ABUJA APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – The Nigerian government has to carry out negotiations to secure the release of over 200 schoolgirls who were kidnapped in the town of Chibok by Boko Haram militants on April 14 2014, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Archbishop of Abuja has said. “There have to be negotiations sooner or later. The […]
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CONGO: Priest who Alerted the World of LRA Abuses Dies
KINSHASA APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – Communities in North Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are mourning the death of the Catholic priest who alerted the world to the abuses of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Don Benoit Kinalegu passed away on April 8 due to kidney and respiratory problems in the town of Dungu at the […]
MALAWI: President Declares State of Disaster Over Floods, Severe Drought
LILONGWE APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – President Peter Mutharika has declared a state of disaster due to floods in most parts of the north following continuous rains for close to two weeks and worsening food shortages caused by a severe drought in most parts of the south. “I declare Malawi [to be in] a state of […]
LIBERIA: Catholic Bishops Acknowledge Health Workers’ Efforts During Ebola Epidemic
MONROVIA APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – The Catholic Bishops of Liberia have commended health workers for their invaluable service to their country during the fight against the Ebola epidemic. “We commend our selfless health workers for their efforts in the provision of care to our ailing brothers and sisters. We acknowledge their tremendous sacrifices during […]
KENYA: Continue work of Missionaries by Supporting the Church, Fr Joya Urges Faithful of Maralal
WAMBA APRIL 12, 2016 (CISA) – Fr Hieronymus Joya, Consolata Missionaries Regional Superior of Kenya and Uganda has called on faithful of Wamba Catholic Parish to carry on the work done by missionaries by supporting the Church. “It’s up to you to show appreciation for the work the missionaries began, not by words but by […]
KENYA: Bishops Call on Government to weed out Graft, Reconcile Kenyans
NAIROBI APRIL 12, 2016(CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called on the government to end corruption, tribalism, injustices among other social ills in the country. In a statement read in alternations by KCCB Chairman Bishop Philip Anyolo and his deputy Bishop John Oballa Owaa , the bishops said that the country […]
KENYA: Men, Women Religious to hold Requiem Mass in Memory of Nuns Killed in Yemen
NAIROBI APRIL 12, 2016(CISA) – Men and Women religious in Kenya will on Saturday, April 16, celebrate a requiem Mass in memory of Sr. Mary Judith Kanini and her three companion sisters, of the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa who were assassinated on March 4 in Aden, Yemen. According to an invitation sent out […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Christian Leaders Call for President Zuma’s Resignation
JOHANNESBURG APRIL 12, 2016(CISA)-The South African Council of Churches (SACC), an ecumenical body whose members include the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, has called on the nation’s president to resign. The call for President Jacob Zuma’s resignation follows a ruling by the nation’s Constitutional Court that Zuma illegally spent state funds on the renovation of […]
LIBERIA: Emergency Response to Latest Ebola Outbreak underway, says WHO
MONROVIA APRIL 5, 2016 (CISA) – World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ministry of Health teams in Liberia and Guinea are investigating the origins of Ebola transmission in Liberia’s latest flare-up after a five-year old boy tested positive for the virus. According to WHO the boy is one of three young children of a woman who […]
SOUTH AFRICA: Bishops Laud Judgement on President Zuma’s Home Upgrade
JOHANNESBERG APRIL 4, 2016 (CISA) – The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has expressed its contentment with the ruling from the Constitutional Court on Thursday 31 March. The court ruled that President Jacob Zuma, failed to uphold the constitution when he ignored a state order to repay some of the government funds used in […]