Month: March 2017

NAIROBI MARCH 21, 2017 (CISA) – Religious Leaders from different backgrounds including Muslim, Catholic, Hindu, on March 18 commemorated 50 years of Nostra Aetate (Vatican II Declaration) at Tangaza University College. The Nostra Aetate document otherwise referred to as the Vatican II declaration shows how the church should relate with non Christian religions. The document was […]

NAIROBI MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA)-John Cardinal Njue on March 17  flagged off food donations from the Archdiocese of Nairobi to drought-stricken Isiolo and Marsabit Dioceses. “The decision to mobilise food from our parishes came about from the realisation that nearly half of the counties in Kenya are adversely affected by drought with millions of people facing starvation […]

AKATSI MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Fr Gabriel Kumordji as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Keta-Akatsi situated in the Volta Region. Until his appointment March 16, Fr Kumordji of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), was serving as Apostolic Vicar of Ghana’s Donkorkrom Vicariate. He succeeds Bishop Anthony Adanuty, who […]

NAIROBI MARCH 17, 2017(CISA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to beef up security in parts of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Pokot and Laikipia counties. “Today we held a session as the National Security Council and agreed to authorise the Kenya Defence Forces to immediately get in and lend support […]

KINSHASA MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA) – Peace talks aimed at establishing a government of national unity  that would lead up to presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), resumed March 16. The Bishops Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENCO) is mediating the talks between the government and the opposition. According to Archbishop Fridolin […]

NAIROBI MARCH 10, 2017 (CISA) – Education Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang’i has said that head teachers should be responsible for protecting learners from bullying and mistreatment in schools. “When there is a problem and discomfort in our schools it is clear to all of us who should take responsibility. Nothing replaces presence in schools, and […]

ADDIS ABABA MARCH 10, 2017(CISA)-Four religious sisters from the congregation of the Daughters of St. Anne including the provincial superior, died in a road accident on March 7. According to CNA, four others were critically injured when a truck hit their van they were travelling on near the Ethiopian town of Meki. The sisters were […]

ZOMBA MARCH 10, 2017(CISA)-Fr Vincent Mwakhwawa, Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has called on seminarians to respond with the urgency needed for evangelization. “The seminarians need to understand the universal mission of the Catholic Church every time. They must arouse a spirit of urgency and passion for […]

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 […]