JOS, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017(CISA)-Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos has called for religious tolerance among the country’s different religions and ethnic groups. “There is, therefore, urgent need for forgiveness and reconciliation between ethnic groups, and religious communities; wounds need to heal and those groups feeling marginalised need to get the desired attention. […]
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 8, 2017(CISA)- The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called for an end to open intimidation and threats against the Supreme Court that on September 1 nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s win. “We call upon the Jubilee party (ruling Coalition) and other leaders to accept the ruling and stop the threats, intimidation and vendetta […]
LOME SEPTEMBER 8, 2017(CISA)-Tens of thousands of protesters clad in red, orange and pink– the colours of Togo’s opposition parties – on September 7, marched through the streets of the capital Lome protesting President Faure Gnassingbe win. “We will march again tomorrow. Faure should talk to us about the conditions for his departure. The (draft) […]
BANGUI SEPTEMBER 8, 2017(CISA) – Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui has called on Muslims and Christians to work together for peace. “Our aim is to have a united Central Africa, where Christians and Muslims live in peace,” said Cardinal Nzapalainga September 6 during the launch of Central African Religious Confessions Platform (CARCP). […]
BAFIA, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – Traces of blood on the grave of late Bishop Jean Marie Benoît Bala formerly of the Catholic Diocese Bafia has prompted temporary closure of the San Sebastian Cathedral where his body rests. “There was a clear act of desecration in the cathedral of Bafia in the night. Traces of blood were […]
MUMIAS SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) –Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit of the Anglican Church of Kenya has warned politicians against attacking the Supreme Court. Speaking Sunday September 3, during the consecration of Bishop Joseph Wandera of Mumias Diocese at Bomani grounds in Mumias town, Archbishop Sapit told leaders to stop threatening judges for nullifying the election of […]
ABUJA SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has killed 381 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon since the beginning of April, rights group Amnesty International said today. The rights group noted that the number of deaths since April 1 has more than doubled that for the preceding five months. “Boko Haram is once […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – A Catholic priest who was reportedly kidnapped on September 1 has been found murdered. Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo was taken from his vehicle in Orlu, in the state of Imo, located in the southeast of the country, reported Nigeria’s Vanguard Newspaper. His body was discovered the next day in the neighboring village […]
PRETORIA,SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has launched an awareness campaign on Environmental Conservation. Speaking during the launch, Fr Sakhi Mofokeng, the General Secretary for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, department for Formation, Life, and Apostolate of the Laity said that human beings need to ensure that they help in […]
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 (CISA)- The Supreme Court of Kenya has nullified the results of the August 8, presidential election and ordered the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission(IEBC) to conduct a fresh election within 60 days. In the ruling, the court determined that IEBC had failed, neglected and refused to conduct the election in the […]
