ITEN JULY 18, 2017(CISA)-Bishop Cornelius Korir, Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops-Justice and Peace Commission(CJPC) has called on Kenyans to exercise tolerance towards presidential aspirants irrespective of their political affiliations. Speaking in Iten during Sing’ore Girls high School Golden Jubilee celebrations on July 14, the Bishop condemned recent cases of violence witnessed during campaign […]
Day: 19 July 2017
ZAMBIA: AMECEA Congratulates Church for 125 years of Catholic Faith
LUSAKA JULY 18, 2017 (CISA) –Berhaneyesus Cardinal Souraphiel, Chairman of the Association of Members Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA), has applauded the Church in Zambia for 125 years of Catholic Faith. In his message to the Church in Zambia, Cardinal Souraphiel thanked God for the gift of faith and all the Missionaries who brought the […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Bishops Oppose Plan to Regulate Churches
JOHANNESBURG JULY 18, 2017(CISA)-Southern Africa Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has opposed recommendations by the government to regulate churches in the country. “We fully understand and share government’s unhappiness with certain practices done in the name of religion, such as requiring adherents to drink petrol or eat grass. However, we believe that there is sufficient existing […]
MALAWI: Thank you, Archbishop Ziyaye tells Faithful as he clocks 25 years in Episcopate
LILONGWE JULY 18, 2017(CISA) – Archbishop Tarsizio Ziyaye of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lilongwe has thanked the Church for the support over the years in episcopate. “…God works through people and thus I thank all the people who have always supported me including Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict, and the current Pope Francis and all […]
IRELAND: Bishops Set Special Collection to Combat Humanitarian Crisis in East Africa
DUBLIN JULY 18 2017 (CISA)-The Irish Catholic Bishops Conference has announced special collections in all Masses in Ireland to help resolve humanitarian crisis facing 25 million people across East Africa. “With the failure of successive rains and a prolonged drought having taken hold of the region, just surviving has now become the main challenge facing […]