RABAT FEBRUARY 8, 2017(CISA) – The High Religious Committee of Morocco has retracted a previous ruling that made apostasy from Islam punishable by death. Previously the committee known as the High Council of Ulema, which holds the responsibility of issuing Fatwas (Islamic rulings), had stated that defection from Islam merited death penalty but has since […]
Month: February 2017
KENYA: Catholic Bishops Make Local Appeal on Famine, Urge Government to Declare Drought a National Disaster
NAIROBI FEBRUARY 7, 2017 (CISA)-The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has today urged the government to declare drought a national disaster noting that about 2.4 million urgently need help. While calling upon Christians and people of good will to join hands in solidarity with the Church by contributing funds, food and non-food items to […]
KENYA: Missionary Priest Shortlisted for International Peace Prize
NAIROBI FEBRUARY 7, 2017(CISA) – Fr Padraig Devine of the Society of African Missions (SMA), has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2016 Tipperary International Peace Prize. In a memo issued by the Tipperary Press Association on February 3, 2017, the nomination was inspired by Fr Devine’s innovative peace building work through the Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution and […]
VATICAN: Art Project Raises $ 215,000 for Children’s Hospital in Bangui
VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 7, 2017 (CISA) – A mercy-themed art project titled “Christo’s box, between Art and Mercy, A Gift for Bangui” has raised 200,000 Euros ($215,000) for a children’s hospital in CAR. The amount was presented to the Pope Francis who said the proceeds would be used at the hospital to care for all poor […]
ANGOLA: President Dos Santos to Step Down After 38 Years
LUANDA FEBRUARY 3, 2017 (CISA) –Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos confirmed today he will not run in this year’s presidential election, bringing an end to 38 years of his reign as head of state. According to Reuters, Dos Santos will however remain president of the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) […]
DR CONGO: Priest Kidnapped for Protecting School Children Released by Militia
KANANGA FEBRUARY 3, 2017(CISA) – A group of militia men has released a priest they had kidnapped for trying to thwart their effort of preventing pupils from attending lessons at a local school. A Catholic priest of St. Alphonsus, Kananga who tried to make sure that the children remained in school was arrested by militiamen […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Don’t Disrupt Academic Programmes, Bishops Urge Protesting Students
JOHANNESBURG FEBRUARY 3, 2017 (CISA)– South African Bishops have called on university students to consider ways of achieving the outcomes of their campaign without the disruption of the academic programme. In a statement signed by Archbishop William Slattery of Pretoria, who is the spokesman of Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC), the bishops asked the […]