MERU NOVEMBER 14, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Salesius Mugambi of the Catholic Diocese of Meru has called on Kenyans to remain united as the Supreme Court commences the hearing of the repeat presidential poll petitions. “The divisions in the country as a result of the just concluded repeat presidential Election should not be left to tear our […]
Month: November 2017
SOMALIA: Elections in Somali-land Prove Democracy is Possible in the Horn of Africa, says Bishop
DJIBOUTI NOVEMBER 14, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Giorgio Bertin of Djibouti and the Apostolic Administrator of Mogadishu has said the recent elections in Somali-land gives hope and represents an encouraging form of democracy in the region.“ These elections are important because they can continue to demonstrate that some form of democracy is possible in Somali-land and, […]
ZIMBABWE: Court Releases Franciscan Brother accused of Trespass
MUTARE NOVEMBER 14, 2017 (CISA)-Catholic Brazilian Franciscan Brother who was arrested and accused of trespassing in Zimbabwe’s Chiadzwa diamond fields has been released following payment of a fine of US$100 to the Mutare magistrates’ court. Rodrigo Peret of the Pastoral Land Commission of Uberlândia was arrested in Mukwada area alongside twenty others belonging to a group […]
SOMALIA: Pope Approves Cause of Saint of Consolata Sister Killed in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU NOVEMBER 10, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to promulgate Decree of Sr Leonella Rosa Sgorbati of Consolata Missionaries who was assassinated on September 17, 2006 in Mogadishu. Pope Francis made the announcement on November 8 in audience with Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B — Prefect of the Congregation for […]
KENYA: Constructive Dialogue only Way out of Political Crisis, Catholic Bishops Say
NAKURU NOVEMBER 10, 2017(CISA) – Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have promised to spearhead peace building initiatives across the country in remembrance of the late Bishop Cornelius Korir of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret. In a statement read at the Christ the King Cathedral in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru after a Holy Mass in […]
ZAMBIA: We need to Stop Young People from Leaving the Church, Archbishop Mpundu Says
LUSAKA NOVEMBER 10, 2017 (CISA) –Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu, President Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has said there is need to stop young people leaving the Church for the evangelicals. “As people who are on mission, we are not lone rangers. We move as a family. In the recent past we have head threats to the […]
KENYA: Conference of Catholic Bishops Hold Special Mass for the late Bishop Korir
NAKURU NOVEMBER 10, 2017(CISA)- The Conference of Catholic Bishops in Kenya (KCCB) yesterday held a special Mass for the late bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Eldoret, Rt. Rev. Cornelius Korir. The Mass that was celebrated at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Nakuru was led by His Eminence John Cardinal Njue of the Archdiocese of […]
Stop taking smartphone snapshots during Mass, pope says
VATICAN CITY, NOVMBER 9 2017- The Mass is not a show, but a beautiful, transformative encounter with the true loving presence of Christ, Pope Francis said. That is why people need to focus their hearts on God, not focus their smartphones for pictures during Mass, he said. When the priest celebrating Mass says, “Let us […]