AKATSI MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Fr Gabriel Kumordji as the new Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Keta-Akatsi situated in the Volta Region. Until his appointment March 16, Fr Kumordji of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), was serving as Apostolic Vicar of Ghana’s Donkorkrom Vicariate. He succeeds Bishop Anthony Adanuty, who […]
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KENYA: President Deploys Military to Flush out Raiders in Clash-Torn Counties
NAIROBI MARCH 17, 2017(CISA) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the deployment of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to beef up security in parts of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Pokot and Laikipia counties. “Today we held a session as the National Security Council and agreed to authorise the Kenya Defence Forces to immediately get in and lend support […]
DRC: Bishops-led Peace Talks Resume
KINSHASA MARCH 17, 2017 (CISA) – Peace talks aimed at establishing a government of national unity that would lead up to presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), resumed March 16. The Bishops Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo (CENCO) is mediating the talks between the government and the opposition. According to Archbishop Fridolin […]
KENYA: Education CS to Hold Head Teachers Accountable for Bullying in Schools
NAIROBI MARCH 10, 2017 (CISA) – Education Cabinet Secretary, Dr Fred Matiang’i has said that head teachers should be responsible for protecting learners from bullying and mistreatment in schools. “When there is a problem and discomfort in our schools it is clear to all of us who should take responsibility. Nothing replaces presence in schools, and […]
ETHIOPIA: Four Nuns Killed in Road Accident
ADDIS ABABA MARCH 10, 2017(CISA)-Four religious sisters from the congregation of the Daughters of St. Anne including the provincial superior, died in a road accident on March 7. According to CNA, four others were critically injured when a truck hit their van they were travelling on near the Ethiopian town of Meki. The sisters were […]
MALAWI: Cultivate a Special Passion for Evangelization, Priest Urges Seminarians
ZOMBA MARCH 10, 2017(CISA)-Fr Vincent Mwakhwawa, Director of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has called on seminarians to respond with the urgency needed for evangelization. “The seminarians need to understand the universal mission of the Catholic Church every time. They must arouse a spirit of urgency and passion for […]
KENYA: Do not be Used to Cause Violence in Elections, Archbishop Okoth Warns Youth
NAIROBI MARCH 7, 2017(CISA) – Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kisumu has warned youth against causing violence in the August 8 General Elections. “You have a lot of energy which can be geared towards the development of the Catholic faith as well as assisting those who are in need especially the sick, aged […]
KENYA: Eliminate Bullying and Abuses in our Schools, Bishop tells Catholic Educators
NAIROBI MARCH 7, 2017 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia, has called on heads of Catholic Private Education Institutions to eradicate bullying and other abuses in schools. “In contemporary Kenya, we have been witnessing a culture that seems to condone and perpetuate abuses of pupils and students by peers or adults such as, bullying, corporal punishment, sexual […]
SOUTH SUDAN: Wau Diocese Mourns Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak
WAU MARCH 7, 2017(CISA) – Bishop Rudolf Deng Majak the Catholic Diocese of Wau is dead. According to Radio Bhakita, the bishop died on Monday March 6 in Germany where he had gone for further treatment after long illness. Bishop Majak was born in Wau in 1946 from Deng Tong, a Beny-Bith, a traditional religious minister, […]
EGYPT: Christians Fleeing ISIS Attacks Seek Refuge in Churches
NORTH SINAI MARCH 7, 2017 (CISA) – Coptic Catholic Christians from North Sinai region have fled their homes and taken refuge in Churches in Egypt owing to the increased attacks and killings of Christians by ISIS Jihadists. Fr Rafic Greiche, spokesperson for the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt said that only Coptic Catholic Christians have been affected […]