KINSHASA APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – Communities in North Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are mourning the death of the Catholic priest who alerted the world to the abuses of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Don Benoit Kinalegu passed away on April 8 due to kidney and respiratory problems in the town of Dungu at the […]

LILONGWE APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – President Peter Mutharika has declared a state of disaster due to floods in most parts of the north following continuous rains for close to two weeks and worsening food shortages caused by a severe drought in most parts of the south. “I declare Malawi [to be in] a state of […]

MONROVIA APRIL 15, 2016 (CISA) – The Catholic Bishops of Liberia have commended health workers for their invaluable service to their country during the fight against the Ebola epidemic. “We commend our selfless health workers for their efforts in the provision of care to our ailing brothers and sisters. We acknowledge their tremendous sacrifices during […]

WAMBA APRIL 12, 2016 (CISA) – Fr Hieronymus Joya, Consolata Missionaries Regional Superior of Kenya and Uganda has called on faithful of Wamba Catholic Parish to carry on the work done by missionaries by supporting the Church. “It’s up to you to show appreciation for the work the missionaries began, not by words but by […]

NAIROBI APRIL 12, 2016(CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has called on the government to end corruption, tribalism, injustices among other social ills in the country. In a statement read in alternations by KCCB Chairman Bishop Philip Anyolo and his deputy Bishop John Oballa Owaa , the bishops said that the country […]

NAIROBI APRIL 12, 2016(CISA) – Men and Women religious in Kenya will on Saturday, April 16, celebrate a requiem Mass in memory of Sr. Mary Judith Kanini and her three companion sisters, of the Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa who were assassinated on March 4 in Aden, Yemen. According to an invitation sent out […]

MONROVIA APRIL 5, 2016 (CISA) – World Health Organisation (WHO) and Ministry of Health teams in Liberia and Guinea are investigating the origins of Ebola transmission in Liberia’s latest flare-up after a five-year old boy tested positive for the virus. According to WHO the boy is one of three young children of a woman who […]

JOHANNESBERG APRIL 4, 2016 (CISA) – The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has expressed its contentment with the ruling from the Constitutional Court on Thursday 31 March. The court ruled that President Jacob Zuma, failed to uphold the constitution when he ignored a state order to repay some of the government funds used in […]

MWANZA APRIL 5, 2016(CISA)-Archbishop Juda Thadeus Ruwaichi of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mwanza has commended President John Magufuli and his entire team for their efforts to restore integrity in the public service. “While we celebrate the talents of men in leading the families and the church, we have to also recognize the good leadership of […]

KAMPALA APRIL 5, 2016(CISA)-The Catholic and Anglican churches have opposed the Faith Based Organizations (FBO) policy sponsored by the department of Ethics and Religious affairs in the President’s Office. Msgr John Baptist Kauta, the secretary general of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, described the policy as suspicious, adding that scrutiny needs to be done to establish […]