JUBA FEBRUARY 26, 2016(CISA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has urged South Sudanese leaders to put peace above politics to implement the 2015 Peace Agreement without further delays. “Respecting the terms of the agreement is a must, not an option,” said Ban Ki-moon when he concluded his one-day visit to the country on February […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Friday February 19 had a thanks giving Mass in honour of Pope’s visit and to appreciate all who contributed to the its success. According a news release sent to CISA, the thanks giving Mass was celebrated by His Eminence John Cardinal […]

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Peter Kihara of the Catholic diocese of Marsabit on February 20   urged newly ordained priests to be available to serve the faithful in their respective missions. “Be available, if Jesus did not have a Monday off, then where does your right come from to have one. You are ordained […]

BANGUI, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (CISA) – Central African Republic’s newly elected president plans to focus on peace and disarmament following years of war in the country, his campaign director has said. “The priority will be peace, social cohesion and security,” President-elect Faustin-Archange Touadera’s campaign director Simplice Sarandji told Reuters on February 23. “The emphasis will […]

LUSAKA FEBRUARY 23, 2016(CISA) – Bishop Clement Mulenga of the Catholic diocese of Kabwe has asked Christians to respond to Christ’s call of Proclaiming the Gospel to everyone. In his homily during the opening of the conference of the Council of the Laity in the Association Member Episcopal Conferences of Eastern Africa (AMECEA) held at […]

ACCRA FEBRUARY 23, 2016(CISA) – Over 150 West African Catholic Bishops under the umbrella bodies of The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) and Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa (CERAO) has begun their plenary assembly February 22 in Accra, Ghana. RECOWA and CERAO are two Catholic regional groups which bring together both Anglophone and […]

  NAIROBI FEBRUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – Each individual has a responsibility towards ensuring social justice in our community, Jamey Ponte, Director Jane Goodall Institute Roots & Shoots Kenya has said. Mr Ponte was speaking during the just concluded Commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice Multidisciplinary Working Conference held at the Catholic University […]

KAMPALA FEBRUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – Ugandan government blocked its citizens from accessing Whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook on the day of the presidential elections and parliamentary elections. However President Yoweri Museveni, who is vying for the top seat for the fifth time after ruling the country for the last 30 years, defended the ban. “Social […]

JOHANNESBURG FEBRUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Nearly one million children across eastern and southern Africa are suffering from “severe acute malnutrition” after two years of drought and the strongest El Nino in 50 years, UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala has said. “The El Nino weather phenomenon will wane, but the cost […]

FEBRUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Rev Fr Richard Kuuia Baawobr as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa. Until his appointment Fr Baawobr was the Superior General of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa. His appointment was announced by Archbishop Jean Speich, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana in a statement. […]