KINSHASA AUGUST 05, 2016 (CISA) – Bishops of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) have called on “all the politicians to gather around a table for sincere national dialogue, which has become the inevitable way to re launch the electoral process in accordance with the Constitution and to avoid chaos.” “Given the urgency, we […]
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ZAMBIA: Bishop urges Faithful Vote, Pray for Peace during Elections
LUSAKA AUGUST 05, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Evans Chinyama Chinyemba of the Catholic Diocese of Mongu has urged the faithful to pray for peace in the country and to vote in next week’s elections. “Arm yourselves not with a party panga, but with your NRC and voter’s Card. Your vote and not violence is what […]
SENEGAL: Christians, Muslims Unite to End Sale of Counterfeit Drugs
DAKAR AUGUST 05, 2016 (CISA) – Sections of Christians and Muslims in Senegal have come together to create awareness on the risks of counterfeit drugs for sale in the country. The programme is led by Fr Bernard Diouf, head of health pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Dakar, and El Hadj Oumar Diène, Secretary General of […]
KENYA: First Ever Refugees Olympic Team Leaves for Rio
NAIROBI, JULY 29, 2016 (CISA) Five middle-distance runners from South Sudan, until recently living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, left Nairobi on July 28 to take part in first-ever Refugee Olympic Team in Rio Brazil. According to the UNHCR, the five — two women and three men — will join five others from Syria, Democratic […]
South Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis Eminent as Violence Locks out Aid Agencies
JUBA, JULY 29, 2016 (CISA) – Aid agencies working in South Sudan have urged the government and the UN peacekeeping force, UNMISS, to ensure humanitarian agencies can operate safely in the country in order to get aid to those who need it. The aid agencies including CARE, International Rescue Committee, Mercy Corps, Oxfam, Christian Aid, […]
KENYA: Minor Seminary Becomes Casualty of Arson in Schools
MERU, JULY 29, 2016 (CISA) – St. Pius X Minor Seminary in Nkubu Meru has become one of the latest schools to be affected by arson that is going on in schools in Kenya. Property worth millions of shillings was lost when a dormitory that houses 120 students went up in flames on the night of […]
KENYA: Fr Joseph Waithaka Sworn in new Regional Superior of Consolata Missionaries in Kenya/Uganda
NAIROBI JULY 22, 2016(CISA)- Fr Joseph Waithaka, the new Regional Superior of the Consolata Missionaries Kenya/Uganda, and his four-member council took oath of office on Wednesday July 20 at the Consolata Provincial House in Westlands, Nairobi. “I am delighted and grateful to you all my dearest confreres in Kenya and Uganda for the trust and […]
KENYA: Church Calls for Tough Measures to End Arson in Schools
NAKURU JULY 22, 2016(CISA)-The Catholic Church in Kenya has called for tough measures to end the increased burning of schools in the country. Addressing the media in Nakuru July 20, Bishop Maurice Muhatia, Chairman of The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Commission for Education and Religious Education said that the Church was concerned […]
ZAMBIA: Bishops Warn Politicians Against Violence Ahead of Elections
LUSAKA JULY 22, 2016(CISA)-Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has warned politicians against instigating violence ahead of next month’s General Elections. In a pastoral letter read by Kasama Diocese Archbishop Ignatius Chama on July 17, at the end of the celebrations of 125 years of Catholicism in Zambia held at St Annes Cathedral Parish, the […]
KENYA: Religious Leaders, Civil society Want Electoral Reforms Concluded before Elections
NAIROBI JULY 22, 2016(CISA)-Religious leaders drawn from different faiths, members of the civil society and trade unions have called for urgent reforms at the Electoral and Boundaries Commission before next year’s general elections. In a press statement read in turns by Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth, Vice chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops-Catholic Justice and […]