MUMIAS SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) –Archbishop Jackson ole Sapit of the Anglican Church of Kenya has warned politicians against attacking the Supreme Court. Speaking Sunday September 3, during the consecration of Bishop Joseph Wandera of Mumias Diocese at Bomani grounds in Mumias town, Archbishop Sapit told leaders to stop threatening judges for nullifying the election of […]
ABUJA SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram has killed 381 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon since the beginning of April, rights group Amnesty International said today. The rights group noted that the number of deaths since April 1 has more than doubled that for the preceding five months. “Boko Haram is once […]
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – A Catholic priest who was reportedly kidnapped on September 1 has been found murdered. Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo was taken from his vehicle in Orlu, in the state of Imo, located in the southeast of the country, reported Nigeria’s Vanguard Newspaper. His body was discovered the next day in the neighboring village […]
PRETORIA,SEPTEMBER 5, 2017(CISA) – The Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has launched an awareness campaign on Environmental Conservation. Speaking during the launch, Fr Sakhi Mofokeng, the General Secretary for the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, department for Formation, Life, and Apostolate of the Laity said that human beings need to ensure that they help in […]
DAKAR AUGUST 29, 2017 (CISA) – The Second meeting of the Bishops’ of Africa on Caritas will be held from 17 to 21 September in Dakar, Senegal the organizers have said. The meeting organized by Caritas Africa with the support of Caritas Internationalis under the theme “Organizing charity service in Africa: the role of Bishops” will […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 29, 2017(CISA) – The Human Rights Watch has called on the government to conduct speedy investigations into the post-election protests that saw, according to the organization, at least 12 people killed and 100 others injured. In a statement sent to newsrooms, Otsieno Namwaya, Africa Researcher at the Human Rights Watch called on the government […]
NAIROBI AUGUST 29, 2017(CISA) – The government has banned the use, manufacture and importation of all plastic bags for commercial and household packaging. The ban came into force yesterday August 28 and those found in violation of the ban could be fined up to KSh 4 million or serve a jail term of four-year. The directive follows […]
FREE TOWN AUGUST 29, 2017(CISA)-The Jesuit North-West Africa Province has launched a fundraising drive to help in the long-term reconstruction of areas devastated by mudslides and flooding on August 14, 2017 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. “… We appeal to all our Jesuit companions, communities and institutions throughout the Society, our collaborators-in-mission, friends and benefactors and […]
BANGUI AUGUST 1, 2017 (CISA) – Two thousand Muslims have taken refuge in the Cathedral of Bangassou and are being guarded by UN peacekeepers, Bishop Juan José Aguirre Muñoz of Bangassou said July 27. “Two thousand Muslims have taken refuge in the cathedral, guarded by UN peacekeepers from Morocco,” he said, adding he fears for their […]
LAGOS, AUGUST 1, 2017(CISA) – The Catholic Laity Council of Nigeria (CLCN) has warned Catholic Priests and faithful in Ahiara Diocese, who challenged the appointment of Bishop Peter Okpalaeke as the Bishop of the Diocese, to retrace their steps or face severe consequences. Chizoba Nnnagbo, Chairman of Catholic Laity of Nigeria, said the opposing priests and […]
