GHANA: Country Hosts over 150 Bishops from West Africa

ACCRA FEBRUARY 23, 2016(CISA) – Over 150 West African Catholic Bishops under the umbrella bodies of The Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (RECOWA) and Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa (CERAO) has begun their plenary assembly February 22 in Accra, Ghana. RECOWA and CERAO are two Catholic regional groups which bring together both Anglophone and […]

KENYA: Tackling Social Injustice is Everyone’s Responsibility, says Conservationist

  NAIROBI FEBRUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – Each individual has a responsibility towards ensuring social justice in our community, Jamey Ponte, Director Jane Goodall Institute Roots & Shoots Kenya has said. Mr Ponte was speaking during the just concluded Commemoration of the World Day of Social Justice Multidisciplinary Working Conference held at the Catholic University […]

S AFRICA: A million Children Severely Malnourished-UN

JOHANNESBURG FEBRUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Nearly one million children across eastern and southern Africa are suffering from “severe acute malnutrition” after two years of drought and the strongest El Nino in 50 years, UNICEF Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Leila Gharagozloo-Pakkala has said. “The El Nino weather phenomenon will wane, but the cost […]

GHANA: Pope Appoints Fr Baawobr Bishop of Wa

FEBRUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Rev Fr Richard Kuuia Baawobr as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wa. Until his appointment Fr Baawobr was the Superior General of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa. His appointment was announced by Archbishop Jean Speich, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana in a statement. […]

ZIMBABWE: Pope Accepts Resignation of Bishop Scholz

HARARE FEBRUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation presented by Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Chinhoyi, in Zimbabwe, in accordance with canon 401 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law. Archbishop Robert Cristopher Ndlovu, the Archbishop of Harare has been appointed the Apostolic Administrator […]

UGANDA: Vote Counting Underway in Nation after Polls

KAMPALA, FEBRUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – Counting of votes is underway in Uganda after the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections were held yesterday amidst delay of voting material in some areas, detention of a leading opposition candidate and a ban on social media. Jonathan Taremwa, spokesman for the Uganda electoral commission however extended the voting day […]

UGANDA: Bishop Kakubi laid to Rest in Mbarara

MBARARA FEBRUARY 16,2016(CISA)-Hundreds of faithful from the Catholic Archdiocese of Mbarara on Saturday, February 13 attended the burial of Bishop Emeritus John Baptist Kakubi at the chapel of St Joseph’s Vocational School, Nyamitanga. Bishop Kakubi died on February 11 at Kampala International Hospital at the age of 87. The requiem Mass for the late Bishop […]