NYERI APRIL 26, 2016 (CISA) – Portraits of Blessed Irene Stefani, which were erected in Nyeri town during her beatification ceremony in 2015 have gone missing. The steel bars are also missing from the memorial plaque that was unveiled by President Uhuru Kenyatta on May 23, 2015 when he graced the historic ceremony. This comes […]
Day: 27 April 2016
NIGERIA: Archbishop Asserts that Family is the Backbone of a Successful Nation
LAGOS APRIL 26, 2016 (CISA) – The Vice-President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Archbishop Augustine Akubeze has described the family as the stronghold of every successful nation. The Archbishop, who is the Metropolitan of the Archdiocese of Benin, made this assertion in his homily at the opening Mass for the second National […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Political Parties must Stop War Talk, Bishops Say
PRETORIA APRIL 26, 2016 (CISA) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has called on all political parties to avoid making statements that could incite election violence and civil war. “We have seen the evil consequences of civil war in other African countries‚ including massive loss of lives‚ […]
BURUNDI: Crisis Continues as More People Expected to Flee Country; UNHCR
BUJUMBURA APRIL 26, 2016 (CISA) – One year after the crisis in Burundi began, UNHCR has revealed that almost 260,000 people have fled to nearby countries while thousands more are expected to do the same over the rest of the year unless a political solution is found. UNHCR spokesperson, Leo Dobbs at a press brief […]
S SUDAN: Hope for Peace as Rebel Leader Riek Machar Returns to Juba
JUBA APRIL 26, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in the capital, Juba, after a week-long delay. Machar is expected to take up his post as first vice-president in a new unity government, a move that is seen as a key part of the peace deal aimed at ending the […]