LAGOS JANUARY 20, 2017 (CISA) – A Nigerian Catholic TV station, ‘Lumen Christi TV’ has been launched on Africa’s DStv platform. According to founder and Chairperson Prince Robert-Joseph Soji Olagunju, the television station which first started its broadcasts in 2014 to a mostly Nigerian audience was allocated channel 350 on the DStv platform. Catholic viewers in […]
Month: January 2017
GAMBIA: President-elect Barrow to Stay in Senegal until Inauguration
DAKAR JANUARY 17, 2017 (CISA) – Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow is in Senegal and will remain there at the request of West African leaders until his planned inauguration, Senegalese officials have said. Barrow left Gambia for neighboring Senegal on August 15, a day after West African leaders failed to persuade President Yahya Jammeh to step aside, […]
VATICAN: Pope Meets President of Republic of Guinea
VATICAN CITY JANUARY 17, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis on January 16 met Prof. Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea at the Vatican. In a press statement released by the Vatican, he described the meeting as cordial and said they highlighted the good relations that exist between the Holy See and the Republic of Guinea. […]
NIGERIA: You Cannot Kill in the Name of Religion, Bishop Kukah Warns
ABUJA JANUARY 17, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has warned against killings and other vices committed in the name of religious affiliations in the country. “We have a feeling that somehow, people can genuinely kill in the name of religion. I think that unless Nigeria as a country is prepared […]
KENYA: Bishops Appeal to Doctors to Resume Essential Duties, Offer to Mediate Stand Off
NAIROBI JANUARY 13, 2017(CISA)-The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops(KCCB) has appealed to striking doctors to resume essential medical duties to help save lives. “We appeal to their conscience to be able to resume essential medical duties, even to a limited extent as the Union continues with the negotiation with the relevant Government organs,” said the […]
KENYA: Bishops Call for Dialogue over Electoral Laws
NAIROBI JANUARY 13, 2017(CISA)-The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called for dialogue over the contentious election laws to ensure a peaceful and credible election in August this year. In a press statement sent to CISA, January 11, the bishops urged the government and the opposition to put the interests of the country first […]
GAMBIA: President Jammeh shouldn’t Seek Asylum, says Adama Barrow
BANJUL JANUARY 13, 2017 (CISA) – Gambia’s opposition leader Adama Barrow has said that there is no need for President Yahya Jammeh to seek asylum. Barrow’s sentiments followed Nigeria’s lower house decision on January 12, to authorize President Muhammadu Buhari to offer President Jammeh asylum if he steps down and hand over power to Barrow – […]
KENYA: Bishop Emeritus of Ngong, Colin Davies is Dead
NGONG JANUARY 10, 2017(CISA) – Emeritus Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Ngong is dead. Bishop Davies died on January 8 at Freshfield town in England. “It is with regret that we inform you the death of Bishop Colin Davies at 7.45 pm on Sunday 8th January 2017 in Freshfield, aged […]
DRC: Bishops Commend Political Deal between Govt and Opposition
KINSHASA JANUARY 3, 2017(CISA) – National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has lauded the deal by the political parties calling for election at the end of the year. Archbishop Marcel Utembi Tapa, President of CENCO hailed the progress but acknowledged the challenges in implementation of the deal. “It’s one thing to have a political compromise but […]
CONGO: Bishops Call for Protection and Respect of Environment
BRAZZAVILLE JANUARY 3, 2017(CISA)-Episcopal conference of Congo has urged all Congolese to help in protection and care of environment. In a New Year message addressed to the faithful, the bishops decried the fast-disappearing forests in the country as worrying. “We invite you to respect the environment, the magnificent nature that God has given us. Save […]