CAIRO NOVEMBER 24, 2017 (CISA) – Egypt’s government has declared three days of mourning after attack on north Sinai mosque where over hundred people were killed and scores others injured, state news agency MENA said. State television reported at least 184 people were killed and 125 wounded in the attack, which is unprecedented in a four-year […]
Month: November 2017
VATICAN: Pope Francis Prays for Victims of War in Congo and South Sudan
VATICAN CITY NOVEMBER 24, 2017 (CISA) –Pope Francis on November 23 presided at a special prayer service for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo where he prayed for the victims of war in those countries. During the service, Pope Francis decried the murder of innocent women and children as the “horrid […]
KENYA: Bishops Condemn Violence and Destruction of Property in the Country
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 21, 2017 (CISA) – “We are saddened by the news that some Kenyans have lost lives in some areas of Nairobi and Nyanza. We are equally saddened to hear and see rampart destruction of property and disruption of business of Kenyans as witnessed in the recent past,” the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) […]
GHANA:Sustain the Fight to Save Environment, Bishops urge
HO, NOVEMBER 21, 2017(CISA)-Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCB) has called on the government and all stakeholders to sustain all efforts aimed at ending the destruction of environment caused by illegal mining in the country. In a communique signed by President of the Conference, Archbishop Philip Naameh, of Archdiocese of Tamale, the bishops said that illegal mining, popularly […]
ZIMBABWE: Bishops Call for Peaceful End to Political Standoff
HARARE NOVEMBER 21, 2017(CISA) – The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference (ZCBC) has asked the Zimbabwe defence forces and the political leadership in the country to put the Country’s interests first as they negotiate on ending the ongoing stalemate in the country. “Let us be mindful of the fact that besides those who took action and those […]
KENYA: KCPE Results Out, Candidates Register Improved Performance
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 21 2017(CISA) – The top candidate in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations, scored 455 marks an improvement from last year, Education Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiangi has said. Speaking while releasing the results today Dr Matiangi stated that the best candidate last year scored 437 marks and attributed this year’s […]
KENYA: Utilize Knowledge Acquired to Transform the World, Graduands told
NAIROBI NOVEMBER 17, 2017 (CISA) – “Let the Education you acquired in University provide solutions to the problems that the society experience,” Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) told graduands on November 17. The Bishop was speaking during the 36th graduation ceremony that took place at the main campus […]
ZIMBABWE: Civil Society Groups Call on President Mugabe to Step Down
HARARE NOVEMBER 17, 2017(CISA)- Over 100 Civil society groups in Zimbabwe have called on President Robert Mugabe to voluntarily step down and pave way for a peaceful transition. “In the interest of peace, stability and progress in Zimbabwe, we urge President Mugabe to voluntarily step down and pave way for an all-inclusive all stakeholder process which […]
VATICAN: Pope to Lead Prayer for Peace in South Sudan, DRC
VATICAN CITY NOVEMBER 17, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis will on November 23rd preside over a Prayer for Peace in South Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of Congo in St. Peter’s Basilica at 5.30pm Rome time. The prayer has been organized by “Solidarity with South Sudan” in association with the Justice and Peace office of religious organizations worldwide, and according to the organizers when Pope Francis heard […]
ZIMBABWE: Church Leaders Call for Formation of Interim Government
HARARE, NOVEMBER 17, 2017(CISA) – Section of church leaders have called for the formation of an interim government to ensure smooth transition to a free and fair elections after the military coup. “We want to make it clear to the military that it is their responsibility to ensure that human dignity and rights are respected and […]