Category: ARCHIVES

NAIROBI, JANUARY 19, 2016 (CISA) – The bodies of four soldiers of the Kenya Defence Forces who died in an al-Shabaab attack in Somalia were flown to Nairobi on Monday January 18. The military plane carrying the bodies  touched down at the Wilson Airport a few minutes to 10pm with each casket wrapped in the […]

ABUJA JANUARY 19, 2016(CISA)-John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has cautioned politicians in the country against vengeful politics. In his homily at St Rita’s Catholic Church, Nasarawa, as part of activities lined up to mark the 70th birthday of Mr Emeka Asoegwu, President of the Catholic Men Association on Sunday January 17, Cardinal […]

HO JANUARY 19, 2016(CISA) – Msgr. Anthony Kornu, Vicar General of the Catholic diocese of Ho on Sunday January 17 called on Ghanaians to “recreate their minds” to embrace refugees and migrants. “Investment in migrants is most lucrative because it could be your turn tomorrow,” Ghana Web Newspaper quoted Msgr Kornu as saying. He noted […]

NAIROBI JANUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) have decried the proposed Societies (religious societies) rules 2015 saying if implemented they will have “direct and negative impact on the evangelization mission.” Speaking during a press conference at Waumini House – Westlands today, Bishop Philip Anyolo Chairman KCCB, said the proposed new […]

KINSHASA JANUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) have announced the establishment of a Monitoring Committee to follow political developments in the Country. “The task of the Committee is to maintain contact with all the protagonists, to inspire and to boost mutual trust and to encourage initiatives to re-launch the electoral process,” Bishop […]

JUBA JANUARY 12, 2016 (CISA) – Nearly one in four children growing up in conflict zones are missing out on education, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said. According to UN agency report, South Sudan, Niger, Sudan and Afghanistan are the worst-affected countries and an estimated 24 million children of school-going age are out of school […]

NAIROBI DECEMBER 15, 2015 (CISA) – Paulines Publications Communications have opened a new publication wing in Nairobi. Speaking during the official opening ceremony at Paulines Publication centre in Nairobi on December 9, Bishop Joseph Obanyi, Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Commission for Social Communications said that the move will help disseminate information to […]

NAIROBI DECEMBER 15, 2015(CISA) – Bishop Philip Anyolo Chairman, Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)  launched the year of Mercy at the Kenya Catholic Secretariat on December 10, 2015 two days after Pope Francis declared the Year of Mercy in Rome. During the staff weekly Celebration of the Holy Eucharist, Bishop Anyolo of the Catholic Diocese of Homa […]

NAIROBI DECEMBER 15, 2015(CISA)-The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat on Monday kicked-off the 10th Ministerial Conference at the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC). Speaking after he officially  opening  the conference, President Uhuru Kenyatta called for the strengthening of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to enable it fulfill its mandate effectively, saying no economy can exist […]

BANGUI DECEMBER 15, 2015 (CISA) – A referendum on a new constitution in Central African Republic (CAR) was pushed to a second day on December 14 after violence interrupted the first day of a voting. At least two people were killed and 20 others wounded when heavy fighting broke out in Bangui as voting was […]