VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 28, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has hinted at visiting war-ravaged South Sudan this year following invites by the bishops of South Sudan’s Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic Churches. “I’m studying, my colleagues are studying, the possibility of a trip to South Sudan in response to an invitation by bishops from the country,” he said. The […]
Month: March 2017
KENYA: Maralal Diocese Launches Five-year Strategic Plan
NAIROBI FEBRUARY 28, 2017 (CISA) – Caritas Maralal has unveiled a new strategic plan that highlights the activities and goals the diocese aims to achieve by the year 2020. Christened ‘The New Dawn’; the Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020 consists of five major pillars namely, Food and Security, Access to basic Services, Justice and Peace, Organizational […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Churches Condemn Xenophobic Violence
LODWAR FEBRRUARY 28, 2017(CISA) – “Peacemaking is the mandate given to the Church, therefore, we should not give up working for peace until we have lasting peace in the region,” Bishop Dominic Kimengich of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar urged church leaders. The bishop was speaking during the 5th Annual cross-border peace conference held at St. […]