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 […]
Day: 24 July 2017
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 […]
NIGERIA: Cardinal Urges State to Fund Faith Based Health Care Providers
ABUJA JULY 21, 2017(CISA) – John Cardinal Onaiyekan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, has called on the government to collaborate with the Church in taming infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS. The Cardinal said that faith based organizations involved in provision of health care services should have access to public funds to enable them discharge their services […]
CAMEROON: Church Challenges Autopsy Report on Deceased Bishop
YAOUNDE JULY 21, 2017(CISA)-The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Cameroon (CENC) has filed a private lawsuit challenging the autopsy report of the late Bishop Jean-Marie Benoit Bala of Bafia, whose body was found floating in River Sanaga in June 2017. “We were not satisfied with investigators’ findings that Bishop Bala drowned after he disappeared overnight May 31, […]
DRC: Catholic Bishops Appeal for Release of Kidnapped Priests
KINSHASA JULY 21, 2017 (CISA) – The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has appealed for the release of two kidnapped Catholic priests and urged security forces dismantle the criminal network that destabilizes peace in the region of Beni. “Priests are men of God who devote their lives to the good of the population without a […]