NAIROBI AUGUST 16, 2016 (CISA) – A conference for principals of Catholic sponsored schools is currently underway in Nairobi. The three day conference (16 – 18 August) organized by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) Commission for Education and Religious Education is taking place at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, (Langat-campus). The Conference […]

CAIRO AUGUST 16, 2016(CISA) – Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical leaders have signed a bill approving church construction and restoration in the country. Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Magdi al-Agati said August 11 that Egypt’s Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical leaders signed the bill in front of Bishop Paula of Tanta, Head of the Coptic Orthodox Council […]

LUSAKA, AUGUST 16, 2016 (CISA) – Zambian police has arrested over 150 opposition demonstrators following protests that erupted after President Edgar Lungu was declared the winner of a highly-contested vote. Supporters of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema took to the streets in Southern Province after the election results were released Monday August 15, blockading roads with […]

GULU, AUGUST 12, 2016(CISA) – Religious leaders of Acholi sub-region in northern Uganda have called on the international community to urgently intervene to completely end violence in South Sudan. “The international communities should do all it takes within their powers to ensure that calm returns to South Sudan and they should provide relief and medical […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 12, 2016(CISA) – The African Regional Conference on Families will take place in Nairobi between September 22 and 24, President for African Organization for Families, Anne Kioko has said. “The congress will be a platform to celebrate the African family, deliberate on what is currently ailing the African families and look for a […]

KHARTOUM AUGUST 12, 2016(CISA) – Sudanese authorities have warned people living near the banks of river Nile to be wary of flooding, after two weeks of heavy rainfall killed dozens across the country. “The Blue Nile is rising because of continuous heavy rainfall in Ethiopia,” Mohameddin Abu al-Qasim of the interior ministry told AFP August […]

JUBA AUGUST 12, 2016 (CISA) – South Sudan government has opposed a proposal to station extra foreign troops in the country under UN command. “We do not want the protection force to be under the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS),” Information Minister Michael Makuei said in a statement August 10, […]

SAGANA, AUGUST 9, 2016(CISA) – Fr Alex Mati the Director, Caritas in the Catholic Diocese of Embu has urged young priests to perform their priestly duties with integrity. “Integrity gives power to our words, strength to your plans and force to your actions” he reiterated. Integrity, said Fr Mati is the single most important characteristic […]

N’DJAMENA, AUGUST 9, 2016 (CISA) – President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad, has been sworn in for a fifth consecutive five-year term, following his April 10 electoral victory that was contested by the opposition. During the swearing in ceremony that was held on August 8 in the capital N’Djamena, and attended by 14 other African […]

TORORO AUGUST 9, 2016(CISA) – Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo of the Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo has warned against the teaching of wealth creation in the Church noting that it derails Christians from understanding God’s gospel. Archbishop Obbo said although the church is interested in having a congregation that is wealthier, the teaching on wealth creation should […]