Category: ARCHIVES

NAIROBI JUNE 7, 2016(CISA)-John Cardinal Njue on Saturday June 4 signed up for the HeForShe Campaign that seeks to build a global solidarity movement for gender equality. “Today I commit to support the HeforShe campaign as a strategy to strengthen the call gender of equality which will go a long way in supporting the boy […]

NAIROBI JUNE 7, 2016(CISA)-Franciscans Mother Earth Network has won the first ever Environmental Stewardship award for exemplary interfaith work in conservation of environment. “I am humbled to receive this gift on behalf of Mother Earth Network and I take this as a motivation for others to do more for our mother earth, more still needs […]

NAMUGONGO JUNE 7, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Joseph Anthony Zziwa   of the Catholic Diocese of Kiyinda-Mityana has called upon the faithful to emulate the Uganda Martyrs by sticking to the truth. In his homily during the celebration of Martyr’s Day at Namugongo Shrine June 3, 2016, Bishop Zziwa noted that “only the truth would save society […]

DAKAR, JUNE 7, 2016(CISA) – West African leaders have discussed the possibility of setting up a force to combat extremists in the region. The decision was announced after heads of state of regional economic body, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met for the 49th session on June 4, 2016 in Dakar, Senegal. “We […]

LILONGWE, JUNE 7, 2016 (CISA) – Amnesty International has today called for authorities to do more to punish those responsible for attacks against people with albinism in Malawi following an increase in the number of such attacks since late 2014 by people seeking their body parts for witchcraft. “The unprecedented wave of brutal attacks against […]

KHARTOUM JUNE 3, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Macram Max Gassis, Emeritus bishop of El Obeid in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan has called for the stop of the continual bombing in Nuba Mountains area. “The diocese denounces continual indiscriminate aerial bombing which kills and maims and instills a culture of fear and death among the […]

HARAR JUNE 3, 2016(CISA)-Bishop Angelo Pagano has been consecrated the new Vicar Apostolic of Harar. Speaking during the ceremony at Diredawa St. Augustine Catholic Church in Harar, Bishop Emeritus of Harar, Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis expressed his great joy for passing on the Catholic community of Harar to their new shepherd. “Today when I pass on my […]

JOHANNESBURG JUNE 3, 2016 (CISA) – Archbishop Bhuti Tlhagale of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg, has stated that migrants and refugees “are our brothers and sisters in search of a better life, far away from hunger, poverty, exploitation and the unjust distribution of the planet`s resources, which are meant to be equitably shared by all.” […]

KAMPALA JUNE 3, 2016(CISA)-Over one million pilgrims attended the Martyrs’ Day celebrations at Namugongo Shrines for the annual Uganda Martyrs day June 3. The pilgrims, according to the organizing committee of the event were drawn from Uganda and other African countries including 4000 from Kenya, 4,500 from Tanzania, 300 from Burundi and 1,500 from Rwanda. This year’s […]

ABUJA MAY 31, 2016 (CISA) – About 11,500 Christians were killed and over 1.3 million others displaced and 13,000 churches destroyed or abandoned in northern Nigeria, between 2006 and 2014, Bishop Joseph Bagobiri, of the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan has said. Bishop Bagobiri was speaking during his presentation entitled “The Impact of Persistent Violence on […]