Category: ARCHIVES

LILONGWE DECEMBER 11, 2015, (CISA) – Fr Peter Mulomole appealed to the government to pay up its 2-year arrears with the association so that Church health institutions could continue to provide much-needed services to the people. Speaking at the opening session of the annual meeting of Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) on December 9, […]

GARISSA, DECEMBER 11, 2015 (CISA) – On December 8, Pope Francis appointed the Coadjutor Bishop of Garissa, Joseph Alessandro as the new bishop of the diocese. According to the Vatican, the Pope on the same day accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Garissa, presented by Bishop Paul Darmanin, in conformity […]

BANGUI DECEMBER 11, 2015 (CISA) – Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga of the Catholic Archdiocese of Bangui has called on people in Central African Republic to imitate Pope Francis who during his visit called for peace and reconciliation. “The Pope came as a pilgrim to invite us to peace. Now we must become pilgrims of peace in our […]

CISA DECEMBER 8, 2015(CISA) -Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples has lauded Pope Francis on his Apostolic visit to Africa in November. “This visit (of Pope Francis to Africa) gave the opportunity to Catholics, to our Churches, to priests, sisters and Bishops (in Africa) to know how much the […]

Pope Francis today opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, inaugurating the Jubilee of Mercy. The ceremony took place after he celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in St. Peter’s Square. Over 50 thousand people including the President and Prime Minister of Italy, Sergio Mattarella and Matteo Renzi; as well as […]

Strathmore University Council has appointed an 11-member team to carry out an independent probe over the security drill in the institution that left tens of students injured and one staff member dead. In a statement sent to Newsrooms today, the team has been tasked to determine nine key issues among them how the drill was […]

BUJUMBURA DECEMBER 4, 2015, (CISA) – Regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition is needed to prevent further bloodshed, a US envoy has said. “The most urgent thing is a regionally mediated dialogue that will deal with the crisis itself,” Thomas Perriello, the US special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes […]

DAKAR DECEMBER 4, 2015 (CISA) – Archbishop Benjamin Ndiaye, of the Catholic Archbishop of Dakar, On December 8, will launch a project promoted by Caritas Dakar to tackle poverty and the illegal migration of young people in the suburbs of Pikine. The official launch of the initiative will be held at the local town hall, […]

YAOUNDE, DECEMBER 4, 2015(CISA)-Cameroon’s government has said a multi-national military action has freed 900 hostages of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. The Joint forces from Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Benin have reportedly killed over 100 militants and arrested 100 more in late November. The military operations appear to have taken place in the Sambisa […]

ACCRA DECEMBER 4, 2015 (CISA) – The Bishops of Africa have issued a pastoral letter ahead of the Jubilee of Mercy, calling for people to “exercise charity and mercy as they seek to help persons to “recover and restore relationships strained by the presence of HIV and AIDS in our communities.” “One of the tenets of our […]