MOMBASA SEPTEMBER 4, 2015(CISA) –Bishop Salesius Mugambi, Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – National Family Life Program has urged Catholic church movements and people of good will to support the family unit from collapse. He said that the faithful “should not succumb to the pressures of a culture that undermines the family […]
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KENYA: Varsity Promotes Catholic Nun to Post of Associate Professor
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 (CISA) – Daystar University Council Recruitment Committee on August 31 promoted three senior lecturers among them a Catholic nun to the position of Associate Professor. The three are Prof Abraham Waithima, Prof Rebecca Oladipo and Sr Prof Agnes Lucy Lando. The pronouncement puts Sr Prof Lando from the Congregation of Sisters of […]
KENYA: Go Make a Difference in the World, Cardinal Njue tells Women of Africa
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 (CISA) – John Cardinal Njue has urged Catholic women in Africa to go out and make a difference in society by expressing their faith openly in all activities that promote the culture of justice, peace and reconciliation and development in Africa. The Cardinal was speaking during the closing session of a meeting […]
KENYA: Use Dialogue not Strike, Bishop Urges Teachers
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 4 2015 (CISA) – Bishop Maurice Muhatia Makumba, Chairman of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) – Commission for Education and Religious Education has urged the education stakeholders to dialogue and find a solution to ongoing teachers strike. “We urge the two Teachers Unions’ leaders, the Teachers Service Commission, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, […]
KENYA: MPs Invite Pope to Address Parliament
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 4 2015(CISA) – Catholic lawmakers have requested Pope Francis to address MPs when he comes to Kenya in November. The lawmakers made the request at the Vatican in Rome when they met Pope Francis during the annual International Conference of Catholic legislators on August 31. Kiminini MP Chris Wamalwa and vice Chairman of the […]
S SUDAN: Archbishop Pledge to Share Nation’s situation with Pope
JUBA SEPTEMBER 4, 2015(CISA) – Archbishop Paulino Lukudu of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba on September 1 pledged to share with the Pope the situation of South Sudan for the Holy Father to pray and bless the young country. He was speaking to journalists at Juba International Airport prior to his departure to Rome, where […]
KENYA: Keep engaging Yourselves in the Church, Cleric Tells women
NAIROBI SEPTEMBER 1, 2015(CISA)- Fr Leonard Santedi, Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) has called upon women in the church to be more involved in church activities to ensure that the church remains strong. He urged the women to be more active especially in their small Christian communities in their respective parishes through […]
SWAZILAND: Church Declare a Week of Prayer for Accident Victims
MBABANE SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 (CISA) – Bishop José Luis Ponce de León of the Catholic Diocese Manzini Swaziland has urged faithful to conduct daily prayers to commemorate the young victims of the road accident that happened on August 28. “We mourn the death of so many young girls… Let this be a time of prayer. I […]
BENIN: Africa will save the Family, says Cardinal Sarah
COTONOU, SEPTEMBER 1 2015 (CISA) – Robert Cardinal Sarah Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments has said that the Church in Africa can bring about the renewal of the family across the globe. “I have absolute confidence in the faith of the African people, and I am sure Africa will […]
S SUDAN: Rebels Accuse Govt for Ceasefire Breaches
JUBA SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 (CISA) – South Sudan’s rebel leader Riek Machar has once more accused government forces for repeatedly breaking a ceasefire and putting at risk a peace deal just days after it was reached. “There is danger that is looming that could wreck this peace agreement now,” Machar told Reuters. The former Vice President […]