Category: ARCHIVES

NAIROBI, MARCH 1, 2016 (CISA) – African nations with high numbers of refugees and migrants have been encouraged to cultivate peace and enhance development so that they may reduce such forms of exodus from their countries. During a workshop organised by the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and attended by the Commission for Refugees, […]

ACCRA MARCH 1, 2016(CISA) – Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos and President of the Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria has been elected the new president of The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) and The Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa (CERAO). Archbishop Kaigama takes over from Cardinal Théodore Adrien Sarr, Archbishop Emeritus of […]

VATICAN CITY MARCH 1, 2016(CISA)-Pope Francis has called for peaceful coexistence in the face of “a devastating outbreak of violence against Christians in the world.” Speaking when he received  Ethiopian Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Pope Matthias I, in the Vatican February 29, Pope Francis told Pope Matthias I “what unites us is […]

BANGUI, FEBRUARY 26, 2016(CISA) – Bishop Juan José Aguirre Muños of the Catholic Diocese of Bangassou has expressed hope that the election of president Faustin-Archange Touadéra will finally bring peace to the country. “The political situation gives us great hope now because we see the light at the end of the tunnel, but here in […]

TORIT FEBRUARY 26, 2016(CISA) – Hundreds of laity, priests and government officials on February 25 welcomed Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo on his first pastoral visit to Torit diocese. The Nuncio says his visit aims at interacting with priests, religious and faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Torit, reported Catholic Radio Network. Speaking during the welcoming […]

ACCRA FEBRUARY 26, 2016 (CISA) – West African Catholic bishops have called on Africans to desist from copying practicing harmful western practices. Cardinal Théodore Adrien Sarr, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar reminded Africans that they have their own “culture, traditions and so we need to avoid the several limitations of the Western world instead we must do things […]

JUBA FEBRUARY 26, 2016(CISA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has urged South Sudanese leaders to put peace above politics to implement the 2015 Peace Agreement without further delays. “Respecting the terms of the agreement is a must, not an option,” said Ban Ki-moon when he concluded his one-day visit to the country on February […]

NAIROBI FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) on Friday February 19 had a thanks giving Mass in honour of Pope’s visit and to appreciate all who contributed to the its success. According a news release sent to CISA, the thanks giving Mass was celebrated by His Eminence John Cardinal […]

FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (CISA) – Bishop Peter Kihara of the Catholic diocese of Marsabit on February 20   urged newly ordained priests to be available to serve the faithful in their respective missions. “Be available, if Jesus did not have a Monday off, then where does your right come from to have one. You are ordained […]

BANGUI, FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (CISA) – Central African Republic’s newly elected president plans to focus on peace and disarmament following years of war in the country, his campaign director has said. “The priority will be peace, social cohesion and security,” President-elect Faustin-Archange Touadera’s campaign director Simplice Sarandji told Reuters on February 23. “The emphasis will […]