Category: ARCHIVES

VATICAN CITY OCTOBER 16, 2015(CISA) – Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Titus Joseph Mdoe, Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Dar-Es-Salaam Tanzania, as the new bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Mtwara. The diocese has a population 884,000, 75,800Catholics, 41 priests and 306 religious. The new bishop succeeds Bishop Gabriel Mmole, whose resignation from the pastoral care […]

SIAYA OCTOBER 13, 2015 (CISA) – More than 509 children in Busia and Siaya counties who dropped out of school after being affected by jiggers have resumed learning following intervention from a church organization. The children were treated by the Heart For Kenya, a Christian group working with the Free Pentecostal Fellowship in Kenya (FPFK). Bunyala […]

DAR ES SALAAM OCTOBER 13, 2015(CISA) – Help Age International, an international NGO that helps older people claim their rights, challenge discrimination and overcome poverty has urged Contestants in the presidential and parliamentary elections to expound their visions and policies towards old age. At a meeting in Dar Es Salaam, on October 12, Smart Daniel, the deputy Country Director, Help […]

KINSHASA OCTOBER 13 2015 (CISA) – The resignation of Fr Apollinaire Malu-malu as President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has raised questions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is about to experience a busy electoral calendar. The Center for the Promotion of Peace, Democracy and Human Rights (CEPADHO) in North Kivu (in the east […]

VATICAN CITY OCTOBER 13, 2015(CISA) –Archbishop Thomas Msusa of the Catholic Archdiocese of Blantyre in Malawi has urged the African bishops attending the ongoing synod on family to seek pastoral responses to the challenges facing the family. “Challenges are there but we have to find pastoral responses to them. We have bishops, priests, and religious […]

ACCRA OCTOBER 13, 2015(CISA) – The Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church at Mamprobi in Accra has unveiled a logo to commemorate its 50th anniversary celebration. The logo was unveiled by the Parish Priest, Fr Delase Parku. The event coincided with the women’s mini harvest which was held to raise funds for the completion of some projects in […]

NAIROBI OCTOBER 9, 2015(CISA) – Hundreds of youth from the Archdiocese of Nairobi gathered today at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) for an interfaith forum meant to encourage national cohesion, inter religious tolerance and care of environment. Various religious leaders and other organizational heads dealing directly with the youth in Kenya addressed the forum. […]

NAIROBI OCTOBER 9 2015 (CISA) – A national research by the Jesuit Hakimani Centre has revealed that there is a clash of expectations and negative perceptions between Kenyan voters and their elected leaders. “We (voters) expect leaders to solve our problems and lead by example. We expect them to be honest, accountable and transparent,” stated Dr […]

NAIROBI OCTOBER 9, 2015(CISA) – Bishop Cornelius Korir, Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has challenged political leaders in Kenya to promote good values so that children can learn from them. “Our political leaders and all of us should work hard to implement the values we chose in […]

KAMPALA OCTOBER 9, 2015 (CISA) – The Catholic bishops of Uganda has urged the faithful to prepare in a special way for the pope’s visit. In a statement signed by Archbishop John Baptist Odama, Chairman of Uganda Episcopal Conference, the bishops called on all Catholics to, “undertake appropriate spiritual preparation.” The bishops urged the faithful to […]