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NAIROBI, AUGUST 14, 2015(CISA)-President Uhuru Kenyatta has advised women to help correct the gender imbalance in elective office by voting in fellow women. “You have the ability and power to effect gender equality in the country’s leadership through the ballot,” he said. Speaking on August 13 at a women’s conference at the Kenyatta International Conference […]

KADUNA, AUGUST 14 2015 (CISA) – Archbishop Mathew Ndagoso of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna has urged the Catholic media in Nigeria not to allow the present state of insecurity in the north of the country to prevent them from witnessing to Christ in the area. The Archbishop said this in his homily at the […]

BISSAU AUGUST 14, 2015 (CISA) – Guinea Bissau’s President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed the government of the West African nation due to a power struggle with the prime minister. Tensions caused by overlapping duties in Guinea Bissau’s semi-presidential system have grown between the president and Prime Minister Domingos Simoes Pereira since elections restored civilian rule […]

BUJUMBURA, AUGUST 14, 2015 (CISA) – The Catholic Church in Burundi has vowed to continue standing with the people amid the ongoing political crisis. “Despite the difficulties, we will continue to support the people, to denounce violence and invite all parties to peace and the respect of human rights,” said Fr Lambert Niciteretse, the Secretary […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 14, 2015(CISA)-Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Commission for Education and Religious Education has urged teachers to work together with the parish, Education secretaries and Religious Education advisors to instill good behavior among students in schools. “Our Catholic schools must be centers where values are consistently nurtured […]

VATICAN CITY AUGUST 11, 2015(CISA)-Pope Francis has set up a World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which will be celebrated annually on September 1. “I wish to inform you that I have decided to set up also in the Catholic Church, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation which, beginning this […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 11, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman of the  Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB),Commission for Education and Religious Education  has called on Catholic schools’ principals to instil virtues such as humility and chastity within the young people. “In order for our schools to be successful in fulfilling their mission they must instill within the […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 11, 2015(CISA)-Bishop Philip Anyolo, Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has challenged Catholic school principals to stand up to address indiscipline cases in schools. “Throughout this year we have been confronted with evidence that some of our young people in school are engaging in radical extremism activities, sexually perversion and […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 11, 2015(CISA) – The Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi collected Ksh 108M (USD 1.2 M) for the past one year through the Archdiocesan parishes and other contributions. The announcement was made by the Nairobi Archdiocese Finance committee during the annual Family Day August 8 at St. Mary’s School grounds, Msongari in Nairobi. According to […]

NAIROBI AUGUST 11, 2015(CISA) – Bishop Théophile Kaboy Ruboneka of the Catholic Diocese of Goma has called upon Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to improve on security of her citizens. “Benue located in Eastern DRC has been badly affected by violence in recent past and I call upon the government to take necessary measures to […]