NAIROBI MARCH 7, 2017 (CISA) – Faithful at Consolata Shrine in Westlands Nairobi on March 4 begun a five-month Rosary Marathon in Preparations for the 100th Anniversary of apparition of Our Lady of Fatima. The marathon is a build up to the 100th Anniversary of apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in May 13, 2017 in […]
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GHANA: Church Prepares for Fourth National Eucharistic Congress
JASIKAN MARCH 3, 2017 (CISA) – The Catholic Church in Ghana has begun preparations for the fourth National Eucharistic Congress slated for August 3 to 13 in Jasikan. The Eucharistic Congress is a gathering that usually brings together clergy members of the Catholic Church to witness the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, an important […]
SOMALIA: President Declares Drought a National Disaster
MOGADISHU MARCH 3, 2017 (CISA) – Newly elected President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has declared the prolonged drought in the country a national disaster. “The president has appealed to the international community to urgently respond to the calamity in order to help families and individuals to recover from the effects of the drought disaster to avoid […]
CONGO: Bishops Urge UN Peacekeepers to Actively Protect Citizens
KINSHASHA MARCH 3, 2017 (CISA) – Congolese Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CENCO) has urged the United Nations peacekeepers in the country to protect the local communities. In a pastoral letter presented at a news conference in Kinshasa on February 27, the Bishops said a security vacuum would lead to more militias that would cause further instability. […]
Why we must win war against Gender Based Violence
By Henry Onyango When I meet 38-year old Rebecca Achieng’, she can hardly talk or even see where she is going. She walks along the corridors of the buildings in Kawangware 56 slums in Nairobi in pain. Her face bears scars from stitches not yet healed from a beating she got from her husband who […]
KENYA: Work Till we Have Lasting Peace, Bishop Kimengich Urges Church Leaders
LODWAR FEBRRUARY 28, 2017(CISA) – “Peacemaking is the mandate given to the Church, therefore, we should not give up working for peace until we have lasting peace in the region,” Bishop Dominic Kimengich of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar urged church leaders. The bishop was speaking during the 5th Annual cross-border peace conference held at St. […]
KENYA: Bishop Cornelius Korir Cautions Against Tribal Alignments Ahead of Elections
NAIROBI FEBRUARY 28, 2017 (CISA)- Bishop Cornelius Korir has cautioned Kenyans against aligning along tribal lines ahead of the August General Elections. “Unfortunately we have this terrible habit of placing our country on dangerous paths every time we approach elections. Many lives have been lost as our people are incited to fight one another on tribal […]
VATICAN: Pope Francis Hints at Possible Visit to South Sudan
VATICAN CITY FEBRUARY 28, 2017(CISA)-Pope Francis has hinted at visiting war-ravaged South Sudan this year following invites by the bishops of South Sudan’s Anglican, Presbyterian and Catholic Churches. “I’m studying, my colleagues are studying, the possibility of a trip to South Sudan in response to an invitation by bishops from the country,” he said. The […]
KENYA: Maralal Diocese Launches Five-year Strategic Plan
NAIROBI FEBRUARY 28, 2017 (CISA) – Caritas Maralal has unveiled a new strategic plan that highlights the activities and goals the diocese aims to achieve by the year 2020. Christened ‘The New Dawn’; the Strategic Plan 2016 – 2020 consists of five major pillars namely, Food and Security, Access to basic Services, Justice and Peace, Organizational […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Churches Condemn Xenophobic Violence
LODWAR FEBRRUARY 28, 2017(CISA) – “Peacemaking is the mandate given to the Church, therefore, we should not give up working for peace until we have lasting peace in the region,” Bishop Dominic Kimengich of the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar urged church leaders. The bishop was speaking during the 5th Annual cross-border peace conference held at St. […]