1, 2016 (CISA) – West African bishops have expressed solidarity with countries in the region affected by persistent terrorist attacks during the just concluded second West African Catholic Bishops’ regional plenary assembly in Accra, Ghana. In a statement sent to CISA, the bishops stated that violence perpetrated by extremist groups such as Boko […]
KENYA: African Countries Urged to Help Reduce Plight of Refugees
NAIROBI, MARCH 1, 2016 (CISA) – African nations with high numbers of refugees and migrants have been encouraged to cultivate peace and enhance development so that they may reduce such forms of exodus from their countries. During a workshop organised by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and attended by the Commission for Refugees, […]
GHANA: Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama Elected Chairman of RECOWA/CERAO
ACCRA MARCH 1, 2016(CISA) – Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has been elected the new president of The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) and The Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa (CERAO). Archbishop Kaigama takes over from Cardinal Théodore Adrien Sarr, Archbishop Emeritus of […]