Month: February 2017

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 24, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has appointed Fr Benjamin Kituto Maswili the Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate in Kenya. In a statement sent to CISA today signed by Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops General Secretary, Fr Daniel Rono, Fr Maswili was appointed on December 30, 2016 to oversee the military service. The position fell […]

VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (CISA)-Pope Francis has appealed for humanitarian assistance to South Sudan where famine threatens lives of millions. In his weekly general audience address at the Vatican on February 22, the Pope expressed concern on the fratricidal conflict in South Sudan compounded by severe food crisis. This, he said, has condemned to death […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) will tomorrow February 25 launch the Lenten Campaign 2017 at the University of Nairobi grounds. The event themed Peaceful and Credible Elections…Leaders of Integrity will begin with two processions, one from the GPO in the city […]

KINSHASHA FEBRUARY 24, 2017 (CISA)-Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya has expressed concern over frequent attacks on Catholic Church premises in the country. According to Vatican Radio, the Cardinal believes the attacks are deliberate and links them to the Church’s role as a mediator between government and opposition parties. “I believe the Church is being targeted deliberately in […]

ACCRA FEBRUARY 21, 2017 (CISA) – The Catholic Church in Ghana is organizing a Novena in spiritual preparations for the Re-Consecration of the Republic of Ghana to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the occasion of the 60th anniversary celebration of Ghana’s Independence. According to a Planning Committee, headed by Archbishop Charles G. Palmer- Buckle, Vice […]

WADI AL RAYAN FEBRUARY 21, 2017 (CISA) – Dispute between church leaders and the Egyptian government over land belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Monastery of St. Macarius is yet to find an amicable solution. The dispute stems from the governments plan of building a road that passes through the church’s location, linking the town of Fayyum […]

JOHANNESBURG FEBRUARY 21, 2017(CISA)- Bishop Abel Gabuza, chairman of the Southern Africa Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC), Justice and Peace Commission has called on Parliament to consider further regulations of banks if found guilty of collusion by the competition tribunal. “If the tribunal confirms commission’s findings, we urge the treasury and the standing committee on finance […]

VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 21, 2017 (CISA)-Pope Francis has urged leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo to act quickly to resolve its political crisis and curb violence. In his Angelus address at St. Peters Square on February 19, the Pope sympathized with the victims of violence in Congo and condemned the use of child soldiers. […]

NYERI FEBRUARY 17, 2017 (CISA) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri on February 17 opened Irene Stefani Nyaatha Shrine in Gikondi where the Consolata Missionary Sister lived and worked for 10 years. The opening ceremony of the shrine was presided over by John Cardinal Njue of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi who conducted the blessing rite in […]