CAIRO MAY 2, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has urged religious leaders in Egypt to preach peace and tolerance to counter religious violence. “As religious leaders we are called to unmask violence that masquerades as purported sanctity. Let us say once more a firm and a clear NO to every form of violence, vengeance and hatred carried out […]
Day: 3 May 2017
SOUTH AFRICA: Bishops urge Government to Tackle Unemployment
KIMBERLY MAY 2, 2017(CISA)-Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC)’s Justice and Peace Commission has called on the government to tackle the rising unemployment rate in the county. In a statement dated April 29, Bishop Abel Gabuza, Chairperson of the SACBC said that millions of people in the country were “unemployed and very desperate.” “Youth unemployment […]
NIGERIA: Government Doing Little to End Fulani Attacks, Bishop Says
KADUNA MAY 2, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Joseph Bagobiri of Kafanchan Diocese in northern Nigeria, has said the government has done little to stop “a wave of terror” by Islamist Fulani herdsmen against Christians and others. The bishop was speaking during an interview with Aid to the Church in Need, the Catholic charity for persecuted Christians, […]
SOMALIA: Over 1 Million Children Acutely Malnourished in Nation, UN Says
MOGADISHU MAY 2, 2017(CISA) – Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of the year, up 50 percent from late 2016, the UN has said. The United Nations children’s agency warned that 275,000 of those children were expected to be so severely malnourished that […]