NAIROBI JULY 28, 2017 (CISA) – Religious leaders from various faith groups have emphasized that the country needs a credible elections that can deliver acceptable outcomes. The leaders were speaking July 27, at Ufungamano House, Nairobi during the Multi-Sectoral Forum to pray for peaceful and credible general elections which is 10 days away. “Through pastoral letters, […]
Month: July 2017
NIGERIA: Governor Urges Rebellious Priests to Respect Pope
IMO, JULY 28, 2017(CISA)-Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has called on the rebelling priests of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara to respect Pope Francis and accept Bishop Peter Okpalaeke appointment as the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara. He told the lay faithful of Ahiara Diocese that the decision of the Pope […]
KENYA: Media and Religious Groups Should Work to Unite the People, Bishop Says
NAIROBI JULY 28, 2017(CISA)-Bishop Cornelius Korir, the Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops-Catholic Justice and Peace (KCCB-CJPC) has asked religious groups and media to strive to unite Kenyans as election nears. “Religious groups should handle the people well without division. At the same time the media has to handle the voting well without causing […]
KENYA: Come out in Large Numbers and Vote, Catholic Bishops Urge Kenyans
NAIROBI JULY 28, 2017(CISA) – Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called on Kenyans to come out in large numbers and vote for their respective leaders come August 8. “We wish to note that the moment we have been waiting for is here. We are calling upon all Kenyans to seize this opportunity and to […]
NIGERIA: UN Calls on Government to Step-up Rescue of Girls Abducted by Boko Haram
ABUJA JULY 25, 2017 (CISA) – A United Nations human rights committee has called on the Nigerian government to step up efforts to rescue all women and girls abducted by Boko Haram and to ensure they return to school without stigma. “Nigeria should intensify its efforts to rescue all women and girls abducted by Boko Haram […]
ZANZIBAR: Focus on Interreligious Dialogue, Bishop Augustine Tells AMECEA Bishops
ZANZIBAR CITY JULY 25, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Augustine Shao of the Catholic Diocese of Zanzibar has urged the forthcoming Plenary Assembly of Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) to focus more in promoting interreligious dialogue in the region. “… the reality of the amount of land being bought by Muslims for the erection […]
NIGERIA: Pope Begins Replying to Rebellious Priests of Ahiara Diocese
IMO JULY 25, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis has begun replying to letters from priests of Ahiara Catholic diocese, Mbaise in Nigeria’s Imo state who have refused to accept Bishop Peter Ebere Okpaleke as their bishop for the past five years. On June 8, Pope Francis gave the priests of Ahiara diocese a 30-day deadline to either […]
CONGO: UN Aids Chief Urges Global Action to Aid Country
KINSHASHA JULY 25, 2017(CISA)-United Nation Emergency Relief Coordinator Stephen O’ Brien has urged the international community to scale up relief funding in the country. This, he said would help save millions of people suffering from violence, diseases and malnutrition. “I urge and encourage the international community not to let down the millions of people in […]
ZAMBIA: Women are the Heart Beat of Our Church, says Archbishop
LUSAKA JULY 21, 2017(CISA)-Archbishop Telesphore-George Mpundu, Archbishop of Lusaka and President of the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has thanked women for their active role in the church. “Women are the heartbeat of our parishes and the church in general, without them, the Church would be dead,” said Archbishop Mpundu. He called on the […]
SOUTH SUDAN: WHO Set to Launch Cholera Vaccination Campaign
JUBA JULY 21, 2017(CISA)–The World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a vaccination campaign on July 28 to respond to 17,785 cases of Cholera including 320 deaths reported since the outbreak in the country on June 2016. The organization has received 500,000 doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) and is working with South Sudan’s Ministry of Health and […]