NAIROBI MARCH 7, 2017(CISA) – Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu has warned youth against causing violence in the August 8 General Elections. “You have a lot of energy which can be geared towards the development of the Catholic faith as well as assisting those who are in need especially the sick, aged […]
Day: 8 March 2017
KENYA: Eliminate Bullying and Abuses in our Schools, Bishop tells Catholic Educators
NAIROBI MARCH 7, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia, has called on heads of Catholic Private Education Institutions to eradicate bullying and other abuses in schools. “In contemporary Kenya, we have been witnessing a culture that seems to condone and perpetuate abuses of pupils and students by peers or adults such as, bullying, corporal punishment, sexual […]
SOUTH SUDAN: Wau Diocese Mourns Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak
WAU MARCH 7, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak the Catholic Diocese of Wau is dead. According to Radio Bhakita, the bishop died on Monday March 6 in Germany where he had gone for further treatment after long illness. Bishop Majak was born in Wau in 1946 from Deng Tong, a Beny-Bith, a traditional religious minister, […]
EGYPT: Christians Fleeing ISIS Attacks Seek Refuge in Churches
NORTH SINAI MARCH 7, 2017 (CISA) – Coptic Catholic Christians from North Sinai region have fled their homes and taken refuge in Churches in Egypt owing to the increased attacks and killings of Christians by ISIS Jihadists. Fr Rafic Greiche, spokesperson for the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt said that only Coptic Catholic Christians have been affected […]
KENYA: Consolata Shrine Kicks Off Five-month Rosary Marathon in Honour of Our Lady of Fatima
NAIROBI MARCH 7, 2017 (CISA) – Faithful at Consolata Shrine in Westlands Nairobi on March 4 begun a five-month Rosary Marathon in Preparations for the 100th Anniversary of apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The marathon is a build up to the 100th Anniversary of apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in May 13, 2017 in […]