HARARE FEBRUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation presented by Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Chinhoyi, in Zimbabwe, in accordance with canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. Archbishop Robert Cristopher Ndlovu, the Archbishop of Harare has been appointed the Apostolic Administrator […]

KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – Counting of votes is underway in Uganda after the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections were held yesterday amidst delay of voting material in some areas, detention of a leading opposition candidate and a ban on social media. Jonathan Taremwa, spokesman for the Uganda electoral commission however extended the voting day […]

MOMBASA FEBRUARY 16, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa on Sunday February 14, opened the Blessed Joseph Allamano Parish in Timbwani, Mombasa. Speaking during the event that also saw Fr Urbanus Mutunga appointed the parish priest, Archbishop Kivuva said the new parish meant a new dawn for the faithful who have […]

MBARARA FEBRUARY 16,2016(CISA)-Hundreds of faithful from the Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara on Saturday, February 13 attended the burial of Bishop Emeritus John Baptist Kakubi at the chapel of St Joseph’s Vocational School, Nyamitanga. Bishop Kakubi died on February 11 at Kampala International Hospital at the age of 87. The requiem Mass for the late Bishop […]

IFO, FEBRUARY 16, 2016(CISA)-Bishop Peter Kayode Odetoyinbo of the Catholic Diocese of Abeokuta has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government not to allow war on anti-corruption be lopsided. Speaking at the closing ceremony of a three day pastoral visit to St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, Alaja, Ifo in Ogun State, February 14, Odetoyinbo said, “The anti-corruption crusade […]

LUSAKA FEBRUARY 16, 2016(CISA)-The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) Chairperson for Communication Bishop Moses Hamungole has appealed to journalists working in Catholic media houses to put stay focused and professional in their line of duty. “I urge you to stay focused and professional in your line of duty. Be balanced, accurate and seek the voices of all […]

ACCRA, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Kenya is committed to reducing new HIV infections by 75 percent and eliminate mother to child infections by 2017, First Lady Margaret Kenyatta has said. “There is a sense of urgency to scale up the country’s health interventions by increasing resource allocations and strengthening the country’s overall health system […]

BANGASSOU, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Msgr. Juan Jose Aguirre, bishop of Bangassou Diocese in south east of Central African Republic, has expressed disappointment at the silence on violence in his diocese. “Since the beginning of 2016, my diocese has been under constant attack from LRA [Lord’s Resistance Army] and nobody talks about it,” said […]

ACCRA, FEBRUARY 12 2016 (CISA) – The African Union Commissioner for Social Affairs, Dr. Mustapha Kaloko has implored member states of African Union (AU) to stop child marriages. Dr Kaloko was speaking at a dinner hosted at Ghana’s old Statehouse in honour of African First Ladies attending the 7th African Conference on Sexual Health and […]